Av anders [dot] ortegren [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Örtegren) - publicerad 31 augusti 2023 Även milda åkommor och korta sjukdomsförlopp kan ha långtgående konsekvenser för koltrastar, inte minst genom att det påverkar deras vardag. Foto: Hermann Knuewer. När vi människor är sjuka minskar vår aktivitet. Detta gäller också för vilda djur, men hittills har vi inte vetat hur länge den minskad

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/sjukdomar-slar-hardare-mot-koltrastar-vad-som-tidigare-varit-kant - 2025-06-29

Av anders [dot] ortegren [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Örtegren) - publicerad 27 september 2023 Plastavfall är ett enormt problem idag, inte minst hamnar stora mängder mikro- och nanoplast i våra jordar. Foto: Flockine/Pixabay. Genom att använda mikrodesignade jordmodeller har forskare vid Lunds universitet undersökt hur pyttesmå partiklar av polystyren påverkar bakterier och svampar. Trots

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/dammsugareffekt-hos-svampar-kan-halla-nanoplastpartiklar-i-schack - 2025-06-29

Publicerad 1 juli 2013 Forskare vid Sahlgrenska akademin har identifierat ett särskilt enzym som verkar vara betydelsefullt för utvecklingen av insulinresistens och diabetes typ 2. Upptäckten kan vara ett viktigt steg mot en ny behandling. Omkring 300 000 svenskar har typ 2 diabetes, som är en kronisk ämnesomsättningssjukdom där grundproblemet är att kroppen bildar otillräckligt med insulin eller

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/nytt-steg-mot-potentiellt-diabeteslakemedel - 2025-06-29

Publicerad 19 januari 2018 Det verkar finnas en inbyggd badrumsvåg i våra kroppar. Forskare vid Sahlgrenska akademin har upptäckt ett kroppseget system för viktkontroll som registrerar kroppsvikten via benen. När vi sitter ner slår systemet fel, tror forskarna. – Det vi upptäckt är potentiellt ett helt nytt system för reglering av fettmassa. Vi hoppas att upptäckten kan leda till en ny inriktning

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/kroppens-egen-badrumsvag-haller-koll-pa-vikten - 2025-06-29

Av jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - publicerad 20 januari 2021 Silverstreckad pärlemorfjäril. Foto: Per Henningsson Fjärilarnas vingar är unikt stora och breda i förhållande till resten av kroppen jämfört med vingarna hos andra flygande insekter och hos fåglar. Nu har forskare vid Lunds universitet studerat aerodynamiken när fjärilarna flyger. Resultaten förklarar nyttan

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/fjarilens-vingslag-overraskar-forskare - 2025-06-29

Av asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - publicerad 2 augusti 2023 Det gröna områden i zebrafiskens hjärna, visar att nervcellerna börjar skicka elektriska signaler, när den implanterade elektroden vidarebefordrar externa stimuli. Av den karakteristiska formen framgår att stimuleringen är framgångsrik. Forskare vid Lunds och Göteborgs universitet, har framgångsrikt utv

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/elektroterapi-utan-kirurgi - 2025-06-29

Publicerad 12 april 2023 Lunds universitet och Lunds kommun arrangerar tillsammans hållbarhetsveckan 17–22 april. Detta är den sjunde hållbarhetsveckan. Liksom tidigare år är det ett rikt och mångsidigt program – sammanlagt hålls mer än 60 olika evenemang. Lunds universitet, eller för att vara mera korrekt; lärare, forskare och studenter från universitet står för mer än 40 evenemang. Arrangörerna

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/otrolig-mojlighet-att-ta-del-av-och-diskutera-hallbarhetsarbete - 2025-06-30

By stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - published 3 December 2019 Many farmers are positive to measures beneficial for biodiversity and the environment. But bureaucracy and regulatory hassle often stand in the way, says Lovisa Nilsson in a new dissertation, while also calling for better financial incentives for the individual farmer to choose the best environmen

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/farmers-incentives-choosing-most-appropriate-environmental-measures-must-increase - 2025-06-29

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 20 May 2021 Both sides in the Israel-Palestine conflict see the other party as an enemy, which confirms the threat. It is necessary to put the civilians and their suffering in focus, says Lisa Strömbom. Photo: Shutterstock Strong external pressure is needed to stop the violence between Israel and Hamas, which has harvested imm

