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Keivan Javanshiri’s Ph.D. project explores cardiac and vascular pathologies in Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's disease. January 20, he defends his thesis. Here, he shares the most important findings and why sudden cardiac arrest is a common cause of death in patients with Lewy body disease. Tell us about your research! “My research focuses on cognitive disorders, which you may envision like a t

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/cognitive-disease-beyond-brain-phd-interview-keivan-javanshiri - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A pink cleaning trolley is an unusual sight. But even if the colour is the first thing to catch your eye, it is not the pink gleam that makes people stop and talk. The cleaning trolley is a rolling exhibit at Gilla jobbet, a work environment fair in Stockholm, and Patrik Nilsson is the man pushing it around. He is doi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chats-around-cleaning-trolley-provide-inspiration-research-projects - 2026-07-21

A new study conducted by researchers in Europe shows that urban great tits have paler plumage than their countryside counterparts. Since the yellow pigment of the breast feathers of great tits comes from the food they eat, the paler yellow plumage of urban birds indicates that the urban environment affects the entire food chain. As urban areas expand, animals increasingly find themselves living in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/urban-great-tits-have-paler-plumage-their-forest-living-relatives - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-07-21

A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has provided an important clue to the origin of the element Ytterbium in the Milky Way, by showing that the element largely originates from supernova explosions. The groundbreaking research also provides new opportunities for studying the evolution of our galaxy. The study is published in Astronomy & Astrophysics. Ytterbium is one of four elements i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/astronomers-map-mysterious-element-space - 2026-07-21

The Faculty's new coordinated service organisation was approved by the Faculty Board (MFS) today. On the first of January it goes live. The reorganisation means that the unit level for Med-service and Library & ICT will be phased out. These departments will be placed directly under Unit Manager Mikael Rydahl. CCM and the University Veterinarian will retain their current structure but will be integ

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-service-organisation-more-needs-adapted-faculty-support - 2026-07-21

Do you want to be better at summarising your research in an engaging and easily understandable way? If so, the Researchers’ Grand Prix could be for you. The Researchers’ Grand Prix is Sweden’s biggest presentation technique competition for  researchers. The challenge is to convey your research in just four minutes and make it as simple, inspiring and educational as possible. At the same time, the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hone-your-presentation-skills-researchers-grand-prix - 2026-07-22

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An international research team have discovered a peculiar object circling a red giant star. The celestial body is invisible but still has a strong impact on the star’s orbit. With the help of data simulations carried out at Lund University, the researchers have now been able to establish that the mysterious companion

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-researchers-have-tracked-black-hole-near-red-giant-star - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The research group Nutritional Epidemiology has started a blog, www.nutrition.blogg.lu.se! Esther González-Padilla tells us more about it. ​​​​​What is the blog about?We have started the blog mostly as a tool to inform people, within and outside Lund University, about the news of our group, our projects and activities

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-blog-about-nutriton - 2026-07-21

Nicholas Leigh came from the United States to Sweden and Lund University four years ago. In his research, he focuses on salamanders and how they can recreate body parts such as legs, tails and even components of the heart. It was the ability of moose to grow new antlers after shedding that first sparked Nicholas Leigh’s interest in regenerative research. For practical reasons, the choice fell on s

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/seeking-shutdown-button-cancer - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In recent years, researchers have tried to capture the electrical current that bacteria generate through their own metabolism. So far, however, the transfer of the current from the bacteria to a receiving electrode has not been efficient at all. Now, researchers from institutions including Lund University have achieve

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bacteria-could-become-future-source-electricity - 2026-07-21

Registration for SWEAH's research conference in the autumn opens tomorrow. Researchers and stakeholders in the field of ageing and health will gather and on stage, as a keynote speaker on the second day of the conference, will be health economist Linus Jönsson, Karolinska Institutet. With the lecture "From Research to Real-World Impact: Advancing Dementia Prevention to Meet Societal Needs", Profes

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/health-economist-implementation-least-difficult-developing-new-treatments - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Mikael Dolsten, head of research at Pfizer, who led the development of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, will take up the appointment of visiting professor of Pharmacology at Lund University in Sweden on 1 January 2021. “During my years as a student and researcher in Lund I had many mentors who inspired me. I

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mikael-dolsten-head-research-pfizer-appointed-visiting-professor-lund-university - 2026-07-21

At the end of 2024, it was reported that Oskar Hansson, a world-leading Alzheimer's researcher at Lund University, is taking on new challenges at the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly. At the same time, he continues to conduct research and teach in his role as professor at Lund University. What does the new position at Eli Lilly entail?"At Eli Lilly, I am involved in leading the development of new

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/hello-there-oskar-hansson - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Is water a dangerous substance? Can water scarcity lead to armed conflict? And what does the term shit matters actually mean? These and other issues will be discussed by 350 high school students from Spyken high school when LUCSUS and Lund University is marking World Water Day on 22nd March.A programme of educational

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-celebrates-world-water-day-hundreds-high-school-students-lund - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Mikael Dolsten, head of research at Pfizer, who led the development of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, will take up the appointment of visiting professor of Pharmacology at Lund University in Sweden on 1 January 2021. “During my years as a student and researcher in Lund I had many mentors who inspired me. I

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/mikael-dolsten-appointed-visiting-professor-lund-university - 2026-07-21

Den 17 december fattade fakultetsstyrelsen beslut om naturvetenskapliga fakultetens fortsatta arbete kring en etablering i Science Village. Beslutet innebär att fakulteten inte går vidare med Etapp 2 och inte heller ställer sig bakom fortsatt projektering av Nanolab Science Village (Etapp 1). Beslutet grundar sig bland annat på rapporten "Utredning om kritisk massa för etablering i Science Village

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/internt/artikel/fakultetsstyrelsen-gar-inte-vidare-med-etablering-i-science-village-etapp-2 - 2026-07-21

För några veckor sedan deltog jag i två intressanta seminarier. Det första hade titeln ”The academic book stands firm: Why a leading university needs its own Press in turbulent times”. Det andra seminariet handlade om hur man kan söka och få bidrag från European Research Council (ERC). Seminariet om att skriva och ge ut akademiska böcker lyfte förtjänstfullt bokens betydelse för att både genomföra

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/manga-vill-lasa-om-svensk-incest - 2026-07-22

In the autumn, Sara Törnros from Batch 17, returned to the the LUMES programme – this time as a lecturer at the Resilience and Sustainable Development course. We took the opportunity to talk to her about her job as a climate change and resilience advisor at Plan International - and her best memories from the LUMES programme. Tell us more about your job, what do you do as a climate change and resil

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/lumes-alumni-sara-tornros-path-climate-change-and-resilience-advisor-plan-international - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new project integrating cities and universities to advance sustainable building and planning Swedish municipalities play a key role in sustainable building and planning. However, research has proven to be difficult to transfer from universities to practice. From 2016, three universities located in Skåne, SLU Alnarp

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/when-municipalities-set-research-agenda - 2026-07-21