By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 13 May 2025 The researchers could see an increase in the number of pregnancies and a relative number of 38% more babies born among women who received hormone therapy that matched their gene variation compared with those who did not. Photo: iStock Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have conducted a clinical study to show

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/higher-success-rate-using-simple-oral-swab-test-ivf - 2025-06-12

By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 17 February 2022 Illustration: Catrin Jakobsson Many of us have worked more remotely during the pandemic than we ever dreamed of doing. Informatics researcher Saonee Sarker has been studying IT-enabled collaboration and its impact on work-life balance for many years, but mainly with a focus on the IT sector. Today, she

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hybrid-workplace-future - 2025-06-11

Publicerad 9 november 2021 Ett annat område som Anders Tunlid menar kan profileras och stärkas kring kunskapsstråket på Sölvegatan är beräkningsvetenskap som berör både forskning och utbildning vid flera av fakultetens institutioner. Inom några år kommer flera naturvetenskapliga profilforskare med tunga anslag att gå i pension. För att trygga tillväxten lanserar nu fakulteten, med vicedekan Anders

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/vill-skapa-rum-spetsforskning-med-internationell-slagkraft - 2025-06-11

Published 6 December 2018 Image: Johan Lindgren The remains of an 180 million-year-old ichthyosaur (literally ‘fish-lizard’) have been analysed, and the fossil is so well-preserved that its soft-tissues retain some of their original pliability. The study, published in Nature, contributes to our understanding on how convergent evolution works, and shows that ichthyosaurs adapted to marine condition

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/remarkably-preserved-fossil-sea-reptile-reveals-skin-still-soft - 2025-06-11

Published 11 June 2018 Data from more than 400 000 patients in different countries will be used to increase knowledge and improve treatment of prostate cancer. This is all taking place within the international big data for better outcome (BD4BO) project PIONEER, in which Lund University has a prominent role. Despite intensive research, there are many unanswered questions concerning prostate cancer

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/prostate-cancer-questions-could-be-answered-through-big-data-project - 2025-06-11

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 24 May 2023 A model of a proteasome, a protein complex which degrades unneeded or damaged proteins. Image from: Getty Images. A recent study conducted by researchers at Lund University's Lund Stem Cell Center, and published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, has unraveled the intricate inner workings of UM171—a mo

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/decoding-inner-workings-blood-stem-cell-boosting-molecule - 2025-06-11

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 5 August 2020 Illustration of the pH-responsive mesoporous silica nanoparticles designed to specifically target lung cancer. A new and promising approach for treatment of lung cancer has been developed by researchers at Lund University. The treatment combines a novel surgical approach with smart nanoparticles to sp

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-promising-treatment-uses-smart-nanoparticles-target-lung-cancer - 2025-06-11

Published 24 October 2016 The Afrint research group and Development Geography in Lund warmly welcome you to the Development Research Day 2016: End hunger and achieve food security by 2030. The Development Research Day is an annual event at Lund University bringing together all fields working on development to share and discuss their research with each other, students and the public. Theme: End hun

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/development-research-day-2016 - 2025-06-11

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 9 May 2025 Foto: Raphael Nogueira/Unsplash SWEAH PhD student Pernilla Alencar Siljehag has received an invitation from Latin America's leading and largest institution in public health, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil. – The research group I am going to visit is running a gigantic population study involving six majo

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/traveling-and-learning-about-vulnerability-violence-and-grassroots-activism - 2025-06-11

Published 12 October 2020 A new and promising approach for treatment of lung cancer has been developed by researchers at Lund University. The treatment combines a novel surgical approach with smart nanoparticles to specifically target lung tumors. The new study has been published in the July issue of Advanced Therapeutics. Illustration of the pH-responsive mesoporous silica nanoparticles designed

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/new-promising-treatment-uses-smart-nanoparticles-target-lung-cancer - 2025-06-11

