Published 2 June 2014 “The increased risk of diabetes has previously been explained by the fact that cystic fibrosis causes damage to the pancreas, where the blood-sugar regulating hormone insulin is produced. We are the first research group to show that the mutated gene that causes cystic fibrosis also plays an important role in the release of insulin. The risk of diabetes is not only explained b

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/cystic-fibrosis-and-diabetes-link-explained - 2025-04-01

Published 8 November 2022 Markku Rummukainen. Photo: Lund University The UN’s annual climate change conference takes place this year in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. Over the course of two weeks, representatives of the world’s nations will gather to discuss how to achieve the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement and contribute to the climate transition. At this year’s COP, the focus will be on topics suc

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/uns-climate-change-conference-cop27-topics-agenda - 2025-04-01

Published 19 December 2024 Juan Ocampo's research examines how complementary currencies are implemented in communities, drawing on observations from a collaboration in Kenya. Photo: Sara Håkansson What does it take to implement a complementary currency in a community, and how does it reshape social, technical, and economic dynamics? Juan Ocampo, a PhD graduate from Lund University’s School of Econ

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/juan-ocampo-researched-organizing-money-places-where-money-assumed-be-scarce - 2025-04-01

Published 14 April 2023 Never before so much data has been produced within life sciences. At the same time, computing power, artificial intelligence and other technology necessary to handle data have been greatly improved. The theme of this year’s WCMM Research Day held on April 12th in Lund, was artificial intelligence (AI) in medical research. A widely discussed topic that has opened up endless

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-day-2023 - 2025-04-01

Published 4 September 2023 As you probably know, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has granted funding of SEK 20 million to the Program for Academic Leaders in Life Science (PALS). The program is a collaborative effort with the four WCMM Centers, SciLifeLab and the DDLS program and follows the success and track record of the previous WCMM and SciLifeLab collaboration termed NMMP (National Molec

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/program-academic-leaders-life-science-pals - 2025-04-01

Published 25 June 2023 Håkan Axelson's research group is part of the large EU-funded KATY project, which focuses on the most common type of kidney cancer, clear cell renal cell carcinoma, which is one of the ten most common types of cancer worldwide. Image: iStock. What happens when you mix a group of tumor biology researchers with software developers and AI researchers? Hopefully, with the help o

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/kicking-kidney-cancer - 2025-04-01

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/fewer-lymph-node-operations-breast-cancer-patients-new-prediction-models - 2025-04-01

Published 19 June 2024 The Science Village area is developing. To the left is building Space and to the right the almost finished The Loop. Möllan in the middle. Image by Cecilia Schubert. The Science Village Establishment (Phase 2) project team wishes everyone a great summer with lots of well-deserved rest! Before work starts again in August, we want to share what we have been working on during t

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/summer-greetings-and-update-science-village-project-team - 2025-04-01

Published 12 April 2016 Infographic illustrates the close link between increased country prosperity and greater carbon footprints that a recently released article has analysed. Graph by Aron Strandberg Must greater prosperity necessarily lead to a greater carbon footprint and increased greenhouse gas emissions? “In theory, no, but in practice this seems to be the case”, says researcher Max Koch fr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/economic-development-does-mean-greater-carbon-footprint-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions - 2025-04-01

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-ravens-just-clever-chimps-despite-having-mini-brains - 2025-04-01

Published 13 May 2016 New archaeological method finds children were skilled ceramists during the Bronze Age. Photo: K. Botwid Artisanal interpretation of ceramics from the Bronze Age shows that a nine-year-old child could be a highly skilled artisan. This was one of the discoveries presented in a new thesis from Lund University. The thesis explores how an artisanal perspective can contribute to ar

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-archaeological-method-finds-children-were-skilled-ceramists-during-bronze-age - 2025-04-01

Published 14 June 2016 Researcher Agneta Mallén is studying how citizen journalism, where ordinary citizens document events, can in some cases lead to cyber bullying and viritual shaming. Photo: Wen Tong Neo Citizen journalism is often seen as more democratic form of journalism, where the public contributes to the reporting, analysis and dissemination of news. Sociologist and criminologist Agneta

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-how-citizen-journalism-can-lead-cyber-bullying - 2025-04-01

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breakthrough-iron-based-dyes-can-lead-cheaper-and-environmentally-friendly-solar-energy-applications - 2025-04-01

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-solar-cells-help-purify-water-remote-areas - 2025-04-01

Published 2 December 2016 In preparing for the University’s jubilee year which starts on 19 December, Lund University is now publishing a popular science book entitled “Lund University over 350 Years – History and Stories”. The book is about the University’s journey from a small provincial academy with 14 professors and 80 students to the major international university that it is today, recurrentl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/jubilee-book-highlights-history-lund-university-popular-form - 2025-04-01

Published 6 November 2014 A major breakthrough in the development of stem cell-derived brain cells has put researchers on a firm path towards the first ever stem cell transplantations in people with Parkinson’s disease. A new study presents the next generation of transplantable dopamine neurons produced from stem cells. These cells carry the same properties as the dopamine neurons found in the hum

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/stem-cell-transplants-parkinsons-disease-edging-closer - 2025-04-01

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/extra-short-nanowires-best-brain - 2025-04-01

Published 8 October 2015 "When actors in the private sector see the economic advantages in energy savings they are willing to adjust their ways of operating so as to benefit not only business, but society as a whole", says IIIEE researcher Bernadett Kiss. Urban Transition Öresund: Comparison of cost models supports retrofitting Copenhagen city is one of many European cities in need of energy retro

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-bernadett-kiss - 2025-04-01

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/solar-cells-more-efficient-thanks-new-material-standing-edge - 2025-04-01

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-test-method-aims-predict-allergenic-potency-chemicals - 2025-04-01