LUDC

Lund University Diabetes Centre

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Blood testing leads to better understanding of diabetes

Why do some people develop type 1 diabetes and others do not? Researchers are collaborating to find the answer to this complex question.

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Diabetes research collaboration can pave the way for innovation

Researchers have discovered a combination of biomarkers that can predict which patients with will benefit from the drug metformin.

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Study tracks the spread of Covid-19 in Sweden

During the pandemic, the free COVID Symptom Study app has helped researchers understand the complexity and spread of the corona virus better.

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25 Oct 2022 | News

Diabetes researcher Helena Elding Larsson wants to prevent type 1 diabetes from developing

Helena Elding Larsson is this year’s recipient of the Medeon stipend, and she will be speaking at the World Diabetes Day Skåne event in Malmö.

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14 Nov 2022 | News

Several diabetes researchers at LUDC receive grants from the Swedish Research Council

Six researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) were recently awarded grants within medicine and health by the Swedish Research Council.

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11 Oct 2022 | News

Study shows that the Piezo1 ion channel plays an important role in insulin secretion

A new study by researchers at Lund University shows that the Piezo1 ion channel regulates insulin secretion.

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28 Sep 2022 | News

Gut microbiome research indicates new bacteria and metformin associations

A large-scale faeces and blood sample study indicates strong associations between gut bacteria and metabolites in the blood.

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21 Sep 2022 | News

The scientific advisory board: "We hope to see more data about the subgroups"

We were interested to know what our scientific advisory board think about our current research, and invited the board members to the LUDC retreat.

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