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In his research in zebrafish, Olov Andersson of Karolinska Institutet strives to generate insulin-producing cells and new treatment methods for diabetes. This has led to his selection as a recipient of the Leif Groop award for outstanding research, awarded by the Lund University Diabetes Centre and sponsored by Novo Nordisk Sweden. “It is terrific for our research to be recognised in this way, par

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/prize-awarded-research-zebrafish-could-lead-new-treatments-diabetes - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. There are currently no drugs that stop or inhibit Alzheimer's disease. Despite drug trials showing plaque reduction in the brain, the patients' cognitive function did not improve. Would the results be different if it were possible to design studies that intervene much earlier on in the disease, before cognition is aff

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/larger-drug-trials-intervene-earlier-needed-alzheimers-disease - 2026-05-27

A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has discovered a small planet that displays peculiar orbital motion. The shimmying planet, located 455 light-years from Earth, shows that planetary systems can be considerably more complex than researchers have previously thought. The newly discovered planet TOI-1408c has a mass equivalent to eight Earths and circles very close to a larger planet, t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-discover-space-oddity-exoplanet-moving-mysterious-ways - 2026-05-27

By examining ancient walrus DNA, an international research team led by Lund University in Sweden have retraced the walrus ivory trade routes of the Viking Age. They found that Norse Vikings and Arctic Indigenous peoples were probably meeting and trading ivory in remote parts of High Arctic Greenland, several centuries before Christopher Columbus “discovered” North America. The study is now publish

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/early-interactions-between-europeans-and-indigenous-north-americans-revealed - 2026-05-27

Fermented seaweed? Those who have tried it think it is much tastier than it sounds, and researchers at Lund University in Sweden are now hoping that acidified seaweed, rather than today’s dried version, will signify a major breakthrough for seaweed as a food source. New research, including work with an intestine simulator, shows benefits of fermenting seaweed as a food alternativeBiotechnology res

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fermenting-seaweed-could-boost-consumption - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lingonberries almost completely prevented weight gain in mice fed a high-fat diet, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found - whereas the ‘super berry’ açai led to increased weight gain. The Scandinavian berries also produced lower blood sugar levels and cholesterol. VIDEO: Is the Scandinavian lingonberry the re

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lingonberries-halt-effects-high-fat-diet - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. IT IS HIGH TIME that we start thinking about how we define life, according to a group of Lund University researchers. An army of intelligent robots is growing in front of us, but also opportunities to alter people’s DNA, create super babies and, perhaps, to encounter life in space.“Human beings have always dreamed of

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/designer-babies-and-intelligent-robots-how-new-life-challenging-humankind - 2026-05-27

Daniel Bexell, Joan Yuan and Andreas Nilsson have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. They will spend five years conducting research on childhood cancer neuroblastoma, the crucial role of B cells in our immune system and the Earth’s magnetic field. Daniel Bexell, senior lecturer and associate professor at the Division of Translational Cancer Research, has received an ERC Cons

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-lund-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants-0 - 2026-05-27

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 - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It was just before Christmas when the only Swedish-led archaeological project in Egypt, run by Maria Nilsson from Lund University, made the unique discovery. The research group found six statues dating back 3,400 years in two shrines by the sandstone quarry of Gebel el Silsila. The team was able to excavate two shrine

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/archaeological-project-discovers-3400-year-old-family-made-out-sandstone-egypt - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. By analysing almost daily water samples taken from the same river from 1940 until today, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have confirmed their hypothesis that the browning of lakes is primarily due to the increase in coniferous forests, as well as rainfall and sulphur deposits. The study was carried out on the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-data-confirms-why-water-turns-brown - 2026-05-27

Researchers at Lund University have developed a technique for simultaneously measuring electrical signals from 128 areas of the brain in awake rats. They have then used the information to measure what happens to the neurons when the rats are given psychedelic drugs. The results show an unexpected and simultaneous synchronisation among neurons in several regions of the brain. In light of the develo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-psychedelic-drugs-affect-rats-brain - 2026-05-27

Two innovation-driven research projects at Lund University have been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant by the European Research Council, ERC. They relate to biomarkers for predicting who benefits from metformin in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and new technology to enable powerful and focused therapies for the treatment of solid tumours. Charlotte Ling has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Gr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/erc-grants-research-diabetes-and-immunotherapy - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Fruit flies can be a scourge in our homes, but to date no-one has known how they became our uninvited lodgers. For decades, researchers have searched for their origins and now a Swedish-American research team has succeeded. They have also discovered that fruit flies in the wild are far more picky than their domesticat

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-fruit-flies-ended-our-fruit-bowls - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have together with American colleagues studied deceased patients who were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia. They observed a correlation between certain proteins and dementia sufferers’ tendency to commit criminal acts. “This study is unique in that

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/abnormal-proteins-correlate-criminal-behaviour-dementia - 2026-05-27

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a computational model which is effective in detecting and identifying genetic mutations in breast tumours. The study, the largest of its kind in the world, includes results from over 3 200 patients with breast cancer. The researchers used RNA sequencing, a sensitive, precise tool which has very gradually started to be applied clinically, alth

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-analytical-model-detects-mutations-breast-cancer - 2026-05-27

Using water wisely will be increasingly important in the future, particularly within agricultural production. The agricultural water management research project WATERAGRI, which is coordinated by the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University in Sweden, has been awarded SEK 74 million from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme with the aim to improve agricultural water management and nutrient recovery fr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/agricultural-water-research-project-receives-large-eu-grant - 2026-05-27

Over millions of years retroviruses have been incorporated into our human DNA, where they today make up almost 10 per cent of the total genome. A research group at Lund University in Sweden has now discovered a mechanism through which these retroviruses may have an impact on gene expression. This means that they may have played a significant role in the development of the human brain as well as in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/viruses-genome-important-our-brain - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new research study has shed light on the underground interaction between tree roots and fungi. In order to understand how this important symbiosis came about, an international team of researchers have sequenced the genomes of different fungi that live underground. The study shows that in the course of evolution, the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lost-genes-make-fungi-dependent-trees - 2026-05-27

A research team has created artificial animals that over time develop functioning vision from scratch – from simple light sensitivity to the ability to discern objects. This happened despite the fact that the digital creatures weren’t given any instructions. The results show how AI can be used to understand the inner secrets of evolution. Imagine that you are sitting in front of a computer. In the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-create-ai-animals-simulate-evolution-vision - 2026-05-27