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How much water do we need to drink to stay healthy? How do different diets affect our metabolism? Studies of various hormones in the body are providing diabetes researchers with new answers to these questions. The goal is to develop individualized treatments and dietary recommendations that could lower the risk of developing obesity and diseases such as type 2 diabetes. The endocrine system and th
Balans och kroppsupfattning - Elisabeth Ekstrand och Mikael KarlbergHörselsinnet - Johannes EhingerSmak- och luktsinnet - Pernilla Sahlstrand JohnsonKänselsinnet - Ulrika WijkSynsinnet - Ulrika Kjellström och Lotta GränseFoto: Linn Johansson, Åsa HansdotterI skolan fick vi lära oss att vi har fem sinnen, men idag vet vi att vi har minst sju. Förutom syn, hörsel, smak, lukt och känsel har vi även b
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/sinnessjukt-att-aldras-med-vara-sju-sinnen - 2026-05-22
A research group at Lund University has studied how a molecular sensor located in the blood vessel wall, controls how the vessel compensates for high blood pressure. As we age, the sensor deteriorates, which can worsen vascular damage caused by high blood pressure and consequently lead to secondary diseases affecting the heart, brain, or other organs. In mice, the researchers demonstrate that the
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-your-blood-vessels-tolerate-high-blood-pressure - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Patients with diabetes or Parkinson’s disease can be cured with stem cells at a clinic in China. Multiple sclerosis, stroke and cerebral palsy are treated at a stem cell clinic in Mexico, and in Thailand, the deadly disease ALS can be cured with stem cells... at least according to advertising from these and other clin
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hyped-hope-shady-stem-cell-clinics-take-advantage-desperate-patients - 2026-05-21
If you use your tools correctly, they last longer and you will not have to throw them out and buy new ones. Many of us agree with this sustainable and profitable approach. The same applies to manufacturing companies that want to achieve sustainable production and increase their competitiveness. But it is not always easy to get it right – in particular for companies aiming to manufacture new produc
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/optimisation-tools - 2026-05-21
Heiner Linke took up the position of LTH’s Deputy Dean with special responsibility for research in January 2021 and his term of office concludes at the end of 2023. Why did he not stand for re-election – and what will he do instead? What is the reason for not continuing as deputy dean?"After I was elected as deputy dean – a role that is part-time – I got a large, extra assignment. It was an ERC re
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Everyone knows about source criticism, but researchers Jutta Haider and Olof Sundin want to emphasise source confidence. “There has been an intensive focus on the critical aspect. Pupils leave school with the attitude that you cannot trust anything, so source confidence is an important complement to source criticism.
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/they-strike-blow-source-confidence - 2026-05-21
With the arrival of spring, bumblebee queens take their first wing beat of the season and set out to find new nesting sites. But they are flying earlier in the year as a result of warmer climate and changing agricultural landscape, new research shows. – The risk is that we will lose additional bumblebee species and have reduced pollination of crops and wild plants, says researcher Maria Blasi Rome
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-change-means-early-flight-start-risk-fewer-bumblebees-and-reduced-pollination - 2026-05-21
How can a tiny genetic change alter the body´s sugar balance? At Lund University, researchers have used stem cells to create two versions of the same cell – one carrying the genetic variant and one without – to see how melatonin affects insulin-producing cells and contributes to development of type 2 diabetes. Study summarySkin cells from a person carrying a risk gene for type 2 diabetes were “rep
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/stem-cell-technology-reveals-new-insights-melatonin-and-diabetes - 2026-05-21
How can a tiny genetic change alter the body´s sugar balance? At Lund University, researchers have used stem cells to create two versions of the same cell – one carrying the genetic variant and one without – to see how melatonin affects insulin-producing cells and contributes to development of type 2 diabetes. Study summarySkin cells from a person carrying a risk gene for type 2 diabetes were “rep
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/stem-cell-technology-reveals-new-insights-melatonin-and-diabetes - 2026-05-21
PhD student Valentina works in the FORMAS-funded project Environmental Human Rights Defenders – Change Agents at the Crossroads of Climate change, Biodiversity and Cultural Conservation. She hopes her research will contribute to an understanding and visibilization of the transformative role that Environmental Human Rights Defenders can play within multiple crises, focusing not only on their experi
How should societies adapt to rising seas, floods, and other climate threats? These questions are explored in a new study by LUCSUS researchers. It reveals that the answer is broader than just improved policies – it's about rethinking the very role of law itself. Researchers Ebba Brink, Ana Maria Vargas Falla and Emily Boyd examine how socio-legal processes shape climate vulnerability and resistan
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/rethinking-laws-climate-adaptation-exploring-resistance-flooded-cartagena - 2026-05-21
Kimberly Nicholas was appointed professor in Sustainability Science in June 2024. After more than 15 years at Lund University, her commitment to stopping climate change is stronger than ever. “We need to keep our eyes on the prize and focus on where the problem is to address it.” What has been the most important moment in your career? I got to witness the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015. T
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/professor-kimberly-nicholas-mission-combat-climate-change - 2026-05-21
Lund University, Future By Lund and Tetra Pak are now jointly focusing on bioprocess technology and new solutions in the sustainable production of food and materials. Lund University School of Economics and Management is also part of the initiative that goes under the name Biotech Heights. For Thomas Kalling and his colleagues this is a natural continuation of research on the food industry and its
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/strategic-perspectives-food-future-new-biotech-heights - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Refugee influx calls for a new university roleHow can Lund University respond to the call for action with regard to the ongoing refugee influx? Tareq Emtairah, back at the IIIEE after three years working on renewable energy in the Arab region, suggests a programme facilitating for refugee students and academics to con
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-tareq-emtairah - 2026-05-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The recent hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria highlight the potential for the climate system to cause loss and damage. “Loss and damage” is a phrase used in different ways by people who work on climate policy, negotiation and adaptation/resilience. A new study clarifies these different perspectives which is a key issue
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/clarifying-perspectives-promote-action-loss-and-damage-climate-change - 2026-05-21
Hello there, Johan Tham, reader in clinical infectious medicine at the medical school's semester 7 and Kajsa Ericson Lindquist, teacher of practical clinical pathology at semester 4. Both of them have been awarded the quality stamp "Cor" by the Medical Education Council and the students of the medical program. Johan Tham:Really taking time for the patient and giving them a little extra love and ca
The virus winter season has struck – and COVID-19 is still part of everyday life. However, unlike during the pandemic, we now know more about how it spreads through the air we breathe. Research from Lund University in Sweden shows that it only takes a few minutes in the same room as an infected person to catch the virus. The aerosol researchers mapped the infectiousness of the virus in some forty
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/heres-how-easily-you-can-catch-covid-19-through-air - 2026-05-21
Dag Oredsson took up the position of communications director on 1 October. He brings broad experience of the public sector, industry and the student world. With a strong commitment to strategic communication, cultural construction and external engagement, he looks forward to contributing to the development of the University. Dag Oredsson replaces the previous communications director Johanna Sandah
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dag-oredsson-universitys-new-communications-director - 2026-05-22
A new study from Lund University in Sweden on how the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine affects human liver cells under experimental conditions, has been viewed more than 800,000 times in just over a week. The results have been widely discussed across social media – but the results have in many cases been misinterpreted. Two of the authors, Associate Professor Yang de Marinis (YDM) and Professor Ma
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/qa-covid-19-vaccine-study-gains-attention - 2026-05-21