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/israel-palestine-conflict-external-pressure-needed-bring-parties-negotiating-table - 2025-06-29

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 19 May 2021 Both sides in the Israel-Palestine conflict see the other party as an enemy, which confirms the threat. It is necessary to put the civilians and their suffering in focus, says Lisa Strömbom. Photo: Shutterstock Strong external pressure is needed to stop the violence between Israel and Hamas, which  has harv

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/israel-palestine-conflict-external-pressure-needed-bring-parties-negotiating-table - 2025-06-29

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 22 June 2023 Mohamed Eldeeb defended his Ph.D. thesis on June 9, 2023. With a passion for scientific discovery with clinical impact, Mohamed has dedicated the last four years to unraveling the mysteries as to why some children develop pediatric leukemia and others don’t. His research shed light on the mechanisms that p

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/mechanisms-initiation-and-suppression-pediatric-leukemia-phd-interview-mohamed-eldeeb - 2025-06-29

Published 7 December 2023 Welcome to the second edition of the "WCMM Fireside Chat" series, an ongoing initiative designed to showcase and highlight the work of researchers affiliated with or connected to WCMM in Lund. The idea is to foster an environment of collaboration and open communication through the WCMM Fireside Chat. In this edition, we turn our spotlight to Nicholas Leigh, a distinguishe

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-nicholas-leigh - 2025-06-29

Published 14 January 2019 Marianne Bertrand Professor Marianne Bertrand at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the first recipient of the Jan Söderberg Family Prize in Economics and Management. Professor Bertrand will receive the prize and hold a lecture on 12 March in Lund, Sweden. “Marianne Bertrand is one of the world’s most prominent applied micro-economists,” says Fredrik An

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/economist-focus-inequality-receives-new-swedish-prize-economics-and-management - 2025-06-29

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 14 September 2023 Ester Barinaga studies local currency initiatives. Photo: Juan Ocampo Local currencies may arise when there is a clear need for certain products and services in a local area and where the competences to produce them exist but the lack of traditional money puts obstacles in the way. The lack of mon

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/local-currencies-solution-times-crisis - 2025-06-30

Published 12 February 2016 Thanks to an innovative energy-saving solar-based water purification technology, rural areas in Bangladesh are now able to access safe drinking water. Photo: K. M. Persson Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a water purification plant that provides clean water far beyond the reach of the electrical grid – thanks to solar cells. With the help of Nobel

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-solar-cells-help-purify-water-remote-areas - 2025-06-29

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 4 September 2020 Previous forest fires in the Amazon. Photo: markhillary/flickr. The official figures for forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon in August 2020 show a slight decrease from last year. But researchers at the Brazil's Space Research Institute, Inpe, warn that data may need to be corrected so much that they instead r

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/researcher-torsten-krause-comments-fires-brazilian-amazon-august-2020 - 2025-06-29

By lisa [dot] strombom [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Lisa Strömbom) - published 8 November 2024 This Regional Outlook focuses on the prospect for Israeli and Palestinian peace activism and how, during times of pressure, solidarity groups redress their methods. In the aftermath of October 7th, with Israeli hostages still in captivity and ongoing war, destruction and violence in Gaza, prospects for f

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-any-prospect-peace-activism - 2025-06-29

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 5 April 2023 Derek Logan, Ulf Nilsson and Karin Lindkvist are all adding bits to solve the protein puzzle. Photo: Tove Smeds Research is like solving a puzzle, some might say. One of the biggest of these is the body’s proteins – with over 90,000 pieces to keep track of. LUM meets three professors of protein to understand what

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/protein-professors-puzzle - 2025-06-30

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 28 August 2023 Using new 3D technology, models of the objects are made and placed in the underwater positions where they are found. It helps Paola Derudas to reflect and test her hypothesis. The screen shows Gribshunden that sank in 1495. Photo: Bodil Malmström In the past, it has been common practice to perform anal

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/past-comes-alive-3d - 2025-06-29

Published 17 December 2014 Nearly two out of three countries in the world now participate in a new kind of “virtual land trade”, where not only the goods produced but land ownership itself is traded internationally, according to a study from Lund University in Sweden.   WATCH: Two thirds of world’s countries now part of global land trade This phenomenon of large-scale global land acquisitions is r

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/china-uk-and-us-centre-global-land-grabbing-trade - 2025-06-29