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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Exercise, even in small doses, changes the expression of our innate DNA. New research from Lund University in Sweden has described for the first time what happens on an epigenetic level in fat cells when we undertake physical activity. “Our study shows the positive effects of exercise, because the epigenetic pattern o

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/epigenetic-changes-fat-cells-following-exercise - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Is it time for a new nutritional supplement during pregnancy to prevent type 1 diabetes in the unborn child? Two new scientific studies, one from Lund University in Sweden, and another from Finland, suggest so. The research groups have analysed blood samples from umbilical cords and compared the level of a group of fa

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/could-supplements-during-pregnancy-reduce-child-diabetes-risk - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. With around 350 million patients worldwide, diabetes is one of the world’s major public health problems. This year’s Fernström Foundation Nordic Prize, with prize money of SEK 1 million, goes to the internationally renowned diabetes researcher Leif Groop from Lund University in Sweden. Leif Groop’s speciality has been

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/major-prize-lu-diabetes-researcher - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Marju Orho-Melander, professor in genetic epidemiology at Lund Univeristy, will receive a grant from the Swedish research Council for being an extraordinary younger scientist. 18 milliongs allocated in six years, will provide more efficiant strategies for prevention cardiometabolic diseases and cancer. - I am thankful

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/18-millions-marju-orho-melander-extraordinary-research - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Leif Groop, Lund University, has been awarded Söderbergska priset i medicin 2014 (the Söderberg award for medicine 2014) for his pioneering work in diabetes research both in relation to general and clinical research. “Naturally, receiving this award is hugely encouraging for me, the research group I represen

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/professor-leif-groop-lund-university-has-been-awarded-soderbergska-priset-i-medicin-2014 - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Leif Groop, international known diabetes researcher and coordinator of Lund University Diabetes Centre, is now assigned an other established award: Matti Äyräpää-award of 20 000 eur. The prize is awarded by the Finnish medical society Duodecim. Leif Groop who is born in Finland, has during his long carrier c

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/awards-leif-groop - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It is well known that type 2 diabetes raises the risk of dementia. The reasons for this are less clear, but one explanation could be insulin resistance in the brain, according to Malin Wennström, a researcher at Lund University´s Molecular Memory Research Unit. She has received EUR 700,000 from the Swedish Research Co

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/diabetes-link-dementia-be-examined - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The majority of gastic bypass patients mysterioulsy recover from their type 2 diabetes within days, before any weight loss has taken place. A study at Lund University Diabetes Centre in Sweden has now shown that the insulin-producing beta cells increase in number and performance after the surgery. “We have suspected t

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-findings-gastric-bypass-and-diabetes - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Five researchers from Lund University and the University of Geneva has bedn granted altogether 200 000 Euro from Bo & Kerstin Hjelt Foundation for type 2 diabetes. Dr Jens Lagerstedt, Lund University: "Zinc transporter ZnT8 and type 2 diabetes" (€50 000)Dr Jonathan Esguerra, Lund University: "Characterization of non-c

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/grants-hjelt-foundation - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. People with type 2 diabetes have epigenetic changes on their DNA that healthy individuals do not have. This has been shown in a major study by researchers at Lund University. The researchers also found epigenetic changes of a large number of genes that contribute to reduced insulin production. “This shows that the ris

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/epigenetic-changes-could-explain-type-2-diabetes - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Using magnetically controlled nanoparticles to force tumour cells to ‘commit suicide’ sounds like science fiction, but could be a future part of cancer treatment. “The clever thing about the technique is that we can target selected cells without harming surrounding tissue”, said Professor Erik Renström from Lund Unive

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/nanoparticles-cause-cancer-cells-commit-suicide - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “The increased risk of diabetes has previously been explained by the fact that cystic fibrosis causes damage to the pancreas, where the blood-sugar regulating hormone insulin is produced. We are the first research group to show that the mutated gene that causes cystic fibrosis also plays an important role in the relea

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/cystic-fibrosis-and-diabetes-link-explained - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish Innovation Agency, VINNOVA, has granted 100 MSEK to the Strategic Innovation Programme, SIO Chronic Diseases, with the overall aim to create better health and increased growth in Sweden. If Sweden is to remain competitive on the global life science stage, the opportunities for turning research results into

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/100-millions-strengthen-swedish-life-science-sector - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. By studying identical twins, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified mechanisms that could be behind the development of type 2 diabetes. This may explain cases where one identical twin develops type 2 diabetes. The study involved 14 pairs of identical twins in Sweden and Denmark. One twin had type 2

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-identical-twins-reveal-type-2-diabetes-clues - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Antidiabetics that also provide cardiovascular benefit is a key unmet need in diabetes treatment. ApoA-l is a protein shown to have both glucose lowering and cholesterol-lowering effects and has been investigated by Jens Lagerstedt and Karin Stenkula for its therapeutic potential. They have now received 2,5 million Da

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/lagerstedt-and-stenkula-receive-novo-seed-grant - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a new type of biomarker that can predict the risk of type 2 diabetes, by detecting epigenetic changes in specific genes through a simple blood test. “This could motivate a person at risk to change their lifestyle”, says Karl Bacos, researcher in epigenetics at Lund U

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-method-measures-risk-type-2-diabetes-blood - 2026-06-21

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Hur påverkar våra matvanor kroppens fettdepåer? Var lagras fettet någonstans, hur växer mängden och vilken sorts fett är det? Med avancerad bildteknik kan det för första gången bli möjligt att ge en detaljerad bild av vad som händer i kroppen vid bl.a. fetma och övervikt. I takt med de växande problemen med övervikt

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/skillnad-pa-fett-och-fett-avancerade-bilder-kartlagger-sjukdomsrisk - 2026-06-21

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Kan tidiga erfarenheter i livet påverka hur och vad vi äter i vuxen ålder? Det ska ett nytt forskningsprojekt ta reda på med hjälp av drygt 80 miljoner kronor från EU, varav 13 miljoner går till Göteborgs universitet. Forskningsprojektet, som leds av universitetet i Edinburgh, syftar till att undersöka hur våra matv

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/stort-projekt-ska-forklara-vad-som-styr-vara-matval - 2026-06-21

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Det har redan tidigare slagits fast att en kost baserad på nordiska livsmedel har flera positiva effekter, bland annat sänkt kolesterol, blodtryck och förbättrad insulinkänslighet. Vissa av de kolesterolsänkande effekterna är relaterade till den förbättrade fettkvaliteten i den nordiska kosten, och vår nordiska gröt

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/nordisk-kost-och-grotfrukost-kan-motverka-hjart-karlrisk - 2026-06-21

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En ny metod gör det möjligt att i stor skala få fram mänskliga embryonala stamceller av hög klinisk kvalitet. Det går dessutom att göra utan att något embryo dödas. Upptäckten innebär ett stort kliv framåt för stamcellsforskningen  och för de stora förhoppningar som finns om att kunna ersätta skadade celler och på

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/ny-metod-okar-tillgangen-pa-embryonala-stamceller - 2026-06-21