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Elite ice hockey players with a history of concussion report heightened mental health symptoms, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. In addition, one in five female hockey players suffered symptoms of burnout, and both sexes reported an alcohol consumption at a risk-level. The researchers based their study on Sweden’s two highest hockey divisions for men – the SHL and Hockeyall
In political debate, the notion of climate transition is often presented as a road lined with sacrifices. Many researchers, however, paint a picture of a day-to-day life that could be better than today’s. What is experienced as good or bad varies from one person to the next, and may vary over time. “Whether something is getting better or worse is, of course, a subjective judgement. Norms change o
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/what-city-life-will-be-if-we-reach-our-climate-goals - 2026-05-13
A new international commission will pave the way for a global boost in maternal and newborn health. The project is led by a researcher at Lund University in Sweden, whose motivation stems from a formative experience witnessing a woman bleed to death unnecessarily during childbirth. “The time has come to put maternal and newborn health back at the heart of the global health agenda,” says Mehreen Za
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-global-initiative-maternal-and-newborn-health-be-led-sweden - 2026-05-13
The new UN climate report shows that the zero emissions goal for 2050 is achievable. However, it will require major changes in all sectors – not least in industry, which currently accounts for a large proportion of global emissions. The researchers identified several sustainable paths forward, but some sectors – above all in plastics and chemicals – are still searching for potential transition rou
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/climate-researcher-there-are-sustainable-paths-forward-basic-material-sector - 2026-05-13
Throughout history and across the globe, individuals have been forced to flee conflicts, natural disasters and political oppression. An experience of trauma and new horizons that is at once both collective and individual. Researchers at Lund University have developed digital tools that facilitate deeper contact between local communities and forced migrants. The tools can be used by museums and cul
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/digital-tools-building-bridges-between-local-communities-and-forced-migrants - 2026-05-13
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In certain forms of cancer, connective tissue forms around and within the tumour. One previously unproven theory is that there are several different types of connective tissue cells with different functions, which affect the development of the tumour in different ways. Now, a research team at Lund University in Sweden
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/wrong-connective-tissue-cells-signal-worse-prognosis-breast-cancer-patients - 2026-05-13
In 2025, children within the TEDDY study will submit their final samples at research clinics in Sweden, Finland, Germany and the United States. The international study has provided a lot of new knowledge about type 1 diabetes and how the disease develops. Analysis of the samples will continue with the aim of preventing the disease. Sweden and Finland are the two top countries for incidence rates o
It is not easy to be an urban planner. Cities must be built more densely because surrounding agricultural land and nature must be protected – while at the same time health requirements are high. Over a period of five years researchers at Lund University in Sweden, have closely studied densification plans in three cities and found keys to solving this difficult equation. In short, the solution is t
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/health-benefits-if-cities-are-densified-right-way - 2026-05-13
By invading Ukraine, Russia is not only violating international law - it is also preventing people in Ukraine from enjoying the most basic human rights, such as the right to health care, medicine and education. Lena Halldenius and Jessica Almqvist, both professors of human rights and coordinators of Lund University's new profile area Human Rights in a Polarised World, answer four questions about h
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/war-ultimate-violation-human-rights - 2026-05-13
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated the link between exposure to PFAS and the development of asthma. The results show that among children whose mothers had very high levels of PFAS exposure during pregnancy, the risk of asthma was significantly higher than among children whose mothers had lower levels of PFAS exposure. PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/link-observed-between-very-high-pfas-exposure-and-asthma-children - 2026-05-13
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In many studies, bariatric surgery has been highlighted as an almost magical method for weight loss and reversing type 2 diabetes. One question that has remained largely unanswered is how the effect of surgery differs from the effects of a strict low-calorie diet. This question has now been examined by researchers at
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/strict-diet-explains-metabolic-effect-gastric-bypass-surgery - 2026-05-13
Anne-Lise Viotti and Armin Tavakoli will each receive SEK 15 million grants as part of the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research’s investment in Future Research Leaders. For the ninth time, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) has appointed the Research Leaders of the Future. A total of 213 applications were received, of which 16 were selected and two of these were from Lund Uni
Infertility, Alzheimer’s disease and decentralised infrastructure. These are the research areas of the three researchers at Lund University who are receiving a total of SEK 50 million in funding from the ERC. The researchers are human geographer Johan Miörner, Camila Consiglio, researcher in systems immunology, and Jacob Vogel, who studies neurodegenerative diseases. Read more about their research
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-promising-researchers-awarded-erc-starting-grants - 2026-05-13
Why do some people develop type 1 diabetes and others do not? Worldwide, researchers are now collaborating to find the answer to this complex question.Diabetes researchers at Lund University recently contributed data to a new study that shows that type 1 diabetes develops in three different ways in children. This improved understanding makes it possible for scientists to conduct new types of studi
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/blood-testing-children-leads-better-understanding-type-1-diabetes - 2026-05-13
Children in preschool and primary school will now be able to learn more about insects, birds, flowers and plants, how valuable they are and how we humans can protect nature. The collaborative project ‘Natural Nations’ is introducing biodiversity in the curriculum. In the past, knowledge of species and the natural world was part of general knowledge and was passed down through generations. Today, t
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/children-and-biologists-research-biodiversity-together - 2026-05-13
By blocking a protein, VDAC1, in the insulin-producing beta cells, it is possible to restore their normal function in case of type 2 diabetes. In preclinical experiments, the researchers behind a new study have also shown that it is possible to prevent the development of the disease. The findings are published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism. The researchers at Lund University in Sweden
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-discovery-restores-insulin-cell-function-type-2-diabetes - 2026-05-13
Singing can be a real health boost. Song involves your emotions, thoughts and body; the feelgood hormone oxytocin surges and the stress hormone cortisol declines. Singing accompanies us from the cradle to the grave, and binds us together as human beings. But what do kids sing in school, how much, and in what way? David Johnson, researcher at the Malmö Academy of Music, investigates this in his the
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/childrens-songs-link-ones-inner-self-and-others - 2026-05-13
The UNFCCC climate meeting COP27 is currently taking place in Egypt. With evidence growing that green house gas emissions are making extreme events occur more frequently, and with greater intensity, loss and damage has emerged as one of the most important topics at the meeting. Developing countries and civil society are mobilizing for compensation, and are demanding that polluters pay. Lund Univer
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cop27-climate-compensation-poorer-countries-must-top-agenda - 2026-05-13
A growing body of research shows that diabetes can be stratified into five different subgroups. Researchers at Lund University have now investigated whether a person’s genetic predisposition to different diabetes subgroups can help assess the risk of developing coronary artery disease. The team created genetic risk scores and found that the scores for one subgroup could predict coronary artery dis
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-predict-coronary-heart-disease-diabetes-subgroup - 2026-05-13
Just over two weeks after the UN climate summit in Egypt, the leaders of the world’s countries are meeting again, this time to address another acute crisis facing humanity – the loss of biodiversity. The issue is less well-known than the climate crisis and no framework corresponding to the Paris agreement is in place – something that many people hope the December summit in Montreal will rectify. S
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/un-conference-it-time-biodiversity-take-centre-stage - 2026-05-13
