Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech 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 objects appear to be “runaway” stars that have been ejected to areas where no stars can form at all. Some ten years ago, the research community discovered that ultraviolet light radiates from the outer

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/astronomers-find-explanation-mysterious-stars - 2025-08-27

Photo: Mostphotos 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 by the European Research Council funding body to have great innovative potential. Traces viruses in the body in a new way For several years, physicist Christelle Prinz has been developing nanotechnolog

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/prestigious-erc-grants-new-covid-test-and-spectrometer - 2025-08-27

X-ray of a healthy thigh bone and one that was treated and healed with the new method 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 heal severe fractures in the thigh or shin bone. The study, published in the research journal Science Advances, was conducted on rats

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-method-heals-skeletal-injuries-synthetic-bone - 2025-08-27

Photo: Wojciech Kozielsk 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 others. Two thirds of the teens suffered from some type of mental health problem, as reported by themselves or their parents. Both obesity and mental illness have increased among young people during t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-shows-correlation-between-teen-obesity-and-mental-health-issues - 2025-08-27

Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Photo: Per Henningson) The fluttery flight of butterflies has so far been somewhat of a mystery to researchers, given their unusually large and broad wings relative to their body size. Now researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied the aerodynamics of butterflies in a wind tunnel. The results suggest that butterflies use a highly effective clap techni

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/butterfly-wing-clap-explains-mystery-flight - 2025-08-27

How do we recycle or dispose of? Researchers at Lund University emphasize the importance of becoming better at both producing materials and recycling things we no longer use. Sweden’s industry uses about one third of the country’s entire energy consumption. How can industry convert to a better considered and sustainable circular economy? Researchers at Lund University are working closely with comp

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/recycling-alpha-and-omega-sustainable-circular-economy - 2025-08-27

Becoming a parent often brings great joy, but not always. Parenthood also entails challenges, stress and, for some people, it can trigger depression. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that male postnatal depression is more common in men who are insecure in their relationship with their partner. Depression affects around 10-12 per cent of new mothers, and at least 8 per cent of new f

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/depression-new-fathers-connected-relationship-insecurities - 2025-08-27

Photo: Per Björkman For those who are diagnosed and have begun treatment for HIV, it is standard practice to regularly monitor viral load in the blood to assess response to treatment. A study of people living with HIV in Ethiopia shows that poverty and labour mobility are linked to high viral load despite treatment, indicating treatment failure. The researchers behind the study recommend that soci

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hiv-treatment-ethiopia-socioeconomic-challenge - 2025-08-27

Photo: Unsplash Theories were introduced as far back as the 1960s about the possible existence of superheavy elements. Their most long-lived nuclei could give rise to a so-called “island of stability” far beyond the element uranium. However, a new study, led by nuclear physicists at Lund University, shows that a 50-year-old nuclear physics manifesto must now be revised. The heaviest element found 

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nuclear-physicists-voyage-towards-mythical-island - 2025-08-27

Mikael Dolsten Lund University welcomes Mikael Dolsten, head of research at Pfizer, as invited speaker to a webinar: ”Pfizer Rapid Response: Rising to Meet the Crisis” on February 12th at 15.45-17.15. Preregistration is required. Mikael Dolsten, head of research at Pfizer, who led the development of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, was recently appointed as visiting professor at Lund Univ

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/webinar-mikael-dolsten-head-research-pfizer - 2025-08-27

Photo: Mostphotos Researchers at Lund University in Sweden believe they have identified a gene variant that can cause cerebral small vessel disease and stroke. The study is published in Neurology Genetics. ”The patients we have studied are from the same extended family, and several of them have been diagnosed with cerebral small vessel disease and suffered strokes. After tissue examination and usi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-gene-variant-linked-stroke - 2025-08-27

Researchers have discovered individual traits in fungi in their hunt for food. Maze-like structure made of silicone (Photo: Kristin Aleklett Kadish) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered the individual traits of fungi, and how their hyphae – that is, the fungal threads that grow in soil - behave very differently as they navigate through the earth’s microscopic labyrinths. The st

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/soldiers-snakes-and-marathon-runners-hidden-world-fungi - 2025-08-27

Photo: Charlie Cornwallis The world's largest bird, the ostrich, has problems reproducing when the temperature deviates by 5 degrees or more from the ideal temperature of 20 °C. The research, from Lund University in Sweden, is published in Nature Communications. The results show that the females lay up to 40 percent fewer eggs if the temperature has fluctuated in the days before laying eggs. Both

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ostriches-challenged-temperature-fluctuations - 2025-08-27

Charlotta Johnsson (Photo: Tiina Meri) In the current extraordinary situation, voluntary initiatives and ideas have taken off at Lund University, at several different faculties. Everyone is helping where they can. In times of significant pressures on society, many people want to contribute to ensure the functioning of healthcare and education.  When it became apparent that the paediatric emergency

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/maths-tutoring-visors-and-disinfection-volunteer-initiatives-continue-lund-university - 2025-08-27

While taking air measurements, Jakob Löndahl and his research colleagues wear the same protection as the staff caring for coronavirus patients – masks, face visors, gloves and protective aprons. Photo: Sara Thuresson There are many questions concerning the coronavirus and infection prevention that need to be answered as soon as possible. One of the key questions is: Is the coronavirus floating aro

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/air-samples-coronavirus-patient-rooms-being-analysed - 2025-08-27

Protective visor parts that have been 3D-printed Skåne University Hospital’s 3D Printing Centre normally produces surgical equipment and anatomical models used in health care. However, they are now producing protective visors instead, as there is a shortage at hospitals in the region. The centre, run by Region Skåne and linked to Lund University, hopes to do even more, and serve as a hub for 3D-pr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/3d-printing-centre-helping-fight-against-coronavirus - 2025-08-27

We find ourselves in trying times. Much of what we know and take for granted is being turned on its head. Around the world, we see the spread of the coronavirus affecting country after country. As an international student, you are far away from your loved ones at a time when your studies, mobility, travel and socialising are being severely tested. Many are also observing that Sweden’s government a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/message-vice-chancellor-lund-university-students - 2025-08-27

The (1980s) Servo Ventilator that Björn Jonson developed in the 1960s. On the right: Björn Jonson today, busy with the development of a ventilator for COVID 19. Image source: The Medical History Society of Southern Sweden and private photo. ‘With age comes wisdom’ is an old proverb well suited to Björn Jonson, professor emeritus in clinical physiology who is about to turn 80. He is working day and

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/rapid-development-ventilator-covid-19 - 2025-08-27

Jonas Björk and Anna Axmon The frustration with not being able to contribute to the difficult situation surrounding the covid-19 pandemic led researchers at LUPOP to launch a matchmaking initiative. Their idea is to help researchers with clinical background, now needed in healthcare, by supporting their research and application work. As COVID-19 spreads throughout the world, public interest in epi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/covid-19-mitigating-impact-research-through-matchmaking - 2025-08-27

This article was written by Paul W Franks, Professor in Genetic Epidemiology at Lund University, and Peter Nilsson, Professor of Epidemiology at Lund University for The Conversation (https://theconversation.com/uk). It was published on March 27th 2020. A growing number of Swedish doctors and scientists are raising alarm over the Swedish government’s approach to COVID-19. Unlike its Nordic neighbou

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sweden-under-fire-relaxed-coronavirus-approach-heres-science-behind-it - 2025-08-27