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Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have studied whether severe perineal tears – known as sphincter injuries – are reduced if the primary midwife has assistance of a colleague during the final stage of labour. The study included a total of more than 4 000 first-time mothers. The results are published in The Lancet. There is currently a lack of evidence for many of the preventive methods use
Frontotemporal dementia begins relatively early compared to other forms of dementia. We still know relatively little about what causes the disease, however, new research from Lund University in Sweden shows that the folds in the brain that are formed in the latter stages of pregnancy could have an impact on the age at which the disease takes hold. Those affected by frontotemporal dementia usually
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/brain-folds-formed-during-foetal-stage-could-affect-onset-dementia - 2025-12-22
Researchers at Lund University, together with colleagues at the NIST Synchrotron Facility in the USA, have mapped on an atomic level what happens in a virus particle when the temperature is raised. "When the temperature rises, the virus's genetic material changes its form and density, becoming more fluid-like, which leads to its rapid injection into the cell," says Alex Evilevitch who led the stud
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/temperature-increase-triggers-viral-infection - 2025-12-22
The climate control used by termites in their mounds could inspire tomorrow’s climate-smart buildings. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that future buildings inspired by the termites could achieve the same effect as traditional climate control, but with greater energy efficiency and without its carbon dioxide footprint. Termite mounds have a sophisticated ventilation system that e
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/climate-friendly-air-conditioning-inspired-termites - 2025-12-22
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have published new research findings on the role of the intestinal barrier in the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS). Within medical science, it is not known for certain how MS develops or why the body’s immune system attacks cells in the central nervous system. Inflammation develops for an unknown reason, which hinders transport of neural impulses.
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/intestinal-barrier-damage-multiple-sclerosis - 2025-12-21
Urban Transition Öresund: Developer dialogue - a tool for greener buildings How can a city encourage energy efficiency in new buildings? A study within the Urban Transition Öresund shows that local demands on building developers give good results. Combined with dialogue and knowledge sharing, the results are even better. Energy efficiency in new buildings is of high priority for most local governm
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-nora-smedby - 2025-12-21
New research shows that it is possible to induce new bone formation around orthopaedic implants in osteoporotic patients. The study has been published in Acta Biomaterialia. The study, which was led from Lund University in Sweden, is a collaboration with researchers from Lithuania, Germany and China.The Nordic region has the highest incidence of osteoporosis, a disease that makes bone prone to fra
By using cells isolated from cancer patients and mixing them with a new technology called “OssiGel”, it is possible to engineer human mini-bones. These miniaturized organs consist of mature bone and marrow tissue and can be used as model to study the disease mechanisms behind cancers that arise in bone marrow or spread to the bones, and offer the personalized testing of new drugs. Paul Bourgine is
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/miniature-bones-research-model-cancer - 2025-12-21
Pesticide use in is an urgent concern for human health and the environment. New studies on pesticide practices in Ugandan smallholder agriculture highlight the need to focus on drivers and impacts of unsafe pesticide use instead of putting blame on farmers. Two recent research articles by LUCSUS researchers Elina Andersson and Ellinor Isgren show that while there is still a widespread notion that
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/it-not-farmers-who-drive-pesticide-use-it-lack-alternatives - 2025-12-21
New research shows that a small minority of cancer cells in neuroendocrine tumours of the pancreas contribute to the overall growth and metastasis of the tumour. This discovery was made by a research group at Lund University, in collaboration with researchers at Karolinska Institutet, in Sweden. The findings are of fundamental biological importance for the understanding of the different functions
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/minority-cancer-cells-affect-growth-and-metastasis-tumours - 2025-12-21
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 confirmed in further studies, it would be relevant to screen for these resistance mutations already at diagnosis, and the
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mutations-can-reduce-effect-hormonal-treatment-early-breast-cancer - 2025-12-21
Optic fiber broadband expansion could be reducing companies’ performance and turnover, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The explanation proposed by the researchers is that the internet and smartphones are a distraction that reduces employee productivity, and blurs lines between personal and work-related internet use. The conclusion should be interpreted with caution, howeve
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/super-fast-broadband-may-have-negative-side-effects-companies - 2025-12-21
Opioids work against severe pain but the risks of side effects and addiction are high. In the USA alone, 26 people die every day from overdoses. Now researchers in an international collaboration have investigated how common opioid prescriptions are for osteoarthritis patients in Sweden. It emerged that every fourth patient was prescribed opioids at some point between November 2014 and October 2015
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/high-rates-opioid-prescriptions-osteoarthritis - 2025-12-21
Neurogenesis, the process by which new neurons are formed, dramatically declines in the aging brain. A research group from Lund Stem Cell Center have published a study that sheds light on the different factors contributing to this loss, particularly the role of inflammation. “One of the focuses of our research is on what goes wrong in the brain during aging” explains Henrik Ahlenius, principle inv
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-identify-novel-regulator-neurogenesis-aged-brain - 2025-12-21
This year Lund Stem Cell Center and MultiPark, two strategic research areas based at Lund University, are happy to launch a new joint technical platform in an effort to ensure easy access to high quality core electrophysiology techniques and expert knowledge for investigating cells and tissues that exhibit electrical properties. In 2009, the Swedish government decided to invest in strategic resear
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/high-quality-electrophysiology-facilities-multipark-and-lund-scc-join-forces - 2025-12-21
Cardiovascular and lung disease increase the risk of complications in COVID-19. Therefore, the Heart-Lung Foundation has granted SEK 3.1 million for five research projects at Lund University that will contribute to more knowledge about the effects of COVID-19. One of the researchers, Jonas Erjefält, professor in Medical Inflammation, has been granted SEK 1 million for mapping of immunological dise
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/five-lund-researchers-received-grants-deepen-knowledge-about-effects-covid-19 - 2025-12-21
Pollinators such as bees, bumblebees, and butterflies lack sufficient habitats, and the ones that do exist are often of inadequate quality. A new study conducted by researchers from more than 20 academic institutions – including CEC and the Department of Biology at Lund University – shows that these insects can benefit from increasing the area of their habitats significantly more than what is curr
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/more-flower-rich-habitats-needed-pollinators-agricultural-landscapes - 2025-12-22
A new study led by Lund University in Sweden shows that cities negatively affect the diversity of birds. There are significantly fewer bird species in urban forests compared with forests in the countryside - even if the forest areas are of the same quality. The researchers examined 459 natural woodlands located in or near 32 cities in southern Sweden. They counted the occurrence of different bird
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/less-bird-diversity-city-forests - 2025-12-22
