In the late 1980s and over the 1990s, researchers at Lund University in Sweden pioneered the transplantation of new nerve cells into the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease. The outcomes proved for the first time that transplanted nerve cells can survive and function in the diseased human brain. Some patients showed marked improvement after the transplantation while others showed moderate

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/transplanted-nerve-cells-survive-quarter-century-parkinsons-disease-patient - 2025-09-03

Long-eared bat flying in a wind tunnel to learn how it uses its wings and ears to maneuver. Photo: Anders Hedenström Long-eared bats are assisted in flight by their ears and body, according to a study by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The recent findings improve researchers’ understanding of the bats’ flying technique and could be significant for the future development of drones, among

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-how-studying-bats-flight-technique-could-lead-drone-development - 2025-09-03

The illustration* shows a histological section from three dopamine cell transplants in the rat brain affected by Parkinson’s disease. Illustration by Bengt Mattsson (LU) Researchers at Lund University have used a completely new preclinical technique and analysis of tissue from patients to show exactly what happens when certain patients with Parkinson’s disease are restored as a result of nerve cel

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-technique-can-provide-better-cell-transplants-against-parkinsons-disease - 2025-09-03

Eva Wiberg together with students Jens Worning and Ida Olsson. Photo: Gunnar Menander Deputy Vice-Chancellor Eva Wiberg represents Lund University all over the world – from Europe to Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. She argues that global challenges and dwindling EU funding call for more intense collaborations with a few carefully selected international partners. The internationalisation activities at

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/deputy-vice-chancellor-eva-wiberg-international-collaboration-strengthens-economy - 2025-09-03

New archaeological method finds children were skilled ceramists during the Bronze Age. Photo: K. Botwid Artisanal interpretation of ceramics from the Bronze Age shows that a nine-year-old child could be a highly skilled artisan. This was one of the discoveries presented in a new thesis from Lund University. The thesis explores how an artisanal perspective can contribute to archaeology by providing

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-archaeological-method-finds-children-were-skilled-ceramists-during-bronze-age - 2025-09-03

A new experimental and clinical study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the sleep hormone melatonin impairs insulin secretion in people with a common gene variant. Photo: Agência Brasil Fotografias A new experimental and clinical study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the sleep hormone melatonin impairs insulin secretion in people with a common gene variant. “This could explain wh

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-findings-explain-connection-between-melatonin-and-type-2-diabetes - 2025-09-03

The MAX IV Laboratory is being Inaugurated. Photo: ABML4/Felix Gerlach On 21 June, at 13:08:55, when the sun peaks in the sky, it is time for Sweden to inaugurate its biggest ever investment in national research infrastructure – MAX IV Laboratory in Lund. Journalists are very welcome during all parts of the inauguration week to get a unique peek into the laboratory and its research. The laboratory

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/press-invitation-inauguration-max-iv-laboratory-worlds-most-modern-synchrotron-facility-make - 2025-09-03

When the beetles dance on top of a ball of dung, they simultaneously take a photograph of how celestial bodies are positioned so that they know where to go. Photo: Basil el Jundi The discovery that dung beetles use the light of the Milky Way to navigate in the world has received much praise. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now taken a new step in understanding the existence of these

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/when-dung-beetles-dance-they-photograph-firmament - 2025-09-03

New study indicates that changes to the arctic region, imposed by a changing and warming climate, may have inhibiting effect on global warming. Photo: J. Rousk Climate change creates more shrub vegetation in barren, arctic ecosystems. A study at Lund University in Sweden shows that organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, are triggered to break down particularly nutritious dead parts of shrubbery. M

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/increased-vegetation-arctic-region-may-counteract-global-warming - 2025-09-03

We should move towards sharing the city with the ecosystem and design for biodiversity. That is what land-sharing architecture is about, says Wictor Berg about his degree project at LTH. After creating space for biodiversity on street fronts, streets and roofs, it is time for architects and urban planners to utilise the space indoors to increase diversity among plant and animal species, argues Wik

