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International diabetes study receives SEK 40 million to continue

Published 4 October 2018 The TEDDY Study has increased our knowledge about what happens prior to the onset of autoimmune diabetes (type 1 diabetes) and has shown that a stomach infection can trigger coeliac disease. Lund University in Sweden has now received just over SEK 40 million from the American National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue the TEDDY Study for another five years. “We have l

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/international-diabetes-study-receives-sek-40-million-continue - 2025-02-25

New function of a key component in the immune system discovered

Published 5 October 2018 Photo: Mostphotos The complement proteins that circulate in our blood are an important part of our immune system. They help identify bacteria, viruses and other harmful organisms, making it easier for our white blood cells to find and neutralise dangerous microbes. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now discovered a previously unknown function of the central com

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-function-key-component-immune-system-discovered - 2025-02-25

Large grants awarded to research on brain repair and diatoms

Published 5 October 2018 Daniel Conley and Malin Parmar (Photo: Lena Björk Blixt, Kennet Ruona) Lund University has received SEK 56 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation to finance two research projects. One will aim to find innovative ways of repairing an injured brain, and the other will investigate the crucial effect silicon has on the climate. Malin Parmar, professor of Cellula

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/large-grants-awarded-research-brain-repair-and-diatoms - 2025-02-25

“The world can still achieve ambitious climate targets”

Published 8 October 2018 The lead author of the IPCC Special Report on 1.5 degrees, released today, is available for comment. Luis Mundaca is a professor at the International Institute for Indutrial Environmental Economics at Lund University. “The assessment indicates that limiting global warming to 1.5 ˚C is not impossible, but the challenges are unprecedented. The feasibility of meeting the targ

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/world-can-still-achieve-ambitious-climate-targets - 2025-02-25

New discovery restores insulin cell function in type 2 diabetes

Published 8 October 2018 Albert Salehi (Photo: Sara Liedholm) By blocking a protein, VDAC1, in the insulin-producing beta cells, it is possible to restore their normal function in case of type 2 diabetes. In preclinical experiments, the researchers behind a new study have also shown that it is possible to prevent the development of the disease. The findings are published in the scientific journal

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-discovery-restores-insulin-cell-function-type-2-diabetes - 2025-02-25

Researchers solve mystery at the centre of the Milky Way

Published 10 October 2018 W. M. Keck Observatory (Photo: Nils Ryde) Astronomers from Lund University in Sweden have now found the explanation to a recent mystery at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy: the high levels of scandium discovered last spring near the galaxy’s giant black hole were in fact an optical illusion. Last spring, researchers published a study about the apparent presence of aston

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-solve-mystery-centre-milky-way - 2025-02-25

3D mammography detected 34% more breast cancers in screening

Published 15 October 2018 After screening 15 000 women over a period of five years, a major clinical study in Sweden has shown that 3D mammography, or breast tomosynthesis, detects over 30% more cancers compared to traditional mammography – with a majority of the detected tumours proving to be invasive cancers. The extensive screening study was conducted by Lund University and Skåne University Hos

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/3d-mammography-detected-34-more-breast-cancers-screening - 2025-02-25

Commissioned education from Lund University contributes to the reduction of traffic fatalities

Published 16 October 2018 Every year, traffic accidents account for more than 1.3 million deaths worldwide. In an effort to reduce this figure, Lund University offers international courses in road safety management for professionals. In August this year, Lund University was privileged to welcome participants from Botswana, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi and South Africa. Over the past 35 years, Lund Unive

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/commissioned-education-lund-university-contributes-reduction-traffic-fatalities - 2025-02-25

New study may provide clues to how birds began to fly

Published 19 October 2018 Daubenton's bat (Photo: Jens Rydell) For the first time, researchers have measured what is known as the ground effect of flying animals - and it turns out that they save a lot more energy by flying close to the ground than previously believed. The study from Lund University in Sweden supports one of the theories on how birds began to fly. “Our measurements show that the g

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-may-provide-clues-how-birds-began-fly - 2025-02-25

Grant awarded to visionary research on how the brain predicts the outside world

Published 24 October 2018 Henrik Jörntell (Photo: Ingemar Hultquist) How does the brain process information that is generated when we touch different things with our hands – the mirror of deeper intelligence? Could that knowledge teach us to better understand and diagnose brain diseases? An EU grant of SEK 32 million will go towards studying what happens in the brain when we interact with the worl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/grant-awarded-visionary-research-how-brain-predicts-outside-world - 2025-02-25

Can we limit global warming to 1.5 °C?

