Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose, goes the holiday classic. And now, a Lund University research team in Sweden has captured the phenomenon with a thermographic camera. The video footage was filmed at the Zoo of Nordic Animals in Sweden, the world’s largest zoo for Nordic animals.WATCH VIDEODutch and Norwegian researchers have previously discovered why Rudolph’s nose is red, des

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/video-rudolphs-glowing-nose - 2025-08-27

A strike in Gothenburg in 1909 (Photo: Museum of Gothenburg, archives) Areas in Sweden with early access to electricity at the start of the 1900s underwent rapid change. Electrification led to more strikes, but it was not those who were threatened by the new technology who protested. Instead, it was the professional groups who had acquired a stronger negotiating position – thanks to technological

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/may-day-how-electricity-brought-power-strikes - 2025-08-27

A recently discovered HIV strain leads to significantly faster development of AIDS than currently prevalent forms, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. Patrik Medstrand The period from infection to development of AIDS was the shortest reported among HIV-1 types, at around five years.There are over 60 different epidemic strains of HIV-1 in the world, and geographic regions are

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-aggressive-hiv-strain-leads-faster-aids-development - 2025-08-27

The four subtypes (Image: Jacob Vogel) Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the abnormal accumulation and spread of the tau protein in the brain. An international study can now show how tau spreads according to four distinct patterns that lead to different symptoms with different prognoses of the affected individuals. The study was published in Nature Medicine. “In contrast to how we have so fa

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-composed-four-distinct-subtypes - 2025-08-27

Lund University is organising its first ever all-faculty research conference on sustainable development. The pro-vice chancellor for research, sustainability and campus development, Per Mickwitz, and Emily Boyd, Director of Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, are both moderating sessions at the conference which aims to highlight how research can contribute to change, and spread know

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-lund-university-can-contribute-sustainable-development - 2025-08-27

New research from Lund University, Sweden, has shown for the first time that chimpanzees catch yawns from humans, and that the susceptibility to contagious yawning develops gradually with age – just like it does in humans. While juvenile chimpanzees (5-8 years of age) catch human yawns, infant chimpanzees seem immune to yawn contagion. Aside from humans, cross-species yawn contagion has previously

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/chimpanzees-and-yawn-contagion - 2025-08-27

Photo: Mostphotos More people working from home does not necessarily mean less travel. On the contrary, leisure travel may increase to compensate for sedentary work in the home, according to transport researcher Lena Winslott Hiselius. This can become a challenge for public transport. There are strong indications that remote working is here to stay, at least in part and in certain workplaces. Lena

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/leisure-travel-appears-increase-alongside-working-home - 2025-08-27

Four researchers at Lund University have been awarded SEK 73 million in prestigious grants from the European Research Council (ERC). The grants go to research on Alzheimer’s disease, self-constructing nanoparticles, electron studies using ultrafast camera flashes, and nanowires. In the announcement of the ERC grants, Lund University topped the league among Swedish universities with three advanced

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/prestigious-grants-lu-researchers - 2025-08-27

Great reed warbler (Photo: niclasahlberg.se) Great reed warblers normally migrate by night during its month-long migration from northern Europe to Sub-Saharan Africa. However, researchers have now discovered that during the few occasions when it continues to fly during daytime, it flies at extremely high altitudes (up to 6300 meters). One possible explanation for this unexpected and consistent beh

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/migratory-songbirds-climb-extreme-altitudes-during-daytime - 2025-08-27

Archaeologists at Kalmar County museum, in collaboration with Lund University, have found what they describe as a “moment frozen in time” by a brutal massacre. “Sandby borg ring fort is also reminiscent of Pompeii in that all the bodies and houses have remained abandoned for 1,600 years after the massacre”, says project manager Dr Helena Victor at Kalmar County Museum. VIDEO STORY“There are so man

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/archaeologists-discover-swedish-pompeii - 2025-08-27

