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https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-research-describes-differences-between-mice-and-humans - 2026-07-23

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-block-protein-plays-key-role-alzheimers-disease - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. - This was the best alumni conference yet. We had a great programme, created by and for alumni and students, a good turnout and amazing weather, says LUMES Student Coordinator Amanda Elgh.Last week, 160 alumni and students from countries such as Germany, Ecuador, Greece, the US, India and Ethiopia came together for a

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lumes-master-programme-celebrates-20-years-conference-sunny-lund - 2026-07-23

The 15th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors (ICNS-15) is just around the corner. Taking place in Malmö, July 6–11, the conference will showcase groundbreaking advancements in materials, physics, optical and electronic devices based on group-III nitride semiconductors. As the call for abstracts deadline for the upcoming conference ICNS-15 approaches, we asked one of the chairs, Vany

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/gearing-nitride-semiconductors-conference-icns-15 - 2026-07-23

Olof the bird – a stuffed bird of prey with a stern expression – currently stands in the heart of The Science Student Union (LUNA), keeping watch over students’ discussions and union activities. But few are eager to get too close. A sign next to him warns that his plumage contains arsenic.  The warning has become a talking point – is Olof really so toxic that he should be placed behind protective

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/stuffed-bird-olof-full-arsenic-new-measuring-device-gives-us-answers - 2026-07-23

How do you spark curiosity about science in classrooms and workplaces? One answer is Borrow a Researcher — a national outreach initiative that makes it easy for schools, non-profit organisations, and workplaces to meet active researchers. Twice a year, participants can book a researcher for a visit, either on site or online, to learn about research topics or what it is like to work as a scientist.

https://www.lbic.lu.se/article/borrow-researcher-irma-shares-magic-lungs - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A cancer diagnosis often entails many hospital visits and intensive treatments that can be very tiring for the patient. In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, however, cancer patients were identified as an at-risk group, so forms of treatment were modified. Now a group of physicians at Lund University want to eva

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/wake-pandemic-new-methods-cancer-care - 2026-07-23

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/fewer-breast-cancer-cases-between-screening-rounds-3d-mammography - 2026-07-23

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/researchers-believe-sugar-and-obesity-can-make-cancer-cells-more-difficult-kill - 2026-07-23

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/starved-cancer-cells-became-more-sensitive-chemotherapy - 2026-07-23

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/universal-method-could-transform-future-bone-transplantation - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. International sustainability policies set out clear goals for protecting ecosystems and biodiversity, but how to actually achieve these goals remains elusive in practice, as biodiversity loss continues at an alarming rate. A new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability by an international team of 32 scient

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/clear-goals-murky-path-ecosystem-sustainability-key-knowledge-gaps-identified - 2026-07-23

Professor Johan Sundström has contributed to the development of new apps which makes it possible to extract research data from patients´ perspectives on their own health and allows electronic informed consent. Johan Sundström is a professor of epidemiology at Uppsala University and executive board member of Epihealth. In addition to his research activities, Johan works part-time as a clinical card

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/future-research-methods-can-benefit-use-apps-include-patients-perspectives-their-own-health - 2026-07-23

Last fall, the municipality of Härnösand launched an initiative to more effectively support the older adults with rehabilitation and preventive health interventions. The first phase of part of the initiative, in the form of a “task force” led by Eva Ekvall Hansson, Professor of physiotherapy at Lund University, is now being completed. An assessment and intervention team has been established in the

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/task-force-harnosand-project-we-are-already-seeing-positive-developments - 2026-07-23

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/astronomers-have-managed-date-three-mysterious-baby-stars-heart-milky-way - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Marju Orho-Melander, professor of genetic epidemiology in Malmö, has been awarded Lund University’s Fernström prize. Her research is about genetic variants that are associated with blood lipids and lipoproteins and can therefore increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Many genes exist in different variants. Somet

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/lunds-fernstrom-prize-goes-research-genes - 2026-07-23

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-mouse-model-confirms-how-type-2-diabetes-develops - 2026-07-23

Much of the world's infrastructure is made of concrete, which presents a challenge when it cracks and needs repair. Traditional repair methods involve cutting away a large amount of material. Now researchers at Lund University are investigating an innovative solution: using fungi to mend concrete. This groundbreaking research got off the ground with a Sustainable Idea Exploration grant and support

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/sustainable-construction-how-fungi-research-lund-university-could-revolutionise-infrastructure - 2026-07-23

CMES doctoral researcher Joel Abdelmoez has been interviewed in Dagens Nyheter about sportswashing in Saudi Arabia. The article "Naivt att damtennis i Saudiarabien skulle leda till förbättringar för kvinnor" (English translation: "Naive to Think That Women’s Tennis in Saudi Arabia Would Lead to Improvements for Women"), written by Pelle Strandman, was published on July 11, 2023 in Dagens Nyheter (

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sportswashing-saudi-arabia - 2026-07-23

Answers relating to diseases and accurately targeted drugs. Enhanced batteries and sensors. Smarter solar cells, LED lighting and semiconductors – and a reduced need for natural resources. Lund University’s new nano lab has been made possible due to a long-term collaboration with external stakeholders in which the aim is to meet sustainability challenges and find answers to many of the future’s cu

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/world-leading-curiosity-driven-environment-new-nano-lab-one-cornerstones - 2026-07-23