Published 21 June 2016 Great tit. Photo: Kev Chapman Birds of the species Parus Major (great tit) living in an urban environment are at greater risk of dying young than great tits living outside cities. Research results from Lund University in Sweden show that urban great tits have shorter telomeres than others of their own species living in rural areas. According to the researchers, the induced s

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/urban-bird-species-risk-dying-prematurely-due-stress - 2025-06-09

Published 21 June 2016 MAX IV – the most modern synchrotron radiation facility in the world – is now ready to open. Over 2,000 international researchers will use the Swedish-based laboratory each year to conduct groundbreaking experiments in materials and life sciences using the most brilliant X-ray light ever generated. The laboratory enables researchers to study atoms and molecules that are only

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/max-iv-ready-make-invisible-visible - 2025-06-09

Published 24 June 2016 Male and female of the beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) in the so-called ' mating wheel ". The male has dark blue wings, while the female has brown. New study finds unexpected mating preferences in damselflies. Photo: E. Svensson Traditionally, the evolutionary development of an insect species has been explained by the notion that the female insect chooses her male pa

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-discoveries-evolution-can-save-endangered-species - 2025-06-09

Published 30 June 2016 Associate Professor Nils Wierup Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that the appetite hormone CART is regulated by glucose and is found in greater quantity in people with type 2 diabetes. “This could be the body’s own defence mechanism to lower blood sugar levels in case of type 2 diabetes”, says Associate Professor Nils Wierup, in charge of the study. T

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/antidiabetic-effects-discovered-appetite-hormone-cart - 2025-06-09

Published 18 July 2016 For the first time, researchers from Lund University have successfully measured in detail the flow of solar energy, in and between different parts of a photosynthetic organism. The result is a first step in research that could ultimately contribute to the development of technologies that use solar energy far more efficiently than what is currently possible. For about 80 year

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-discoveries-about-photosynthesis-may-lead-solar-cells-future - 2025-06-09

Published 18 July 2016 Global environmental changes caused by a warmer climate can be combatted on a local level. The quality of our drinking water can be improved before it reaches water purification facilities and consumers through local efforts that minimise the growth of toxic algae and cyanobacteria in lakes. Lakes that serve as drinking water reservoirs are becoming warmer due to ongoing glo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/local-measures-could-save-our-water-climate-heats - 2025-06-09

Published 17 September 2015 Photo: Frans-Jan Parmentier Methane emissions from Arctic tundra increase when sea ice melts, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. This connection has been suspected before, but has lacked strong evidence until now. “Changes in the Arctic Ocean can affect ecosystems located far away on land, ” says Dr. Frans-Jan Parmentier, the study’s lead author an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/melting-arctic-sea-ice-accelerates-methane-emissions - 2025-06-09

Published 22 September 2015 Oskar Hansson and Sebastian Palmqvist (Photo: Björn Hansson) A method for detecting early signs of Alzheimer’s disease using amyloid PET imaging works as well as the previously used cerebrospinal fluid sample method. This is the conclusion of a new Lund University study - the most thorough and extensive undertaken in the field so far. The most commonly used tools for in

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Published 24 September 2015 Men with higher exposure to the substance DEHP, a so-called phthalate, have lower sperm motility and may therefore experience more difficulties conceiving children, according to a Lund University study. Phthalates is an umbrella term for a group of substances based on phthalic acid, some of which are suspected to be endocrine disruptors. Many phthalates are found in sof

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lower-sperm-motility-men-exposed-common-chemical - 2025-06-09

Published 28 September 2015 There are currently a large number of newcomers in Sweden from countries such as Syria, Iraq and the Ukraine that hold highly interesting academic degrees. To benefit from their expertise, Lund University in cooperation with Folkuniversitetet are offering the programme Korta vägen (“The shortcut”) – a project funded by the Swedish Public Employment Service. On 8 Septemb

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Published 29 September 2015 Steven at the IIIEE graduation ceremony on 25 September 2015 together with Jonas Hafström, Chairman of Lund University and Håkan Rodhe, professor at IIIEE Three years ago Steven Curtis won the first prize in Lund University’s ” Challenge Your Perspectives” scholarship competition for American students. Sweden’s ambassador to the USA, Jonas Hafström, handed him the diplo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/scholarship-winner-graduates-and-closes-circle - 2025-06-09

Published 29 September 2015 What looks like a bed of nails are actually nanowires. Each outgrowing thread has a diameter of 80 nanometres (billionths of a metre). The green things climbing on the nanowires are neurons. Neurons thrive and grow in a new type of nanowire material developed by researchers in Nanophysics and Ophthalmology at Lund University in Sweden. In time, the results might improve

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hopes-improved-brain-implants - 2025-06-09

Published 30 September 2015 Photo: Mikael Risedal Lund University has climbed from #119 to #90 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016 out today. The annual ranking evaluates over 1 000 institutions out of the approximately 17 000 internationally recognised universities worldwide. This places Lund in the top 0,5% of the world’s universities.The ranking takes five areas in

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Published 2 October 2015 Sara Ingman/imagebank.sweden.se People with increased risk of type 2 diabetes need to exercise more than others to achieve the same results, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. The cause of type 2 diabetes is linked to both genetics and lifestyle. If you have an immediate relative (mother, father, sibling) with type 2 diabetes, the risk of contracting

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/exercise-good-everyone-some-struggle-more-others - 2025-06-09

Published 5 October 2015 Kerstin Bergman Kerstin is able to comment on the work of Henning Mankell, as well as the genre in general. Kerstin Bergman is a crime fiction scholar, literary critic, and a member of the Swedish Academy of Crime Fiction. She is the author of Swedish Crime Fiction: The Making of Nordic Noir (2014), and has also written numerous popular and scholarly articles on Swedish an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/expert-nordic-noir-literature-kerstin-bergman - 2025-06-09

Published 8 October 2015 Photo: NRC For nearly nine years, researchers at Lund University have been working on developing implantable electrodes that can capture signals from single neurons in the brain over a long period of time - without causing brain tissue damage. They are now one big step closer to reaching this goal, and the results are published in the scientific journal Frontiers in Neuros

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breakthrough-electrode-implants-brain - 2025-06-09

Published 8 October 2015 Premature babies, born before 30 weeks of pregnancy, often need help breathing in order to survive. X-ray is currently used to diagnose the condition of the lungs, but the technology involves risks and X-ray images can only be taken occasionally. WATCH VIDEO: Laser technique could help premature babiesResearchers at Lund University in Sweden have now developed a laser-base

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/laser-help-premature-babies - 2025-06-09

Published 12 October 2015 Due to an anonymous threat to the university and its students via the app Jodel and which the police regards very seriously, the university will be closed on Monday for all students and staff at all campuses.  More information will be posted at the university websites www.lu.se and www.lunduniversity.lu.se during the day. If you have any questions you can call +46 46-222

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Published 12 October 2015 A decision to reopen Lund University was taken in the afternoon of Monday 12 October following the closure that has been in force since Sunday night. Activities are expected to be running as usual from Tuesday morning. The decision is based on new information from the Region Syd police. Investigations have revealed that the threat directed at Lund University posted on the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-reopens-tuesday-13-october - 2025-06-09

Published 13 October 2015 Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a new way to capture energy from sunlight – by using molecules that contain iron. The results are presented in the latest issue of Nature Chemistry. The hope is to develop efficient and environmentally friendly solar energy applications. Solar energy is an inexhaustible resource that we currently only utilise to a very l

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breakthrough-iron-based-dyes-can-lead-cheaper-and-environmentally-friendly-solar-energy-applications - 2025-06-09