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Solar energy stored in the form of fuel is something scientists hope could partially replace fossil fuels in the future. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden may have solved a long-standing problem that has hindered the development of sustainable solar fuels. If solar energy can be used more efficiently using iron-based systems, this could pave the way for cheaper solar fuels. “We can now see

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/solar-fuel-conundrum-nears-solution - 2025-12-28

Gemma Atkinson has been awarded this year’s Eric K. Fernström Prize for particularly promising and successful early-career researchers at Lund University. Her research focuses on bacterial proteins in order to understand the protective mechanisms bacteria use against infecting viruses known as bacteriophages. She received the prize for: Groundbreaking discoveries about the bacterial immune system

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/detective-mysterious-world-proteins - 2025-12-28

By analysing over 100,000 field measurements as well as environmental data, an international research team has created maps that show how and when naturally regrowing forests bind most carbon. To fulfil climate goals and avoid the most serious consequences of global heating, we need to both reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and remove carbon dioxide that is already in the atmosphere. Naturally

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/secondary-forests-could-be-key-factor-climate-management-if-we-protect-them-time - 2025-12-28

Many claim that people too easily anthropomorphise animal behaviour. But what’s the story regarding laughter – is it something unique to humans? Cognitive scientist Peter Gärdenfors explains why we often overlook the laughter of a parrot and why slapstick is a type of humour appreciated by both humans and animals. ”Aristotle thought that it was only humans who laugh, but he was wrong,” says Peter

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/can-animals-laugh - 2025-12-28

From a rejected article to world-leading Alzheimer’s research. Kaj Blennow has made it possible to detect Alzheimer’s disease up to 20 years before symptoms appear – an achievement that has not only transformed research but also laid the foundation for new therapies. He has now been awarded the Eric K. Fernström Nordic Prize for his groundbreaking research. Professor Kaj Blennow also enjoys gettin

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-world-stage-meet-fernstrom-prize-winner-kaj-blennow - 2025-12-28

Many might assume that we are powerless in the face of ongoing sea-level rise, and that the risk of flooding is inevitable near the coast. However, how governments choose to develop coastal regions is affecting exposure to flooding more than climate threats, according to a new study. The research analyses flood risk scenarios in China’s coastal zone from 2020 all the way until 2100. Across the wor

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/21st-century-flood-risk-affected-more-policy-climate-threats - 2025-12-28

A research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered a mechanism that helps acute myeloid leukemia cells to evade the body’s immune system. By developing an antibody that blocks the mechanism, the researchers could restore the immune system’s ability to kill the cancer cells in laboratory trials and in mice. The discovery is published in Nature Cancer. In brief:Facts about the study: peer-r

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-mechanism-revealed-how-leukemia-cells-trick-immune-system - 2025-12-28

High above us, the atmosphere is teeming with life. Birds, bats and insects share the airspace, but divide it into different lanes of traffic. New research from Lund University in Sweden reveals how the atmosphere is an ecosystem, with complex ecological processes that affect how animals move between different altitude levels. We must understand that the air is an arena for ecological processes th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hidden-highways-sky-mapped - 2025-12-28

Today, Times Higher Education (THE) published its latest ranking and Lund University has retained its position at 95. “It’s very gratifying that we have retained our position, despite tougher global competition. A university is never better than its staff and students. This is therefore an acknowledgement of the skilled work everyone performs to create a top-class university and confirms that we a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-100-times-higher-education-ranking - 2025-12-28

The story of the Ukrainian music scene since the Russian invasion is one of resilience. Even if it has meant playing in the underground Metro, or in cold bomb shelters with no electricity, many musicians have found ways to continue their art. Now, five classical musicians from Kharkiv, Ukraine, have been invited by Malmö Academy of Music to perform in Malmö. In many ways, the sound of Ukraine live

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/music-still-resonates-war-torn-ukraine - 2025-12-28

Antibody-based drugs often become too thick to be injected at high concentrations. Now, new research can explain why this happens—knowledge that could eventually lead to easily injectable medications. Antibody-based drugs are currently used to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases, and inflammatory conditions. To be administered as a simple injection under the skin, they need to be concentrated, but a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-take-step-towards-improved-antibody-therapy - 2025-12-28

