By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 24 November 2021 Image: Adam Niescioruk He was best friends with Mikael Dolsten in Medical School in Lund in the 80´s. Since then he has held prominent positions around the world, both within Academia and the Medical Industry. Now he hopes to contribute to medical research with his experience in both basic and appl

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/guest-professor-hoping-infuse-new-life-medical-cornerstone-field - 2025-07-07

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 24 November 2021 Filipe Pereira. Photo: Kennet Ruona. It was Dolly the sheep that decided the fate of Filipe Pereira's future career. The choice lay between becoming an architect or a researcher, when one of the world's most extreme examples of cell reprogramming aroused his curiosity about the inner works of the human

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/dolly-sheep-inspired-him-build-trojan-horse - 2025-07-07

By tove [dot] gilvad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Gilvad) - published 10 December 2021 Photo: Mostphotos. A large population study from Lund University in Sweden has shown that more sustainable dietary habits are linked to health benefits, such as a reduced risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease and cancer. The study is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. “Our

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/environmentally-sustainable-diet-linked-health-benefits - 2025-07-07

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 21 December 2021 Peter van Zijl and Stig Ålund. One of the world’s leading researchers in the field of magnetic resonance imaging, Professor Peter C.M. van Zijl, and Stig Ålund, whose efforts have been of great importance for research on the elderly, ageing and health, are to be honorary doctors at the Faculty of Medicin

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-honorary-doctors-faculty-medicine - 2025-07-07

Published 21 December 2021 Daniella Rylander Ottosson. Photo: Johan Persson. Using methods for reprogramming human glia cells top create specialised nerve cells, interneurons, researcher Daniella Rylander Ottosson aims to lay the foundations for future treatments of diseases such as schizophrenia and epilepsy. Of the 27 new Wallenberg Academy Fellows, two are at Lund University: Daniella Rylander

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/daniella-rylander-ottosson-named-wallenberg-academy-fellow - 2025-07-07

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 21 December 2021 Kristina Hansson and Birgitta Sahlen. Photo: Tove Smeds. The logopedics study programme at the Faculty of Medicine celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. Professor Birgitta Sahlén and Programme Director and Associate Professor Kristina Hansson look back to when it all began, talk about the current study pr

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/logopedics-study-programme-celebrates-anniversary - 2025-07-07

Published 11 January 2022 Pouya Movahed Rad, researcher at Lund University and consultant psychiatrist. Photo: Tove Smeds Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have compared the effects of intravenous ketamine treatment with ECT treatment in severe depression. The results support the view that ketamine is a possible treatment, but also show that ECT treatment helps more people. In recent years,

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ect-more-effective-ketamine-severe-depression - 2025-07-07

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 11 January 2022 Dina Mansour Aly, one of the main authors behind the study, has carried out several genetical analyses. Photo: Petra Olsson Previous research from Lund University has shown that diabetes can be divided into five groups with different disease progression. A new study published in Nature Genetics demonstrates

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-research-highlights-genetic-differences-between-different-forms-type-2-diabetes - 2025-07-07

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra) - published 11 January 2022 The study participants were served portions of white wheat bread during the two meals. After the meal intervention, blood sugar and insulin levels differed between different groups of participants. Photo: Petra Olsson A lot of research explains which diets may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Much re

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/bread-study-examines-role-genes-breaking-down-food - 2025-07-07

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 26 January 2022 Head of Department Tomas Deierborg. Photo: Kennet Ruona ...showing that competitors in the Vasaloppet cross-country ski race run a lower risk of suffering from anxiety than the general population. Your results have been reported by the New York Times, CNN and many other international news outlets. P

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hello-professor-tomas-deierborg-and-congratulations-considerable-international-attention-attracted - 2025-07-07

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 3 February 2022 Immune Thrombocytopenia, ITP, is an autoimmune bleeding disorder that is still treated with immunosuppressive drugs that cause serious side effects. Professor John Semple’s laboratory studies the pathophysiological mechanisms behind this disease and together with Dr. Drew Provan, London, UK, has recentl

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-therapies-itp - 2025-07-07

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 8 September 2023 Swedish children have contributed to a new study that supports the theory that certain viruses are important for the development of type 1 diabetes. Photo: Johan Persson New research supports the theory that certain viral infections are of importance in the development of type 1 diabetes. An international

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-study-virus-importance-development-type-1-diabetes - 2025-07-07

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 11 October 2023 Frances Ashcroft and Flemming Pociot from LUDC’s Scientific Advisory Board spent their time at the retreat listening to presentations and getting updates. Photo: Petra Olsson Lund University Diabetes Centre’s Scientific Advisory Board give researchers valuable feedback on ongoing research. Frances Ashcroft

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/scientific-advisory-board-important-contributions-within-type-1-diabetes-research - 2025-07-07

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 5 October 2023 Using precision medicine in diabetes means that treatment of the disease and its complications can become more precise and accurate. Photo: iStock/Maya23K An international consensus report on diabetes identifies the potential for diabetes screening, better classification of type 2 diabetes, and biomarkers th

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-report-highlights-opportunities-and-challenges-precision-diabetes-medicine - 2025-07-07

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 6 November 2023 Rashmi Prasad is awarded the Medeon stipend 2023 for her her research on heritability of type 2 diabetes. The stipend will be presented during the World Diabetes Day Skåne event. Photo: Petra Olsson How do heritability and the fetal environment affect the risk for the child to develop type 2 diabetes? This

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/research-inherited-type-2-diabetes-awarded - 2025-07-07

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 15 November 2023 Magnus Cinthio, Isabel Goncalves and Tobias Erlöv win Lund University’s and Sparbanken Skåne’s award for Future Innovations to develop their idea further. Photo: Kennet Ruona Diabetes researcher and cardiologist Isabel Goncalves at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) has teamed up with ultrasound resear

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/innovation-aims-identify-dangerous-atherosclerotic-plaques-wins-prize - 2025-07-07

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 12 December 2023 Tina Rönn, Charlotte Ling, and Karl Bacos have led the work on a study that examines whether epigenetic changes contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes. Photo: Petra Olsson Do epigenetic changes cause type 2 diabetes, or do the changes occur only after a person has become ill? A new study by resea

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/epigenetic-changes-can-cause-type-2-diabetes - 2025-07-07

By press [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Faculty of Medicine at Lund University) - published 26 January 2024 Out of the 195 biomarkers examined, 13 were significantly associated with cardiovascular risk in people with type 2 diabetes. Photograph: iStock An international team of researchers has identified 13 biomarkers that significantly improve the ability to accurately predict cardiovascular disease

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-study-biomarkers-improve-prediction-cardiovascular-disease-type-2-diabetes - 2025-07-07

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 15 February 2024 Anna Blom and Ben C King have discovered that C3 protein protects insulin-producing cells. Photo: Rebecca Rosberg Much research on diabetes focuses on understanding what happens when the insulin-producing cells are destroyed. Researchers at Lund University have instead chosen to investigate what protects t

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/protein-protects-insulin-producing-cells - 2025-07-07

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 28 February 2024 Coordinator Allan Vaag and Vice Coordinator Lena Eliasson lead the activities at EXODIAB and LUDC in close collaboration. Photograph: Petra Olsson Diabetes researchers Allan Vaag and Lena Eliasson are the new coordinators of Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) and the strategic research area EXODIAB (Ex

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-coordinators-strategic-research-area-diabetes - 2025-07-07