Photo: Mostphotos In a new study from Lund University and the University of Gothenburg, patients were interviewed about their experiences ten years after undergoing obesity surgery. The results show that the effect on eating and weight regulation persisted, whereas other problems, such as feelings of guilt about still not being healthy enough, remained. “This is one of few follow-ups from a patien

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/10-years-after-obesity-surgery-how-did-life-turn-out - 2025-08-27

Three biology researchers from Lund University have won an Ig Nobel Prize for their sensational studies of dung beetles’ ability to navigate using the light of the stars. The winners were announced at a humorous gala ceremony in the US on Thursday evening.   Prizewinning dung beetle research Earlier this year, Lund University researchers Marie Dacke, Eric Warrant and Emily Baird published their ne

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-researchers-win-ig-nobel-prize - 2025-08-27

Two Ibiza wall lizards (Photo: Day's Edge Productions) A new study may have uncovered why wall lizards have become the most successful reptile in the Mediterranean region. The results reveal how drastic changes in sea levels and climate 6 million years ago affected species formation in the area. The researchers believe they can now explain why the lizards became so diverse and widespread, somethin

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-species-formed-when-mediterranean-dried - 2025-08-27

This summer, Lund University doctoral student Sofia Blomqvist will be investigating how pollinating insects such as bumblebees and solitary bees are faring in flower-rich roadside habitats. However, there is one problem: bumblebee nests are very difficult to find. Now she hopes to be able to train Ylle the dog to help her. Sofia Blomqvist’s objective is to repeat a previously criticized scientific

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bumblebee-detection-dog-research-duty - 2025-08-27

Leif Groop With around 350 million patients worldwide, diabetes is one of the world’s major public health problems. This year’s Fernström Foundation Nordic Prize, with prize money of SEK 1 million, goes to the internationally renowned diabetes researcher Leif Groop from Lund University in Sweden. Leif Groop’s speciality has been referred to as ‘gene fishing’. It involves fishing up the genes that

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/major-prize-lu-diabetes-researcher - 2025-08-27

Photo: Caroline Isaksson Great tits living in cities are genetically different from great tits in the countryside. This is what researchers have found in a unique study, where they examined populations of great tits in nine large European cities. The researchers compared the city bird genes with the genes of their relatives in the countryside. It did not matter if the great tits lived in Milan, Ma

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/stressful-life-city-affects-birds-genes - 2025-08-27

Illustration: Jonas Wallén Wisely Digital Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed an algorithm that combines data from a simple blood test and brief memory tests, to predict with great accuracy who will develop Alzheimer's disease in the future. The findings are published in Nature Medicine. Approximately 20–30% of patients with Alzheimer's disease are wrongly diagnosed within spec

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/simple-diagnostic-tool-predicts-individual-risk-alzheimers - 2025-08-27

Illustration: Stefan Sølberg An ancient marine lizard in remarkable condition has been uncovered by a Lund University-led research team in Jordan. Its fish-like tail fin tells an evolutionary story about the species previously unknown to scientists. One of history’s most fearsome predators, the mosasaur Prognathodon, lived during the Cretaceous Period some 70 million years ago. The most spectacula

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-fossil-marine-lizard-discovered - 2025-08-27

Kajsa Brolin, doctoral student in Translational Neurogenetics at Lund University, is using the biobank in her doctoral thesis. Photo: Kennet Ruona Around 20 000 Swedes are currently suffering from Parkinson’s disease, yet there are still only treatments to alleviate symptoms. Through a new biobank, researchers gain access to the genetic profiles of 1000 Parkinson’s patients together with comprehen

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-biobank-provides-insights-parkinsons-disease - 2025-08-27

Albin Kjellbom New research could enable better healthcare for patients with benign tumours of the adrenal glands. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified the levels of cortisol produced by the tumours which are associated with higher mortality rates. Up to half of benign adrenal tumours produce excessive amounts of the hormone cortisol. Until now, researchers did not know at whic

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-findings-benign-adrenal-tumours-could-improve-care - 2025-08-27