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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The traditional view is that learning is based on the strengthening or weakening of the contacts between the nerve cells in the brain. However, this has been challenged by new research findings from Lund University in Sweden. These indicate that there is also a third mechanism – a kind of clock function that gives ind

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-learning-mechanism-individual-nerve-cells - 2026-05-17

Many of those who are genetically predisposed to develop atrial fibrillation, which dramatically raises the risk of stroke, can be identified with a blood test. This is shown by new research from Lund University in Sweden. The number of people affected by atrial fibrillation is rising rapidly, partly as a result of the ageing population. Over recent years, a research group at Lund University in Sw

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/genetic-test-reveals-risk-atrial-fibrillation-and-stroke - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A simple ”smart control” box invented by a PhD student at Lund University in Sweden has made it possible to connect solar panels to your boiler - without making any changes to the existing hot water system. WATCH: How new technology is making domestic solar power use cheaper and easier ”With current technology, if you

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/solar-energy-can-now-heat-your-shower - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Viruses can convert their DNA from solid to fluid form, which explains how viruses manage to eject DNA into the cells of their victims. This has been shown in two new studies carried out by Lund University in Sweden. Both research studies are about the same discovery made for two different viruses, namely that viruses

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/liquid-dna-behind-virus-attacks - 2026-05-17

By studying identical twins, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified mechanisms that could be behind the development of type 2 diabetes. This may explain cases where one identical twin develops type 2 diabetes while the other remains healthy. The study involved 14 pairs of identical twins in Sweden and Denmark. One twin had type 2 diabetes and the other was healthy. “Twins are a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/study-identical-twins-reveals-type-2-diabetes-clues - 2026-05-17

A previously unknown mechanism through which the brain produces new nerve cells after a stroke has been discovered at Lund University and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The findings have been published in the journal SCIENCE. A stroke is caused by a blood clot blocking a blood vessel in the brain, which leads to an interruption of blood flow and therefore a shortage of oxygen. Many nerve cells d

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mechanism-repairs-brain-after-stroke-discovered - 2026-05-17

Parkinson's disease may start in the gut Parkinson's disease is strongly linked to the degeneration of the brain’s movement center. In the last decade, the question of where the disease begins has led researchers to a different part of the human anatomy. In 2003, the German neuropathologist Heiko Braak presented a theory suggesting that the disease begins in the gut and spreads to the brain. The i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/disputed-theory-parkinsons-origin-strengthened - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden are testing a treatment for type 2 diabetes which targets the disease mechanism itself - and not just the symptoms. For the first time, knowledge about the individual patient’s genetic risk profile is being used. The treatment completely restores the capacity to secrete insulin

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/personalised-treatment-stress-related-diabetes - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The need for food, animal feed and fuel in the Sahel belt is growing year on year, but supply is not increasing at the same rate. New figures from 22 countries indicate falling availability of resources per capita and a continued risk of famine in areas with low ‘primary production’ from plants. Rising temperatures pr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/shrinking-resource-margins-sahel-region-africa - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The following Lund University academics are available for commentary and analysis, in light of recent news coverage regarding alleged activity in the Stockholm archipelago:  Mi LennhagPhD student, Department of Political Science, Lund UniversitySwedish foreign and defence policy, Swedish national security as it relate

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/experts-swedish-and-russian-national-security-policy - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Bright colours appear on a fruit fly’s transparent wings against a dark background as a result of light refraction. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have now demonstrated that females choose a mate based on the males’ hidden wing colours. “Our experiment shows that this newly-discovered trait is important in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/secret-wing-colours-attract-female-fruit-flies - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A ’super detector’ that can track the traces of a lump of sugar in the Baltic Sea – that was the starting point for a potentially life-saving technique developed at Lund University in Sweden. The method detects toxic algae blooms in drinking water. WATCH: New technique can trace toxic algae in drinking waterA biosenso

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/super-detector-tracks-toxic-algae - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Mapillary, an app developed by Lund University senior lecturer Jan Erik Solem, crowdsources street view images. The company has now joined forces with OpenStreetMap, the world’s biggest free, editable map service. VIDEO: Mapillary – watch how it works  If you live in a small town, or have booked a vacation in a remote

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mapillary-puts-your-photos-map - 2026-05-17

Why do people slack off at work? Last year it was revealed that 20 workers at a big Swedish mining company had been slacking off at work by taking turns clocking each other in and out. The scheme had been going on for several years - supposedly costing the company millions of dollars. How is such major slacking possible? In his new book “Empty Labor: Idleness and Workplace Resistance” (Cambridge U

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/book-release-empty-labor-idleness-and-workplace-resistance - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. People with lactose intolerance are at lower risk of suffering from lung, breast and ovarian cancers, according to a new study by researchers at Lund University and Region Skåne in Sweden. ”We found that people with lactose intolerance, who typically consume low amounts of milk and other dairy products, have a reduced

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lactose-intolerants-lower-risk-certain-cancers-study - 2026-05-17

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that sugar beets produce haemoglobin. They now hope that this haemoglobin could serve as a blood substitute – a substance that is currently in short supply.   Watch on YouTube: How to produce haemoglobin from sugar beets “Previously, it has been presumed that certain plants produce this iron protein only when stressed, such as in drought or

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sugar-beets-could-become-blood-substitute - 2026-05-17

A major breakthrough in the development of stem cell-derived brain cells has put researchers on a firm path towards the first ever stem cell transplantations in people with Parkinson’s disease. A new study presents the next generation of transplantable dopamine neurons produced from stem cells. These cells carry the same properties as the dopamine neurons found in the human brain. WATCH VIDEO STOR

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/stem-cell-transplants-parkinsons-disease-edging-closer - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Some people experience cold not only as feeling cold, but actually as a painful sensation. This applies even to fairly mild temperatures – anything below 20°C. A group of researchers from Lund University in Sweden have now identified the mechanism in the body that creates this connection between cold and pain. It turn

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cold-induced-pain-linked-garlic-and-mustard-receptor - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Oats contain more fat than other cereals, and oat oil has a unique composition. A new study from Lund University, Härröd Research and Swedish Oat Fiber AB, shows a special oat oil preparation can produce greater satiety. WATCH: why oat oil supplement makes you feel fullerThe study followed 34 healthy individuals who w

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/oat-oil-preparation-makes-you-feel-fuller - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Long-sightedness caused by age could be due to proteins in the lens of the eye that are converted from a fluid solution to a solid, glassy state. This has been shown in a study by researchers from institutions including Lund University. Around the age of 40–50, many people find their sight deteriorates and they need t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/glassy-protein-solution-may-cause-eyesight-deterioration - 2026-05-17