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Skyddar kaffe mot diabetiska ögonskador? En studie av forskare i Sydkorea tyder på det. Förekomsten av vanliga ögonskador vid diabetes var lägre hos typ 2-diabetiker som drack två koppar kaffe eller mer per dag i jämförelse med deltagare som nästan aldrig drack kaffe. Det är långt ifrån första gången kaffekonsumtion i diabetessammanhang undersöks. Ett exempel är den artikel i tidskriften Nutrition

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/lagre-forekomst-av-diabetiska-ogonskador-hos-kaffedrickare - 2026-04-29

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Ett omfattande internationellt forskningsprojekt har studerat över 125 000 personer i 17 länder för att hitta ett samband mellan stress och fetma. Slutsatsen är: det finns inget. – Resultaten visar att utvecklingen av fetma bör förklaras med andra faktorer än stress, säger Annika Rosengren, forskare vid Sahlgrenska

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/stress-bidrar-inte-till-utveckling-av-fetma - 2026-04-29

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Simmande fiskar tycks inte använda sitt krockvarningssystem på samma sätt som flygande insekter. Det visar en ny forskningsstudie från Lunds universitet där man har jämfört hur zebrafiskar och humlor gör för att undvika kollisioner. Fiskarna överraskade forskarna. Alla djur behöver någon form av varningssystem som h

https://www.lu.se/artikel/fiskar-krockar-hellre-humlor - 2026-04-30

Trots att den förlegade synen på äldre är utbredd och det flödar av stereotypa bilder är medvetenheten om så kallad ålderism begränsad. En ny snabbguide ger enkla tips om hur du i din kommunikation kan motverka diskriminering av äldre. Världshälsoorganisationen (WHO) och Förenta Nationerna (FN) har i snart 20 år uppmärksammat ålderism, som enkelt uttryckt kan beskrivas som en fördomsfull inställni

https://www.lu.se/artikel/sex-skrivtips-att-motverka-alderism - 2026-04-30

The city of Cali, in Colombia, is hosting the UN’s 16th biodiversity summit, known as Cop16. The summit, which runs until Friday, November 1, is focused on how countries will fulfil previous pledges to protect at least 30% of the world’s land and water and restore 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030. It’s a noble aim, yet Colombia itself shows just how far we have to go. If you travel south east fr

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/colombia-hosts-un-biodiversity-summit-its-own-amazonian-rainforest-crisis - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A sun drenched day in the allies of Västra Hamnen. A whirlwind of black and white tails, snouts and barks are on duty at the townhouse door. Dog dad, Professor of Immunology Tomas Leanderson, hushes, admonishes, welcomes into the kitchen table and coffee. In a few days, this rare specimen of the old kind of professor

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/one-last-ones-out-old-school-professors - 2026-04-29

The Electoral College is now starting the process of appointing three new academic staff representatives to the University Board for the next term of office. The term of office for the three current members ends on 30 April 2026, and the new members will be appointed for the period 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029. The process of appointing academic staff representatives is regulated by the Higher Educ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/propose-candidates-spring-2026-election-academic-staff-representatives-university-board - 2026-04-30

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Do you want to become a research assistant in an exciting research project? Apply by 30 Nov. STANCEProfessor Jan Teorell and the rest of the team behind STANCE – the department’s new research program on political developments in the nineteenth century and beyond – are looking for one or more research assistants. This

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/job-offer - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority's (Brottsoffermyndigheten) praises Nora Germundsson, a student at the School of Social Work, for her bachelor thesis about the expectations of the country's women's shelters. Nora Germundsson was awarded second prize for her thesis "We need the voices - stron

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/student-wins-prize-bachelors-thesis - 2026-04-29

When President Emmanuel Macron visits Studentafton on Wednesday, 31 January 2024, it is Sylvia Schwaag Serger, Professor of Economic History at LUSEM, who will moderate the conversation. As proud as we are curious, we asked her a few quick questions ahead of her exciting talk. How did it come about that you will be moderating the French President Emmanuel Macron when he visits Studentafton?  “I’m

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/meeting-president-macron-quick-chat-sylvia-schwaag-serger - 2026-04-29

