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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-04-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-04-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-04-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-04-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-04-21
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 - 2026-04-21
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 - 2026-04-21
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 - 2026-04-21
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 - 2026-04-21
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 - 2026-04-21
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 - 2026-04-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Using the CRISPR/Cas9 “gene scissors” researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre in Sweden have managed to “turn off” an enzyme that proved to play a key role in the regulation of the diabetes-associated TXNIP gene. The results are decreased cell death and increased insulin production in the genetically modified p
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Charlotte Ling, professor of epigenetics at the Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Sweden, has been awarded the European Research Council’s Consolidator Grant. The funding of EUR 2 million over five years will be used to develop new methods to improve prediction, prevention and
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/investments-epigenetics-combat-diabetes - 2026-04-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. BEAt-DKD (“Biomarker Enterprise to Attack Diabetic Kidney Disease”), a unique public private partnership funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), member companies from the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and the sta
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/beat-dkd-innovative-medicines-initiative-project-precision-medicine-dkd - 2026-04-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In his research in zebrafish, Olov Andersson of Karolinska Institutet strives to generate insulin-producing cells and new treatment methods for diabetes. This has led to his selection as a recipient of the Leif C. Groop award for outstanding research, awarded by the Lund University Diabetes Centre and sponsored by Nov
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/prize-awarded-research-zebrafish-could-lead-new-treatments-diabetes - 2026-04-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A two-days seminar gathered some 70 researchers from the University of Bergen, the Institute for Molecular Medicine in Finland (FIMM) and Lund University Diabetes Centre. - We wanted to strengthen the bonds that already exist and in the future create a Nordic network of metabolic researchers, says Ola Hansson who orga
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/nordic-network-metabolic-researchers - 2026-04-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In Skåne, newborn babies can be screened for type 1 diabetes and celiac disease (gluten intolerance). To raise awareness about the screening we will be running an information campain on all commuter trains and busses in Skåne during week 15 and 19. Children found to be at risk are eligable to participate in our preven
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/screening-t1d-and-celiac-disease - 2026-04-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The 3rd Joint EASD Islet Study Group and Beta-Cell Workshop gathered experts in islet cell biology - mainly beta cells - ranging from development to function and with a focus on both type 1- and type 2-diabetes. This year the EASD islet study group and the bi-annual beta cell workshop were merged gathering current isl
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/3rd-joint-easd-islet-study-group-and-beta-cell-workshop - 2026-04-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In Skåne, newborn babies can be screened for type 1 diabetes and celiac disease (gluten intolerance). More than expected have been found to have an increased risk of developing these diseases, and about thirty children have already been recruited for research studies aimed at lowering this risk. Large-scale screening
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/screening-finds-children-high-risk-type-1-diabetes-and-celiac-disease - 2026-04-21
