https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/stress-may-trigger-male-defence-against-predators - 2025-03-14

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 17 September 2020 Histopathology of rescued bone. Femur of an osteopetrotic mouse (left) and rescued bone phenotype in femur following lentiviral mediated gene therapy. Image credit: Johan Richter & Ilana Moscatelli Johan Richter's research has resulted in the successful development of gene therapy for the hereditary d

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/successful-biotech-collaboration-brings-gene-therapy-project-clinic - 2025-03-14

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 28 February 2025 Marju Orho-Melander from the Leif C. Groop award committee presented the award winner Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm at the event. Photo: Petra Olsson Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm received the Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research at the annual LUDC Diabetes Research Day. "This award allows me to

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/diabetes-event-highlighted-findings-may-lead-new-treatments - 2025-03-14

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 20 May 2021 Photo source: MostPhotos. Can a reduced intake of gluten during childhood affect the development of coeliac disease (gluten intolerance)? Researchers at Lund University will investigate this question in the new study GRAIN (Gluten Reduction After INfancy and the risk of celiac disease). – We’ve seen in previo

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-can-gluten-reduced-diet-first-years-life-prevent-celiac-disease - 2025-03-14

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 16 June 2021 Cardiovascular and lung disease increase the risk of complications in COVID-19. Therefore, the Heart-Lung Foundation has granted SEK 3.1 million for five research projects at Lund University that will contribute to more knowledge about the effects of COVID-19. One of the researchers, Jonas Erjefält, pr

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/five-lund-researchers-received-grants-deepen-knowledge-about-effects-covid-19 - 2025-03-14

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 24 November 2021 Filipe Pereira. Photo: Kennet Ruona. It was Dolly the sheep that decided the fate of Filipe Pereira's future career. The choice lay between becoming an architect or a researcher, when one of the world's most extreme examples of cell reprogramming aroused his curiosity about the inner works of the human

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/dolly-sheep-inspired-him-build-trojan-horse - 2025-03-14

Published 20 August 2019 Initiatives such as the Kisumu Waste Actors Network (KIWAN) must be encouraged to ensure the engagement and inclusion of waste collectors, recyclers, community organizations and entrepreneurs. Photo: Michael Oloko. “Better communication between different waste actors is paramount”. LUCSUS researchers present policy brief on how to address challenges linked to urban solid w

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/four-ways-address-challenges-urban-solid-waste-new-policy-brief-developed-city-kisumu-kenya - 2025-03-14

Published 6 September 2023 Participants in the programme ‘Human Rights and Gender Equality in Climate and Disaster Displacement’ together with teacher Matthew Scott and Lord Mayor of Kampala. In a spirit of collaboration and commitment, Lund University's programme 'Human Rights and Gender Equality in Climate and Disaster Displacement' has reached its culmination. The programme's final workshop, he

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/supporting-african-cities-addressing-climate-related-displacement - 2025-03-14

By ulrika [dot] oredsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Ulrika Oredsson (English translation: Linda Eitrem Holmgren)) - published 13 May 2022 Political scientist Sarah Anne Rennick is a guest researcher at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies. Photo: Ulrika Oredsson How can youth movements influence and promote democratisation and social justice in the Middle East? Can researchers

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sarah-anne-rennicks-research-profiled-lund-university-magazine - 2025-03-14

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-local-communities-can-transition-sustainable-energy-systems - 2025-03-14

Published 25 October 2018 IIIEE researcher 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

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/can-we-limit-global-warming-15-degc - 2025-03-14

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 1 October 2019 Professor Mats Benner represents the the Electoral College. Photo: Johan Bävman The work to find a new vice-chancellor has begun. The recruitment committee, which now consists of equal numbers of members from the Electoral College and the University Board (with the chair of the board having the casti

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/search-new-vice-chancellor-underway - 2025-03-14

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/unique-3d-images-reveal-architecture-nerve-fibers - 2025-03-14

Published 29 September 2020 A large proportion of our elite athletes are suffering psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, with more women than men reporting adverse reactions. This is demonstrated by the study Psychological Distress and Problem Gambling in Elite Athletes during COVID-19 Restrictions: A Web Survey in Top Leagues of Three Sports during the Pandemic, published in the In

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/many-elite-athletes-feeling-psychological-distress-during-pandemic - 2025-03-14

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/possible-association-between-tattoos-and-lymphoma-revealed - 2025-03-14

Published 29 July 2021 A nocturnal dung beetle climbing atop its dung ball to survey the stars before starting to roll (Photo: Chris Collingridge) For the first time, researchers have been able to prove that city lights limit the ability of nocturnal animals to navigate by natural light in the night sky. Instead, they are forced to use streetlamps, neon light or floodlights to orient themselves. T

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/artificial-light-disrupts-dung-beetles-sense-direction - 2025-03-14

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-findings-could-transform-treatment-brain-injuries-and-stroke - 2025-03-14

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Published 22 September 2017 Carbon offsetting is an environmental strategy based on financing climate measures in developing countries to compensate for greenhouse gas emissions in industrialised countries. In recent years, it has become a popular strategy among companies as well as private individuals to reduce their carbon footprint.Tree-planting has become one of the most popular – albeit most

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/planting-trees-africa-dubious-environmental-strategy-study - 2025-03-14

By lina [dot] tornquist [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (Lina Törnquist) - published 12 December 2024 With funding of up to 150,000 SEK available per project, the Call is designed to allow researchers to explore early-stage ideas. Researchers and doctoral students at Lund University will soon have a new opportunity for funding to support activities outside existing research projects that can pla

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-funds-sustainable-idea-exploration-call-opens-january-15 - 2025-03-14