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Researchers at the Faculty of Science at Lund University in Sweden can now explain how the properties of the skin change depending on the environment. The new findings explain, among other things, why people don’t dehydrate in dry air. The research results can also be used in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry to make substances penetrate the skin more effectively. The outer layer of skin ca

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-uncover-skin-barrier - 2026-01-11

Tau PET is a new and promising imaging method for Alzheimer’s disease. A case study from Lund University in Sweden now confirms that tau PET images correspond to a higher degree to actual changes in the brain. According to the researchers behind the study, this increases opportunities for developing effective drugs. There are several different methods of producing images showing the changes in the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-imaging-technique-alzheimers-disease-opens-possibilities-new-drug-development - 2026-01-11

For the first time, researchers point to areas in Africa where foreign agricultural companies’ choice of crops and management of fresh water are partly responsible for the increased water shortages and greater competition for water. This in turn increases the risk of outright conflicts between all those who need water – plants, animals and humans. During the 21st century, foreign companies have le

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/foreign-farms-increase-risk-conflicts-africa - 2026-01-11

By combining traditional archaeology with 3D technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have managed to reconstruct a house in Pompeii to its original state before the volcano eruption of Mount Vesuvius thousands of years ago. Unique video material has now been produced, showing their creation of a 3D model of an entire block of houses. Watch: Researchers reconstruct house from old Pompe

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-reconstruct-house-ancient-pompeii-using-3d-technology - 2026-01-11

The breast cancer screening tests offered to women may in many cases be unnecessarily painful. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that strong compression of the breast during mammography screening does not automatically lead to a better basis for diagnosis. Every year, hundreds of thousands of women aged between 40 and 74 are invited to undergo mammography to detect abnormal changes

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breast-cancer-screening-could-be-better-and-less-painful - 2026-01-11

Social and economic factors have led to a dramatic rise in type 2 diabetes and obesity around the world. In a review in Science, Mark McCarthy, professor at the University of Oxford, UK, and Paul Franks, professor at Lund University, Sweden, examine the knowledge of the actual causes and the interplay between genetics and lifestyle factors. By studying how our genes express themselves in response

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/type-2-diabetes-and-obesity-what-do-we-really-know - 2026-01-11

It’s a known fact that cells can move around the body, but how they do it has been unknown – until now. Researcher in Infection Medicine Pontus Nordenfelt at Lund University in Sweden has managed to describe and visualise cell migration on a molecular level. In time, this could become significant in the treatment of infectious diseases, inflammation, cancer, etc. where cell migration plays an impo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-cells-move - 2026-01-11

Applicants for the Master's Programme in Architecture are required to submit a digital portfolio, showing your best design works in architecture. The digital portfolio must be submitted as a single PDF file of maximum 10 MB. In the file you must also include an application summary with a statement of purpose and your CV. Read the instructions below carefully and submit the file directly to Lund Un

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-tamar/portfolio-instructions-masters-architecture - 2026-01-11

Applicants for the Master's Programme in Sustainable Urban Design must submit a digital portfolio, showing your best design works in architecture, urban design and/or landscape architecture. The digital portfolio must be submitted as a single PDF file – maximum size 10 MB – and in the file you must also include a statement of purpose and your CV, maximum one page each. Read the instructions below

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-tasud/portfolio-instructions-masters-sustainable-urban-design - 2026-01-11

An extensive study led by a researcher at Lund University in Sweden has mapped the effects of small farmers on the rain forests of Southeast Asia for the first time. The findings are discouraging, with regard to environmental impact, biodiversity and the economy, over the long term. Until now, studies of this kind have always focused largely on large-scale palm oil producers and how they exploit t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/small-scale-agriculture-threatens-rainforest - 2026-01-11

75 percent of all people with haemophilia around the world are left untreated, which causes a great deal of suffering and many severe disabilities. But it is possible to lead a healthy life. This is what the internationally known contract education Haemophilia – from diagnosis to therapy is about. Some 10 years ago, a discussion began outside of Sweden about the difficulty in recruiting physicians

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/pioneering-course-decreases-suffering-people-haemophilia-around-world - 2026-01-11

Applicants to the Master's Programme in Industrial Design are required to submit a digital portfolio, including an application summary, statement of purpose and CV. To be considered for admission, prepare the required documents and submit the PDF file directly to Lund University following the instructions below. Do not upload it to University Admissions in Sweden.InstructionsCompile the following

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-taide/portfolio-instructions-masters-industrial-design - 2026-01-11

A skeleton was found during construction work at Leine castle in Niedersachsen, Germany in the summer of 2016. This is where Swedish count Philip Christoph Königsmarck disappeared 322 years ago – could it be him? Lund University in Sweden follows the dangerous love story between Philip Königsmarck and Georg Ludwig’s wife Sophia Dorothea through the love letters they wrote to each other, currently

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-could-300-year-old-murder-mystery-finally-be-solved - 2026-01-11

Shorter wound healing time, fewer dressing changes and the opportunity for earlier discharge from the hospital. These are some of the benefits of negative pressure wound therapy to treat wound infections in connection with vascular surgery at the groin. The method, which has become increasingly common, is also cost-effective. This is shown in a thesis from Lund University in Sweden in which the me

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/faster-and-better-healing-infected-wounds-using-negative-pressure-technique - 2026-01-11

Rapid climate change will lead to greater shortages of food, fuel, energy and animal feed in vast rural areas of eastern and southern Africa. These are the findings of an interdisciplinary study from Lund University in Sweden. The two weather phenomena El Niño and the Southern Oscillation (jointly abbreviated to ENSO) lead to powerful variations in the climate of sub-Saharan Africa. Until now, it

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/enso-threatens-food-supply-southern-africa-0 - 2026-01-11

In the first US presidential debate there were many who noticed Donald Trump’s sniffling. It created a twitter storm under the hashtag #TrumpSniffles and the media became extremely interested in the presidential candidate’s health. However, Lisa Flower, a doctoral student in Sociology at Lund University, Sweden, who is currently doing research on emotions, offers an alternative explanation: “My re

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/why-was-donald-trump-sniffling - 2026-01-11

There is growing evidence that Western welfare standards are not generalizable to the rest of the planet if environmental concerns, such as resource depletion or climate change, are considered. A new interdisciplinary anthology by researchers from Lund University raises the question of what is required to make welfare societies ecologically sustainable. Oksana Mont, professor at The International

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-reach-ecologically-sustainable-welfare-societies - 2026-01-11

Warm and caring student-teacher relationships can be linked to students’ motivation to intervene in cases of bullying. Behind those who remain passive bystanders or accomplices to bullying there is often a conflict-filled situation between the student and the teacher. This has been shown in a new study recently published by psychologist Tomas Jungert from Lund University, Sweden. Between 4 and 12

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/warm-relationship-between-students-and-teachers-linked-decreased-bullying - 2026-01-11

 Agnė Raščiūtė from LithuaniaWhat were you looking forward to the most before you came to Sweden?"I was waiting to get my views broadened, to get to know more, not only about media and communication, which I chose to study, but also about myself – living abroad, creating new contacts, adjusting to a different culture, the language, and more. I was also looking forward to finding my place within ac

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-samkv/what-agne-says-about-masters-media-and-communication - 2026-01-11

Oxygen in the air is well known to cause damaging rust on cars through a process known as oxidation. Similarly, a research group at Lund University in Sweden, has now identified that certain cells during embryonic development also are negatively affected by oxidation. This oxidation is capable of leading to a block in cellular function. The researchers use a laboratory based culture system to gene

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/stem-cells-also-rust - 2026-01-11