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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 - 2026-07-23

Martin Stenlo’s PhD thesis aims to improve the intensive care of lung patients as well as to increase the health status of transplantable donor lungs which will improve the success rate of lung transplantation. He is defending his thesis on the 12th of November and in this interview he tells us about his translational research and his time as a PhD student. It can’t be an easy task to combine a fu

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-martin-stenlo - 2026-07-23

Earlier this month, Simon Hultmark defended his Ph.D. thesis. In pursuit of his long-standing fascination for stem cells, his research over the last several years has focused on blood stem cells and cancer. All in an effort to contribute to the development of improved clinical therapies for patients with a type of blood cancer known as acute myeloid leukemia. In this interview, he tells us about h

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/modeling-normal-and-malignant-hematopoiesis-vitro-phd-interview-simon-hultmark - 2026-07-23

Researchers at the Lund Stem Cell Center, Lund University, have discovered that a population of B cells formed shortly after birth store long-term immune memory and, in mice, can give rise to leukemia much later in life. Published in Cell Reports, the findings reveal how immune events at the very beginning of life can leave lasting biological imprints, linking early development to disease in old a

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/early-life-b-cells-can-drive-leukemia-later-life - 2026-07-23

The UN Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) global assessment on nature highlights that 1 million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction. Dr. Mine Islar, one of the lead athors of the report, and senior lecturer and researcher at LUCSUS, explains the significance of the report’s findings, which was released today, 6th May 201

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/mine-islar-comments-ipbes-global-assessment-loss-biodiversity-crucial-climate-change - 2026-07-23

Several high-profile science researchers with major grants will be retiring in the next few years. In order to secure growth, the faculty, led by vice dean Anders Tunlid, is now introducing a new type of associate senior lectureship with benefits that will attract early-career researchers from all over the world. After an intensive morning of meetings, Anders Tunlid, sporting a new haircut, welcom

https://www.science.lu.se/article/creating-scope-cutting-edge-research-international-impact - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New results from the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study showed an association between prolonged enterovirus infection and the development of autoimmunity to the insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells that precedes type 1 diabetes (T1D). Notably, researchers also found that early adenovi

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/unexpected-viral-behavior-linked-type-1-diabetes-high-risk-children - 2026-07-23

When invited to the first ever Lund University Quality conference, Martina Oxling accepted. The conference is a good opportunity to tell people about one of the LUSEM flagships, the Change Maker Future Track. Meet Martina and learn more about the track, and her expectations and goals for the future. The Lund University Quality conference was given recently at the School of Social Work. Martina was

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/change-maker-future-track-highlighted-quality-conference - 2026-07-23

Do you want to contribute to a more sustainable world? Have you succeeded in changing your everyday habits in line with the 1.5° C target of the Paris Agreement? Can your new habits inspire others? If yes, then we would love to hear about them! Now, the international campaign "1.5°C Challenges" is kicking off across several European countries, featuring a series of citizens’ challenges over the co

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/15degc-lifestyles-challenges-launched - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The first phase was filled with creativity and collective effort. Elsa Trolle Önnerfors was surprised by how smooth the transition to distance education was. However, now the focus is more on how students are feeling and on perseverance – for how long is unknown "I used a year's worth of creativity in the first few we

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-phase-requires-stamina-and-consideration - 2026-07-23

Lund Stem Cell Center provides researchers with access to core facilities equipped with the latest technologies, specialist expertise and instruction on the use of the different equipment. Over time these facilities have evolved to form the well-developed technological infrastructure which exists today. Earlier this year, the Center, in partnership with MultiPark, took the next step in the evoluti

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-cell-and-gene-therapy-core-facility-opening-its-doors-scientific-business - 2026-07-23

A new research project led by LUCSUS will examine immobility as an adaptation strategy. Through a novel research approach, and field work in different areas affected by sea level rise and erosion, it will shed light on the communities who are unable – or unwilling – to move despite negative effects on their environment. Average sea levels have swelled about 23 cm since 1880, with about 7 cm in the

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-research-project-examines-immobility-adaptation-strategy - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Why is the Stringhyllan bookshelf considered a design classic but not the Billy? And what makes the Lamino armchair into the furniture design of the century while Norrgavel’s Länstol chair isn’t even considered a classic? “I believed, rather naively, that it was quality that determined whether a piece became a Anna Wa

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/she-knows-what-makes-design-classic - 2026-07-23

For the first time, researchers have linked specific frequent defects in sperm to risk of pregnancy complications and negative impacts on the health of the baby. The study from Lund University in Sweden shows that high proportion of father’s spermatozoa possessing DNA strand breaks is associated with doubled risk of preeclampsia in women who have become pregnant by IVF. It also increases the risk

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/defective-sperm-doubles-risk-preeclampsia - 2026-07-23

By reprogramming tumour cells to become the body’s defenders, Filipe Pereira and his colleagues hope to improve current cancer treatments. Right now, some of the immune system’s most important players, the dendritic cells, are patrolling your body in search of foreign substances. If they find something suspicious, they break it down into smaller pieces, called antigens, which are presented to the

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/reprogramming-cancer-cells-immune-defenders - 2026-07-23

During her Ph.D. studies, Caroline Haikal has investigated the connections between the gut and the brain in early Parkinson’s disease development. On March 11, she defends her work supervised by Prof. Jia-Yi Li. Here, Caroline tells us about her research in Neural Plasticity and Repair, one of MultiPark’s experimental research groups. Tell us about your research! My research is about the connectio

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-caroline-haikal - 2026-07-23

Den muslimska fastemånaden ramadan pågår under april och ett par dagar in i maj. Det är en månad då troende vuxna muslimer ska fasta från det att solen går upp på morgonen tills den går ned på kvällen. Insulinbehandlade diabetiker blir avrådda från att fasta, men många gör det i alla fall. Vad får det för konsekvenser? För två år sedan undersökte en forskargrupp från Mellanöstern, Nordafrika och l

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/sa-paverkas-typ-1-diabetiker-av-fastemanaden-ramadan - 2026-07-23

Blodpropp i ben eller lunga är en av våra vanligaste kärlsjukdomar och beror till 50 procent på ärftliga orsaker. Nu har en forskargrupp vid Lunds universitet utgått från registerstudier och undersökt familjer med sjukdomen hereditärt angioödem, HAE. De fann en ny ärftlig mekanism som ökar risken för blodproppar i ben och lungor hos individer med HAE. Studien, som publiceras i tidskriften Blood, v

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/upptackt-ny-arftlig-riskfaktor-blodpropp - 2026-07-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Den 10-11 oktober arrangerar Sharing Cities Sweden en internationell hållbarhetskonferens i Lund, Sharing Cities Summit, med en tillhörande utställning kring delningstjänster i exploateringsområdet Sege Park i Malmö. Konferensen avslutas med ett besök till Smart City Sweden i Malmö. Representanter från över 20 lände

https://www.lu.se/artikel/internationell-konferens-om-delningsekonomi-i-stader - 2026-07-23

Idag är Alzheimers sjukdom den vanligaste dödsorsaken för personer med Downs syndrom. Forskare vid Lunds universitet har därför, i samarbete med Alzheimer’s Biomarker Consortium – Down Syndrome i USA, undersökt biomarkörer i blodplasman hos denna grupp. Dessa markörer kan hjälpa till att förutsäga framtida förändringar i hjärnan och kognitiv nedsättning vid Alzheimers sjukdom, för personer med Dow

https://www.lu.se/artikel/blodprov-kan-forutse-demens-vid-downs-syndrom - 2026-07-24