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A project at Lund University in Sweden has trained an AI model to identify breast cancer patients who could be spared from axillary surgery. The model analyses previously unutilised information in mammograms and pinpoints with high accuracy the individual risk of metastasis in the armpit. A newly completed study shows that the model indicates that just over 40 per cent of today’s axillary surgery

https://www.science.lu.se/article/ai-model-lund-university-indicates-four-out-ten-breast-cancer-patients-could-avoid-axillary-surgery - 2025-12-13

Solar energy stored in the form of fuel is something scientists hope could partially replace fossil fuels in the future. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden may have solved a long-standing problem that has hindered the development of sustainable solar fuels. If solar energy can be used more efficiently using iron-based systems, this could pave the way for cheaper solar fuels. “We can now see

https://www.science.lu.se/article/solar-fuel-conundrum-nears-solution - 2025-12-13

The sound of tawny owls makes young European robins eat less during their southward migration. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows how the threat from nocturnal predators affects the birds’ behaviour – and by extension their survival. When young robins embark on their first southward migration in the autumn, they make regular stops along the way to rest and replenish their energy rese

https://www.science.lu.se/article/hostile-hoots-make-robins-eat-less-night - 2025-12-13

By analysing over 100,000 field measurements as well as environmental data, an international research team has created maps that show how and when naturally regrowing forests bind most carbon. To fulfil climate goals and avoid the most serious consequences of global heating, we need to both reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and remove carbon dioxide that is already in the atmosphere. Naturally

https://www.science.lu.se/article/secondary-forests-could-be-key-factor-climate-management-if-we-protect-them-time - 2025-12-13

High above us, the atmosphere is teeming with life. Birds, bats and insects share the airspace, but divide it into different lanes of traffic. New research from Lund University in Sweden reveals how the atmosphere is an ecosystem, with complex ecological processes that affect how animals move between different altitude levels. We must understand that the air is an arena for ecological processes th

https://www.science.lu.se/article/hidden-highways-sky-mapped - 2025-12-13

Armin Tavakoli, Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of Physics at Lund University and researcher at the Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT), has been appointed associate editor for Physical Review Letters (PRL) – one of the world’s most prestigious journals in physics. 'It’s an honour to take on this role,' says Tavakoli. “PRL holds a unique position in the physics community,

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-physicist-appointed-associate-editor-physical-review-letters - 2025-12-13

Antibody-based drugs often become too thick to be injected at high concentrations. Now, new research can explain why this happens—knowledge that could eventually lead to easily injectable medications. Antibody-based drugs are currently used to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases, and inflammatory conditions. To be administered as a simple injection under the skin, they need to be concentrated, but a

https://www.science.lu.se/article/researchers-take-step-towards-improved-antibody-therapy - 2025-12-13

A new instrument on the four-metre VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile has recently captured its first starlight. This marks the beginning of a new era in astronomy, as researchers prepare to map the sky in unprecedented detail. The instrument does not take ordinary images of the night sky. Instead, 4MOST – the Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope – collects spectra, that

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-eye-universe-opens-chile - 2025-12-13

Environmental pioneer Henrik Smith has won a major international ecology prize. He is also keen to emphasise the importance of research activity’s interaction with society – gone are the days when writing an extensive study and then leaving it to gather dust was enough. Henrik Smith, professor of animal ecology at Lund University, has been awarded the internationally renowned Marsh Awards for Ecol

https://www.science.lu.se/article/award-environmental-pioneer-has-message-academia - 2025-12-13

What keeps spaghetti from disintegrating in boiling water? The answer, according to new research, is gluten. The amount of salt in the water also has an unexpected significance. Using advanced techniques, researchers examined the internal structure of regular and gluten-free spaghetti – straight off the shelf. The results show that gluten has a crucial role in protecting the structure of pasta dur

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-study-reveals-innermost-secrets-spaghetti - 2025-12-13

Continuous-cover forestry methods are gaining attention as a way to enable forests to deliver a broader range of benefits. The aim is to make forestry more sustainable, but significant challenges remain. These will now be addressed in a new project where five organizations are testing continuous-cover forestry in practice. In Bockeboda, just outside Kristianstad, the future of continuous-cover for

https://www.science.lu.se/article/continuous-cover-forestry-testing-methods-future - 2025-12-13

