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Long-sightedness caused by age could be due to proteins in the lens of the eye that are converted from a fluid solution to a solid, glassy state. This has been shown in a study by researchers from institutions including Lund University. Around the age of 40–50, many people find their sight deteriorates and they need to use reading glasses. This age-related long-sightedness is thought to be due to

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/glassy-protein-solution-may-cause-eyesight-deterioration - 2026-01-11

Group mindfulness treatment is as effective as individual cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in patients with depression and anxiety, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden and Region Skåne. This is the first randomised study to compare group mindfulness treatment and individual cognitive behavioural therapy in patients with depression and anxiety in primary health care. The rese

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mindfulness-treatment-effective-cbt-depression-and-anxiety - 2026-01-11

Edouard Berrocal, a researcher in combustion physics at Lund University, has been awarded one of the most prestigious grants available to young researchers: an ERC Starting Grant. The grant is worth EUR 1.5 million and will enable him to spend the next five years investigating what happens in the crucial moment at the start of combustion when the liquid fuel is injected into the chamber and vapori

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/erc-starting-grant-researcher-combustion - 2026-01-11

The risk of developing type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease is affected by exposures in the uterus. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden are now calling for updated guidelines in light of research evidence from the past decades. The vicious cycle of diabetes describes a scenario where people are becoming fatter, often with elevated levels of glucose, and at increased risk for w

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/type-2-diabetes-risk-starts-pregnancy - 2026-01-11

Lund University has entered into a new agreement with the Mexican Government’s Fund for Human Resource Development (FIDERH), which will allow Mexican students to access a Lund University partial scholarship. The Mexican Government’s Fund for Human Resource Development (FIDERH) is a federal trust managed by the Central Bank of Mexico, which has financed graduate studies for Mexican students for ove

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-funding-options-mexican-students - 2026-01-11

In the hunt for better knowledge on the aging process, researchers from Lund University have now enlisted the help of small birds. A new study investigates various factors which affect whether chicks are born with long or short chromosome ends, called telomeres. The genetic make-up of our cells consists of genes lined up on chromosomes. The ends of the chromosomes are called telomeres, and they pr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-fast-you-age-depends-your-parents - 2026-01-11

A group of Lund University engineering students have designed a touch-free interface that enables advanced control of digital devices – simply by twisting and tapping an imaginary sphere. WATCH: Virtual sphere that controls your gadgetsWhen Örs-Barna Blénessy and Holger Andersson met at Lund University, they were writing a lab report one day when they started discussing a famous movie that feature

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/virtual-sphere-new-touch-free-keyboard - 2026-01-11

Gold and silver nanoparticles could affect the stem cells that develop into nerve cells in the brain and the retina of the eye. The results of the two studies from Lund University show that the nerve cells are particularly sensitive during the developmental stage, but that the mature nerve cells are also affected and can even be killed. Silver nanoparticles are primarily used as an antibacterial c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/antibacterial-products-could-affect-nerve-cells - 2026-01-11

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 receiving increasing interna

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/china-uk-and-us-centre-global-land-grabbing-trade - 2026-01-11

In a recent study from Lund University in Sweden, researchers have used new technology to study extremely fast processes in solar cells. The research results form a concrete step towards more efficient solar cells. The upper limit for the efficiency of normal solar cells is around 33 per cent. However, researchers now see a possibility to raise that limit to over 40 per cent, thereby significantly

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/quantum-world-without-queues-could-lead-better-solar-cells - 2026-01-11

In the run-up to Christmas, a lot of us consider donating to charities. But what motivates us to actually follow through? Too much focus on encouraging sympathy in potential charity donors can actually have the opposite effect, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. Our willingness to help others is controlled as much by our head and moral compass - as by the heart. This has bee

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/donating-charity-not-only-about-sympathy - 2026-01-11

On Saturday 10 January, a prize ceremony was held in Jakarta, Indonesia for the winners of the Blue Bag Water Innovation Award 2015 – a challenge where students from Indonesia could present their own innovative ideas on how to help solve the water problems in Jakarta. The first prize was awared to Alisa Febriani for her idea on a water conservation campaign: The Kinanti Project challenges Jakarta’

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/water-innovation-project-indonesia-wins-scholarship-competition - 2026-01-11

A new study from Lund University in Sweden indicates that inherited viruses that are millions of years old play an important role in building up the complex networks that characterise the human brain. Researchers have long been aware that endogenous retroviruses constitute around five per cent of our DNA. For many years, they were considered junk DNA of no real use, a side-effect of our evolutiona

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/do-viruses-make-us-smarter - 2026-01-11

A team of archaeologists in Egypt has made a number of exceptional discoveries, including a stela – a relief design carved into a stone wall – with what are believed to be 2500-year-old inscriptions. The project is led by Maria Nilsson from Lund University in Sweden. “What is unique about the stela is that it shows the gods Amun-Ra and Toth together. These two deities are rarely represented togeth

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/archaeologists-make-unique-discoveries-egypt - 2026-01-11

If in the future electrodes are inserted into the human brain – either for research purposes or to treat diseases – it may be appropriate to give them a ‘coat’ of nanowires that could make them less irritating for the brain tissue. However, the nanowires must not exceed a certain length, according to new research from Neuronano Research Center at Lund University in Sweden. This is the conclusion f

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/extra-short-nanowires-best-brain - 2026-01-11

When it comes to economic and financial decision-making, do you know what is best for you? Or is it wise to delegate decisions to someone else? Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and other institutions have demonstrated that letting someone else be in charge of your personal finances can help you avoid costly mistakes. In a large-scale experiment they show that people who make decisions on b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/why-someone-else-should-make-your-financial-decisions - 2026-01-11

The global university network Universitas 21 (U21) has appointed Lund University's Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Eva Wiberg, as the network's first executive director. Professor Wiberg, currently Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Lund University, will take up the position from 1 February 2015 on a part-time basis, combining this role with her current duties at Lund. The creation of the new position ar

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/deputy-vice-chancellor-eva-wiberg-appointed-executive-director-u21-network - 2026-01-11

Lund University remains the most popular choice for international students wanting to study their Master’s degree in Sweden, with 1/3 of all applicants from the latest application round, choosing Lund University programmes. Of the total 43,817 students who applied to autumn 2015 Master’s programmes at Swedish universities, 14,821 applied to Lund University programmes. This is an increase of 13% co

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-attracts-13-all-international-students-applying-swedish-universities - 2026-01-11

Recent research shows that mild infections without symptoms of illness can still lead to serious consequences by reducing the lifespan of the infected individuals. The study at Lund University in Sweden has been carried out on malaria-infected migratory birds. The infection is thought to speed up the ageing process by shortening the telomeres (i.e., the chromosomes ends) at a faster rate and there

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hidden-infection-shortens-life - 2026-01-11

A research group at Lund University in Sweden has found a new way to identify the most malignant tumours in children. The method involves studying genetic ‘micro-variation’, rather than the presence of individual mutations. In adult cancers, the tumour cells are more genetically variable than healthy cells. When a cancerous cell divides, the chromosomes often end up in the wrong place, or break an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-method-identifying-most-aggressive-childhood-cancers - 2026-01-11