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Gaining access to Brief Admission by self-referral reduced the need for emergency care in adolescents with severe self-harm. The method has previously been introduced for adults, and a study led by researchers from Lund University has now explored whether the method could also be used for children and young people. The results are published in The Lancet Psychiatry. Most children and young people
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. If you have ever sniffed yourself dizzy at a perfume counter, you have perhaps also come across claims that pH values, fragrance notes and pheromones affect the scent. Are these and other claims true? And what is it that actually makes us smell nice – or nasty? Chemistry Professor Ulf Ellervik separates the scents fro
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/facts-and-fallacies-about-perfumes-and-body-odours - 2026-05-19
A unique long-term study, in which biological samples were collected from the same population of blue tits over a 30-year period, shows that rising spring temperatures have doubled the incidence of avian malaria in southern Sweden. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have collected samples every year from hundreds of blue tits in a single population at a local breeding area outside Lund. Th
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/warmer-nordic-springs-double-incidence-avian-malaria - 2026-05-19
Virtual reality might be the closest we can get to a time machine. For instance, it can be used to experience historical communities – such as the Iron Age city of Uppåkra in southern Sweden, according to LU researcher Mattias Wallergård. Mattias Wallergård has done research on virtual reality and its applications for the past 20 years. He works at the Virtual Reality Lab at Lund University, and b
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/vr-helps-us-experience-historical-places - 2026-05-19
When in life we gain weight can have a significant impact on our health many years later. In a study involving over 600,000 people, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated how changes in weight between the ages of 17 and 60 are linked to the risk of dying from various diseases. The results show a clear pattern: weight gain early in adulthood has the greatest impact. It has long
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/early-weight-gain-can-have-lifelong-consequences - 2026-05-19
In recent years, RNA molecules, with the ability to affect or turn off pathogenic genes, have become promising drug candidates in several areas. However, it has been a challenge to develop techniques to deliver the RNA molecules into the cells where they have an effect. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now developed a sensitive technique that makes it possible to study the delivery in
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/rna-drugs-one-step-closer-be-being-used-cancer-treatment - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden may have discovered one of the keys to understanding how the body develops acute pancreatitis. The results offer hope for the development of drugs that specifically target the disease. Within gastro research it is a well-known fact that the excessive activation of a type of whi
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/false-alarm-body-may-be-responsible-acute-pancreatitis - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Together with his research team, Lars-Erik Wernersson, professor of nanoelectronics at Lund University in Sweden, has developed a technology for smarter transistors which could be used in electronics that operate on low energy, such as sensors for the Internet of Things. Using the new transistors on a large scale coul
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/smarter-transistors-could-be-three-times-more-energy-efficient - 2026-05-19
Partners from across Europe gather in Lund on 1-2 June to launch the new European policy platform, ekip. The platform, commissioned by the EU Commission, aims to develop policy recommendations to promote innovation within the cultural and creative industries. "We need cultural and creative competences to succeed in the green transition. This type of expertise plays a crucial role in creating radic
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-innovation-platform-strengthens-cultural-and-creative-industries - 2026-05-19
The fighting at Chernobyl has caused an increase in radioactive radiation levels. Aleh Cherp, a professor at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), has studied energy security and Chernobyl. He thinks that the sanctions could lead to significant changes in the types of energy used in Europe. During the first days of the invasion, there was fighting close to the
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sanctions-could-lead-more-wind-and-solar-power - 2026-05-19
Can dragonflies migrate thousands of miles across the Indian Ocean, from India via the Maldives to Africa, and back again? An international research team led by Lund University in Sweden has used models and simulations to find out if the hypothesis could be true. In 2009, marine biologist Charles Anderson put forward a hypothesis after observing globe skimmer dragonflies (Pantala flavescens) on th
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/study-supports-theory-dragonflies-migrate-across-indian-ocean - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Approximately one in five Swedish young adults (18–25) have experienced recurring problems with paying their bills in the past year. The group with recurring payment problems tend to make more unplanned purchases, are less likely to have a social network to discuss their financial problems with, and are less likely to
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/study-finds-every-fifth-swedish-young-adult-has-payment-problems - 2026-05-19
Iryna Tsunovska and Nataliia Kohutyuk from Ukraine are taking home many new insights on how they can contribute to the protection of human rights in their professional roles. They have just completed a training course at Lund University for young policymakers, public servants and civil society workers from selected countries in the Baltic Sea Region/EU Eastern Partnership. Almost two weeks packed
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/young-ukrainian-civil-servants-explore-human-rights-lund - 2026-05-19
Frontotemporal dementia begins relatively early compared to other forms of dementia. We still know relatively little about what causes the disease, however, new research from Lund University in Sweden shows that the folds in the brain that are formed in the latter stages of pregnancy could have an impact on the age at which the disease takes hold. Those affected by frontotemporal dementia usually
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/brain-folds-formed-during-foetal-stage-could-affect-onset-dementia - 2026-05-19
A large amount of lungs donated cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Skåne University Hospital have conducted an animal study bringing hope that more donor lungs could be used in the future. The researchers have launched a pilot study to investigate whether the treatment will have the same positive effects on human beings. About 190 organs are donated in
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-treatment-could-result-more-donor-lungs - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Morten Kjaerum is the new director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, having taken over the reins of the Institute on 1 April 2015. Kjaerum most recently was the director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in Vienna. During his seven years at the agency, he is credited f
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-director-raoul-wallenberg-institute-human-rights - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-school-economics-and-management-ranked-among-worlds-best - 2026-05-19
Universal school lunch programs make students healthier, and increase their lifetime income by 3%, according to a unique study from Lund University in Sweden published in The Review of Economic Studies. Health disparities arise early in life and play a major role in economic outcomes among adults. Yet there are few studies on the long-term effects of school-based nutrition policies aimed at counte
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/free-and-nutritious-school-lunches-help-create-richer-and-healthier-adults - 2026-05-19
Researchers have succeeded in restoring lost brain function in mouse models of stroke using small molecules that in the future could potentially be developed into a stroke recovery therapy. “Communication between nerve cells in large parts of the brain changes after a stroke and we show that it can be partially restored with the treatment”, says Tadeusz Wieloch, senior professor of neurobiology at
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-lost-brain-function-restored-after-stroke - 2026-05-19
