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Many might assume that we are powerless in the face of ongoing sea-level rise, and that the risk of flooding is inevitable near the coast. However, how governments choose to develop coastal regions is affecting exposure to flooding more than climate threats, according to a new study. The research analyses flood risk scenarios in China’s coastal zone from 2020 all the way until 2100. Across the wor

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/21st-century-flood-risk-affected-more-policy-climate-threats - 2025-11-24

A research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered a mechanism that helps acute myeloid leukemia cells to evade the body’s immune system. By developing an antibody that blocks the mechanism, the researchers could restore the immune system’s ability to kill the cancer cells in laboratory trials and in mice. The discovery is published in Nature Cancer. In brief:Facts about the study: peer-r

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-mechanism-revealed-how-leukemia-cells-trick-immune-system - 2025-11-24

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.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hidden-highways-sky-mapped - 2025-11-24

Today, Times Higher Education (THE) published its latest ranking and Lund University has retained its position at 95. “It’s very gratifying that we have retained our position, despite tougher global competition. A university is never better than its staff and students. This is therefore an acknowledgement of the skilled work everyone performs to create a top-class university and confirms that we a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-100-times-higher-education-ranking - 2025-11-24

The story of the Ukrainian music scene since the Russian invasion is one of resilience. Even if it has meant playing in the underground Metro, or in cold bomb shelters with no electricity, many musicians have found ways to continue their art. Now, five classical musicians from Kharkiv, Ukraine, have been invited by Malmö Academy of Music to perform in Malmö. In many ways, the sound of Ukraine live

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/music-still-resonates-war-torn-ukraine - 2025-11-24

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.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-take-step-towards-improved-antibody-therapy - 2025-11-24

During the Covid-19 pandemic, there was an unexpected increase in the number of cases of type 1 diabetes in Sweden, particularly among children under five and young adult men. The infection accelerated the onset of diabetes among children between the ages of five and nine. The researchers looked at data from a 17-year period on the incidence of type 1 diabetes among all people under the age of 30

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/type-1-diabetes-increased-among-young-people-during-pandemic - 2025-11-24

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.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-reveals-innermost-secrets-spaghetti - 2025-11-24

The large-eyed bristle worm Vanadis has long been of interest to the world’s vision researchers. But the worm has been difficult to study since it lives in the open sea and is active at night. Now, a research team has succeeded in locating an Italian worm colony and is able to confirm that the worm has completely unique vision. Bristle worms are a group of annelid worms that mostly live in the sea

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/marine-worm-outstanding-vision-fascinates-researchers - 2025-11-24

The strong connection between financial problems and mental health issues is well known. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that only one in five young adults could correctly answer three basic questions about inflation, interest rates and risk diversification. At the same time, they are getting more into debt. This, the researchers argue, is a worrying development. We now know that

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/alarmingly-low-financial-awareness-among-todays-youth - 2025-11-24

During the unusually dry year of 2018, Sweden was hit by numerous forest fires. A research team led from Lund University in Sweden has investigated how climate change affects recently burnt boreal forests and their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. The boreal forests form a single biome that spans the entire Northern Hemisphere. These forests play a key role in the global climate system by absorbi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-field-study-shows-how-climate-change-affects-fire-impacted-forests - 2025-11-24

Quaternary geologist Raimund Muscheler and physical geographer Thomas Pugh have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council. They will receive EUR 2.5 million each over a five-year period to study historical solar storms and the rate at which trees grow and die around the world. The European Research Council (ERC) supports research of the highest quality in all fields. The

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/two-lund-researchers-receive-prestigious-eu-grant - 2025-11-24

Body shape, colour and behaviour often evolve together as species adapt to their environment. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have studied this phenomenon in a specific type of large, bright green and aggressive common wall lizard found near the Mediterranean. They discovered that a unique cell type might have played a key role in this joint evolution. Adaptation is a genetic change tha

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/incredible-hulk-lizard-provides-clues-understanding-evolution - 2025-11-24

Higher dose cohort initiated after positive early safety evaluation in Parkinson's therapy. After a positive initial safety evaluation, the pioneering STEM-PD clinical trial has advanced to higher dose testing.
STEM-PD is a first-in-human clinical trial testing a new investigational therapy for Parkinson’s disease aimed at replacing the dopamine cells lost to the disease with healthy ones derived

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/update-stem-pd-clinical-trial-stem-cell-based-transplant-parkinsons-disease - 2025-11-24

Climate researchers often emphasise the fact that reducing carbon emissions is in everyone’s best interest, and should involve all of us. But how good are they at minimising their own carbon footprint? A new study carried out jointly by Lund University in Sweden and the University of Lausanne in Switzerland shows that some of them use up half their annual carbon allowance in a single week. There a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/conferences-make-scientists-climate-transgressors - 2025-11-24

A new study from Lund University in Sweden suggests that tattoos could be a risk factor for cancer in the lymphatic system, or lymphoma. Now, the researchers underline the need for more research on the topic. Our knowledge regarding the long-term health effects of tattoos is currently poor, and there is not a lot of research within this area. Now a research group at Lund University has investigate

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/possible-association-between-tattoos-and-lymphoma-revealed - 2025-11-24

Lund University has risen to 75th place in the prestigious QS annual ranking. This is an improvement of ten spots on the previous year, placing Lund as the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden. In addition, the University has been awarded the QS Sustainability Champions Award. QS has published annual university rankings since 2004. On 4 June, QS published its latest list (ranking 2025) fo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-global-ranking-wins-sustainability-award - 2025-11-24

Global warming has meant that diseases such as West Nile fever, NTM infections, and new tick-borne viruses are on their way or have already taken hold in Sweden. People are being affected by new diseases, and challenges for the health system are increasing. Among other things, everything is prepared to start screening blood donors for West Nile fever in Region Skåne in southern Sweden. Tropical di

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-diseases-tropical-sweden - 2025-11-24

A record number of doctors received their hat or laurel wreath during the University’s ceremonial highlight of the year – the Doctoral Degree Conferment Ceremony – on 31 May. A total of 266 doctors received their laurel wreath or hat together with 15 honorary doctors. At the same time, 67 doctors became jubilee doctors. A record number of doctorates were conferred this year, as so often in bright

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/pernilla-august-named-honorary-doctor-lund-university - 2025-11-24

New research from Lund University found several inaccuracies in historical CPIs in popular online databases. The findings can have major consequences for future research. Faults in the data might already have influenced decisions made by politicians regarding economic policy, according to Jonas Ljungberg, Professor emeritus of Economic History. Jonas Ljungberg needed access to different European c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/errors-detected-several-historical-consumer-price-indices - 2025-11-24