By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 25 June 2024 Researchers at Lund University have discovered how a hidden piece of DNA, known as a transposable element, disrupts normal gene function in a disease called X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP). Image // Science Photo Library Researchers at Lund University have discovered how a hidden piece of DNA, known a

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-hidden-genetic-elements-trigger-rare-disorder - 2025-03-15

By minna [dot] wallen-widung [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Minna Wallén-Widung) - published 14 September 2023 31 percent of the professors at Lund University are women. Photo: Gunnar Menander Evaluate employees’ performance differently – it could be a route to achieving a more gender equal university. This according to Rebecca Selberg, associate professor of gender studies. “A better, more

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rethink-employee-performance-and-improve-gender-equality - 2025-03-16

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/atopic-eczema-widespread-disease - 2025-03-16

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 16 December 2019 Christian Balkenius is not worried about robots taking over and becoming smarter than us. " Not in my lifetime, in any case", he reassures. Photo:Maria Lindh How do you get a robot to behave in an ethical and moral way? Christian Balkenius is giving this a lot of thought, as it is the topic of his

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/robots-not-so-smart-we-would-think - 2025-03-16

By maria [dot] persson [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Persson) - published 6 November 2024 Donald Trump aims to introduce sharply increased tariffs and an extensive deportation policy, while Kamala Harris is focused on domestic issues like stabilizing inflation and strengthening the middle class. What will happen to the U.S. and global economy when one of them becomes president? Maria Persson,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/harris-and-trump-economy-and-election - 2025-03-16

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Published 12 November 2020 Augustus Aturinde, to the left, nailing his thesis in the Geolibrary accompanied by supervisor Ali Mansourian. Augustus Aturinde, PhD candidate, recently nailed his thesis “GIS and Health: Enhancing Disease Surveillance and Intervention through Spatial Epidemiology”. Augustus Aturinde is a PhD candidate at our department, who came here through a bi-lateral scholarship by

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/new-thesis-gis-and-spatial-methods-epidemiology - 2025-03-15

By chekhros [dot] kilichova [at] soclaw [dot] lu [dot] se (Chekhros Kilichova) - published 10 January 2025 MARS project members participated in the joint conference of the CESS and ESCAS on January 8-10, 2025 in Lisbon A few MARS project members presented their research at the joint CESS and ESCAS conference, which took place on January 8–10, 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal. The international Conference

https://www.mars.lu.se/article/participation-joint-conference-cess-and-escas - 2025-03-15

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/skin-pigment-renders-suns-uv-radiation-harmless-using-projectiles - 2025-03-15

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Published 19 November 2015 New data presented by researchers at Lund University and others in the journal Oceanologia show that the air along the coasts is full of hazardous nanoparticles from sea traffic. Almost half of the measured particles stem from sea traffic emissions, while the rest is deemed to be mainly from cars but also biomass combustion, industries and natural particles from the sea.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sea-traffic-pollutes-our-lungs-more-previously-thought - 2025-03-15

By emma [dot] lord [at] soclaw [dot] lu [dot] se (Emma Lord) - published 7 June 2017 Last week some 60 people gathered in the conference room at Palaestra in Lund for the seminar ”Universities' role in sustainable change work” hosted by Lund University Commissioned Education, Child Rights Institute at Lund University and partners. The event marked the start of a new online global platform aiming t

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/change-agents-child-rights-told-their-stories - 2025-03-15

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/experts-how-do-we-solve-mediterranean-migrant-crisis - 2025-03-15

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https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/false-alarm-body-may-be-responsible-acute-pancreatitis - 2025-03-15

Published 24 June 2015 Rice in Japan. Photo: Kazuhiko Kobayashi The rapidly rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect plants’ absorption of nitrogen, which is the nutrient that restricts crop growth in most terrestrial ecosystems. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have now revealed that the concentration of nitrogen in plants’ tissue is lower in air with high levels of car

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/increased-carbon-dioxide-levels-air-restrict-plants-ability-absorb-nutrients - 2025-03-15

Published 20 September 2015 European Trend Atlas of Extreme Temperature and Precipitation Deliang Chen, MERGE researcher at the University of Gothenburg, along with colleagues from four other European universities have published a book that shows the development of European extreme weather for the period 1801-2000. It has involved a huge amount of work to collect and analyse all the meteorological

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/europes-extreme-weather-over-200-years-presented-new-book - 2025-03-15

Published 21 December 2015 New data presented by researchers at Lund University and others in the journal Oceanologia show that the air along the coasts is full of hazardous nanoparticles from sea traffic. Almost half of the measured particles stem from sea traffic emissions, while the rest is deemed to be mainly from cars but also biomass combustion, industries and natural particles from the sea.

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/sea-traffic-pollutes-our-lungs-more-previously-thought - 2025-03-15

Published 19 April 2010 All diabetics who developed the disease before the age of six months should be tested for a certain genetic mutation. Some of them might not need insulin injections but could manage their disease just as well, or better, with a simple tablet. “Neonatal diabetes is an uncommon form of diabetes caused by a genetic mutation, which means that insulin is not secreted in the righ

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/many-diabetics-could-manage-without-insulin-injections - 2025-03-15

Published 25 October 2021 To all current and prospective 1st year PhD students in Bioinformatics,   You are invited to apply to MedBioInfo, the National Graduate School in Medical Bioinformatics, established to provide advanced training in bioinformatics to the next generation of world-class life-science researchers.  Our 43 affiliated faculty members include most of the leading bioinformaticians

https://www.lubi.lu.se/article/application-open-medbioinfo-national-graduate-school-medical-bioinformatics - 2025-03-15