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A lot of research explains which diets may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Much research remains to be done about how our genes respond to the foods we eat. A new study led by researchers at Lund University adds to evidence that variations in the AMY1 gene may affect the way the body breaks down starchy foods. Unhealthy food habits are risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. An

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/bread-study-examines-role-genes-breaking-down-food - 2025-09-29

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 that there are also genetic differences between different groups of patients. An important goal of the research is to contribute with knowledge that will enable tailored treatments of patients with type 2 diabetes.

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-research-highlights-genetic-differences-between-different-forms-type-2-diabetes - 2025-09-29

The fourth Swedish diabetes summit will be held as an online meeting on the 10th and 11th of February. The meeting brings together diabetes researchers in Sweden for new interactions and collaborations. “We aim to create an inspiring meeting where diabetes researchers can interact and form new collaborations,” says Hindrik Mulder, professor of metabolism at Lund University and chair of the organis

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/swedish-diabetes-summit-brings-together-diabetes-researchers-new-collaborations - 2025-09-29

Myriam Aouadi is awarded the Leif C. Groop award for her research on the mechanisms behind the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes. The prize is awarded annually by Lund University Diabetes Centre to a younger investigator for scientific excellence that will benefit patients suffering from diabetes. Prize motivation: Myriam Aouadi at Karolinska

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/myriam-aouadi-receives-leif-c-groop-award-outstanding-diabetes-research - 2025-09-29

Food impacts not only the body but also the brain. Researchers at Lund University strive to understand how a diet rich on fat and sugar impacts memory functions in relation to obesity and type 2 diabetes. Their new study on mice shows that although an unhealthy diet leads to memory impairment, the damage does not have to be permanent. Obesity is a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes and car

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/diet-rich-fat-and-sugar-damaged-memory-mice-not-permanently - 2025-09-29

People with increased risk of type 2 diabetes need to exercise more than others to achieve the same results, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. The cause of type 2 diabetes is linked to both genetics and lifestyle. If you have an immediate relative (mother, father, sibling) with type 2 diabetes, the risk of contracting the diabetes is about three times higher. Preventive tre

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/exercise-good-everyone-some-struggle-more-others - 2025-09-29

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 pancreatic beta cells. In a recent study, researchers have conducted an investigat

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/decreased-cell-death-and-increased-insulin-production-pancreatic-beta-cells-genome-edit-crisprcas9 - 2025-09-29

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 treatment of type 2 diabetes. Charlotte Ling is a pioneer within epigenetics and

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/investments-epigenetics-combat-diabetes - 2025-09-29

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 state of Switzerland has announced the launch of a 5-year project (total budget 28.9

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/beat-dkd-innovative-medicines-initiative-project-precision-medicine-dkd - 2025-09-29

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 Novo Nordisk Sweden. “It is terrific for our research to be recognised in this way,

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/prize-awarded-research-zebrafish-could-lead-new-treatments-diabetes - 2025-09-29

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 organized the meeting. Kay Prüfer from Max-Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany, was

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/nordic-network-metabolic-researchers - 2025-09-29

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 prevention studies POInT or PreCiSe.More informationPI: Helena Elding Larsson

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/screening-t1d-and-celiac-disease - 2025-09-29

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 islet cell research in one and the same meeting. Lund University Diabetes Centre was

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/3rd-joint-easd-islet-study-group-and-beta-cell-workshop - 2025-09-29

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 of newborn children in Skåne started in the summer of 2018 and will last until 20

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/screening-finds-children-high-risk-type-1-diabetes-and-celiac-disease - 2025-09-29

David Nicholls, professor emeritus of Mitochondrial Physiology at the Buck Institute in Novato, California and mentor at the Lund University Diabetes Centre, has become a member of the British Royal Society. The society’s fellows include many of the world’s most eminent scientists. “I feel immensely honoured!” says David Nicholls. David Nicholls knew from a very early age that he wanted to be invo

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/diabetes-researcher-elected-british-royal-society - 2025-09-29

In the past decade, knowledge of how lifestyle affects our genes, a research field called epigenetics, has grown exponentially. Researchers at the Lund University Diabetes Centre have summarised the state of scientific knowledge within epigenetics linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes in a review article published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism. Epigenetic mechanisms (see fact box) cont

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/how-lifestyle-affects-our-genes - 2025-09-29

Indian women are younger and leaner than Swedish women when they develop gestational diabetes, a new study from Lund University Diabetes Centre shows. The researchers also found a gene that increases the risk of gestational diabetes in Swedish women, but which, on the contrary, turned out to have a protective effect in Indian women. Gestational diabetes is characterized by impaired insulin product

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/gestational-diabetes-india-and-sweden - 2025-09-29

Helena Elding Larsson, senior physician and associate professor at Lund University, has been awarded 1,1 million SEK from Odd Fellow Orden Sweden. Helena Elding Larsson has been awarded a gift as support for a research project aiming to study if oral insulin given to children from 4-7 months of age to 3 years, with high genetic risk, can prevent the development of beta cell autoantibodies and late

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/ludc-researcher-awarded - 2025-09-29

We are now looking for a new grant manager! The grant manager has a central role in connecting different stakeholders in the environment and from this position be involved in designing diverse centre activities. The position is full-time and is limited to six months. Start as soon as possible. For more information about the position, and apply

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/open-position-grant-manager - 2025-09-29

The company builder and patron Bo Hjelt has become honorary doctor at the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University. The doctoral conferment ceremony was held in Lund on May 24. Bo Hjelt (born 1935) was born and raised in Sweden. He studied economics in Geneva. After being employed at the metal works company, Svenska Metallverken, he started his own business which was to become the multinational comp

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/bo-hjelt-honorary-doctor-lund-university - 2025-09-29