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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Uganda has one of the harshest standpoints on homosexuality in the world. Homosexual acts are prohibited by law and have previously been suggested to warrant the death penalty. However, a study from Lund University in Sweden shows that homosexuality among young people is as common in Uganda as in other countries. The

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/homosexuality-common-uganda-other-countries - 2026-10-29

Join us in highlighting World Water Day on 22 March 2016! World Water Day takes place on 22 March and is an international observance day as well as an opportunity to learn more about water-related issues. It dates back to 1993 and is coordinated by the United Nations . Each year holds a specific theme, related to a current or future challenge. This year’s theme is Better Water, Better Jobs, focusi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-highlights-world-water-day - 2026-10-29

An important element in getting blood stem cells to multiply outside the body is to understand which of the approximately 20 000 genes in the human body control their growth. A research team at Lund University in Sweden has studied close to 15 000 of these genes alongside each other. The researchers have succeeded in identifying four key genes which, together, govern the growth and multiplication

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/quartet-genes-controls-growth-blood-stem-cells - 2026-10-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Approximately one in five Swedish young adults (18–25) have experienced recurring problems with paying their bills in the past year. The group with recurring payment problems tend to make more unplanned purchases, are less likely to have a social network to discuss their financial problems with, and are less likely to

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/study-finds-every-fifth-swedish-young-adult-has-payment-problems - 2026-10-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This is five quick questions about water and the Middle East answered by researcher Tareq Emtairah from Lund University. Tareq Emtairah is a researcher in renewable energy and energy efficiency, specialized in water efficiency in the Middle East at International Institute for industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE)

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/five-questions-about-water-use-efficiency-and-practices-middle-east - 2026-10-29

With improved rankings for 14 subject areas in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 released today, Lund University once again reinforces its position as a top 100 University. Lund University is ranked 16th in the world for geography, 38th for archaeology, 43rd for development studies and 44th for environmental sciences. In addition, Lund University was ranked in the world's top 100 fo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-qs-subject-ranking-2016 - 2026-10-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Premature babies have a hard time getting the oxygen they need as their lungs are not sufficiently developed. Today you can only use X-rays to see how much air babies’ lungs contain, but, according to research from Lund University in Sweden, in the future, these types of tests could be done using laser light. “Multipl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/light-can-be-used-examine-lungs-premature-babies - 2026-10-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new and more accurate way to distinguish between harmful and harmless plaque in the blood vessels by using ultrasound. This can help healthcare providers determine the risk of strokes and heart attacks – which means avoiding unnecessary surgery for many patien

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-new-ultrasound-method-creates-better-picture-cardiovascular-health - 2026-10-29

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a new type of biomarker that can predict the risk of type 2 diabetes, by detecting epigenetic changes in specific genes through a simple blood test. The results are published today in Nature Communications. “This could motivate a person at risk to change their lifestyle”, says Karl Bacos, researcher in epigenetics at Lund University. Predicting t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-method-measures-risk-type-2-diabetes-blood - 2026-10-29

For a long time, microRNAs were thought to have no important function. But Johan Jakobsson at Lund University is convinced that it is key DNA that can affect different brain diseases such as Parkinson's, Huntington's, Alzheimer's disease or psychiatric illnesses. Research to date has talked mostly about genes but Johan Jakobsson and his research team are putting the spotlight on microRNAs. MicroRN

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-research-project-find-out-how-junkrnas-affect-brain-disorders - 2026-10-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Light of a certain wavelength can be used to put so-called active materials into motion and control their movement. In the future, this discovery can become significant in widely different areas such as environmental protection, medicine and the development of new materials which can be programmed. Joakim Stenhammar a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/light-helps-develop-programmable-materials - 2026-10-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Interested in solving real world problems with companies in a multi-disciplinary setting? Then join the first Sustainability Forum Case Competition- an inter-disciplinary challenge inviting all students at Lund University. The competition will include a kick-off, an optional pitch event with inspiring guest speakers a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/join-case-competition-circular-economy-and-green-finance - 2026-10-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A team of international scientists has been able to show that common bird populations are responding to climate change in a similar way in both Europe and the USA: bird species expected to perform well under climate change are substantially outperforming those thought to do badly. This is the first real demonstration

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-will-climate-change-affect-bird-populations - 2026-10-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. After studying how insects navigate through dense vegetation, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have come up with a system that can be applied to flying robots. By adapting the system to drones, they can be made to adjust their speed to their surroundings and fly on their own– completely without human intervent

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/insect-eyes-enable-drones-fly-independently - 2026-10-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Must greater prosperity necessarily lead to a greater carbon footprint and increased greenhouse gas emissions? “In theory, no, but in practice this seems to be the case”, says researcher Max Koch from Lund University in Sweden. His study of 138 countries is the first ever to take a global approach to the connections b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/economic-development-does-mean-greater-carbon-footprint-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions - 2026-10-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The common swift flies ten months on end without landing. The hypothesis on these birds’ life in the air was presented by British researcher Ron Lockley back in 1970, but it is only now that researchers at Lund University in Sweden have managed to prove the extreme lifestyle of the species. No other bird species remai

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-bird-can-stay-ten-months-air-without-landing - 2026-10-29

The first transplantation of stem cells in patients with Parkinson's disease is almost within reach. However, it remains a challenge for researchers to control stem cells accurately in the lab in order to achieve successful and functional stem cell therapies for patients. - In our preclinical assessments of stem cell-derived dopamine neurons we noticed that the outcome in animal models varied dram

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breakthrough-production-dopamine-neurons-parkinsons-disease - 2026-10-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What connection is there between food and drink with added sugar and coronary artery disease? Until recently, the question had been inadequately answered by research, but an extensive study from Lund University in Sweden has now contributed important clues. The study in question focuses on sucrose. Sucrose occurs natu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/association-between-sugary-diet-and-coronary-artery-disease - 2026-10-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. There are more and more examples of the ways in which we can benefit from our bacteria. According to researcher Rolf Lood from Lund University in Sweden, this is true for the skin as well. He has shown that the most common bacteria on human skin secrete a protein which protects us from the reactive oxygen species thou

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/skin-bacteria-could-protect-against-disease - 2026-10-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Seven years ago divers discovered the oldest known stationary fish traps in northern Europe off the coast of southern Sweden. Since then, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved Stone Age site. They now believe the location was a lagoon environment where Mesolithic human

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-underwater-stone-age-settlement-mapped-out - 2026-10-29