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The Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research has been awarded to Niels Grarup of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Basic Metabolic Research at the University of Copenhagen. His research has shown that there is a genetic explanation for the increase in type 2 diabetes in Greenland. The prize, worth SEK 100 000, is donated by the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk Scandinavia. Nie

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/award-research-increased-risk-type-2-diabetes-greenland - 2025-09-29

Psychology researchers from Lund University in Sweden, McGill University in Canada, and Royal Holloway in the UK, have found that a magic trick can lead Democrats and Republicans alike to believe that they are more open-minded towards opposing presidential candidates than they thought they were. The American voters who took part in the experiment were willing to endorse more open views with surpri

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/both-republicans-and-democrats-become-less-polarized-after-simple-magic-trick - 2025-09-29

The adoption of sustainable and renewable energy sources to permanently move beyond the dependence from fossil fuels constitutes one of the great challenges of our time. One that is made more urgent by the effects of climate change we witness on a daily basis. Electrification, such as we see in the development of electric vehicles, seems a promising strategy, but it cannot be the solution for all

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/role-synthesis-gas-tomorrows-sustainable-fuels - 2025-09-29

A new epidemiological study from Lund University and Skåne University Hospital in Sweden shows that there is a connection between high levels of the gastrointestinal hormone GIP in the blood, and an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. It is well known that the intestinal hormones GIP and GLP-1 are important for insulin production in the pancreas. They form in the intestines as we eat, and reg

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gut-hormone-can-increase-risk-cardiovascular-disease - 2025-09-29

The more sugar we eat, the less vitamins and minerals we consume, new findings from Lund University in Sweden show. However, the researchers behind the study do not believe that their results alone are enough to make changes to current dietary recommendations. High sugar intake has been associated with numerous diseases and conditions such as poor dental health, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascul

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/more-sugar-less-vitamins-we-eat-study-shows - 2025-09-29

Today's energy system is not equipped to deal with the extreme weather of the future, according to an international research group that tested 13 potential climate change scenarios on 30 cities in four different climate zones in Sweden. A growing share of renewable energy makes the system even more vulnerable, according to the projections published in Nature Energy. The climate is changing, and we

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/extreme-weather-could-increase-power-outages - 2025-09-29

Researchers have discovered nematodes, or worms, in the brains of lizard embryos. This is the first time they have been found in reptile eggs, and it was previously believed that egg laying prevents parasites from being transmitted in this way. The discovery was made by an international research team led by Nathalie Feiner, evolutionary biologist at Lund University in Sweden. They found the worms

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/worms-discovered-brain-lizard-embryos-first-time - 2025-09-29

Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease make up the world’s most common diseases. A new biobank at Lund University in Sweden - the largest of its kind - with stem cells from both those affected and healthy individuals, will contribute to an increased understanding of how these diseases arise. “The goal is for researchers to be able to develop new treatments that can p

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/worlds-largest-stem-cell-biobank-launched - 2025-09-29

Professor Kristina Sundquist's research group at Lund University in Sweden has been awarded USD 2 million by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US. Kristina Sundquist, together with Professor Kenneth Kendler's research group at Virginia Commonwealth University, will continue their successful study of how genetic and environmenta

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/large-grant-research-genetics-alcoholism - 2025-09-29

Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease is often difficult, as several other conditions can cause similar symptoms. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now discovered a blood marker that can accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s in the early stages of the disease. ‟This is a major breakthrough. I believe this blood test can be used clinically in only a few years”, says Oskar Hansson, professor of neuro

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/blood-test-enables-early-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2025-09-29

Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease is often difficult, as several other conditions can cause similar symptoms. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now discovered a blood marker that can accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s in the early stages of the disease. ‟This is a major breakthrough. I believe this blood test can be used clinically in only a few years”, says Oskar Hansson, professor of neuro

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/blood-test-enables-early-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease-0 - 2025-09-29

By performing a few simple physical exercises daily, and receiving information about their disease regularly, 500 osteoarthritis patients were able to on average halve their pain in 6 months - and improve their physical function. The participants in the study from Lund University in Sweden used a newly developed mobile app to help them keep track. “We expected patients to see an improvement, but t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/app-helps-reduce-osteoarthritis-pain - 2025-09-29

An international research team from Sweden and Hungary have discovered an entirely new sense in dogs: using their cold, wet nose tips, dogs can sense the heat from other animals or a human. “It has taken a rather long time to discover this, given that dog and man have lived side by side for 15,000 years, and we have remained unaware of this ability”, says Ronald Kröger, professor at Lund Universit

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/dogs-can-detect-heat-noses-study-finds - 2025-09-29

Lund University is following the Government and Public Health Authority’s new recommendations regarding measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The University has therefore decided that education and examinations should be conducted using online alternatives (distance education) from 18 March. University facilities will remain open. On 17 March, the Government recommended that universiti

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/university-makes-transition-distance-education - 2025-09-29

The University’s main priority in these difficult times is the safety and well-being of our students, our staff and the community around us. As a centre of education and research in Sweden for more than 350 years, the University has stood through many major events in world history and by working together in solidarity, we will endure through these challenging times as well. At the end of February

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-and-coronavirus-covid-19 - 2025-09-29

Medical and nursing students will now be able to join the fight against the coronavirus. The Faculty of Medicine and Region Skåne have reached an agreement that means students can be employed at hospitals and health care facilities in the region. This will also apply to clinically active staff at the faculty. Initially, the deal applies to medical and nursing students in the later stages of their

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-students-and-staff-support-health-care-system - 2025-09-29

To understand what happens in the brain when Alzheimer's disease develops, researchers need to be able to study the molecular structures in the neurons affected by Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have tested a new imaging method for this purpose. The research is published in the journal Advanced Science. In Alzheimer's disease, so-called beta-amyloid plaques are forme

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-imaging-method-sheds-light-alzheimers-disease - 2025-09-29

I drygt 30 år har astronomiprofessor Lennart Lindegren varit delaktig i arbetet med rymdteleskopet Gaia. Nyligen samlade instrumentet in sina sista observationer. Men teleskopets bidrag till forskningen kommer att leva kvar under lång tid. Lennart, den 15 januari samlade Gaia in stjärnljus för sista gången, hur känns det?– Jag känner ett lätt vemod. Men kanske mest glädje ändå över allt det fantas

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/astronom-tar-farval-av-rymdteleskop-som-under-lang-tid-kartlagt-vintergatan - 2025-09-29

För första gången har forskare kunnat mäta kvanttillståndet hos elektroner som kastas ut från atomer som har absorberat ljuspulser med hög energi. Detta tack vare en ny mätteknik som har utvecklats av forskare vid Lunds universitet. Detta kan ge ökad förståelse för grundläggande forskning inom den andra generationens kvantrevolution. När ljus med hög energi med mycket kort vågfrekvens i det extrem

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/grundforskning-kvanttillstand-hos-fotoelektroner-uppmatt-forsta-gangen - 2025-09-29

Armin Tavakoli har tilldelats New Journal of Physics (NJP) Early Career Award 2024 för sina framstående insatser inom kvantinformationsforskning. NJP, som ges ut av Institute of Physics (IOP) och Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG), lyfter fram forskare som har gjort viktiga bidrag till området.Från ung fysikentusiast till prisad forskareTavakolis fascination för fysik började tidigt – redan

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/han-uppmarksammas-sin-forskning-inom-kvantinformation - 2025-09-29