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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At the time of the atmospheric nuclear weapons testing in the 1950s and 1960s, the level of carbon-14 in the atmosphere increased dramatically. Now researchers from Lund University have developed a method for measuring the carbon-14 content in atherosclerotic plaques in patients. The measurements reveal how old and da

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/nuclear-weapons-tests-provide-information-dangerous-atherosclerosis-plaque - 2026-06-23

The faculties’ honorary doctors for 2025 have been announced and they will receive their honorary doctorates at the Doctoral Degree Conferment Ceremony on 23 May. Information on the honorary doctors’ lectures will be updated regularly during the spring. The title of honorary doctor, doctor honoris causa in Latin, is a distinction which is awarded by a faculty. The honorary doctors are people who h

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/full-list-faculties-honorary-doctors-2025 - 2026-06-24

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In type 2 diabetes, the body’s cells are unable to assimilate the essential hormone insulin which is produced in the beta cells of the pancreas. Exactly what is wrong with the beta cells in type 2 diabetes is the question to which Professor Erik Renström at Lund University Diabetes Centre is searching for an answer. A

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/nordic-award-research-what-wrong-beta-cells-type-2-diabetes - 2026-06-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Löpare som springer extremt långt och mäter och tävlar med sig själva flyr inte vardagens krav, utan är med sin disciplinerade löpning i själva verket ytterligare en del av konsumtionssamhället, enligt en färsk avhandling av konsumtionsforskaren Carys Egan-Wyer. – Jag ville ta reda på vad som motiverar människor som

https://www.lu.se/artikel/darfor-springer-lopare-allt-langre-och-extrema-lopp - 2026-06-25

Researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center have made new strides in understanding why some patients with chronic myeloid leukemia respond better to treatment than others. Their study, recently published in eLife, suggests that the amount of healthy blood stem cells at diagnosis could be a key factor in predicting how well patients will respond to standard therapies. Chronic myeloid leu

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-findings-reveal-why-some-chronic-myeloid-leukemia-patients-respond-better-treatment - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUCSUS researcher Torsten Krause have been researching hunting, forest fauna and wild meat consumption, particularly in the Amazon, for the past three years. He is currently in Colombia, where his fieldwork was cut short due to the current coronavirus pandemic. In this interview, he reflects on the impacts of the coro

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/reflections-impacts-coronavirus-indigenous-communities-amazon-torsten-krause - 2026-06-23

The heads of the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (INES), and the Department of Geology have agreed on a proposed name for a joint department, contingent upon a co-organisation decision in September. Below is a background on how the departmental representatives, tasked with developing name proposals, have crafted the pre

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/name-suggestions-potential-joint-department - 2026-06-23

Early diagnosis is key to receiving proper care and advancing research on future therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and dementia with Lewy bodies. New research from Skåne University Hospital and Lund University shows that combining a simple smell test with advanced spinal fluid analysis can predict these diseases with high accuracy, while sparing nearly half of patients f

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/smell-test-cuts-need-invasive-parkinsons-screening - 2026-06-23

On the second day of COP26, more than 100 global leaders, representing 85% of the world's forests, pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade. The Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forest and Land Use will cover forests totaling more than 13 million square miles. Sustainability researcher and deforestation expert, Torsten Krause, at Lund University for Su

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/researcher-torsten-krause-comments-world-leaders-pledge-end-deforestation-2030 - 2026-06-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En teknolog och två medicinare vid Lunds universitet får 2 miljoner euro var från Europeiska forskningsrådet (ERC) i 2014 års utlysning av ERC Consolidator Grant till etablerade toppforskare. Av 2 525 inkomna ansökningar från hela Europa beviljades bidrag till 372. Av de 372 beviljade ansökningarna kom nio från fors

https://www.lu.se/artikel/6-miljoner-euro-till-toppforskare-vid-lunds-universitet - 2026-06-24

En randomiserad klinisk studie ledd av forskare vid Lunds universitet har jämfört effekten av intravenös behandling med ketamin mot ECT-behandling vid svår depression. Resultaten stärker bilden av ketamin som en möjlig behandling, men visar också att ECT-behandling hjälper fler. Under senare år har ketamin seglat upp som en ny behandling, eftersom studier visat att det har en antidepressiv effekt.

