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For the first time, researchers have linked specific frequent defects in sperm to risk of pregnancy complications and negative impacts on the health of the baby. The study from Lund University in Sweden shows that high proportion of father’s spermatozoa possessing DNA strand breaks is associated with doubled risk of preeclampsia in women who have become pregnant by IVF. It also increases the risk

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/defective-sperm-doubles-risk-preeclampsia - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have launched a free app to help map the spread of infection in Sweden and increase knowledge of the coronavirus. “Data from the app will give us a clearer picture of the development of the disease and why some people only experience mild symptoms while others get seriously ill

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/covid-symptom-tracker-app-launched-sweden - 2026-05-09

Metformin is the first-line drug that can lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients. One third of patients do not respond to metformin treatment and 5 per cent experience serious side effects, which is the reason many choose to stop medicating. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now identified biomarkers that can show in advance how the patient will respond to metformin treat

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/metformin-type-2-diabetes-patients-or-not-researchers-now-have-answer - 2026-05-09

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hlf-gene-protects-blood-stem-cells-maintaining-them-resting-state - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Archaeologists at Kalmar County museum, in collaboration with Lund University, have found what they describe as a “moment frozen in time” by a brutal massacre. “Sandby borg ring fort is also reminiscent of Pompeii in that all the bodies and houses have remained abandoned for 1,600 years after the massacre”, says proje

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/archaeologists-discover-swedish-pompeii - 2026-05-09

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/brain-programmed-learning-people-we - 2026-05-09

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-researchers-have-tracked-black-hole-near-red-giant-star - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Medical and nursing students will now be able to join the fight against the coronavirus. The Faculty of Medicine and Region Skåne have reached an agreement that means students can be employed at hospitals and health care facilities in the region. This will also apply to clinically active staff at the faculty. Initiall

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-students-and-staff-support-health-care-system - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It began with the inkjet printers in the 1950s but is now rapidly developing in the medical technology industry. It's about the art of controlling and influencing extremely narrow fluid flow, also known as microfluidics, which will lead to more detailed information about our health. An international conference on the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/conference-faster-test-response-popular-and-flowing-technology - 2026-05-09

The recruitment process for academic positions is structured and transparent. This page outlines the main steps, from selection to the employment decision, and provides practical information for international applicants. 1. Selection processAfter the deadline of the vacancy announcement, the Academic Appointments Board reviews all applications. Those that do not meet the requirements are removed.T

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/work-us/careers-lund-university/working-academic-roles/recruitment-process-academic-staff - 2026-05-10

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/worlds-fastest-film-camera-when-light-practically-stands-still - 2026-05-09

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/moo-ve-over-findings-pave-way-cheese-cows - 2026-05-09

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-discoveries-about-where-atherosclerotic-plaques-rupture-can-lead-preventive-treatments - 2026-05-09

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/novel-biomarker-technology-cancer-diagnostics - 2026-05-09

Nearly two out of three countries in the world now participate in a new kind of “virtual land trade”, where not only the goods produced but land ownership itself is traded internationally, according to a study from Lund University in Sweden.   WATCH: Two thirds of world’s countries now part of global land trade This phenomenon of large-scale global land acquisitions is receiving increasing interna

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/china-uk-and-us-centre-global-land-grabbing-trade - 2026-05-09

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/psychiatric-symptoms-alzheimers-disease - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Recent developments in neuroscience set high requirements for sophisticated data management, not least when implantable Brain Machine Interfaces are used to establish electronic communication between the brain’s nerve cells and computers. A new method developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden makes it poss

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-method-manages-and-stores-data-millions-nerve-cells-real-time - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Using machine learning and optimisation to find refugees’ new homes can significantly improve their chances of finding work within three months, according to new research. The international collaboration, conducted by researchers at the Universities of Oxford and Lund, Sweden as well as the Worcester Polytechnic Insti

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/using-ai-improve-refugee-integration - 2026-05-09

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/archaeologist-sailing-viking-makes-unexpected-discoveries - 2026-05-10

A project at Lund University in Sweden has trained an AI model to identify breast cancer patients who could be spared from axillary surgery. The model analyses previously unutilised information in mammograms and pinpoints with high accuracy the individual risk of metastasis in the armpit. A newly completed study shows that the model indicates that just over 40 per cent of today’s axillary surgery

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-model-lund-university-indicates-four-out-ten-breast-cancer-patients-could-avoid-axillary-surgery - 2026-05-10