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New research from Lund University in Sweden has shown that intestinal bacteria can accelerate the development of Alzheimer’s disease. According to the researchers behind the study, the results open up the door to new opportunities for preventing and treating the disease. Because our gut bacteria have a major impact on how we feel through the interaction between the immune system, the intestinal mu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gut-bacteria-may-play-role-alzheimers-disease - 2025-10-31

Through cooperation, animals are able to colonise harsher living environments that would otherwise be inaccessible, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, together with researchers in England and USA. The research community has long believed this was the other way around - that species in tough environments had to cooperate to survive. As a result the established view of why anim

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/those-who-help-each-other-can-invade-harsher-environments - 2025-10-31

Certain dried herbs, such as basil, dill and coriander, can be a sad affair. But this could change. A group of researchers in Food Technology at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that by subjecting basil leaves to electric shock, the dried version both tastes and smells almost as if it were fresh. The explanation? The leaf pores are naturally closed in dry environments, in order for the pl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-electric-shocks-make-dried-herbs-taste-better - 2025-10-31

Obesity is associated with reduced muscle mass and impaired metabolism. Epigenetic changes that affect the formation of new muscle cells may be a contributing factor, according to new research from Lund University, Sweden. In a new study, doctoral student Cajsa Davegårdh has studied so-called DNA methylation in muscle stem cells in both obese and non-obese individuals. DNA methylation is an epigen

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/obesity-reprogrammes-muscle-stem-cells - 2025-10-31

On Wednesday 22 February, the Governor General of Canada David Johnston will visit Lund together with King Carl XVI Gustaf in the context of a major Canadian state visit. In Lund, the King and the Governor General will attend a presentation of the MAX IV and ESS research facilities. There will also be a round-table discussion on the theme "Where to next? The benefits and opportunities for enhanced

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/king-sweden-and-canadas-governor-general-visit-lund - 2025-10-31

Our blood stem cells generate around a thousand billion new blood cells every day. But the blood stem cells’ capacity to produce blood changes as we age. This leads to older people being more susceptible to anaemia, lowered immunity and a greater risk of developing certain kinds of blood cancer. Now for the first time, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has succeeded in rejuvenating bloo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-blood-can-be-rejuvenated - 2025-10-31

The night vision of frogs and toads appears to be superior to that of all other animals. They have the ability to see colour even when it is so dark that humans are not able to see anything at all. This has been shown in a new study by researchers from Lund University in Sweden. Most vertebrates, including humans, have two types of visual cells located in the retina, namely cones and rods. The con

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/frogs-have-unique-ability-see-colour-dark - 2025-10-31

Lund University celebrates its 350th anniversary by organising the first out of five science weeks, starting with the topic: Is the World Becoming a Better Place? The week takes place 6–12 March 2017 in Lund, Sweden, and includes almost 20 open seminars, activities and debates. It almost seems as if there is no end to the major global challenges that we face, including global warming, growing gaps

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/science-week-world-becoming-better-place - 2025-10-31

A unique trove of bone material from the 9,200 year old coastal settlement Norje Sunnansund in Blekinge, Sweden, has revealed that surprisingly sophisticated hunting strategies were used at the time. One key find was that the early Mesolithic humans practiced so-called selective hunting – seemingly in order to maximise gain and preserve the local population of certain species. ”A telling example i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fish-selective-hunting-strategies-and-delayed-return-lifestyle-among-ancient-foragers - 2025-10-31

In the QS World University Rankings by Subjects 2017 released today, Lund University once again reinforces its position as a top 100 University. Four Lund University subjects are ranked in the top 50 in the new QS 2017 subject ranking: geography (26th) environmental sciences (38th) development studies (32nd) nursing (49th) An additional 16 subjects are ranked in the top 100 and seven are ranked in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/top-100-rank-20-lund-university-subjects-new-qs-subject-ranking - 2025-10-31

When David Gisselsson Nord, a cancer researcher at Lund University in Sweden, read a history book last summer, he was struck by the similarities between how cancer and insurgencies evolve over time. Could military strategy be used as inspiration for cancer treatment? He teamed up with Robert Egnell at the Swedish Defence University to find an entirely novel approach to his field. ‟There are actual