We tend to attribute today's zoological menagerie of dog breeds to Victorian gentlemen with a penchant for selective breeding. The truth, however, goes back much further. An international study shows that the rich morphological variety among dogs began to take off 11,000 years ago – long before nineteenth century kennel clubs. Look at the dogs of today: the dainty Chihuahua, which most resembles a

https://www.science.lu.se/article/dog-diversity-thousands-years-older-we-thought - 2025-12-13

Through the DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at Lund University in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shifted over the past 35 years. It now starts several weeks earlier, revealing how quickly nature’s calendar can reset in line with a warmer climate. When the Swedish military began collecting air samples in the 1960s to re

https://www.science.lu.se/article/old-air-samples-hint-effects-climate-change - 2025-12-13

Lisa Eklund har bidragit till artikeln ”Reacting to social discrimination? Men's individual and social risk behaviors in the context of a male marriage squeeze in rural China”, publicerad i Social Science & Medicine. Bristen på kvinnor i Kina innebär att många kinesiska män har svårt att hitta en partner. Exkluderingen från giftermål leder till att en del män ägnar sig åt potentiellt skadliga bete

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/social-diskriminering-vanligt-bland-kinesiska-man-som-exkluderats-fran-giftermal - 2025-12-13

Sociologiska institutionens prefekt, professor Åsa Lundqvist, blir sakkunnig ledamot i Vetenskapsrådets beredningsgrupp för internationella postdocs. Gruppen bedömer och betygssätter ansökningar om bidrag från forskare som nyligen disputerat vid svenskt universitet och vill forska vid ett utländskt lärosäte. Syftet är att ge forskare i början av sina karriärer möjlighet att utöka sina kompetenser

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/asa-lundqvist-blir-ny-ledamot-i-en-av-vetenskapsradets-beredningsgrupper - 2025-12-13

Policys från FN, EU och enskilda nationer genomsyras av löften om tillgänglighet för personer med funktionsnedsättningar. Men i praktiken går det trögt. Den som har en skada, använder rullstol eller permobil eller på andra sätt lever med nedsättningar måste därför ta till kreativa metoder för att ta sig fram i vardagen. David Wästerfors har studerat hur människor med olika funktionsnedsättning gör

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/folkliga-metoder-mot-bristande-tillganglighet - 2025-12-13

Lisa Flower vid Sociologiska institutionen tar emot Sveriges sociologförbunds utmärkelse för avhandlingen "Loyalty Work: Emotional interactions of defence layers in Swedish courtrooms”. När Sveriges sociologförbund samlades för årsmöte i en videokonferens den 19 mars tillkännagav Simon Lindgren (Umeå Universitet) och Anna Olofsson (Mittuniversitetet) att förbundets pris för bästa doktorsavhandling

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/sveriges-sociologforbund-hittar-basta-doktorsavhandlingen-i-lund - 2025-12-13

Professor Antoinette Hetzler har bidragit till antalogin Feeling Safe in School: Bullying and Violence Prevention Around the World, publicerad av Harvard Education Press. Antoinette Hetzlers expertis rör konflikter i svenska skolor. I kapitlet “Abusive Behaviour in Swedish Schools: Setting Limits and Building Citizenship” skriver hon:"Sverige har gått längre än något annat land för att identifiera

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/antoinette-hetzler-publicerad-i-internationell-antologi-om-valdsprevention-i-skolan - 2025-12-13

Männsikor som litar på andra löper lägre risk att dö än de som är misstroende, skriver sociologen Jan Mewes och hans kollegor i artikeln ”Trust, happiness and mortality: Findings from a prospective US population-based survey”, publicerad i Social Science & Medicine. Effekterna av generell tillit – uppfattningen att man kan lita på andra, inklusive främlingar – var särskilt märkbara för dödlighet v

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/storre-chans-att-overleva-om-du-litar-pa-framlingar - 2025-12-13

Veronika Burcar Alm har bidragit till artikeln ”Suspected or protected? Perceptions of procedural justice in ethnic minority youth's descriptions of police relations” publicerad i Policing and Society. Forskarna har intervjuat 121 ungdomar från etniska minoriteter, boende i Finland, Danmark, Norge och Sverige, om deras erfarenheter av polisens insatser. Ungdomarna upplever att polisen misstänkligg

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/upplevelser-av-polisen-bland-ungdomar-fran-etniska-minoriteter - 2025-12-13