By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 22 January 2021 Forests are a really important ecosystem and their health depends on their biodiversity. Forests are not just a bunch of trees on a given piece of land, but they are complex systems, particularly in the tropics says Torsten Krause. A recent report by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) identifies 24 places across

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/torsten-krause-comments-wwf-report-deforestation-fronts - 2025-05-27

By Agata [dot] Garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 16 June 2020 Karl Swärd wants to find answers to how an elevated blood pressure damages the vessels. Photo. Agata Garpenlind High blood pressure damages our blood vessels. It also damages our heart, our brain and our kidneys. A high blood pressure increases the risk of suffering a heart attack and stroke. However,

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/high-blood-pressure-bloody-serious - 2025-05-27

Published 1 September 2013 During the week 9-13 September 2013, SASNET deputy director Lars Eklund visited universities in London, networking with researchers working on South Asia related projects. The universities included Westminster University, London School of Economics and Political Science, and SOAS at University of London.  University of WestminsterWeb page:www.westminster.ac.ukLars first

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Published 13 February 2023 Johan Flygare and Aurélie Baudet, stem cell researchers at Lund University. Photo: Johan Persson. Stem cells programmed to produce insulin in people with type 1 diabetes or to repair the heart muscle after a heart attack. Gene and cell therapies that improve cancer treatments. These new and innovative therapies have the potential to cure, alleviate and treat diseases whe

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/advanced-treatments-future-are-soon-here - 2025-05-27

By pinar [dot] dinc [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Pinar Dinc) - published 10 December 2024 This Regional Outlook focuses on the recent political developments in Syria and the implications for Rojava. What is currently happening in Syria?Syria is experiencing a significant escalation in violence, with the civil war reigniting in various regions. Islamist militants from the Syrian National Army (SNA)

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-fall-assad-regime-challenges-and-opportunities-rojava - 2025-05-27

By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 11 October 2024 Long-term effective methods are needed to curb the negative effects of coastal erosion. Within the LIFE Coast Adapt project, researchers from Lund University, together with officials from Region Skåne and several coastal municipalities in Skåne, have tested various nature-based methods to contribute to a practi

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/collaboration-led-methods-can-protect-our-coastal-environments-erosion - 2025-05-27

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 6 September 2024 Researchers are developing a new cancer immunotherapy that reprograms cancer cells into dendritic cells using an adenoviral vector. The image shows how this new approach, tested In preclinical studies, works. Image credit: Joana Carvalho. Researchers at Lund University are developing a new type of gene

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/researchers-reprogram-tumor-cells-cancer-fighting-immune-cells-living-beings - 2025-05-27

Published 12 May 2015 “Behind every successful man there is a woman”, according to an old saying. So what about successful women? And what about couples where both are successful – how do they manage family life? LUM met Olle Melander and Marju Orho-Melander, who are among the Lund University researchers to have been awarded most prizes and grants in the field of medicine. Olle Melander and Marju

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/planning-key-success-researcher-couple - 2025-05-27

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 8 November 2019 The research quality evaluation, RQ20, is now in full swing. The evaluation-fatigue that project leaders Freddy Ståhlberg and Mats Benner expected to see among their university colleagues has not materialised. “We have encountered a strong engagement and interest!” The 200 or so external advisors fo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strong-engagement-rq20 - 2025-05-27

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 9 December 2021 Evelina Lindén is free of her cancer. She no longer needs a turban. “As though I was driving a fast car but had enough margin to turn before hitting the rock wall.” That is how Evelina Lindén describes her experience of having a cancer tumour that was aggressive but treatable. By being open about he

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/her-cancer-found-its-place-facebook - 2025-05-27

By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 30 May 2024 Jonas Ljunggren began to examine the data on historical consumer price indices in several popular databases. He found that in several cases the figures had been distorted compared to what was stated in the original source. (AI-generated image/Firefly) Several inaccuracies in historical CPIs in popular onlin

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/errors-detected-several-historical-consumer-price-indices - 2025-05-27

By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 1 June 2021 "When our usual methods of relaxing become a way to compete for social status, those activities then become exhausting instead.There is no rest for the body and soul. This is something that I think needs to be discussed more, says Carys Egan-Wyer. What kind of an image of yourself do you present on social m

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leisure-time-ordeal-enjoy - 2025-05-27

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Published 18 October 2021 The bright side of the moon. The enormous Tycho crater is visible in white at the bottom edge of the image. Photo: PHOTO: NASA/JPL/USGS. Over one hundred million years ago, the impact of an asteroid on the moon formed the giant crater Tycho, which is visible from Earth. The date of this event is established as being 109 million years ago, but a new doctoral thesis from Lu

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-doctoral-thesis-questions-dating-known-lunar-crater - 2025-05-27

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By kristina [dot] lindgarde [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Kristina Lindgärde) - published 29 January 2020 The vesicles function as the body’s internet, and carry information on the patient’s disease state. To capture and decode them – that’s the challenge, says professor Thomas Laurell. Photo: Lars Owesson A hot topic among cancer researchers is vesicles, nanoparticles that flow in our veins in thei

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/early-detection-diseases-aided-bodys-own-nanoparticles - 2025-05-27

Published 5 September 2024 Photo: Melanie Karlsson. It takes a long time, up to several decades, before the benefits of organic farming take full effect on land that was previously cultivated conventionally, a new study from Lund University suggests. After thirty years, the plant species richness around the cultivated crop had doubled on organic farms compared to conventional farms. It is well kno

https://www.science.lu.se/article/organic-farms-had-doubled-plant-diversity-only-over-time - 2025-05-27

Published 24 October 2024 SHREC the detector is inspected by Pavel Golubev. Photo: Dirk Rudolph. Scientists have found an alternative way to produce atoms of the superheavy element livermorium. The new method opens up the possibility of creating another element that could be the heaviest in the world so far: number 120. The search for new elements comes from the dream of finding a variant that is

https://www.science.lu.se/article/successful-experiment-paves-way-new-element - 2025-05-27