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4 Jun 2026
Lund University Professor leads Lancet Commission on Precision Medicine
A new Lancet Commission on Precision Health has been launched to develop a framework for integrating precision approaches into health systems.
1 Jun 2026
Lund University professor leads Nature Medicine Commission on Data-driven Obesity Management
The Commission will support the development of clinical decision-support tools that can help tailor prevention and treatment strategies.
19 May 2026
New study: BMI alone does not fully capture health risks linked to obesity
Researchers show that integrating measurements such as body fat percentage and waist circumference captures disease risks in connection with obesity.
24 Apr 2026
New research shows how blood sugar-regulating cells change in type 2 diabetes
Researchers have carried out the most detailed mapping to date of the epigenome in the cells that regulate the body’s blood sugar levels.
7 Apr 2026
Researchers predict coronary heart disease in diabetes subgroup
Genetic risk scores for the diabetes subgroup MOD could predict coronary artery disease, even before onset of diabetes.
24 Mar 2026
Climate-friendly diet yielded unexpectedly strong nutritional outcomes
People who eat in a environmentally-friendly way also display nutritional values that are better than researchers had expected.
16 Mar 2026
Mapping of gene variants which affect gut microbiota and disease risk
Two new articles in Nature Genetics have discovered several gene variants in the human genome which may influence which bacteria are found in the gut.
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.