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Pre-cancerous lesions, known as in situ cancers, were also more likely to be detected with AI – 51 per cent more such cases were found (68 people compared with 45). Photo: iStock New research results now published from Lund University’s MASAI trial are even better than the initial findings from last year: AI-supported breast screening detected 29 per cent more cases of cancer compared with traditi
Reconstruction of the new plesiosaur with scales on the flipper and smooth scale-less skin along the body as informed by this new plesiosaur fossil. This is a significant update to how we reconstruct plesiosaurs (Image: Joschua Knüppe) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have analysed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show that the long-necked marine
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/soft-tissue-183-million-year-old-jurassic-plesiosaur-analysed - 2025-08-23
Atopic eczema is one of the most common chronic skin diseases in Sweden and affects just over 25 per cent of all children and 10 per cent of all adults. More than half of sufferers contract the disease before the age of two. Photo: iStock Cold weather, dry air, an overactive immune system or our modern lifestyle. The causes may vary, but an increasing number of people are suffering from atopic ecz
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/atopic-eczema-widespread-disease - 2025-08-23
For the first time, researchers have been able to measure the quantum state of electrons ejected from atoms that have absorbed high-energy light pulses. This is thanks to a new measurement technique developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The results can provide a better understanding of the interaction between light and matter. When high-energy light with a very short frequency in
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/quantum-state-photoelectrons-measured-first-time - 2025-08-23
When the researchers examined each type of fibre individually, it didn’t seem to matter what kind of fibre it was. It was the proportion of fibre the children ate that seemed to influence the risk of coeliac disease. Photo: iStock The results of an observational study from Lund University in Sweden are clear: up to the age of two, a more fibre-rich diet seems to reduce the risk of coeliac disease.
Phtoto: Kennet Ruona The Mrs Berta Kamprad Foundation is donating SEK 420 million to cancer research at Lund University. This is the largest donation to the university since its foundation in 1666. The donation is dedicated to translational cancer research, meaning applied cancer research in antibody and cell therapies with the aim of improving prognosis and quality of life for today's cancer pati
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sek-420-million-cancer-research-lund-university - 2025-08-23
The ultra-hot exoplanet's atmosphere is so hot that it can melt iron (Illustration: Bibiana Prinoth) Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, astronomers have made detailed observations of the mysterious exoplanet WASP-121 b. The discoveries of the element titanium and jet streams challenge our understanding of the winds and chemistry found on ultrahot planets. Just
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/titanium-and-mysterious-jet-streams-discovered-extreme-exoplanet - 2025-08-23
Satellite image of Lake Yamzho Yumco in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China – one of the lakes that, thanks to minimal human impact, has not undergone major colour changes. (Photo: Google Earth) Over the last 40 years, the majority of the world’s lakes have changed colour, according to a new study. The research team analysed 32 million satellite observations from over 67,000 lakes. Major changes
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lakes-worldwide-are-changing-colour-possibly-due-human-impact - 2025-08-23
Photo: Mika Baumeister Lund University is taking an active step to meet society’s growing needs for security and crisis management. A new centre is being established at Campus Helsingborg with the aim of strengthening education, research and external engagement in total defence and preparedness on a broad front. “Security threats and risks in today’s society are increasingly difficult to predict a
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-invest-sek-37-million-new-total-defence-centre - 2025-08-23
Photo: SYDA PRODUCTIONS According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, approximately one in five Swedes are already choosing not to buy American brands. The majority would consider boycotting American products such as Coca-Cola in favour of European or Swedish alternatives. A study conducted by brand researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in cooperation with Norstat Sweden, shows that
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-products - 2025-08-23
Photo: Charlotte Carlberg Bärg A unique archive in Lund, Sweden, holds 500 in-depth interviews with survivors of the Ravensbrück concentration camp. The interviews were conducted immediately after the survivors arrived in Sweden in spring 1945. The archive has now been nominated to the UN agency UNESCO to become part of the Memory of the World Register, as a piece of written cultural heritage of g
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ravensbruck-archive-has-been-nominated-unesco-memory-world - 2025-08-23
Professor Oskar Hansson, professor in neurology at Lund University. Photo: Tove Smeds Researchers at Lund University and Washington University have identified a blood marker that reflects the amount of Alzheimer’s pathology in the brain. This discovery may play a key role in determining who is most likely to benefit from the new Alzheimer’s drugs. In brief:A newly discovered blood marker, MTBR-tau
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-reliable-blood-marker-reveals-extent-alzheimers-pathology-brain - 2025-08-23
Photo: Istockphoto/Maren Winter Lead, pesticides, brominated flame retardants, plastic additives, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. This is what researchers at Lund University in Sweden found when they collected dead hedgehogs to investigate the environmental pollutants found in urban environments. Previous research has investigated the presence of heavy metals in hedgehogs from
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/surprising-number-environmental-pollutants-hedgehogs - 2025-08-23
They eye of a roach with a large pupil (Photo: Kaj Hulthén) Roach that migrate between different lakes and water courses have larger pupils and better eyesight than roach that stay in one place. The adaptation makes it easier for the red-eyed freshwater migrants to find food in murky waters. This is shown in a large study from Lund University in Sweden. Animals’ eyes, just like those of humans, ar
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/migrating-roach-have-sharper-eyesight - 2025-08-23
“High-income countries, such as the United States, have sharply reduced their use but the gas still accounts for more than 60% of their climate emissions from anaesthetic gases", says Talbot. Photo: iStock Gases used in anaesthesia are potent greenhouse gases, and their total global impact has not previously been known. A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health led by Lund University shows
A Bornean pit viper (Tropidolaemus subannulatus) thrives in the undergrowth of a tropical forest near Kubah National Park, Malaysia. (Photo: Jonathan Goldenberg) Reptiles living in open habitats generally have brighter colouration than species living in denser vegetation. This is shown in a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The results suggest that changes in habitat and climate over milli
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/reptiles-are-brightest-open-habitats - 2025-08-23
“Even with the simpler method of analysis, the blood test gives highly accurate results for Alzheimer’s disease pathology,” says Sebastian Palmqvist, associate professor and senior lecturer in neurology at Lund University. Photo: iStock A simpler method of analysing blood samples for Alzheimer’s disease has been tested in a large multicentre study, led by Lund University in Sweden. “This is a majo
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/more-opportunities-test-alzheimers-using-new-analytical-method - 2025-08-23
Photo: MIRMAXSTOCK About 540 million years ago, our planet suddenly erupted with life, filling our oceans with a diversity of complex life. This is known as the Cambrian explosion, and for a long time scientists agreed it was triggered by a rise in oxygen levels in the atmosphere. But new research from Emma Hammarlund at Lund University is turning the tables completely on what scientists thought t
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-animal-life-exploded-earth - 2025-08-23
"The voices of the survivors make clear how incredibly fragile a democracy is; how quickly the moral foundations of a society can crumble and make the unthinkable possible." Says Erik Renström, Vice-Chancellor of Lund University. Ten years’ work has paid off – UNESCO has added the unique archive of 500 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors to the Memory of the World Register. This means
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ravensbruck-archive-lund-receives-memory-world-status - 2025-08-23
“Today’s guidelines recommend stepwise addition of lipid-lowering treatment. But it’s often the case that this escalation takes too long, it’s ineffective and patients are lost to follow-up", says Margrét LeósdóttirPhoto: Åsa Hansdotter Patients suffering from myocardial infarction who receive early add-on lipid-lowering medication have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive add-o
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/simple-medication-can-save-lives-cardiac-patients - 2025-08-23
