Roman Pasechnik (Photo: Gunnar Ingelman) For 50 years, the research community has been hunting unsuccessfully for the so-called Odderon particle. Now, a Swedish-Hungarian research group has discovered the mythical particle with the help of extensive analysis of experimental data from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland. In 1973, two French particle physicists found that, according to

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-find-evidence-elusive-odderon-particle - 2025-08-27

Professor Jan Sundquist Professor Jan Sundquist at Lund University has been awarded a $3 million grant by the National Institutes of Health, NIH, USA. His group will do research on heredity and environmental factors in relation to the ongoing opioid epidemic and other drug abuse Together with Professor Kenneth Kendler at Virginia Commonwealth University, the research group will, among other things

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/large-grant-research-opioid-epidemic - 2025-08-27

Cancer in the colon and rectum is the third most common form of cancer after prostate and breast cancer. This screening will help healthcare providers to detect colorectal cancer at an early stage. In May, screening for colorectal cancer will be offered in Skåne to all those born in 1961. Subsequently, Swedes aged 60 to 74 will be tested for blood in their faeces, to detect cancer at an early stag

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/screening-colorectal-cancer-starts-spring - 2025-08-27

Fruit fly (Photo: Qinyang Li) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated how the X and Y chromosomes evolve and adapt to each other within a population. The results show that breaking up coevolved sets of sex chromosomes could lead to lower survival rates among the offspring – something that could be of importance in species conservation, for example. The study is published in the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-sheds-light-how-x-and-y-chromosomes-interact - 2025-08-27

Pathological uptake of tau, to the left. A healthy brain, to the right. (Photo: Ruben Smith) Alzheimer’s disease seems to progress faster in women than in men. The protein tau accumulates at a higher rate in women, according to research from Lund University in Sweden. The study was recently published in Brain. Over 30 million people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease worldwide, making it the most com

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/women-accumulate-alzheimers-related-protein-faster - 2025-08-27

3D-mammography, to the right, gives a more detailed image 3D-mammography reduces the number of breast cancer cases diagnosed in the period between routine screenings, when compared with traditional mammography, according to a large study from Lund University in Sweden. The results are published in the journal Radiology. “Our results indicate that 3D-mammography, or digital breast tomosynthesis, po

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fewer-breast-cancer-cases-between-screening-rounds-3d-mammography - 2025-08-27

The bundle had been squeezed under the mattress in the coffin (Photo: Gunnar Menander) Bishop Peder Winstrup died in 1679, and is one of the most well-preserved human bodies from the 1600s. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden may now have solved the mystery of why a foetus was hidden in his coffin in Lund Cathedral. DNA from the bishop and the foetus, along with kinship analyses, has shown th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/foetus-bishops-coffin-was-probably-his-grandson - 2025-08-27

Coal tit (Photo: Andreas Nord) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that bird blood produces more heat in winter, when it is colder, than in autumn. The study is published in The FASEB Journal. The secret lies in the energy factories of cells, the mitochondria. Mammals have no mitochondria in their red blood cells, but birds do, and according to the research team from Lund and

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/birds-blood-functions-heating-system-winter - 2025-08-27

Imagine a fresh, crunchy salad that has been… frozen and defrosted? A unique method of freezing vegetables and fruit that keeps cells alive has been developed, and patented, at Lund University in Sweden. The researchers say that within a year, fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables could be available in the middle of winter. Spinach is frozen, defrosted – and remains fresh “When we keep the ce

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/veggies-fruits-stay-fresh-new-freezing-method - 2025-08-27

Paying for a coffee or lunch by simply scanning your palm still sounds like science fiction to most of us. However, an engineering student at Lund University in Sweden has made it happen - making his the first known company in the world to install the vein scanning technique in stores and coffee shops. WATCH VIDEOFredrik Leifland got the idea for his start-up two years ago when he was standing in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/buy-lunch-pay-your-hand - 2025-08-27

