Published 6 February 2020 The adoption of sustainable and renewable energy sources to permanently move beyond the dependence from fossil fuels constitutes one of the great challenges of our time. One that is made more urgent by the effects of climate change we witness on a daily basis. Electrification, such as we see in the development of electric vehicles, seems a promising strategy, but it canno

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/role-synthesis-gas-tomorrows-sustainable-fuels - 2025-04-03

Published 7 February 2020 Martin Magnusson (Photo: Kennet Ruona) A new epidemiological study from Lund University and Skåne University Hospital in Sweden shows that there is a connection between high levels of the gastrointestinal hormone GIP in the blood, and an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. It is well known that the intestinal hormones GIP and GLP-1 are important for insulin productio

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gut-hormone-can-increase-risk-cardiovascular-disease - 2025-04-03

Published 14 February 2020 Photo: Mostphotos The more sugar we eat, the less vitamins and minerals we consume, new findings from Lund University in Sweden show. However, the researchers behind the study do not believe that their results alone are enough to make changes to current dietary recommendations. High sugar intake has been associated with numerous diseases and conditions such as poor denta

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/more-sugar-less-vitamins-we-eat-study-shows - 2025-04-03

Published 17 February 2020 Photo: Mostphotos Today's energy system is not equipped to deal with the extreme weather of the future, according to an international research group that tested 13 potential climate change scenarios on 30 cities in four different climate zones in Sweden. A growing share of renewable energy makes the system even more vulnerable, according to the projections published in N

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/extreme-weather-could-increase-power-outages - 2025-04-03

Published 21 February 2020 A common wall lizard (Photo: Nathalie Feiner) Researchers have discovered nematodes, or worms, in the brains of lizard embryos. This is the first time they have been found in reptile eggs, and it was previously believed that egg laying prevents parasites from being transmitted in this way. The discovery was made by an international research team led by Nathalie Feiner, e

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/worms-discovered-brain-lizard-embryos-first-time - 2025-04-03

Published 26 February 2020 Human iPS cells (Photo: Johan Jakobsson) Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease make up the world’s most common diseases. A new biobank at Lund University in Sweden - the largest of its kind - with stem cells from both those affected and healthy individuals, will contribute to an increased understanding of how these diseases arise. “The goa

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/worlds-largest-stem-cell-biobank-launched - 2025-04-03

Published 28 February 2020 Kristina Sundquist (Photo: Johan Bävman) Professor Kristina Sundquist's research group at Lund University in Sweden has been awarded USD 2 million by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US. Kristina Sundquist, together with Professor Kenneth Kendler's research group at Virginia Commonwealth University,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/large-grant-research-genetics-alcoholism - 2025-04-03

Published 2 March 2020 Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease is often difficult, as several other conditions can cause similar symptoms. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now discovered a blood marker that can accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s in the early stages of the disease. ‟This is a major breakthrough. I believe this blood test can be used clinically in only a few years”, says Oskar Hans

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/blood-test-enables-early-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2025-04-03

Published 2 March 2020 Oskar Hansson (Photo: Kennet Ruona) Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease is often difficult, as several other conditions can cause similar symptoms. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now discovered a blood marker that can accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s in the early stages of the disease. ‟This is a major breakthrough. I believe this blood test can be used clinically i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/blood-test-enables-early-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease-0 - 2025-04-03

Published 5 March 2020 Håkan Nero (Photo: Olle Dahlbäck) By performing a few simple physical exercises daily, and receiving information about their disease regularly, 500 osteoarthritis patients were able to on average halve their pain in 6 months - and improve their physical function. The participants in the study from Lund University in Sweden used a newly developed mobile app to help them keep

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/app-helps-reduce-osteoarthritis-pain - 2025-04-03

Published 9 March 2020 Infrared photo taken during the experiment An international research team from Sweden and Hungary have discovered an entirely new sense in dogs: using their cold, wet nose tips, dogs can sense the heat from other animals or a human. “It has taken a rather long time to discover this, given that dog and man have lived side by side for 15,000 years, and we have remained unaware

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/dogs-can-detect-heat-noses-study-finds - 2025-04-03

