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AI-supported breast cancer screening – new results suggest even higher accuracy

By erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - published 4 February 2025 Pre-cancerous lesions, known as in situ cancers, were also more likely to be detected with AI – 51 per cent more such cases were found (68 people compared with 45). Photo: iStock New research results now published from Lund University’s MASAI trial are even better than the initial findings from last

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-supported-breast-cancer-screening-new-results-suggest-even-higher-accuracy - 2025-08-05

New Cultural Council stimulates cultural dialogue

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 24 March 2022 Talks on the importance of culture for Lund University are underway for the new Cultural Council. Photo: Bodil Malmström. Art and culture help us to understand society and ourselves. Lund University, with its artistic and cultural knowledge formation, has a key role to play in this. A new Cultural Counc

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-cultural-council-stimulates-cultural-dialogue - 2025-08-07

Children with breath-holding spells undergo unnecessary diagnostic interventions

Published 23 November 2023 Image: iStock/Zanuck Breath-holding spells are common in young children and are benign. Yet children often undergo unnecessary diagnostic interventions when seeking medical care. This is because there are no national or international guidelines on how to assess children in these cases. A team of researchers at Lund University, Sweden has now proposed guidelines to reduce

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/children-breath-holding-spells-undergo-unnecessary-diagnostic-interventions - 2025-08-05

Swedish female ice hockey players in favour of body checking

By erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - published 2 January 2025 In a recent study, eighty-eight per cent of the respondents said they were in favour of body checking. Sixty-four per cent said they did not think there would be more injuries. Photo: Istock/vencavolrab In 2022, Sweden became the first country in the world to allow body checking in women's ice hockey

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/swedish-female-ice-hockey-players-favour-body-checking - 2025-08-05

Young scientists eager to influence policy makers on biodiversity

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 8 February 2023 Maria Blasi Romero took her strong drive and engagement to the UN Conference of the Parties on Biodiversity, COP15, in Montreal. Photo: Kennet Ruona We need to prioritise nature even if there are other conflicting interests – biodiversity is essential to all of us on the planet and ultimately to our healt

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/young-scientists-eager-influence-policy-makers-biodiversity - 2025-08-05

Sand and dust storm research find answers with AI and ancient knowledge

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 5 May 2023 The natural sources of sand and dust storms are mainly deserts and dry lands. In the hot months in the summertime, the strong north-easterly winds carry large amounts of particles across the region. Photo: AFP PHOTO/STR The Middle East and North African region lose about $ 13 billion a year because of increasi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sand-and-dust-storm-research-find-answers-ai-and-ancient-knowledge - 2025-08-05

Three researchers receive ERC Advanced Grants – Lund University’s most successful year ever

By jonas [dot] andersson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jonas Andersson) - published 17 June 2025 Johan Malmström, Eric Warrant and Anders Rantzer. Johan Malmström, Eric Warrant and Anders Rantzer have all been awarded ERC Advanced Grants. Along with other grants from the European Research Council (ERC), this makes it Lund University’s most successful year ever with a total of 15 granted pr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-researchers-receive-erc-advanced-grants-lund-universitys-most-successful-year-ever - 2025-08-05

New research project can provide guidance on how European forestry should be conducted

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 16 November 2022 Forests are important to people’s health and wellbeing and provide us with many different benefits. Photo: iStockphoto How are we going to reach climate targets? That is an ever-present question for many of us. A major new EU project, CLIMB-FOREST, will create an overview of European forests and forestry

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-research-project-can-provide-guidance-how-european-forestry-should-be-conducted - 2025-08-07