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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This is five quick questions about water and the Middle East answered by researcher Tareq Emtairah from Lund University. Tareq Emtairah is a researcher in renewable energy and energy efficiency, specialized in water efficiency in the Middle East at International Institute for industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE)

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/five-questions-about-water-use-efficiency-and-practices-middle-east - 2026-05-07

With improved rankings for 14 subject areas in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 released today, Lund University once again reinforces its position as a top 100 University. Lund University is ranked 16th in the world for geography, 38th for archaeology, 43rd for development studies and 44th for environmental sciences. In addition, Lund University was ranked in the world's top 100 fo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-qs-subject-ranking-2016 - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Premature babies have a hard time getting the oxygen they need as their lungs are not sufficiently developed. Today you can only use X-rays to see how much air babies’ lungs contain, but, according to research from Lund University in Sweden, in the future, these types of tests could be done using laser light. “Multipl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/light-can-be-used-examine-lungs-premature-babies - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new and more accurate way to distinguish between harmful and harmless plaque in the blood vessels by using ultrasound. This can help healthcare providers determine the risk of strokes and heart attacks – which means avoiding unnecessary surgery for many patien

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-new-ultrasound-method-creates-better-picture-cardiovascular-health - 2026-05-07

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a new type of biomarker that can predict the risk of type 2 diabetes, by detecting epigenetic changes in specific genes through a simple blood test. The results are published today in Nature Communications. “This could motivate a person at risk to change their lifestyle”, says Karl Bacos, researcher in epigenetics at Lund University.Predicting th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-method-measures-risk-type-2-diabetes-blood - 2026-05-07

For a long time, microRNAs were thought to have no important function. But Johan Jakobsson at Lund University is convinced that it is key DNA that can affect different brain diseases such as Parkinson's, Huntington's, Alzheimer's disease or psychiatric illnesses. Research to date has talked mostly about genes but Johan Jakobsson and his research team are putting the spotlight on microRNAs. MicroRN

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-research-project-find-out-how-junkrnas-affect-brain-disorders - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Light of a certain wavelength can be used to put so-called active materials into motion and control their movement. In the future, this discovery can become significant in widely different areas such as environmental protection, medicine and the development of new materials which can be programmed. Joakim Stenhammar a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/light-helps-develop-programmable-materials - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Interested in solving real world problems with companies in a multi-disciplinary setting? Then join the first Sustainability Forum Case Competition- an inter-disciplinary challenge inviting all students at Lund University. The competition will include a kick-off, an optional pitch event with inspiring guest speakers a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/join-case-competition-circular-economy-and-green-finance - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A team of international scientists has been able to show that common bird populations are responding to climate change in a similar way in both Europe and the USA: bird species expected to perform well under climate change are substantially outperforming those thought to do badly. This is the first real demonstration

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-will-climate-change-affect-bird-populations - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. After studying how insects navigate through dense vegetation, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have come up with a system that can be applied to flying robots. By adapting the system to drones, they can be made to adjust their speed to their surroundings and fly on their own– completely without human intervent

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/insect-eyes-enable-drones-fly-independently - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Must greater prosperity necessarily lead to a greater carbon footprint and increased greenhouse gas emissions? “In theory, no, but in practice this seems to be the case”, says researcher Max Koch from Lund University in Sweden. His study of 138 countries is the first ever to take a global approach to the connections b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/economic-development-does-mean-greater-carbon-footprint-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions - 2026-05-07

After a stroke, there is inflammation in the damaged part of the brain. Until now, the inflammation has been seen as a negative consequence that needs to be abolished as soon as possible. But, as it turns out, there are also some positive sides to the inflammation, and it can actually help the brain to self-repair. “This is in total contrast to our previous beliefs”, says Professor Zaal Kokaia fro

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/immune-cells-can-help-brain-self-heal-after-stroke - 2026-05-07

Targeted missiles that can enter cancer cells and deliver lethal cell toxins without harming surrounding healthy tissue. This has been a long-standing vision in cancer research, but it has proved difficult to accomplish. A research group at Lund University in Sweden has now taken some crucial steps in this direction. “For several years, we tried to elucidate which target proteins on the cancer cel

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/using-targeted-missiles-against-aggressive-cancer-cells - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Research from Lund University in Sweden shows that the protein COMP, which mainly exists in cartilage, can also be found in breast cancer tumours in patients with a poor prognosis. Studies on mice also showed that COMP contributed to the development and metastasis of the breast cancer. COMP (Cartilage Oligomeric Matri

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cartilage-protein-may-contribute-development-breast-cancer - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden shows that ravens are as clever as chimpanzees, despite having much smaller brains, indicating that rather than the size of the brain, the neuronal density and the structure of the birds’ brains play an important role in terms of their intelligence. “Absolute bra

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-ravens-just-clever-chimps-despite-having-mini-brains - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A recently published paper identifies a new therapeutic target for the treatment of bacterial infections that regulates the immune response. Researchers at Lund University have now found an "off" switch for destructive inflammation in infected kidneys that does not impair the anti-bacterial defense Infections continue

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/possible-substitute-antibiotics-treat-dangerous-infections - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In many parts of the world, grass and forest fires pose a threat to animals and humans. According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, while climate change is likely to cause more and larger fires, in the future, more and more people will become directly affected as a result of demographic changes. Wolfgang

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/demographic-changes-increase-risk-natural-fires - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When physical geographer Daniel Metcalfe explains what he does in the simplest possible way, he says he examines holes in leaves. However, the project is far more sophisticated than that, and could lead to a better way of caring for the forests of the world in the future. Daniel Metcalfe is an associate senior lecture

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/project-finds-ways-better-care-worlds-forests - 2026-05-07

In the late 1980s and over the 1990s, researchers at Lund University in Sweden pioneered the transplantation of new nerve cells into the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease. The outcomes proved for the first time that transplanted nerve cells can survive and function in the diseased human brain. Some patients showed marked improvement after the transplantation while others showed moderate

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/transplanted-nerve-cells-survive-quarter-century-parkinsons-disease-patient - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Long-eared bats are assisted in flight by their ears and body, according to a study by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The recent findings improve researchers’ understanding of the bats’ flying technique and could be significant for the future development of drones, among other things. Contrary to what resea

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-how-studying-bats-flight-technique-could-lead-drone-development - 2026-05-07