By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 19 June 2024 A new method can be used for large-scale screening for type 1 diabetes. The blood test can be done at home. Photograph: Petra Olsson Interest in type 1 diabetes screening is growing as methods improve and new treatments become available to more patients. New research at Lund University demonstrates how screeni

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-method-allows-large-scale-screening-autoimmune-diseases - 2025-06-09

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 12 June 2024 The EAT-Lancet diet emphasises a plant-based diet where whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes comprise a greater proportion of foods consumed. Meat and dairy products are consumed in smaller proportions. Photograph: iStock/Magda Tymczyj The EAT-Lancet diet is a framework designed to promote enviro

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/research-paves-way-sustainable-dietary-recommendations - 2025-06-09

Published 4 July 2016 The dream of finding the “diabetes gene” is dead. However, partly thanks to Leif Groop – professor and multiple award recipient for his ground-breaking research – we will look at type 2 diabetes in a whole new way in the future. He is now retiring, and in an interview with diabetesportalen.se he looks back on his eventful career in research. The study that since 2006 has been

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/time-burie-lada-interview-leif-groop - 2025-06-09

Published 30 June 2016 Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that the appetite hormone CART is regulated by glucose and is found in greater quantity in people with type 2 diabetes. “This could be the body’s own defence mechanism to lower blood sugar levels in case of type 2 diabetes”, says Associate Professor Nils Wierup, in charge of the study. The study shows that the appetite

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/antidiabetic-effects-discovered-appetite-hormone-cart - 2025-06-09

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 3 July 2024 Jan Nilsson's research group has identified a substance that stimulates the repair capacity and growth of vascular cells. Biomedical analyst Filiz Serifler has contributed to the project. Photo: Petra Olsson Heart attack and stroke are common complications of diabetes, as the body's ability to repair and form v

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-peptide-may-reduce-risk-diabetes-complications - 2025-06-09

By press [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (The Faculty of Medicine at Lund University) - published 19 July 2024 An international consortium presents new guidelines that may increase the clinical relevance of precision medicine research. Photo: istock.com/xubingruo Precision medicine seeks to reduce errors and improve accuracy in medical and health recommendations, but better evidence is needed to fulfil

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-guidelines-aim-increase-accuracy-precision-medicine-research - 2025-06-09

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 19 September 2024 Åke Lernmark's studies of diabetes-related autoantibodies have contributed to increasing knowledge about type 1 diabetes so that it may become possible to start screening children for the disease. Photograph: Kennet Ruona During his more than 50-year career, diabetes researcher Åke Lernmark has made several s

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/scientist-who-paving-way-screening-type-1-diabetes - 2025-06-09

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 10 December 2024 Isabel Gonçalves and Andreas Edsfeldt have analysed atherosclerotic plaques from patients who have type 2 diabetes and patients who do not have the disease. Photo: Petra Olsson People with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease and dying prematurely due to atherosclerosis.

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-explanation-dangerous-atherosclerotic-plaques-type-2-diabetes - 2025-06-09

By anna [dot] hellgren [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Hellgren) - published 24 October 2024 Obesity is a common cause of diabetes, heart disease and early death, but risk differs greatly from one person to the next. Photo: iStock/Suriyawut Suriya Obesity is a common cause of diabetes, heart disease and early death, but risk differs greatly from one person to the next. In work led by researchers

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-precision-medicine-approach-helps-detect-subgroups-people-obesity-high-risk-diabetes-and-heart - 2025-06-09

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 1 November 2024 Joao Duarte's research group is investigating how the brain is affected by diabetes. Photograph: Petra Olsson Diabetes researcher Joao Duarte specialices in studying what happens in the brain in diabetes. In his research, he is also investigating how diet changes can improve brain function in connection wit

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/praised-research-diabetes-and-dementia - 2025-06-09

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 5 November 2024 Research nurse Jessica Melin takes as blood sample from a participant. Åke Lernmark, principal investigator of the TEDDY study in Sweden, gives examples of important lessons from the study in the video. In 2025, children within the TEDDY study will submit their final samples at research clinics in Sweden, F

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-knowledge-about-type-1-diabetes-large-scale-teddy-study-will-soon-be-completed - 2025-06-09

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 8 January 2025 Efraim Westholm and Lena Eliasson have measured levels of the protein IGFBP7 in beta cells from people with type 2 diabetes. Photo: Petra Olsson In type 2 diabetes, the body's ability to release insulin is impaired, which leads to high blood glucose levels. Research led from Lund University shows how the lev

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/protein-affects-ability-secrete-insulin-type-2-diabetes - 2025-06-09

Published 19 September 2020 The two previous versions of the Scandinavian donations and transfusions (SCANDAT) databases, encompassing data on blood donors, blood components, transfusions, and transfused patients linked to national health registers in Sweden and Denmark up until 2012, have been used to study donor health, disease transmission, the role of donor characteristics, and more. Read more

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/swedish-scandinavian-donations-and-transfusions-database-scandat3-s-50-years-donor-and-recipient - 2025-06-09

Published 19 September 2020 The Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health is dedicated to publishing high quality peer-reviewed research in the field of occupational and environmental health and safety. High accessibility of all research data is critical for scientific interaction. The more people this research reaches, the better. The journal has been committed to open science for many y

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/open-acess - 2025-06-09

Published 20 September 2020 The Munin Conference is an annual conference on scholarly publishing and communication, primarily revolving around open access, open data and open science. This year’s conference (2020) will be the fifteenth Munin Conference and will take place online 18–19 November. Read more at https://site.uit.no/muninconf/

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/welcome-15th-munin-conference-18-19-november-2020 - 2025-06-09

Published 20 September 2020 he EOSC Symposium 2020 brings together researchers, data scientists, e-Infrastructures, Research Infrastructures, EOSC projects, EOSC Working Group members, and representatives of the EU27 Member States and associated countries to discuss the final steps towards the establishment of a first version of a fully-fledged European Open Science Cloud. Read more at https://www

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/eosc-symposium-2020 - 2025-06-09

Published 14 September 2020 Umeå University is dedicated to providing creative environments for learning and work. We offer a wide variety of courses and programmes, world leading research, and excellent innovation and collaboration opportunities. More than 4 100 employees and 34 000 students have already chosen Umeå University. We welcome your application! The Faculty of Medicine, which consists

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/postdoc-position - 2025-06-09

Published 21 September 2020 The global pandemic of the 2019-nCov requires the evaluation of policy interventions to mitigate future social and economic costs of quarantine measures worldwide. We propose an epidemiological model for forecasting and policy evaluation which incorporates new data in real-time through variational data assimilation. We analyze and discuss infection rates in the UK, US a

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/epidemiological-modelling-approach-covid-19-data-assimilation - 2025-06-09

Published 21 September 2020 The Poly Implant Prothèse incident and breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma have pointed to the need for uniform registries for breast implants as key features to monitoring the outcomes of breast implant surgeries internationally. The purpose of this study was to identify and harmonize common data elements collected by breast implant registries acro

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/toward-international-harmonization-breast-implant-registries-international-collaboration-breast - 2025-06-09

Published 22 September 2020 Registries of pancreatic surgery have become increasingly popular as they facilitate both quality improvement and clinical research. We aimed to compare registries for design, variables collected, patient characteristics, treatment strategies, clinical outcomes, and pathology. Read more at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0039606020304554?via%3Dihub

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/transatlantic-registries-pancreatic-surgery-united-states-america-germany-netherlands-and-sweden - 2025-06-09