Tomosynthesis detects 40% more breast cancers than traditional mammography does, according to a major screening study from Lund University, Sweden. This is the first large-scale study to compare the screening method with regular mammograms. The 3D X-ray technique is also more comfortable for women, as breast compression is halved. WATCH VIDEO STORYA total of 7 500 women aged 40–74 took part in the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-new-method-detects-more-breast-cancer-screening - 2025-08-29

(Photo: Lasse Strandberg) It is six times more expensive for society – and for you individually - if you travel by car instead of cycling. This has been shown in a Lund University study of Copenhagen, a city of cyclists. It is the first time a price has been put on car use as compared to cycling. Watch: Bikes cheaper alternative to carsIn the comparative study, Stefan Gössling from Lund University

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-six-times-more-expensive-travel-car-bicycle - 2025-08-29

Jiang Qian (Photo: Simon Helmersson) Jiang Qian is currently designing vacuum cleaners for Electrolux, but it wasn’t too long ago that he studied Industrial Design at Lund University. Today, in a ceremony at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, he will be named a ‘Global Swede’ by the Swedish Minister for Trade. The Global Swede diploma ceremony honours foreign students who have studied at higher edu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lu-student-selected-global-swede-2015 - 2025-08-29

Gregor Noll (Photo: Kennet Ruona) Lund University experts on international law and human rights give their views Gregor Noll is a professor of International Law at Lund University. He has conducted research on European migration and asylum law for more than two decades and has been consulted inter alia by the UNHCR, the European Commission and the Swedish government.”The EU has not yet opened any

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/experts-how-do-we-solve-mediterranean-migrant-crisis - 2025-08-29

Photo: Kennet Ruona The chances of being cured of breast cancer have increased in recent decades, however if the tumour has metastasised, the disease remains essentially incurable. One reason for this could be that the metastases are detected late, after they have grown enough to cause symptoms or be seen on a radiological scan. If they could be found sooner, it might be possible to treat the new

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/blood-test-early-detection-breast-cancer-metastasis - 2025-08-29

2015 Ivory Coast school visit during the Child Rights programme After 12 years of conducting work for the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the Child Rights, Classroom and School Management programme has resulted in the establishment of an institute for children’s rights. Based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the institute will work to stimulate an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-establishes-institute-childrens-rights - 2025-08-29

Photo: Luciana Porfirio Tropical rainforests have long been considered the Earth’s lungs, sequestering large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and thereby slowing down the increasing greenhouse effect and associated human-made climate change. Scientists in a global research project now show that the vast extensions of semi-arid landscapes occupying the transition zone between rainfores

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/savannahs-slow-climate-change - 2025-08-29

Dr Maria Nilsson, research team leader, and her partner John Ward, who discovered the temple. The couple hopes to be able to continue their research in Gebel el Silsila for many years to come. Photo: Huibert van Verseveld Gebel el Silsila is the sandstone quarry which delivered the sandstone for many of the major temples in Egypt, including Luxor and Karnak. But the foundations of the rediscovered

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ancient-temple-rediscovered-egypt - 2025-08-29

The application period is open for a selection of study programmes at Lund University, which start in spring (January) 2016. The deadline to apply is 17 August 2015. Apply now to the following study programmes: Bachelor's in Physics Master's in Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis Master's in Physics – General Master's in Physics – Particle Physics Master's in Geographical Information Systems

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/apply-now-spring-2016-studies - 2025-08-29

Photo: Perry Nordäng The MAX IV facility, set to become the brightest x-ray source in the world in 2016, has now been handed over to Lund University by the building contractor. Covering 50 000 square metres, the facility consists of a linear accelerator, storage rings, an office building and outdoor environments. It will now become the workplace for MAX IV’s 240 members of staff; in future the fac

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/max-iv-facility-handed-over-lund-university - 2025-08-29

Did the Vikings have the recipe for good health? Lund University researchers Alejandra Vasquez and Tobias Olofsson have previously shown in lab experiments that 13 lactic acid bacteria found in the stomach of bees counteract antibiotic-resistant MSRA. The bacteria also healed horses with persistent wounds and protected against bee colony collapse in separate studies.Now, the two researchers have l

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mead-made-honey-could-have-healing-properties - 2025-08-29

Photo: Mikael Risedal Lund University is now an affiliate partner of Climate-KIC, the large European network which drives climate innovation projects through creative partnerships between the private, public and academic sectors. ”We see great opportunities for both researchers and students at Lund University. Climate-KIC is an important arena for delivering concrete solutions to the climate chall

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-partnership-climate-kic-nordic - 2025-08-29

Vi Thanh Son Where do you learn the most English in the shortest amount of time, in Sweden or Vietnam? Swedish children are better at communicating, while Vietnamese children are better at constructing correct sentences and at understanding language rules. This was the result of a study of children 11–12 years old by doctoral student Vi Thanh Son at Lund University in Sweden. “Swedish children are

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-do-children-best-learn-second-language - 2025-08-29

Blood transfusions are vital, but demand for blood far exceeds supply all over the world. In India and China, for example, relatives are usually called upon to give blood in the case of an accident or an operation. An international conference in Lund, Sweden, the first of its kind, will now discuss various possible alternative treatment methods with the potential to complement or even replace bloo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/shortage-blood-global-problem - 2025-08-29

Kristian Pietras For breast cancer to be fatal, the tumour has to send out metastases to other parts of the body. The cancer cells are spread via the blood vessels, and a research team at Lund University in Sweden has now proven that the protein ALK1 determines the extent of the tumour’s spread in the body. The higher the levels of the protein on the surface of the blood vessels, the greater their

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/protein-plays-key-role-spread-breast-cancer - 2025-08-29

The mummified remains of Peder Winstrup are one of the best-preserved human bodies from the 1600s. Preliminary investigations reveal a sensational find: the internal organs are still in place. WATCH: Mummified bishop undergoes medical investigations“We can now observe that Winstrup’s mummy is one of the best-preserved bodies from Europe in the 1600s, with an information potential well in line with

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mummified-bishop-unique-time-capsule-17th-century - 2025-08-29

Photo: Kennet Ruona Biomarkers are one of the most important tools to increase the effectiveness of various cancer treatments. Now the national innovation programme SWElife has decided on its first grants within cancer research and two of them will go to researchers at Lund University who are developing biomarkers for various forms of cancer. Being able to arrive at a correct diagnosis as early as

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-grants-faster-and-better-treatment-tumours - 2025-08-29

Photo: Kennet Ruona Today the Financial Times presented its ranking of the world’s best Master’s degree programmes in finance. Lund University School of Economics and Management is ranked 38th in the world, having been featured for the first time on the list this year. When the Financial Times presented its annual ranking of the world’s best Master’s degree programmes on Monday, Lund University’s

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-school-economics-and-management-ranked-among-worlds-best - 2025-08-29

Photo: Kennet Ruona New research from Lund University in Sweden questions the prevailing doctrine on how the brain absorbs and processes information. The idea that the brain has a mechanism to maintain activity at the lowest possible level is incorrect. What happens in the brain when we think and which components make up a thought? Researchers in Lund have taken a major step towards understanding

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-question-what-happens-brain-when-we-think - 2025-08-29

Need some tips for your summer reading list? Kerstin Bergman, a researcher in comparative literature at Lund University, discusses why Scandinavian crime fiction has become such a global success, and recommends a few Swedish authors for this summer. WATCH VIDEO: Summer reading tips and what makes the genre so appealing Kerstin Bergman is a crime fiction scholar, a literary critic, and a member of

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/success-nordic-noir-literature - 2025-08-29