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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16 Feb 2023 | News

PAX5 – a gene strongly associated with impaired insulin secretion in type 2 diabetes

Researchers have identified 395 genes that are differently expressed in people with type 2 diabetes.

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22 Feb 2023 | News

A genetic-driven approach defining two obesity profiles that convey highly concordant and discordant diabetogenic effects

A team of researchers at LUDC have used human genetics to do an analysis of the degree of genetic dissimilarity between obesity and type 2 diabetes.

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14 Feb 2023 | News

Diabetes researcher Tove Fall is the recipient of the Leif C. Groop award 2023

Tove Fall is awarded the Leif C. Groop award for outstanding diabetes research for her work.

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26 Jan 2023 | News

ERC grant for research on diabetes

Professor Charlotte Ling at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) has been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant by the European Research Council, ERC.

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25 Jan 2023 | News

Learning more about the endocrine system could lead to fewer cases of type 2 diabetes and obesity

How much water do we need to drink to stay healthy? Studies of various hormones in the body are providing diabetes researchers with new answers.

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