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19 Jan 2021

New study shows correlation between teen obesity and mental health issues

Half of all young people treated for severe obesity have neuropsychiatric problems, according to a new study by researchers from Lund University and Gothenburg, Sweden, among other...

19 Jan 2021

New method heals skeletal injuries with synthetic bone

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in collaboration with colleagues in Dresden, Germany, have developed a way of combining a bone substitute and drugs to regenerate bone and...

14 Jan 2021

Prestigious ERC grants for new Covid test and spectrometer

Christelle Prinz, professor of solid state physics, and Edouard Berrocal, researcher in combustion physics, will each receive EUR 150 000 to further develop research results deemed...

12 Jan 2021

Astronomers find explanation for mysterious stars

Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have now drawn an exciting conclusion regarding massive stars that can be observed in the outskirts of many spiral galaxies. These object...

26 Dec 2020

Model used to evaluate lockdowns was flawed

In a recent study, researchers from Imperial College London developed a model to assess the effect of different measures used to curb the spread of the coronavirus. However, the mo...

18 Dec 2020

Three in a row – hat trick for brain electrodes

In order to study how the brain functions and to develop new technologies for treating neurological diseases, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed tissue-friendl...

16 Dec 2020

WATCH: 85% of cough droplets blocked by surgical mask, experiment shows

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have recorded coughs resolved at high temporal resolution - 8,000 images per second - and high detection sensitivity, using laser light sca...

15 Dec 2020

Genes play a role in common knee injury

It has long been known that the choice of shoe, surface and type of sport can all be contributing factors when someone suffers an anterior cruciate ligament rupture. Researchers at...

14 Dec 2020

Economic historians seeking the roots of South Africa's inequality

In a unique project, researchers from Lund University in Sweden, together with universities in South Africa, the Netherlands and the USA, will for the first time systematise large ...

14 Dec 2020

Watch: The cleaning system of the brain captured in 3D footage

The brain has its own cleaning system that removes harmful substances while we sleep and protects it from diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. Neuroscientists at Lund University i...

11 Dec 2020

Mikael Dolsten, head of research at Pfizer, appointed visiting professor at Lund University

Mikael Dolsten was an advisor to President Obama, worked with Joe Biden on Cancer Moonshot, was involved in the R&D for some 30 drugs – and he is now leading the development of Pfi...

11 Dec 2020

Mikael Dolsten, head of research at Pfizer, appointed visiting professor at Lund University

Mikael Dolsten, head of research at Pfizer, who led the development of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, will take up the appointment of visiting professor of Pharmacology ...

10 Dec 2020

Prestigious ERC grant to two Lund University researchers

One wants to shed new light on mysterious dark matter. The other wants to understand how tendons are constructed and how they heal after an injury. Researcher in particle physics C...

9 Dec 2020

New algorithm brings us closer to dolphin communication

So far, the way dolphins navigate, find food and socialise using sound signals has baffled researchers. Josefin Starkhammar, senior lecturer at the Division for Biomedical Engineer...

2 Dec 2020

Newly launched MOOC on Africa’s development

Is Africa rising? That’s one of many questions covered in LUSEM’s newly launched open global online course (MOOC) – African development, from the past to the present. Taking on an ...

30 Nov 2020

App predicts risk of developing Alzheimer’s

A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that validated biomarkers can reveal an individual’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Using a model that combines the levels...

26 Nov 2020

Global dialogues to boost climate work

The climate crisis has received less media coverage during the corona pandemic despite that many think the climate challenges demand equally urgent attention. During the coming two...

25 Nov 2020

Mimicking the navigation of the insect brain

How do bees always find their way home, not to mention in a straight line? What is it about the insect brain that allows them to navigate so easily? Could we copy that function? A ...

25 Nov 2020

Nanoparticles deliver drugs to the brain

A new method that slowly releases drugs locally in the brain has been developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The drug is encapsulated in nanoparticles and delivered...

19 Nov 2020

Erik Renström to be the vice-chancellor of Lund University

The Government has appointed Erik Renström as the vice-chancellor of Lund University for the term of office 2021–2026. Renström, a physician and professor of experimental endocrino...