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-what-cancer-research-can-learn-military-strategy - 2025-10-31

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have used the MAX IV synchrotron in Lund – the strongest of its kind in the world - to produce images that predate the formation of toxic clumps of beta-amyloid, the protein believed to be at the root of Alzheimer’s disease. The unique images appear to contradict a previously unchallenged consensus. Instead of attempting to eliminate beta-amyloid, or so-cal

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/never-seen-images-early-stage-alzheimers-disease - 2025-10-31

Rarely do we encounter a scientific fact that stirs public controversy and distrust in science as much as climate change. However, the theory is built on honest reporting of facts. This emerges from a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The study in question investigates whether there is a so-called publication bias within climate research, i.e. a statistically skewed distribution of the way

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/no-publication-bias-found-climate-change-research - 2025-10-31

Crashing computers or smartphones - and security loopholes that allow hackers to steal millions of passwords - could be prevented if it were possible to design error-free software. To date, this is a problem that neither engineers nor current supercomputers have been able to solve. A major reason for this is the computing power required to verify large programs. Today’s computers use vast amounts

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/biological-supercomputers-be-powered-molecular-motors - 2025-10-31

We may soon get better insight into the microcosm and the world of electrons. Researchers at Lund University and Louisiana State University have developed a tool that makes it possible to control extreme UV light - light with much shorter wavelengths than visible light. The new method uses strong laser pulses to direct the short bursts of light. Something very exciting happens when light hits elec

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/electrons-used-control-ultrashort-laser-pulses - 2025-10-31

Hur påverkar våra matvanor kroppens fettdepåer? Var lagras fettet någonstans, hur växer mängden och vilken sorts fett är det? Med avancerad bildteknik kan det för första gången bli möjligt att ge en detaljerad bild av vad som händer i kroppen vid bl.a. fetma och övervikt. I takt med de växande problemen med övervikt görs också nya framsteg inom fetmaforskningen. I en avhandling från Lunds universi

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/skillnad-pa-fett-och-fett-avancerade-bilder-kartlagger-sjukdomsrisk - 2025-10-31

Kan tidiga erfarenheter i livet påverka hur och vad vi äter i vuxen ålder? Det ska ett nytt forskningsprojekt ta reda på med hjälp av drygt 80 miljoner kronor från EU, varav 13 miljoner går till Göteborgs universitet. Forskningsprojektet, som leds av universitetet i Edinburgh, syftar till att undersöka hur våra matvanor utvecklas och hur valet av livsmedel påverkas av hunger, kostnader, stress och

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/stort-projekt-ska-forklara-vad-som-styr-vara-matval - 2025-10-31

Det har redan tidigare slagits fast att en kost baserad på nordiska livsmedel har flera positiva effekter, bland annat sänkt kolesterol, blodtryck och förbättrad insulinkänslighet. Vissa av de kolesterolsänkande effekterna är relaterade till den förbättrade fettkvaliteten i den nordiska kosten, och vår nordiska grötfrukost kan ha oväntade positiva effekter. Det framgår av en ny avhandling från Upp

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/nordisk-kost-och-grotfrukost-kan-motverka-hjart-karlrisk - 2025-10-31

En ny metod gör det möjligt att i stor skala få fram mänskliga embryonala stamceller av hög klinisk kvalitet. Det går dessutom att göra utan att något embryo dödas. Upptäckten innebär ett stort kliv framåt för stamcellsforskningen  och för de stora förhoppningar som finns om att kunna ersätta skadade celler och på så sätt bota svåra sjukdomar som diabetes och Parkinsons sjukdom. I dag hämtas mäns

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/ny-metod-okar-tillgangen-pa-embryonala-stamceller - 2025-10-31

David Nicholls, professor emeritus i mitokondriell fysiologi vid Buck Institute i Novato i Kalifornen och mentor vid Lunds universitets Diabetescentrum, har valts in i det Kungliga sällskapet i Storbritannien. Bland medlemmarna finns många av världens mest framstående vetenskapsmän. - Jag är oerhört hedrad! säger David Nicholls. David Nicholls visste tidigt att han ville syssla med forskning.- Jag

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/diabetesforskare-invald-i-anrikt-sallskap-vetenskapsman - 2025-10-31