During the Covid-19 pandemic, there was an unexpected increase in the number of cases of type 1 diabetes in Sweden, particularly among children under five and young adult men. The infection accelerated the onset of diabetes among children between the ages of five and nine. The researchers looked at data from a 17-year period on the incidence of type 1 diabetes among all people under the age of 30

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/type-1-diabetes-increased-among-young-people-during-pandemic - 2025-12-28

What keeps spaghetti from disintegrating in boiling water? The answer, according to new research, is gluten. The amount of salt in the water also has an unexpected significance. Using advanced techniques, researchers examined the internal structure of regular and gluten-free spaghetti – straight off the shelf. The results show that gluten has a crucial role in protecting the structure of pasta dur

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-reveals-innermost-secrets-spaghetti - 2025-12-28

Vi väntar allt längre innan vi planerar för barn. Men vilka samhällsekonomiska och hälsorelaterade konsekvenser kan vi förvänta oss den negativa fertilitetstrenden? Hur gör vi människor i reproduktiv ålder mer medvetna om fertilitet, levnadsvanor och en reproduktiv livsplan? Vad kan politiker göra för att vända samhällstrenden? Detta och mycket annat ska avhandlas under ett symposium i Malmö. Vad:

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/vad-kan-vi-gora-att-vanda-den-negativa-fertilitetstrenden - 2025-12-28

Hur påverkar ärftlighet och fostermiljön barnets risk för att utveckla typ 2-diabetes? Det är en fråga som Rashmi Prasad studerar i sin forskning, som på sikt kan leda till individanpassade preventionsmöjligheter. Nu uppmärksammas hennes forskning då hon får motta årets Medeonstipendium för framgångsrik diabetesforskning. Stipendiet delas ut i samband med Världsdiabetesdagen Skåne som arrangeras i

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/forskning-om-typ-2-diabetes-och-arftlighet-prisas - 2025-12-28

För tredje året delar Future Faculty ut Minerva award for academic leadership. Detta år är det universitetslektor Tomas Deierborg som prisas för sitt akademiska ledarskap. Future Faculty, som en sammanslutning av disputerade forskare Medicinska fakulteten, vill genom detta pris lyfta värdet av gott akademiskt ledarskap. De egenskaper som bedöms är ärlighet, förtroende, rättvisa, respekt, ansvar oc

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/pris-akademiskt-ledarskap-till-tomas-deierborg - 2025-12-28

Forskare vid Lunds universitet har tillsammans med kollegor vid synkotronanläggningen NIST i USA, på atomnivå kartlagt vad som sker i en viruspartikel när temperaturen höjs. – När temperaturen höjs, byter virusets genetiska material form samt densitet och blir mer vätskeliknande – vilket leder till att det snabbt injiceras i cellen, säger Alex Evilevitch, som lett studien som nu publiceras i PNAS.

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/temperaturhojning-triggar-virusinfektionen - 2025-12-28

Det väl känt att prematurt födda barn, före vecka 37, riskerar seneffekter som vuxna med olika former av komplikationer, bland annat vad gäller hjärt- och lungfunktion. Nu har svenska och amerikanska forskare i en stor registerstudie funnit tydliga korrelationer mellan för tidig födelse och risk för utvecklingen av kronisk njursjukdom från barndomen till vuxenlivet. Studien är publicerad i British

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/tidig-fodelse-kopplat-till-kronisk-njursjukdom-senare-i-livet - 2025-12-28

Grattis till alla pristagare – forskare och studenter – som mottar fina erkännande för sina innovationer när Lunds universitets och Sparbanken Skåne delade ut pris för “Framtidens innovationer”. Bland pristagarna finns bland andra Magnus Cinthio, Tobias Erlöv och Isabel Goncalves vid LTH och Medicinska fakulteten, som mottog förstapriset för "Ny metod för att bedöma strokerisk”: "Hjärtinfarkter oc

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/framtidens-innovationer - 2025-12-28

Nya sätt att tidigt diagnosticera Parkinsons sjukdom och frontotemporal demens – det är vad 2019 års Bundy Academy-forskare letar efter. Syskonen Eva och Göran Bundy har inrättat en stiftelse till stöd för medicinsk forskning vid Lunds universitet, specifikt inom områdena neurologi och kardiologi.Årets pristagare är Victoria Larsson och Alexander Santillo inom neurologi och de får 200 000 kr varde

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/bundy-academy-anslag-till-forskning-pa-hjarnans-sjukdomar - 2025-12-28