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Donald Trump’s trade wars have dominated the news cycle for quite some time. According to economist Fredrik NG Andersson, we risk becoming blind if we only focus on the short term. What is happening is not just about immediate effects but about the dawn of a new global order and the end of the world order that emerged in the 1990s after the Cold War. The trade wars have clearly affected the global
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bid-1990s-fare-well - 2026-05-08
Interview with CMES researcher Svante Lundgren about antisemitism in relation to Israel and Palestine. The original article, in Swedish, was published on 8 November 2023 as part of the LU Newsletter Apropå. Every violent escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has led to an increase in antisemitism in many countries. This is also the case with the current war between Israel and Hamas, argue
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/increased-antisemitism-linked-israel-and-palestine - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A drug has shown great promise in the treatment of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. The study was led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, and is published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Every year, about 800 children in the US are diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressi
https://www.tcr.lu.se/article/promising-treatment-aggressive-childhood-cancer - 2026-05-07
Through a collaboration with Lund University and support from the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, Max Olsson, a researcher at Lund University, has begun his postdoctoral project at the University of Oxford. What will you be doing at the University of Oxford?"I will be investigating the mechanisms in the brain related to chronic shortness of breath. Using magnetic resonance imaging, we will analyse
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/when-brain-loses-its-breath - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, depends on its forests and trees that protect soil fertility, preserve biodiversity, help to cope with climate change and provide fuel for cooking. But the forests used to be much vaster.” Eric Mirindi Dusenge, BECC researcher at University of Gothenburg, is part of a project to
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/tropical-montane-forests-warming-world - 2026-05-07
The fourth Swedish diabetes summit will be held as an online meeting on the 10th and 11th of February. The meeting brings together diabetes researchers in Sweden for new interactions and collaborations. “We aim to create an inspiring meeting where diabetes researchers can interact and form new collaborations,” says Hindrik Mulder, professor of metabolism at Lund University and chair of the organis
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/swedish-diabetes-summit-brings-together-diabetes-researchers-new-collaborations - 2026-05-07
The Swedish Cancer Foundation supports cancer research with a record sum this year: 850 million SEK divided between 230 research projects, selected based the highest chance of achieving successful results and contribute to defeating cancer. We are very happy to announce that 7 of those projects belong to scientists of Lund Stem Cell Center. The Swedish Cancer Foundation is one of Sweden's largest
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/swedish-cancer-foundation-funds-lund-scc-scientists-232-million-sek - 2026-05-07
Changes occur in all cells of the human body as we age. Blood stem cells, in particular, lose some of their functionality over time, contributing to various blood disorders and disease-related conditions. Scientists are investigating the reasons behind this decline. According to a recent study by researchers from the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University, published in Nature Aging, the genetic
Temporal trends and transmission dynamics of pre-treatment HIV-1 drug resistance within and between risk groups in Kenya, 1986-2020George M Nduva 1 2, Frederick Otieno 3, Joshua Kimani 4 5, Yiakon Sein 2, Dawit A Arimide 1, Lyle R Mckinnon 4 5 6, Francois Cholette 5 7, Morris K Lawrence 8, Maxwell Majiwa 9, Moses Masika 10, Gaudensia Mutua 10, Omu Anzala 10, Susan M Graham 2 11, Larry Gelmon 4 5,
A new study shows that carbon nanotubes used as additives to polymers – to make materials lighter, stronger, and electrically conductive – do not necessarily degrade under the conditions that normally prevail in waste incineration plants. However, if the temperature is increased, or the residence time in the flue gas is extended, they will be destructed. “Contrary to what has previously been thoug
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/higher-temperatures-are-needed-ensure-carbon-nanotubes-decomposition - 2026-05-07
The most common analytical method within population genetics is deeply flawed, according to a new study from Lund University. This may have led to incorrect results and misconceptions about ethnicity and genetic relationships. The method has been used in hundreds of thousands of studies, affecting results within medical genetics and even commercial ancestry tests. The study is published in Scienti
https://www.science.lu.se/article/study-reveals-flaws-popular-genetic-method - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center have identified a novel target for the expansion of human blood stem cells ex vivo and shed light on the mechanism of action of a stem cell promoting molecule, currently in phase II clinical trials. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a curative therapy for many patients s
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-insights-ex-vivo-expansion-transplantable-human-blood-stem-cells - 2026-05-08
At LU Innovation, anyone who wants to utilise and translate their research into a product or service can get help with things like funding, advice, development and marketing completely free of charge. Niclas Nilsson, head of office at LU Innovation, hopes that more researchers will discover the service. Ultrasound diagnosis, the first respirator, oat milk, Bluetooth and gene therapy in cancer trea
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/helping-researchers-who-want-start-companies-and-develop-innovations - 2026-05-08
Lund, Sweden – 21 & 28 April 2026A Multi-Leveled Orders of Corruption in Central Asia (MOCCA) project research seminar held on April 21 and 28 at Lund University brought together visiting and Lund-based researchers to discuss new research proposals focused on everyday corruption, perceptions of corruption, and the role of informal practices in institutional and economic life, and environmental gov
https://www.norca.lu.se/article/guest-research-seminar-everyday-corruption-and-environmental-governance-uzbekistan - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Instead of leaving a will, she prefers to participate and contribute now. Maibrit Westrin, a 94-year-old former senior lecturer in French and Spanish, supports students and researchers in the Humanities – and finds that she gets a lot out of it. With determined steps, aided by walking sticks and wearing a cap on her h
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/secret-donald-duck-translator-supports-humanities - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Melissa Franklin is a guest professor from Harvard University who compares her environment at Fysicum with the tv-series Friends and Seinfeld. Here she shares her views on similarities and differences between the universities. When a colleague on my 3000 person experiment at CERN whom I didn’t know, Torsten Akesson, e
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/crossing-border-scania - 2026-05-07
The research areas remain the same, but our perspective on them has changed. This is how consumption researchers Carys Egan-Wyer and Emma Samsioe describe the development in retail research over the past ten years. “In one of our recent reports, we call it 'Retail as unusual.' There is no longer a normal state in trade, no 'Business as usual.' Everything has become more uncertain,” says Carys Egan
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/uncertainty-new-normal-retailers-and-consumption-researchers - 2026-05-08
Researchers at Lund University's Lund Stem Cell Center have created a method that makes it possible to transform the brain’s support cells into parvalbumin-positive cells. These cells act as the brain’s rapid-braking system and are significantly involved in schizophrenia, epilepsy and other neurological conditions. Parvalbumin cells play a central role in keeping brain activity in equilibrium. The
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/researchers-create-cells-help-brain-keep-its-cool - 2026-05-07
Petra Holmberg won the Researchers’ Grand Prix heat in Helsingborg on 7 October. She presented her research – on the risks involved when 80 per cent of Gen Z use chatbots to manage stress or anxiety – to an audience of over 500 upper secondary school pupils. In her presentation she talked to an animated chatbot to illustrate how AI can give destructive advice to young people who already feel unwel
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/winner-petra-holmberg-will-represent-lund-university-researchers-grand-prix-2025 - 2026-05-08
