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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. They govern everything we think and do, they give us the ability to feel pain and to secrete insulin: they are the ion channels that are present in every one of our cells and that control the electrical impulses in our nerve and muscle cells. “For me, they are the very spark of life”, says Dame Frances Ashcroft, profe

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/injections-pills-research-neonatal-diabetes - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Four researchers have been awarded grants from The Bo and Kerstin Hjelt Diabetes Foundation. The grant consists of Euro 50 000 each and are aiming towards better treatments and prevention of type 2-diabetes. Improved life expectancy and quality of people with diabetesDiabetes affects millions of patients around the wo

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/200000-euro-diabetes-research - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. There has been no known link between diabetes and vitamin A -- until now. A new study suggests that the vitamin improves the insulin producing β-cell´s function.The researchers initially discovered that insulin-producing beta-cells contain a large quantity of a cell surface receptor for vitamin A. "There are no unnece

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/role-vitamin-diabetes - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Research from King’s College in London, UK, and Lund University in Sweden could explain why diabetes drugs which have worked in animal experiments are not equally successful in humans. The researchers discovered differences – but also unknown similarities – in the function of insulin-producing beta cells. The team hav

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-research-describes-differences-between-mice-and-humans - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Taking advantage of a novel sub-classification of diabetes LUDC-IRC, a newly launched collaboration between academia, the health care system and industry, aims at delivering precision medicine in diabetes.  - We have set the bar high. We very specifically aim at making a difference for diabetes patients by the end of

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/ludc-irc-ready-take - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Can insulin taken as an infant in small doses together with food render the immune system used to insulin and thus prevent type 1 diabetes? Can a gluten-free diet and probiotics prevent celiac disease (so called gluten intolerance)? These questions will be asked by two separate studies that are being planned at Lund U

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/newborn-babies-be-screened-studies-type-1-diabetes-and-celiac-disease-gluten-intolerance - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Food researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that consuming small amounts of chromium mixed with certain amino acids before eating is healthy. Why? Well, this mixture diluted in water suppresses the blood sugar spike that occurs when we eat. Now, they are hoping that the drink – which tastes like ordi

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-drink-keeps-blood-sugar-check - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. There has been a fear that the swine flu vaccine, Pandemrix, would increase the risk of autoimmune diseases other than narcolepsy. However, a new study of children from Sweden and Finland shows that the vaccine increased neither the risk of developing autoantibodies against insulin-producing beta cells nor the occurre

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/risk-type-1-diabetes-not-increased-swine-flu-vaccine-pandemrix - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Hakim Abdi, who recently defended his PhD thesis at the department, has published a popular science article on The Conversation website. Hakim Abdi recently finished his PhD studies the department. Now he has published a popular scientific article on the The Conversation website.Articles published on The Conversation

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/chad-country-most-vulnerable-climate-change-heres-why - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Jörgen Olofsson, Markku Rummukainen and Minchao Wu were recently featured or cited in various media. Researcher interviewed about strategies to achieve climate targetsResearcher Jörgen Olofsson, was interviewed in the daily Dagens ETC about a new book containing 100 strategies to achieve climate targets by 2050. “I’ve

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/staff-swedish-media - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anders Lindroth was interviewed by the magazine Dagens ETC about the climate impact of forests, and about why the amount of carbon in the atmosphere is increasing. Anders Lindroth, Professor Emeritus at the Department, was recently interviewed by Dagens ETC. In one article about about the effect of forests on the clim

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/anders-lindroth-interviewed-dagens-etc - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Swedish forests are important carbon sinks today, despite emissions from deforestration. The choice of management is paramount for the impacts on climate change and some of the concepts used in the climate discussion today needs to be thought over and based on research. This is the essense of an article published by P

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/dn-debatt-clear-cutting-forests-generate-large-greenhouse-gas-emissions - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Bladder cancer is as common as malignant melanoma. However, in the past three decades, the death rate has remained high and the treatment has been the same since the 1970s. Yet only a very small part of research funding goes to bladder cancer. Through a unique collaboration, researchers now want to transfer new resear

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forgotten-cancer - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New epicentres of the pandemic are flaring up, borders are closing, partner universities are shutting their doors and international communications are collapsing. Working as an international coordinator during the corona crisis demands a total focus on the present, writes Mikael Nyblom. And what will happen to interna

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/columnist-and-international-coordinator-mikael-nyblom-surfing-uncertain-outcome - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The coronavirus pandemic has not put Lund University in any financial difficulty. There is money in the University's coffers, assures the head of planning Tim Ekberg. The agency capital currently amounts to SEK 1.7 billion. "It is money that could be useful to support affected areas of activity", he comments. The agen

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/no-threat-lund-universitys-finances-thanks-agency-capital - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How has life and work changed during the pandemic? LUM has met coworkers with widely different situations, starting with Tove Eriksson and Anna Löthman. Anna Löthman and Tove Eriksson, Communication officers at EHLLU has become a race car!Many people are working from home due to the coronavirus, but not you. Why?"We l

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/everyday-life-wake-corona-crisis - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Skissernas Museum wants more people at Lund University to discover the University’s own art museum and is now offering free admission for all employees. Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art is a unique art museum, focusing on the artistic, creative process. It houses the world’s largest collec

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/free-admission-skissernas-museum - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Four months ago, Professor Moheiddin Homeidi came to Lund from Syria as the first researcher the University has received through the network Scholars at Risk. Despite the start not being as he imagined he sees exciting opportunities in his new research community.  On the Ebla Private University website, there is a pho

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/syrian-linguist-given-sanctuary-lu - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The “Lund University Communication Guide” will shortly be distributed to faculties/ departments/divisions/equivalents (with the exception of the School of Economics and Management, which has its own communication guide, and LTH, which is to produce its own). It is the first university-wide guide of its kind and is aim

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-communication-guide - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In early May, the RQ20 Subject Panel Week was completed, with the 32 external panels (193 advisors) meeting the authors behind the self-assessments, i.e. representatives from the 161 research environments (UoAs), to discuss the present and future conditions of research at Lund University. Originally, the panels were e

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reporting-rq20-subject-panel-week - 2026-05-23