A group of engineering students at Lund University in Sweden noticed there was a rather lacklustre range of veggie burgers available in supermarkets, despite a growing demand for green products. And sure enough - too many additives, no flavour, and no texture, were common complaints they came across when they asked consumers. The food technology students didn’t stop at vegetarian, however; they se

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-create-ultimate-veggie-burger - 2025-08-27

Sergii Gladchuk, Anthony George, Malin Dahlgren, Christian Brueffer, Lao Saal and Yilun Chen. (Photo: Olle Dahlbäck) A small proportion of women who receive anti-estrogen treatment after breast cancer surgery have worse outcomes. This is associated with mutations in the estrogen receptor gene, according to a study from Lund University now published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum. “If our results are conf

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mutations-can-reduce-effect-hormonal-treatment-early-breast-cancer - 2025-08-27

Thylakoid, a compound hidden away in spinach and other green leaves, slows down food digestion and therefore makes us feel fuller, according to research at Lund University in Sweden. A spinach extract high in thylakoids triggered a release of satiety hormones in the intestine, the researchers found. WATCH VIDEO: “MY CRAVINGS WERE GONE FROM DAY ONE”Eating spinach isn't enough, however. It has to be

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/spinach-extract-curbs-appetite-sugar-cravings - 2025-08-27

Lars-Erik Wernersson Lars-Erik Wernersson, professor of nanoelectronics, has received an ERC Advanced Grant for the integration of new materials into the high-performance, energy-efficient transistors and circuit solutions of the future. Silicon is the current material of choice for most transistors and other components. The problem is that in certain cases these parts consume a lot of energy and

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/erc-advanced-grant-research-ferroelectric-transistors - 2025-08-27

Photo: Mostphotos People with type 2 diabetes tend to have poorer muscle function than others. Now a research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered that in type 2 diabetes, a specific gene is of great importance for the ability of muscle stem cells to create new mature muscle cells. The findings are published in Nature Communications. “In people with type 2 diabetes, the VPS39 gene is s

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/muscle-gene-linked-type-2-diabetes - 2025-08-27

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose, goes the holiday classic. And now, a Lund University research team in Sweden has captured the phenomenon with a thermographic camera. The video footage was filmed at the Zoo of Nordic Animals in Sweden, the world’s largest zoo for Nordic animals.WATCH VIDEODutch and Norwegian researchers have previously discovered why Rudolph’s nose is red, des

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/video-rudolphs-glowing-nose - 2025-08-27

A strike in Gothenburg in 1909 (Photo: Museum of Gothenburg, archives) Areas in Sweden with early access to electricity at the start of the 1900s underwent rapid change. Electrification led to more strikes, but it was not those who were threatened by the new technology who protested. Instead, it was the professional groups who had acquired a stronger negotiating position – thanks to technological

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/may-day-how-electricity-brought-power-strikes - 2025-08-27

A recently discovered HIV strain leads to significantly faster development of AIDS than currently prevalent forms, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. Patrik Medstrand The period from infection to development of AIDS was the shortest reported among HIV-1 types, at around five years.There are over 60 different epidemic strains of HIV-1 in the world, and geographic regions are

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-aggressive-hiv-strain-leads-faster-aids-development - 2025-08-27

The four subtypes (Image: Jacob Vogel) Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the abnormal accumulation and spread of the tau protein in the brain. An international study can now show how tau spreads according to four distinct patterns that lead to different symptoms with different prognoses of the affected individuals. The study was published in Nature Medicine. “In contrast to how we have so fa

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-composed-four-distinct-subtypes - 2025-08-27

Lund University is organising its first ever all-faculty research conference on sustainable development. The pro-vice chancellor for research, sustainability and campus development, Per Mickwitz, and Emily Boyd, Director of Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, are both moderating sessions at the conference which aims to highlight how research can contribute to change, and spread know

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-lund-university-can-contribute-sustainable-development - 2025-08-27