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/degree-project-contributes-debate-sustainable-construction-and-biodiversity - 2025-09-03

New findings could lead to cheaper and more environmentally friendly solar cells Researchers at Lund University have successfully explained how iron-based dyes work on a molecular level in solar cells. The new findings will accelerate the development of inexpensive and environmentally friendly solar cells. The goal is to be able to use iron-based dyes in solar cells in the future. By using iron in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-solar-cells-future-could-be-based-iron-molecules - 2025-09-03

Researchers have developed a method to analyse and separate cells from the blood called "iso-acoustic focusing". Researchers at Lund University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States have developed a method to analyse and separate cells from the blood. Ultimately, the method, which goes under the name iso-acoustic focusing, can become significant to measure the efficien

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-ultrasound-method-increases-awareness-about-cancer-cells - 2025-09-03

Study found that fish that ate the zooplankton Daphnia containing nanoplastics experienced a change in their predatory behaviour and poor appetite. Photo: Pixabay Plastic accounts for nearly eighty per cent of all waste found in our oceans, gradually breaking down into smaller and smaller particles. New research from Lund University investigates how nanosized plastic particles affect aquatic anima

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/study-finds-nanoplastics-negatively-affect-aquatic-animals - 2025-09-03

Stephanie Jenny Angerain receives the Global Swede 2016 award. Photo Karin Nylund Congratulations to Stephanie Jenny Angeraini, a student of the Energy-Efficient and Environmental Building Design Master’s programme at Lund University, who was awarded the title Global Swede at a ceremony at the Swedish Institute last week. Stephanie Jenny Angeraini, a student of the Energy-Efficient and Environment

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lu-student-selected-global-swede-2016 - 2025-09-03

Rather than spreadable chocolate, future consumers will perhaps be spreading a bean-based paste on their toast. This is thanks to a group of innovative students in Food Technology at Lund University, who recently developed a bean paste called Le Cobean. Healthier, tastier and eco-friendly – these are some of the arguments supporting the bean-based spread. The students came up with the idea for the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-masters-students-come-nutritious-chocolate-flavored-bean-spread - 2025-09-03

Photo: K. Gill Through a computer-simulated study, astronomers at Lund University in Sweden show that it is highly likely that the so-called Planet 9 is an exoplanet. This would make it the first exoplanet to be discovered inside our own solar system. The theory is that our sun, in its youth some 4.5 billion years ago, stole Planet 9 from its original star. Watch video of how the new Planet 9 was

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-theft-behind-planet-9-our-solar-system - 2025-09-03

The cell images represent cancer cells where the cell nuclei are depicted in light blue and the fat droplets in red. Photo: Belting's Research Group It has been established that not all cancer cells are equally aggressive – most can be neutralised with radiation and chemotherapy. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now discovered that some cancer cells can accumulate fat droplets, which

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cancer-cells-become-more-aggressive-fat-storage - 2025-09-03

In 2015, over one million people were forced to flee from war and persecution to seek asylum in Europe. More than 160,000 refugees, including over 70,000 children, applied for asylum in Sweden. To ensure that they receive a secure education and future in their new country, the Swedish school system needs to invest to develop the skills of school staff concerning reception. That is the standpoint o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-arranges-courses-school-staff-new-arrival-reception - 2025-09-03

Photo: MostPhotos Eight days. That's how long it takes for skin cells to reprogram into red blood cells. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, together with colleagues at Center of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona, have successfully identified the four genetic keys that unlock the genetic code of skin cells and reprogram them to start producing red blood cells instead. "We have performed thi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/genetic-code-red-blood-cells-discovered - 2025-09-03

DNA and RNA molecules. Photo: MostPhotos Through a detailed study of leukaemia cells from more than 200 children, a research group at Lund University in Sweden has discovered two new types of childhood leukaemia. Using next-generation sequencing technology (NGS), the researchers were able to study the genome of cancer cells, which is how they discovered the new types of cancer. Acute lymphoblastic

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-types-blood-cancer-discovered-children - 2025-09-03