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Researchers from Lund University, together with the Roche pharmaceutical company, have used a method to develop a new blood marker capable of detecting whether or not a person has Alzheimer’s disease. If the method is approved for clinical use, the researchers hope eventually to see it used as a diagnostic tool in primary healthcare. This autumn, they will start a trial in primary healthcare to te

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-blood-test-detecting-alzheimers-disease - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New research suggests that green growth climate mitigation policies are not sufficient for reaching the ambitious targets of the Paris Agreement, to limit global warming to well below 2°C by the end of the century. Green growth policies dominate the climate change mitigation discourse, but how much can they contribute

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/current-green-growth-policies-are-not-enough-reach-paris-agreement-climate-targets - 2026-06-21

Almost 300,000 people worldwide develop malignant melanoma each year. The disease is the most serious form of skin cancer and the number of cases reported annually is increasing, making skin cancer one of Sweden’s most common forms of cancer. A research team at Lund University in Sweden has studied a protein that regulates a gene which is linked to metastasis of malignant melanoma. Over the past t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/protein-linked-aggressive-skin-cancer - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University have contributed to creating a uniquely detailed global climate model that will increase our understanding of climate change. It is the first time that vegetation and land use, at this level of detail, are included in climate modeling within EC-Earth, a global climate and earth system mo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-climate-model-includes-vegetation-developed - 2026-06-21

Opioids work against severe pain but the risks of side effects and addiction are high. In the USA alone, 26 people die every day from overdoses. Now researchers in an international collaboration have investigated how common opioid prescriptions are for osteoarthritis patients in Sweden. It emerged that every fourth patient was prescribed opioids at some point between November 2014 and October 2015

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/high-rates-opioid-prescriptions-osteoarthritis - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Predators are not only a deadly threat to many animals, they also affect potential prey negatively simply by being nearby. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied what happens to the prey’s immune system when they are forced to expend a large amount of their energy on avoiding being eaten. To protect the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fear-predators-increases-risk-illness - 2026-06-21

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 - 2026-06-21

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated the link between osteoarthritis and mortality in an epidemiological study. It was shown that the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease was higher for people with osteoarthritis than for the rest of the population. Using population registers, the researchers studied approximately 469 000 people living in Skåne, Sweden, who in 2003 were

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/osteoarthritis-linked-higher-risk-dying-cardiovascular-disease - 2026-06-21

More than half of our genome consists of transposons, DNA sequences that are reminiscent of ancient, extinct viruses. Transposons are normally silenced by a process known as DNA methylation, but their activation can lead to serious diseases. Very little is known about transposons but researchers in an international collaboration project have now succeeded for the first time in studying what happen

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/study-sheds-light-darker-parts-our-genetic-heritage - 2026-06-21

An extensive study has confirmed that the risk of developing coeliac disease is connected to the amount of gluten children consume. The new study is observational and therefore does not prove causation; however, it is the most comprehensive of its kind to date. The results are presented in the prestigious journal JAMA. In total, 6 600 children at increased risk of developing coeliac disease were f

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/association-between-coeliac-disease-risk-and-gluten-intake-confirmed - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Eumelanin – a natural pigment found for instance in human eyes – has, for the first time, been identified in the fossilized compound eyes of 54-million-year-old crane-flies. It was previously assumed that melanic screening pigments did not exist in arthropods. “We were surprised by what we found because we were not lo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/composition-fossil-insect-eyes-surprises-researchers - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Lund University School of Economics and Management has been accredited for five years by both EQUIS and AMBA, placing the school in the top 1 per cent of business schools globally that hold both accreditations. “This really shows the competitive strength of the school. Being accredited by both EQUIS and AMBA demon

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-school-economics-and-management-receives-double-accreditation - 2026-06-21

The first evidence was recently presented demonstrating how the immune system can be controlled by directly reprogramming connective tissue cells into immune cells. The discovery provides the opportunity to develop an entirely new strategy for targeted immunotherapy against cancer. One characteristic of cancer is its ability to avoid detection by the body’s immune system. Tumour cells accumulate a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/research-project-develop-innovative-strategy-cancer-therapy - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Over the past 50 years, the water in lakes and watercourses has turned increasingly brown. The so-called browning has a negative impact on both drinking water production and ecosystems. If nothing is done, the water is likely to turn even browner – however, there is hope. Supported by a new study, researchers from Lun

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-changes-land-use-could-reduce-browning-lakes - 2026-06-21

Varje vår, strax efter fullmåne, släpper korallerna i Stora barriärrevet ägg och spermier, samtidigt. Ett fenomen så spektakulärt att det syns från rymden. Forskare tror att månens ljus signalerar till korallerna att det är dags. En ny studie i Proceedings of the Royal Society B visar att månljuset även påverkar däggdjurens aktivitet i mörka tropiska skogar. Bilder från kamerafällor avslöjar att s

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/fem-djur-som-beter-sig-annorlunda-i-manens-sken - 2026-06-21

Nu har forskare från bland annat Lunds universitet gjort en stor kartläggning av samtliga gener hos sädesslaget korn. Forskningsresultaten banar väg för effektivare växtförädling i den internationella kapprustningen mot skadeinsekter och klimatförändringar. Sädesslaget korn är en viktig del i den globala matförsörjningen. Korn är den femte mest odlade grödan i världen och har ännu större betydelse

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/kartlagda-korngener-forbattrar-oddsen-i-kapprustning - 2026-06-21

Andreas Nord, forskare vid biologiska institutionen, har tilldelats ERC Consolidator Grant. Anslaget på två miljoner euro ska användas till att studera hur fåglar reagerar på stigande temperaturer. Grattis Andreas, hur känns det?– Tack så mycket. Det känns fantastiskt, och jag är både stolt och hedrad att ha fått det här förtroendet av ERC. Det är en kittlande tanke att få möjlighet att göra något

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/biolog-far-tungt-eu-anslag - 2026-06-21

Fåglar flaxar på sätt som ger tidigare okända fördelar. Hur djuren använder vingarna påverkar hur effektiv aerodynamiken blir i olika situationer när förhållandet mellan den framåtdrivande kraften och kraften för att hålla sig uppe ändras. De nya resultaten kan spela en viktig roll i utvecklingen av framtidens drönare. Genom att studera fåglars vingslag kan utvecklare av luftfarkoster få viktig in

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/robotstudie-ger-nya-insikter-i-faglars-flaxande - 2026-06-21

Idag är det Nobeldagen. Redan på 1980-talet engagerade sig fysikern Carsten Peterson vid Lunds universitet i forskningen om artificiella neuronnätverk, det ämne som årets Nobelpris i fysik handlar om. Carsten Petersons insatser har hjälpt både cancerpatienter och hjärtsjuka. Forskningen bakom Nobelpris brukar oftast har flera decennier på nacken. Så är fallet även med årets Nobelpris i fysik. De b

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/lundaforskare-om-arets-nobelpris-i-fysik-vi-har-anvant-artificiella-neuronnatverk-att-spara-svara - 2026-06-21

Bioenergi spelar en viktig roll i omställningen till ett fossilfritt samhälle. Men den ”outnyttjade” jordbruksmark, så kallad marginalmark, som är lämplig för att odla bioenergi på i södra Sverige finns i praktiken inte, visar en ny studie från Lunds universitet. Marken är till stor del redan upptagen av exempelvis hästhållning. – Vår studie visar att potentialen för bioenergiproduktion på margina

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/mark-som-pekats-ut-som-avgorande-svensk-bioenergi-ar-redan-upptagen-visar-ny-studie - 2026-06-21