Published 29 June 2016 IIIEE researcher Philip Peck Photo: Sara Bernstrup Nilsson Aiming for blue Beijing skies An increasingly ambitious environmental legislation has not reduced economic growth in the EU – indicating it will not do so in China either. This is good news for Chinese environmentalists, who have asked IIIEE researchers for evidence that supports their work for a greener China under

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-philip-peck - 2025-07-03

By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 8 November 2019 At one point, 70 per cent nitric acid is poured on the sample, which dissolves the mineral pyrite. The brownish yellow smoke consisting of nitric oxides is both toxic and flammable. Photo:Kennet Ruona Every year Birger Schmitz, Fredrik Terfelt and Ellinor Martin dissolve five to ten tonnes of limest

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chemically-empowered-hunt-space-grains - 2025-07-03

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 13 June 2022 Pipetting in the dark. Special care was taken to prevent the introduction of artificial oxidation into the group's laboratory samples. A study conducted by researchers at Lund University has found that protein oxidation forms an additional layer of regulation during the development of fetal blood stem cell

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/protein-oxidation-added-layer-regulation-during-blood-stem-cell-development - 2025-07-03

By Pia [dot] romare [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Romare) - published 23 August 2018 We were all small, newborn infants once. But some of us were perhaps too small as newborns? A child that is born “small for gestational age” means that they have not grown according to their normal curve during the foetal period. By studying the group of small newborns in epidemiological, or register, studies, r

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/even-sprat-can-thrive-being-born-small-gestational-age - 2025-07-03

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 18 May 2022 Åsa Petersén has been researching Huntington’s disease for 25 years and means that a lot can be done to reduce suffering, increase quality of life and make various adaptations for both the patient and their loved ones. Photo: Agata Garpenlind Huntington’s disease is hereditary, genetic and usually begins betw

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/huntingtons-complex-brain-disease-affects-movement-thoughts-and-feelings - 2025-07-03

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/nerve-cells-could-transform-treatment-parkinsons - 2025-07-03

By ola [dot] isaksson [at] kom [dot] lu [dot] se (Ola Isaksson) - published 15 March 2021 Within the next few years, Lund Nano Lab will move into new premises in Science Village that are twice the current size. The new investment will provide unique opportunities for research and collaboration with the goal of improving conditions for human life and the climate through nanotechnology. “Now it’s re

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/more-nanotechnology-everyone-nanolund-makes-new-investment - 2025-07-03

Published 6 November 2018 Fredrik Månsson, Hans Norrgren and Joakim Esbjörnsson (Photo: Ingemar Hultquist, Lund University) A study published in The Lancet HIV shows that HIV-2 is more pathogenic than previously demonstrated. The new findings indicate that early treatment should be applied to all patients with HIV, not only to those with HIV-1. “The study is unique in that we have followed cohort

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/long-term-study-shows-hiv-2-deadlier-previously-thought - 2025-07-03

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 12 June 2024 The EAT-Lancet diet emphasises a plant-based diet where whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes comprise a greater proportion of foods consumed. Meat and dairy products are consumed in smaller proportions. Photograph: iStock/Magda Tymczyj The EAT-Lancet diet is a framework designed to promote enviro

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/research-paves-way-sustainable-dietary-recommendations - 2025-07-03

By jan [dot] olsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 17 February 2023 Nerve cells created from stem cells. Photo: Janko Kajtez /Parmar Group Thanks to stem cell research, we now understand much more about the earliest stages of human development and what underlies many of our diseases. In recent years, the field has been revolutionised by several discoveries that have

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/twenty-years-revolutionary-stem-cell-research - 2025-07-04

By jessika [dot] sellergren [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 26 October 2023 Researchers from the School of Social Work and the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) met for a conversation about improving home care. Photo: Kennet Ruona How long does it take to comfort someone? Does an egg need to be fried rather than boiled? LUM invited home care researchers from the School of So

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/one-persons-workplace-anothers-home - 2025-07-04

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 10 May 2022 Åsa Petersén has been researching Huntington’s disease for 25 years and means that a lot can be done to reduce suffering, increase quality of life and make various adaptations for both the patient and their loved ones. Photo: Agata Garpenlind Huntington’s disease is hereditary, genetic and usually begins betw

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/huntingtons-complex-brain-disease-affects-movement-thoughts-and-feelings - 2025-07-03

Published 2 November 2022 Laura Duran Lozano defended her Ph.D. thesis “Genetic predisposition for Multiple Myeloma. Identification and functional characterization of risk variants” on Friday, 21 October 2022. At the end of October Laura Duran Lozano successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis. Motivated by the idea of helping patients and families impacted by cancer, and as part of the EU CanFaster Pr

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/uncovering-genetic-risk-factors-multiple-myeloma-phd-interview-laura-duran-lozano - 2025-07-03

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 30 November 2022 Just over two weeks after the climate summit in Egypt, the leaders of the world’s countries are meeting again, this time to address another acute crisis facing humanity – the loss of biodiversity. The issue is less well-known than the climate crisis and no framework corresponding to the Paris agr

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/it-time-put-biodiversity-agenda-five-lund-researchers-challenges-cop15 - 2025-07-03

By noomi [dot] egan [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 19 June 2025 Professors Thoas Fioretos, Lao Saal, Carl Borrebaeck and Åke Borg are behind some of the most promising companies and approaches within diagnostics and treatment emerging from cancer research at Lund University. Photo: Tove Smeds, Olle Dahlbäck. Professors Carl Borrebaeck, Thoas Fioretos, Lao Saal and Åke Borg sha

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-turn-research-ideas-real-world-impact - 2025-07-03

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 - 2025-07-03

By hanna [dot] holm [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Hanna Holm) - published 1 February 2019 Professor Natascha Kljun and Station Manager Norunda measuring station Anders Båth in the Norunda forest. Photographer: Irene Lehner Growing forests can limit climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store the carbon in their biomass as they grow. How much carbon a forest stores varies

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/well-managed-forests-can-limit-climate-change - 2025-07-03

Published 6 May 2020 We appreciate your participation in the online conference, which was a very successful joining of about 100 participants. April 23 and 24 were two very rewarding days, filled with interesting sessions, poster presentations, office yoga, group discussions, as well as fruitful conversations and sharing of expertise. The event allowed for interesting discussions among researchers

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/thank-you-participating-becc-merge-spring-meeting-online-science-says-conference - 2025-07-03

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By annika [dot] permevik [at] ses [dot] lu [dot] se (Annika Permevik) - published 21 March 2025 The 21st of March we conducted a traditional nailing ceremony as the departments doctoral student Réka Tölg nailed her doctors thesis ”The (im)possibilities of circular consumption: Producing and performing circular clothing consumption in retail and household settings”. Réka is defending her thesis dur

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/reka-tolg-nailed-her-dissertation - 2025-07-03