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In an international study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified a gene variant that controls the body’s capability to form new blood vessels in muscles – a mechanism that affects physical performance, health and recovery. The favourable gene variant is considerably more common among top athletes in endurance sports, compared with both top athletes in explosive sports and non-at

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/genetic-brake-forms-our-muscles - 2026-06-25

In an international study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified a gene variant that controls the body’s capability to form new blood vessels in muscles – a mechanism that affects physical performance, health and recovery. The favourable gene variant is considerably more common among top athletes in endurance sports, compared with both top athletes in explosive sports and non-at

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/genetic-brake-forms-our-muscles - 2026-06-25

Application numbers for this autumn’s international programmes show outstanding results for Lund University and LUSEM. The most popular programme at Lund University is our Bachelor's programme in International Business, which is also the most popular programme in Sweden, across all categories. On top of that, five of the ten most popular Master's programmes in Sweden are offered at Lund University

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/record-breaking-numbers-lusems-international-programmes - 2026-06-25

Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease is often difficult, as several other conditions can cause similar symptoms. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now discovered a blood marker that can accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s in the early stages of the disease. ‟This is a major breakthrough. I believe this blood test can be used clinically in only a few years”, says Oskar Hansson, professor of neuro

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/blood-test-enables-early-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2026-06-25

Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease is often difficult, as several other conditions can cause similar symptoms. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now discovered a blood marker that can accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s in the early stages of the disease. ‟This is a major breakthrough. I believe this blood test can be used clinically in only a few years”, says Oskar Hansson, professor of neuro

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/blood-test-enables-early-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease-0 - 2026-06-25

Lars Harrie, professor at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (INES) and GIS Center, has been appointed a member of the National Geodata Council, representing universities and colleges. The Council aims to develop strategies and activities to ensure that geographical data can be used in, for example, climate change adaption, the creation of sustainable cities and disaster ma

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/government-appoints-member-geodata-council-gis-center - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Isabel Schoultz at the Sociology of Law Department has studied how two major Swedish companies have defended themselves against accusations of corporate crime. When corruption accusations against Swedish telecommunications provider Telia surfaced in 2012, regarding the acquisition of its business permit in Uzbekistan,

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/corporate-strategies-legitimise-potentially-criminal-business-actions - 2026-06-25

Lund University Virus Centre (LUVC) holds festive inauguration (May 27). There was no ribbon-cutting ceremony, but instead a symbolic demolition of a 3D-printed giant virus marked the official opening of the virus centre.Three deans—current and former—as well as professors who have succeeded one another at the Faculty of Medicine and played key roles in bringing LUVC to life, attended the ceremony

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-virus-centre-inaugurated-symbolic-demolition-giant-virus - 2026-06-25

Last Tuesday, our PhD Candidate Lisa Heldt “nailed” her freshly printed PhD thesis. This traditional “spikning” takes place three weeks and three days before the official defense and it involves the PhD Candidate nailing (att spika in Swedish) their physical thesis to a public board where it can be read and scrutinized by the public before the official defense ceremony. At the same time, the spikn

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/spikning-doctoral-thesis-lisa-heldt - 2026-06-25

Earlier this fall, Milda Pucetaite was one of the 400 European researchers to receive an ERC Starting Grant for her project “Tracing single-cell scale chemical signalling between interacting soil fungi". As Milda is a member of BECC, we were curious to know a little bit more about her grant. The ERC Starting Grant is intended for early-career researchers and the only selection criterion is scienti

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/milda-pucetaite-receiving-erc-grant - 2026-06-25

Lund University is taking an active step to meet society’s growing needs for security and crisis management. A new centre is being established at Campus Helsingborg with the aim of strengthening education, research and external engagement in total defence and preparedness on a broad front. “Security threats and risks in today’s society are increasingly difficult to predict and can change rapidly,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-invest-sek-37-million-new-total-defence-centre - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Giant Cell ArthritisA new study is pblished where we present a detailed evaluation of the safety regarding visual function and patient tolerability in healthy subjects, and define the spectral signature in the healthy temporal artery. Photoacoustic imaging did not affect the best corrected visual acuity, colour vision

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/new-publications - 2026-06-25

In November 2022, the EpiHealth Steering Group decided on four grants for postdoctoral positions over two years. Read about the Uppsala researchers who receive grants and what research they plan to conduct. Understanding cardiometabolic disease  One of the grants goes to Dr Shafqat Ahmad, Researcher at the Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences. What is your research about? –

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/four-new-postdoctoral-positions-within-epihealths-uppsala-node - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The TEDDY Study has increased our knowledge about what happens prior to the onset of autoimmune diabetes (type 1 diabetes) and has shown that a stomach infection can trigger coeliac disease. Lund University in Sweden has now received just over SEK 40 million from the American National Institutes of Health (NIH) to con

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/international-diabetes-study-receives-sek-40-million-continue - 2026-06-25

Pregnancies do not weaken a woman’s skeleton. Breastfeeding, however, can reduce bone density considerably. These are findings from a research report produced at Lund University in Sweden. But breastfeeding women need not worry. “There is a dip, but the body is absolutely fantastic at making up the loss,” says Kristina Åkesson, professor of orthopedics. Breastfeeding and pregnancy both require lar

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-findings-how-breastfeeding-affects-skeleton-could-boost-development-drugs-against-osteoporosis - 2026-06-25

Worldwide, coastal river deltas are home to more than half a billion people, supporting fisheries, agriculture, cities, and fertile ecosystems. In a unique study covering 49 deltas globally, researchers from Lund University and Utrecht University have identified the most critical risks to deltas in the future. The research shows that deltas face multiple risks, and that population growth and poor

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/coastal-river-deltas-threatened-more-climate-change - 2026-06-25

Pregnancies do not weaken a woman’s skeleton. Breastfeeding, however, can reduce bone density considerably. These are findings from a research report produced at Lund University in Sweden. But breastfeeding women need not worry. “There is a dip, but the body is absolutely fantastic at making up the loss,” says Kristina Åkesson, professor of orthopedics. Breastfeeding and pregnancy both require lar

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-findings-how-breastfeeding-affects-skeleton-could-boost-development-drugs-against-osteoporosis - 2026-06-25

On Monday, the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a new report on how climate change is impacting nature and people worldwide, and on the necessity for adaptation. According to the researchers, more than three billion people live in environments that are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and the same applies to many species. The researchers establis

https://www.science.lu.se/article/uns-climate-change-panel-world-must-act-now - 2026-06-25

Fernando Garnero has been a doctoral student at the Malmö Academy of Music since September 2020 and will defend his dissertation project "Mutations in the Composable – Compositional Practice as a Space of Experimentation, Tension, and Uncertainty” on 12 May 2025. Part of his doctoral defence is a concert that will take place at IAC (11 May 2025). What is your dissertation project about?I approache

https://www.iac.lu.se/article/meet-fernando-garnero - 2026-06-25

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have compared the effects of intravenous ketamine treatment with ECT treatment in severe depression. The results support the view that ketamine is a possible treatment, but also show that ECT treatment helps more people. In recent years, ketamine has emerged as a new treatment for depression, after studies have shown it to be a fast-acting antidepressant. “

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ect-more-effective-ketamine-severe-depression - 2026-06-25