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-jamfor-ect-och-ketamin-vid-svar-depression - 2026-06-25

The Director General of the National Board of Trade (‘Kommerskollegium’), Anders Ahnlid, visited Lund on 30 March 2022. At a seminar organized by the Centre for European Studies, he presented an overview of how the global trading system came into being, evolved during and after the Cold War, and might develop in light of the challenges imposed upon it by the current war in Ukraine. Anders, who has

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/global-trading-system-war-war - 2026-06-23

Graduation was approaching and alumnus Erik Månsson didn't know what he wanted to do. A few months later he received the diploma in his hand, as well as his first job - CEO for a start-up within Food Tech. We had a talk with Erik about his job - as well as the start-up world, student life and sources of inspiration. Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.Erik, tell us about what you do today!I

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/erik-mansson-alumnus-bsc-business-and-economics-2019 - 2026-06-23

We now welcome the visiting professors recruited to the Faculty of Science through last year's international call for applications. Their collective expertise and international experience will strengthen the academic environment and create conditions for continued development in research, education and collaboration. To provide an overall picture of their backgrounds and assignments, all participa

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/our-new-visiting-professors-and-their-expertise - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Alicia N'Guetta is a PhD student working across two LUCSUS projects, MaCoBios and DICE. Her research focuses on climate change adaptation, livelihood, loss and damage, and gender in Martinique, an overseas department of France situated in the Caribbean Sea. Using a gender lens, she will explore how climate change impa

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/alicia-nguetta-uses-gender-lens-study-impacts-climate-change-marine-coastal-ecosystems - 2026-06-23

Kimberley Nicholas is a researcher from California who came to Lund with a passionate commitment to climate issues and strong interest in food and wine. “What nature gives us is what makes life worth living”, she says. She was in Paris for the climate conference that generated hope for the future, and she is successful in sharing her thoughts and research through social media. Kimberley Nicholas l

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/working-healthy-planet - 2026-06-23

What is the link between atherosclerosis and gut and mouth bacteria? Researchers behind a large new study have found several new connections. In the long term, this knowledge can benefit people with type 2 diabetes, a group with an increased risk of developing atherosclerosis. In atherosclerosis, fat and calcium have accumulated in the artery walls over time, forming so called atherosclerotic plaq

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/gut-and-mouth-bacteria-give-researchers-new-clues-about-atherosclerosis - 2026-06-23

What is the link between atherosclerosis and gut and mouth bacteria? Researchers behind a large new study have found several new connections. In the long term, this knowledge can benefit people with type 2 diabetes, a group with an increased risk of developing atherosclerosis. In atherosclerosis, fat and calcium have accumulated in the artery walls over time, forming so called atherosclerotic plaq

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/gut-and-mouth-bacteria-give-researchers-new-clues-about-atherosclerosis - 2026-06-23

Ph.D. student Laura Andreoli spent several years digging into the neural pathways involved in involuntary movements in Parkinson’s disease. On the 14th of December, she defends her thesis. And she is eager to share her findings and thoughts about her time in the Basal Ganglia Pathophysiology Lab headed by MultiPark’s coordinator Angela Cenci Nilsson. Tell us about your research! Most patients suff

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-laura-andreoli - 2026-06-23

Writing a thesis can be both lonely and difficult to get started with. To support students in the writing process, the Faculty of Science Library and the Academic Support Centre at Lund University have launched a joint digital initiative combining focused writing sessions with Q&A drop-ins.“We noticed that students often come to us with questions that fall somewhere between the library and the Aca

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/shut-and-write-focused-online-sessions-help-students-get-started-their-thesis - 2026-06-23