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Parkinson’s disease, a condition whose complications worsen as the years go by, can mean that getting older becomes particularly challenging. How can life be made easier for these individuals, so that they can continue to be active and participate in society? This is the aim of a multi-year study that examines the interplay between health and home among people ageing with Parkinson’s disease. Sinc

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/living-parkinsons-challenge-everyday-life - 2025-11-23

An observational study from Lund University in Sweden examining sugar consumption has attracted considerable international attention. The study shows that sweetened beverages have a greater negative impact on health than other sources of sugar. They significantly increased the risk of ischaemic stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Of the 70,000 Swedes who took

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/questions-and-answers-lund-university-sugar-study - 2025-11-24

The knife rack has replaced the bookshelf as a symbol of cultural capital. However, following decades of lifestyle eating, cooking shows and palate sensations, a new food generation is starting to establish itself. Food ethnologist Håkan Jönsson sees a comeback for ready-made meals and abstemiousness. Food is more than sustenance, what role does food play for us today?“Food has become a way to dem

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/food-ethnologist-sees-new-trends-following-decades-lifestyle-eating - 2025-11-23

A handful of selected artists have paired up with researchers from the European Spallation Source (ESS) and the results are unexpected meetings, different thoughts and new challenges. Both for the artists and the researchers. The results will help ESS to communicate complex research and the impact it may have on the region and the world. ESS is being built in northeast Lund and this unique materia

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/art-research-new-ways-seeing - 2025-11-23

Do you work in graphic design, are you passionate about games development, or do you design jewellery in your own business? The market for entrepreneurs with cultural and creative business concepts is growing in Sweden. However, many of these initiatives require tailored support to be able to develop and find clients and partnerships. For several years, there has been a sharp increase in our inter

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cultural-and-creative-business-concepts-need-specific-and-strategic-support - 2025-11-23

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 - 2025-11-24

Seeing a lot of talk about the importance of gut health? These are the latest findings, including those on food and supplements Weighing in at nearly two kilos, our gut bacteria seem to play an even bigger role than was previously thought. These bacteria can influence our mood and act as a communication centre. Gut microbiota researchers Åsa Håkansson and Frida Fåk Hållenius at Lund University in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/key-takeaways-latest-research-gut-bacteria - 2025-11-24

Can AI think? The short answer is no, at least not in the way humans think. AI does not have incentives, opinions, or empathy. Even two-year-olds possess something that our artificial systems lack – the capacity to think in terms of cause and effect, according to Peter Gärdenfors, professor of Cognitive Science at Lund University. Since ChatGPT was introduced to great fanfare in 2022, the debate a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-lacks-common-sense-why-programs-cannot-think - 2025-11-24

Harvard professor Nathan Nunn, creative economist, is the 2020 recipient of the Jan Söderberg Family Prize in Economics and Management. Professor Nunn will receive the Prize on SEK 1 million in Lund, Sweden, and give a lecture on his research on 25 March. Experimental economics and development economics are hot topics, as was seen with the Nobel laurates of 2019. This year’s recipient of the Jan S

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/prize-pioneering-knowledge-africas-development - 2025-11-23

NYTT FRÅN VÅRA FORSKARE: Karin Aggestam har samförfattat artikeln The Nile and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Is there a meeting point between nationalism and hydrosolidarity? i Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education. Karin AggestamLäs artikeln i Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education.   AbstractThe soon-to-be completed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which wi

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/aggestam-om-hydrosolidaritet-nationalism-och-den-etiopiska-renassansdammen - 2025-11-24

Writing Sound. One Hundred DrawingsA soloexhibition by Laila SvensgaardOpening: Friday the 16th of February 4-8 pm.Exhibition period: 17th of February – 24th of February, 2018Opening hours: Thursday, Friday and Saturday 3-6 pm.Writing Sound, One Hundred Drawings is a performative drawing project by the artist Laila Svensgaard. Svensgaard drew one drawing a day for one hundred days during a seven M

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/alumi-laila-svensgaard - 2025-11-23

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/alumni-rasmus-r-streith-i-vaggarna - 2025-11-23

Petra Holmberg, postdoc in medical law at the Faculty of Law, won the Research Grand Prix competition in Helsingborg on 7 October. In front of an audience of over 500 secondary school students, she presented her research on the risks of 80 per cent of Gen Z using chatbots to manage stress or anxiety. “It’s not surprising, AI feels simple and safe. But my research shows that it can be downright dan

https://www.law.lu.se/article/petra-holmberg-wins-forskar-grand-prix-competition - 2025-11-23

On 10 July and 19 July, two LUSEMs alumni are featured on the radio show Sommar i P1, a popular programme broadcasted by the Swedish public service radio. Sommar i P1 is a popular programme broadcasted by the Swedish public service radio. It features a range of storytellers and each host create their own 1.5 hour-long show – choosing their own music and what to talk about. Being a host on Sommar i

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-alumni-amongst-swedish-summer-radio-hosts - 2025-11-24

Att banta och gå ned i vikt och sedan upp och sedan ned igen – så kallad jojo-bantning – inte är hälsosamt är känt. Nu har amerikanska forskare i djurförsök kartlagt varför. Fynden som publicerats i tidskriften The Journal of Neuroscience skulle kunna förklara varför människor som flera gånger misslyckats med att behålla en viktnedgång får det allt svårare för varje nytt försök.Forskarna jämförde

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/jojo-bantning-forsamrar-stresshantering-och-okan-matsuget - 2025-11-23

En stor majoritet rapporterar att de i speciella situationer, exempelvis vid stress, nedstämdhet eller trötthet, får ett ökat sug efter godis, choklad eller annat sött. Nu visar österrikiska forskare att en stunds fysisk aktivitet effektivt dämpar det mest desperata sötsug. I undersökningen deltog 47 överviktiga personer med 28 år som genomsnittsålder. De medgav att de varje dag åt choklad eller g

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/stressen-vacker-sotsuget-promenaden-dampar - 2025-11-23

The third ScienceBrew of 2024 hosted a trio of talented researchers in the fields of medicine and law. Read more about their presentations below and experience even more great talks on our next session of ScienceBrew in May! Thanks to Hanna, Sacharias and Manni for presenting their work at Café Ariman!Hanna, a PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine, explained her work on identifying genes that con

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/sciencebrew-april-2024-stem-cells-heart-surgery-and-law-dying - 2025-11-23

The Development Research Day is an annual, inter-disciplinary event bringing together researchers and students interested in development research for a full day of activities at Lund University. The 19 October, the event celebrated 20 years - the very same day as we launched our website! The day brough together researchers, students, NGO: s and professionals in the aid sector and took place at the

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/development-research-day-celebrated-20-years-and-we-launched-our-website - 2025-11-23

Onsdagen den 5/6-2024 disputerade vår doktorand Jamie Woodworth med avhandlingen Our Deaths, Ourselves - An exploaration of care, community, and dying in the Swedish welfare state. Här berättar Jamie mer sitt forskningsprojekt. Can you shortly describe what your research is about?My research is about how we relate to one another and ourselves in the end-of-life, in the Swedish welfare state contex

https://www.genus.lu.se/artikel/mot-var-nydisputerade-doktorand-jamie-woodworth - 2025-11-23

Roberto García-Roa, postdoc at the department of Biology has won yet another prestigious photo award. This time he’s the overall winner of “Capturing Ecology”, the British Ecological Society photo competition. Congratulations Roberto, what does this award mean to you?– It’s very special! First, it links two powerful allies, science and photography. They are probably two of the best tools we have t

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/sharp-shooting-biologist-winner-international-photography-award - 2025-11-23