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 - 2025-04-03

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 - 2025-04-03

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 - 2025-04-03

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 - 2025-04-03

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 - 2025-04-03

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 - 2025-04-03

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 - 2025-04-03

Published 9 February 2016 Likki-Lee speaking in the General Assembly Hall, UN headquarters, NYC 60 Students will be selected as delegates to the 2016 United Nations Academic Impact Global Youth Forum, 25-31 July, 2016, where they will create action plans related to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The students will present these action plans at United Nations Headquarter

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/many-languages-one-world-essay-contest-2016 - 2025-04-03

Published 12 February 2016 The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University, is hereby announcing three tenure track positions; Associated Senior Lecturer in the Study of Modern China (application now closed) Associated Senior Lecturer in the Study of Modern Japan (application now closed) Associated Senior Lecturer in the Study of Modern South-East Asia (application now closed) Pl

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/tenure-track-positions - 2025-04-03

Published 16 March 2016 Three new working papers in the Centre's Working Papers in Contemporary Asian Studies have now been published. Each year a number of theses written by students in our Masters Programme in Asian Studies are selected to be published in our working paper series. Among the students who graduated in 2015 the following theses were selected to be published and are now available as

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-working-papers-0 - 2025-04-03

Published 16 May 2016 Sustainability and the Political Economy of Welfare Co-authored by a variety of cross-disciplinary contributors, a diversity of research perspectives and methods is reflected in a unique mixture of conceptual chapters, historical analysis of different societal sectors, and case studies of several EU countries, China and the US. Sustainability and the Political Economy of Welf

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/dr-annika-pissin-co-author-two-chapters-newly-published-book-sustainability-and-political-economy - 2025-04-03

Published 26 May 2016 Marina Svensson's article “Connectivity, Engagement and Witnessing on China’s Weibo,” has just been published in Jacques deLisle, Avery Goldstein, and Guobin Yang eds. The Internet, Social Media, and a Changing China , University of Pennsylvania Press (2016). Marina Svensson's article “Connectivity, Engagement and Witnessing on China’s Weibo,” has just been published in Jacqu

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-article-marina-svensson-connectivity-engagement-and-witnessing-chinas-weibo - 2025-04-03

Published 1 September 2016 Professor Hu Yong From 23 August to 30 September the Digital China project is hosting Professor Hu Yong. Prof. Hu Yong is a professor of journalism and communication, Peking University, and a leading scholar on the Chinese Internet. During his stay Professor will among other things give a guest lecture. 

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/digital-china-project-hosting-professor-hu-yong - 2025-04-03

Published 5 October 2016 Professor Marina Svensson is from 1 October new director of the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies. Prof. Svensson takes over the role from Professor Roger Greatrex who is now retiring.Prof. Marina Svensson came to the Centre in 2004 and is since 2014 Professor of Modern China Studies. Marina has received research grants from the Swedish Research Council, Riksban

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-director - 2025-04-03

Published 24 October 2016 Astrid Norén-Nilsson In the forthcoming issue of Pacific Affairs Dr. Astrid Norén-Nilsson will have an article titled "Good Gifts, Bad Gifts and Rights: Cambodian Popular Perceptions and the 2013 Elections” published.  The article explores changing popular conceptions of appropriate models of provision to assess to what extent there has been a growth of a rights-based con

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/article-dr-astrid-noren-nilsson - 2025-04-03

Published 23 November 2016 Research day on East and South-East Asian Studies On 16 November, the Centre gathered 19 scholars at Lund University, including six scholars at the Centre, to discuss their research and possible future collaboration. The Centre has identified some 26 scholars at Lund University, including ph.d students and more senior scholars, but all were not able to attend. The plan i

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/research-day-east-and-south-east-asian-studies - 2025-04-03

Published 1 December 2016 On 8 December the Lund Human Rights Research Hub will be launched at the Main Building of Lund University . This collaborative initiative brings together more than 50 researchers from different departments and research centres at Lund University to stimulate cooperation on research, education and dissemination of human rights issues. The Centre for East and South-East Asi

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/lund-human-rights-research-hub - 2025-04-03

Published 16 December 2016 In the latest issue of Lund University Magasin, Centre Director Marina Svensson talks about the importance of interdisciplinary research about East and South-East Asia. In a period of rapid changes and new developments after Donald Trump was elected president scholars with knowledge about China and Japan will play an increasingly important role.You can read the full arti

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/importance-interdisciplinary-research-about-asia - 2025-04-03

Published 7 February 2017 Emilija Zabiliute In our course Contemporary South Asian Societies we have the pleasure of having one of our former students, Emilija Zabiliute, as a lecturer. Emilija was a student on our masters programme between 2008-2010 and received her PhD from the University of Copenhagen in 2016.  Could you please tell us a bit about yourself?I have started studying South Asia, na

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/meet-alumna-emilija-zabiliute - 2025-04-03

Published 10 February 2017 Dr. Nicholas Loubere is one of the co-editors of the book Understanding Global Development Research: Fieldwork Issues, Experiences and Reflections recently published by SAGE. The volume opens up new perspectives on conducting fieldwork in the Global South. Following an interdisciplinary and intergenerational approach, it brings into dialogue reflections on fieldwork expe

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/book-dr-nicholas-loubere - 2025-04-03