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11 Mar 2026
Antibiotics can have long-term effect on gut microbiota
A new study in the journal Nature Medicine shows that the use of antibiotics can affect the human gut microbiota for several years.
24 Feb 2026
New research identifies potential treatment target in fatty liver disease
The research team identified an altered expression of specific genes in samples from from individuals with obesity, MASLD and liver fibrosis.
23 Feb 2026
A genetic brake that forms our muscles
Researchers at Lund University have identified a gene variant that controls the body’s capability to form new blood vessels in muscles.
19 Feb 2026
Laura Elo is awarded the Leif C. Groop Award for outstanding research on type 1 diabetes
The mathematician from Finland has developed methods which have helped increase the understanding of how type 1 diabetes develops at molecular level.
22 Jan 2026
Precision medicine research within type 2 diabetes and dementia receives support
Three research groups at Lund University Diabetes Centre receive new project grants within precision medicine.
8 Jan 2026
Capturing the moment a cell shuts the door on free radicals
The study may help researchers to understand diabetes, cancer and other conditions in which cells’ stress levels are disturbed.
25 Nov 2025
Hope for kidney care
There is a major surge in kidney research effort. New drugs and biomarkers make it possible to detect and slow the progression of the disease earlier.
20 Nov 2025
Stem cell technology reveals new insights into melatonin and diabetes
Malin Fex has studied how melatonin affects insulin-producing cells to better understand the development of type 2 diabetes.
17 Nov 2025
New research on classification of diabetes identifies high-risk group
A new study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology provides increased evidence for the clinical relevance of the classification system.
12 Nov 2025
Oral insulin delayed onset of type 1 diabetes in some children with increased risk of the disease
The results from the POInT study are now published in The Lancet.
10 Nov 2025
Award for protein research that may lead to new treatments of diabetes
Inflammation researcher Ben King is this year’s recipient of the Medeon Award for his innovative research.
4 Nov 2025
Six LUDC researchers receive medicine and health grants from VR
Six researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre have been awarded research grants within medicine and health by the Swedish Research Council (VR).
22 Aug 2025
Hjelt Diabetes Foundation supports research that can pave the way for new cell therapies
Hjelt Diabetes Foundation provides support to two LUDC researchers who contribute with new knowledge to this research field.
11 Aug 2025
Biomarkers reveal risk of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes
Researchers have identified epigenetic biomarkers that can predict the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes.
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.