Published 18 March 2020 Lund University is following the Government and Public Health Authority’s new recommendations regarding measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The University has therefore decided that education and examinations should be conducted using online alternatives (distance education) from 18 March. University facilities will remain open. On 17 March, the Government rec

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/university-makes-transition-distance-education - 2025-04-03

Published 19 March 2020 The University’s main priority in these difficult times is the safety and well-being of our students, our staff and the community around us. As a centre of education and research in Sweden for more than 350 years, the University has stood through many major events in world history and by working together in solidarity, we will endure through these challenging times as well.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-and-coronavirus-covid-19 - 2025-04-03

Published 20 March 2020 Photo: Kennet Ruona Medical and nursing students will now be able to join the fight against the coronavirus. The Faculty of Medicine and Region Skåne have reached an agreement that means students can be employed at hospitals and health care facilities in the region. This will also apply to clinically active staff at the faculty. Initially, the deal applies to medical and nu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-students-and-staff-support-health-care-system - 2025-04-03

Published 25 March 2020 Oxana Klementieva (Photo: Agata Garpenlind) To understand what happens in the brain when Alzheimer's disease develops, researchers need to be able to study the molecular structures in the neurons affected by Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have tested a new imaging method for this purpose. The research is published in the journal Advanced Scien

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-imaging-method-sheds-light-alzheimers-disease - 2025-04-03

Publicerad 11 mars 2020 Tisdagen 10 mars sände och publicerade SVT nyheter Skåne expertintervjuer med Måns Svensson, docent i rättssociologi, mot bakgrund av ett åtal mot fem klimataktivister. Bakgrunden är att fem medlemmar ur klimataktiviströrelsen Extinction rebellion åtalats för störande av allmän förrättning då de högljutt stafettläst en text från åskådarplats under Malmö kommunfullmäktiges b

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/mans-svensson-kommenterar-civil-olydnad-i-svt-nyheter - 2025-04-03

Publicerad 25 mars 2020 Sara Blomqvist under föreläsning för studenterna i kandidatprogrammet i kriminologi. Foto: Isabel Schoultz Den sista gästföreläsaren att besöka kandidatprogrammet i kriminologi innan självkarantän blev vårens livsstilstrend var Sara Blomqvist, avgående brottsutredare på Tullkriminalenheten i Karlshamn. Sara Blomqvist tog kandidatexamen i rättssociologi från kriminologiprogr

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/sara-blomqvist-om-arbete-och-karriar-efter-kandidatexamen-i-kriminologi - 2025-04-03

Publicerad 8 april 2020 I slutet av februari var Patrik Olsson, universitetslektor vid Lund universitet, i Uzbekistan för att konferera om ett av områdets största akademiska problem. Konferensen "Higher Education – a Sphere without Corruption" anordnades i Uzbekistans huvudstad Tasjkent av FN:s organ för internationellt samarbete inom utbildning, vetenskap, kultur och kommunikation (UNESCO) och Uz

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/rattssociolog-pa-korruptionsforebyggande-uppdrag-i-centralasien - 2025-04-03

Publicerad 21 april 2020 Ansökningsperioden till högskolestudier för höstterminen 2020 slog rekord. Över 400 000 ansökningar lämnades in. Kriminologi är fortsatt ett populärt ämne och kandidatprogrammet vid Lunds universitet har flest sökande för andra året i rad. Med 4426 sökande inför höstterminen 2020 är kandidatprogrammet i kriminologi den mest ansökta kriminologiutbildningen i landet och den

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/lund-lockar-flest-kriminologiintresserade-studenter - 2025-04-03

Av kristina [dot] lindgarde [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Kristina Lindgärde) - publicerad 22 april 2020 Foto: Robin Worrall/Unsplash. Ett nytt forskningsprojekt ska ta reda på hur den ökade risken för hatstormar mot journalister påverkar yttrandefrihet och demokrati. Bland annat ska vad som skrivs om 2000 journalister på Twitter analyseras. Att självcensur förekommer visar den inledande kunskapssam

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/radsla-hat-leder-till-sjalvcensur-hos-journalister - 2025-04-03