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How fast you age depends on your parents

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 - 2025-12-19

Lund University in the top 100 in Times Higher Education ranking

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 - 2025-12-20

AI-assisted interviews increase accuracy in diagnosing mental illness

A new study shows that an AI assistant can conduct assessment conversations with patients with higher accuracy than the rating scales used in healthcare today. In the study, 303 participants were interviewed by the AI assistant Alba, who then suggested possible psychiatric diagnoses. In addition to being interviewed by an AI assistant, the participants also had to fill out standardized rating scal

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-assisted-interviews-increase-accuracy-diagnosing-mental-illness - 2025-12-20

What city life will be like if we reach our climate goals

In political debate, the notion of climate transition is often presented as a road lined with sacrifices. Many researchers, however, paint a picture of a day-to-day life that could be better than today’s. What is experienced as good or bad varies from one person to the next, and may vary over time.  “Whether something is getting better or worse is, of course, a subjective judgement. Norms change o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/what-city-life-will-be-if-we-reach-our-climate-goals - 2025-12-20

The body’s fantastic defence system gets help in the fight against cancer

T cells, antibodies, immune defences – concepts we have learnt more about after a couple of years of a global Covid-19 pandemic. Understanding of how the immune system works against cancer is another major issue for research and development of new treatments. ‟Antibodies have been used in cancer care for close to 25 years but it is over the past five years that new techniques and treatments have t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bodys-fantastic-defence-system-gets-help-fight-against-cancer - 2025-12-20

Errors detected in several historical consumer price indices

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 - 2025-12-20