Published 15 July 2020 Illustration of the pH-responsive mesoporous silica nanoparticles designed to specifically target lung cancer A new and promising approach for treatment of lung cancer has been developed by researchers at Lund University. The treatment combines a novel surgical approach with smart nanoparticles to specifically target lung tumors. The new study has been published in the July

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-promising-treatment-uses-smart-nanoparticles-target-lung-cancer - 2025-06-11

By sanna [dot] trygg [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Sanna Trygg) - published 8 January 2025 The four horsemen from the Book of Revelation. Byline: Viktor Vasnetsov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Apocalyptic beliefs are as old as humankind itself. So, why are we drawn to stories about the finite nature of everything? A group of researchers is trying to get to grips with the issue. “In

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/end-world-nigh - 2025-06-12

Published 24 September 2018 The University’s central initiative on contract education is now getting underway. New business developers are on their way into the strengthened organisation that is to administrate the education. “If we succeed, we will need to employ more teaching staff”, says Bo Ahrén, pro vice-chancellor responsible for external engagement. Photo: Kennet Ruona LUCE, the division in

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/contract-education-will-require-more-teaching-staff - 2025-06-11

Published 25 September 2019 (Photo: Mostphotos) Emissions of greenhouse gases have a warming effect on the climate, whereas small airborne particles in the atmosphere, aerosols, act as a cooling mechanism. That is the received wisdom in any case. However, new research from Lund University in Sweden can now show that the tiniest aerosols are increasing at the expense of the normal sized and slightl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/aerosols-coniferous-forests-no-longer-cool-climate-much - 2025-06-11

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 18 January 2023 Soumi Banerjee explains how her PhD research focus changed during the corona-pandemic. Soumi Banjeree, 28, is currently doing a PhD at Lund University’s School of Social Work and occupied the coordinator position at SASNET during the autumn. Alongside organising and making sure panellists make thei

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/soumi-banerjee-shrinking-civic-spaces-india-ngos-are-attempting-shift-away-activism - 2025-06-11

Published 10 June 2022 CMES scholar Lisa Strömbom has co-edited the Special Issue "Agonistic Peace: Advancing Knowledge on Institutional Dynamics and Relational Transformation" in the journal Third World Quarterly, together with Isabel Bramsen (Lund University). The special issue contains several articles focusing specifically on the MENA region. The Special Issue is comprised of empirical studies

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/agonistic-peace-middle-east - 2025-06-11

By marie [dot] pihl [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se (Marie Pihl) - published 25 March 2024 LUSEM Career Services offers a skills development programme - hear from two students who participated in the workshop. In order to deal with our increasingly complex environment and drive sustainable change we need to develop professional skills that will enable us to connect to ourselves and others. LUSEM Career

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/professional-skills-development-workshop - 2025-06-11

Published 3 June 2025 Since February, Professor Glyn Williams has been working with us. We were curious about who Glyn is and what his research is about, so we decided to ask him a few questions to get to know him a little better. Hi, Glyn! And welcome to Lund University. Which university did you recently come from?– Thank you! I came from University of Sheffield, where I worked from 2006, having

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/meet-glyn-williams - 2025-06-11

By press [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (The Faculty of Medicine at Lund University) - published 19 July 2024 An international consortium presents new guidelines that may increase the clinical relevance of precision medicine research. Photo: istock.com/xubingruo Precision medicine seeks to reduce errors and improve accuracy in medical and health recommendations, but better evidence is needed to fulfil

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-guidelines-aim-increase-accuracy-precision-medicine-research - 2025-06-11

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 21 September 2021 Large scale drought hit Sweden in 2018. The picture shows a field in Gotland. Photo: Sten-Åke Stenberg/Mostphotos. Farming practices that result in higher levels of carbon in agricultural soils could protect both wheat and barley harvests in a future changed climate. This is what emerges from a

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/more-carbon-soil-could-protect-harvests-future-climate - 2025-06-11