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26 Jun 2025
Charlotte Ling receives major grant for clinical diabetes research
The funding will support clinical research in precision medicine, focusing on epigenetic analysis of blood samples from 13,000 individuals.
23 Jun 2025
International islet cell researchers met at conference in Malmö
Lund University Diabetes Centre and the strategic research area EXODIAB hosted a conference for researchers who study islets of Langerhans.
8 Apr 2025
New study: Parents' metabolic traits can affect the child's health over time
The parents’ genes affect the child's insulin function and capacity to regulate blood sugar levels and blood lipids in different ways.
24 Mar 2025
New research track: higher amounts of dietary fibre before the age of two can reduce the later risk of coeliac disease
The new study, published in the American journal Gastroenterology, is the first to examine fibre intake among children.
17 Feb 2025
Diabetes event highlighted findings that may lead to new treatments
Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm received the Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research at the annual LUDC Diabetes Research Day.
31 Jan 2025
Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm receives the Leif C. Groop award for research on adipose tissue
Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm, this year's recipient of the Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research, studies adipose tissue functionality.
8 Jan 2025
Protein that affects the ability to secrete insulin in type 2 diabetes
Research led from Lund University shows how the levels of a particular protein are elevated in the pancreas of people with type 2 diabetes.
10 Dec 2024
A new explanation for dangerous atherosclerotic plaques in type 2 diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease due to atherosclerosis. New research may explain the increased risk.
5 Nov 2024
New knowledge about type 1 diabetes – the large-scale TEDDY study will soon be completed
In 2025, children within the TEDDY study will submit their final samples at research clinics in Sweden, Finland, Germany and the United States.
1 Nov 2024
Praised for research on diabetes and dementia
Diabetes researcher Joao Duarte will be awarded this year's Medeon stipend on the World Diabetes Day Skåne event in Malmö on November 14.
24 Oct 2024
New precision medicine approach helps detect subgroups of people with obesity at high risk of diabetes and heart disease
In work led by researchers at Lund University a clinical risk prediction algorithm has been developed that splits obesity into diagnostic profiles.
19 Sep 2024
The scientist who is paving the way for screening for type 1 diabetes
Åke Lernmark's research contributes to creating conditions for a national screening programme in Sweden.
19 Jul 2024
New guidelines aim to increase accuracy in precision medicine research
A consortium led by Paul Franks at Lund University presents new guidelines that may increase the clinical relevance of precision medicine research.
3 Jul 2024
New peptide may reduce the risk of diabetes complications
Researchers at Lund University have developed a new substance with the capacity to stimulate vascular repair response and the formation of vessels.
19 Jun 2024
New method allows for large-scale screening for autoimmune diseases
New research at Lund University demonstrates how screening for autoimmune diseases can be carried out on a large-scale basis.
12 Jun 2024
Research paves the way for sustainable dietary recommendations
A research team studied seven dietary scores and found that two of them were particularly good at evaluating adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet.
21 May 2024
Research on obesity and gestational diabetes receive support from Hjelt Diabetes Foundation
The Hjelt Diabetes Foundation awards two diabetes researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre generous grants.
18 Apr 2024
New treatment of atherosclerosis may reduce the risk of dying from a heart attack
A treatment reduced inflammation of the coronary arteries in patients with psoriasis. Diabetes patients may benefit from the treatment in the future.
28 Feb 2024
New coordinators for strategic research area in diabetes
Over the next years, Allan Vaag and Lena Eliasson will work to strengthen and further develop ongoing collaborations.
20 Feb 2024
Tune H Pers receives award for outstanding research on obesity and diabetes
Tune H Pers at the University of Copenhagen is awarded the Leif C. Groop award for his research on obesity and type 2 diabetes