Published 25 October 2018 Luis Mundaca (Photo: Sara Bernstrup Nilsson) Efforts to combat climate change tend to focus on supply-side changes, such as shifting to renewable or cleaner energy. In a Special Issue in the Energy Efficiency Journal that follows the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 ˚C, researchers argue that demand-side approaches can play a crucial role given the aspirationa

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/can-we-limit-global-warming-15-degc - 2025-02-25

Scientists refine the search for dark matter

Published 29 October 2018 William Kalderon, Eric Corrigan, Eva Hansen (remotely), Caterina Doglioni, Alexander Ekman. Photo: Lena Björk Blixt. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden, among others, have developed a more effective technique in the search for clues about dark matter in the universe. They can now analyse much larger amounts of the data generated at CERN. At the CERN research facil

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/scientists-refine-search-dark-matter - 2025-02-25

New and better marker for assessing patients after cardiac arrest

Published 30 October 2018 Tobias Cronberg, Marion Moseby Knappe och Niklas Mattsson. (Photo: Olle Dahlbäck) Last year, researchers Tobias Cronberg and Niklas Mattsson at Lund University in Sweden published a study showing serum tau levels to be a new and promising marker for identifying patients with severe brain damage after cardiac arrest. Together with Marion Moseby Knappe, they have now discov

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-and-better-marker-assessing-patients-after-cardiac-arrest - 2025-02-25

Researchers solve the mystery of the bird from Atlantis

Published 1 November 2018 The Inaccessible Island rail (Photo: Peter G. Ryan) The world’s smallest flightless bird can be found on Inaccessible Island in the middle of the South Atlantic. Less than 100 years ago, researchers believed that this species of bird once wandered there on land extensions now submerged in water, and therefore named it Atlantisia. In a new study led by biologists at Lund U

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-solve-mystery-bird-atlantis - 2025-02-25

Long-term study shows that HIV-2 is deadlier than previously thought

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 - 2025-02-25

Unique study shows how bats manoeuvre

Published 8 November 2018 Bat in flight (Photo: Anders Hedenström) For the first time, researchers have succeeded in directly measuring the aerodynamics of flying animals as they manoeuvre in the air. Previously, the upstroke of the wings was considered relatively insignificant compared to the powerful downstroke but, in a new study, biologists at Lund University in Sweden have observed that it is

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-study-shows-how-bats-manoeuvre - 2025-02-25

Large-scale land acquisition in Africa affects farmers’ ability to produce their own food

Published 8 November 2018 In order to avoid water conflicts and to stimulate food production in sub-Saharan Africa, large-scale land acquisition should be regulated and focus on food production. These are the conclusions of a new doctoral thesis from Lund University in Sweden. Emma Johansson’s thesis investigates how land use is affected by large-scale land acquisition, also referred to as land gr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/large-scale-land-acquisition-africa-affects-farmers-ability-produce-their-own-food - 2025-02-25

New Lund University think-tank looks to the future

Published 14 November 2018 Kick-off for LU Futura in August 2018. Photo: Kennet Ruona With research at eight different faculties, Lund University has a unique opportunity to look at future problems from all possible perspectives. LU Futura, the University’s new think-tank, will take an interdisciplinary approach to important future issues.  LU Futura operates in the interface between the Universit

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-lund-university-think-tank-looks-future - 2025-02-25

Songbirds set long-distance migration record

Published 15 November 2018 Willow warbler (Photo: Kristaps Sokolovskis) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied flight routes to determine how far willow warblers migrate in the autumn. The results show that the willow warbler holds a long-distance migration record in the ten-gram weight category – with the small birds flying around 13 000 kilometres or longer to reach their destinat

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/songbirds-set-long-distance-migration-record - 2025-02-25

Italian President Sergio Mattarella visits Lund University

Published 19 November 2018 His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy visits Lund (Photo: Kennet Ruona) As part of a three-day state visit to Sweden, His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy, came to Lund University where he gave a lecture to a packed auditorium. The aim of the official visit was to further promote the long-standing and excellent relations between Sweden and

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/italian-president-sergio-mattarella-visits-lund-university - 2025-02-25