Anna Meeuwisse has been appointed as the new research representative at the Faculty of Social Sciences for the period 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025. Researchers at the faculty can turn to Anna for advice and support on matters concerning good research practice, such as issues relating to publication, the responsibilities of authors or research collaborations.  The research representatives are app

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-research-representative - 2026-04-29

Welcome to a public lecture with Middle East correspondent Cecilia Uddén (Swedish Radio) on the dramatic developments in the Middle East. How do today’s turbulent events affect the Middle East and its people? Join us for a lecture with Cecilia Uddén, the renowned Middle East correspondent for Swedish Radio, who was recently awarded the Stora Journalistpriset for her reporting from the region.With

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/upcoming-cmes-public-lecture-award-winning-middle-east-correspondent-cecilia-udden - 2026-04-29

Nyligen fick ett nytt projekt inom området Barn, unga och familj forskningsmedel från Vetenskapsrådet. Projektet har titeln "Juridifiering av barns välfärd vid våld i nära relationer: reformen av skyddat boende som ett barnrättsligt dilemma". Projektet drivs av projektledare Susanna Johansson, Socialhögskolan, tillsammans med forskarkollegerna Lina Ponnert, Socialhögskolan, och Anna Kaldal, Juridi

https://www.soch.lu.se/artikel/medel-till-forskning-kring-tillampningen-av-ny-rattslig-reform-av-skyddat-boende - 2026-04-29

Every year in June, the small harbour town of Allinge on the island of Bornholm turns into a large celebration of democracy. With more than 2,500 events created by 1,200 different organizations, Folkemødet (literally translated as 'The People’s Meeting') has become an important democratic event with the purpose of creating informal meetings and dialogue between decision-makers and citizens. Treatm

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/haidi-participated-peoples-meeting-bornholm-june-2025 - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUCSUS is part of the annual Sustainability Week in Lund, 8-13 April. This year's theme "Transforming our world" focuses on the global goals and agenda 2030. LUCSUS will participate in, and host, several events about sustainable transformations at different levels. 8 AprilOpening  and guided tour of the exhibition Car

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-sustainability-week - 2026-04-29

In a recent study, a group of scientists have evaluated the burden of osteoarthritis over the past three decades, using data from the worldwide initiative ”Global Burden of Disease study 2019.  The results show that the number of people affected by osteoarthritis has increased by about 113 percent in 30 years, from about 248 million in year 1990 to about 530 million in year 2019. The authors concl

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/increased-burden-osteoarthritis-world - 2026-04-29

Här finns forskare som kan kommentera olika aspekter av kriget i Ukraina, situationen i Ryssland, det säkerhetspolitiska läget i Europa och Östeuropas historia. Uppdaterad 22 februari 2023Listan riktar sig till media som vill få kommentarer kring läget i Ukrainakrisen och även få en djupare bild av bakgrund, politik, historia och andra aktuella frågor kring länder som Ryssland och andra omkringlig

https://www.lu.se/artikel/expertlista-kriget-i-ukraina-ryssland-och-sakerhetspolitik - 2026-04-30

Do you want to contribute to a more sustainable world? Have you succeeded in changing your everyday habits in line with the 1.5° C target of the Paris Agreement? Can your new habits inspire others? If yes, then we would love to hear about them! Now, the international campaign "1.5°C Challenges" is kicking off across several European countries, featuring a series of citizens’ challenges over the co

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/15degc-lifestyles-challenges-launched - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The number of cases of disease caused by Leishmania, a parasite that is spread via bites by sand flies which are mainly found in tropical and subtropical areas and in countries around the Mediterranean, has increased in Sweden. The most serious form of the disease usually leads to death if untreated. First published:

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/study-shows-increase-parasite-disease-sweden - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Could green citizen journalism on social media be a way to solve China’s huge environmental problems? “Perhaps. Citizen journalism forces change. However, the authorities still believe that experts and more control from above will solve the problem of climate change. They haven’t understood that the trend cannot be re

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/green-grassroots-journalism-important-tackle-chinas-environmental-problems - 2026-04-29