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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.medicine.lu.se/article/bread-study-examines-role-genes-breaking-down-food - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Vice-Chancellor of Lund University has appointed two new professors to the Malmö Art Academy. We welcome Emily Wardill and Fredrik Værslev to the academy. Emily Wardill is employed as a professor of free art, focusing on material-based films and narrative structures.Emily Wardill (born in 1977) is one of the world

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/two-new-professors-malmo-art-academy - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 Met

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/bo-hjelt-honorary-doctor-lund-university - 2026-07-05

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) can cause more serious liver conditions, such as liver failure. A new study, led by Lund University in Sweden, presents new data that may lead to better disease management and prevention in the future. The international research team identified an altered expression of specific genes in samples from individuals with obesity, MASLD an

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-research-identifies-potential-treatment-target-fatty-liver-disease - 2026-07-05

Ethnologist Susanne Lundin’s research is ultimately about life and death and how people relate to the inevitable. What are people willing to do to delay the end briefly? Is there a limit beyond which someone ceases to be human? Susanne Lundin is a professor at the Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences and has conducted interdisciplinary research with medics for 30 years. Today, she is a sought-

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/her-research-concerns-our-deepest-fears - 2026-07-05

När unga avhoppare berättar om sitt kriminella förflutna försöker de både förklara sina handlingar och skapa en ny identitet. En ny studie från Socialhögskolan visar hur berättelser om tjuvheder, ansvar och vuxenblivande blir centrala i vägen bort från kriminalitet. En person som begått brott men vill sluta behöver – både inför sig själv och andra – förstå och förklara vem man har varit, vem man ä

https://www.soch.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-unga-avhoppares-vag-ut-ur-brottslighet - 2026-07-05

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Den sjukliga fetman bland typ 2 diabetiker i USA blir allt vanligare. Fler än var femte har ett BMI över 40 vilket motsvarar en övervikt på ungefär 50 kilo. I Sverige har kurvorna på övervikten för första gången på länge planat ut. - Ökningen av sjuklig fetma bland diabetiker går alarmerande snabbt och får mycket st

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/allt-fetare-diabetiker-i-usa-i-sverige-har-fetmaepidemin-hejdats - 2026-07-05

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Allt fler avgiftsstudenter söker sig till Lunds universitet. I år har 285 studenter sökt och betalat sin avgift, jämfört med 222 studenter förra året. Det ger en ökning på 28 procent. Flest avgiftsstudenter kommer från Kina, Indien och USA. De fakulteter som står för den största ökningen är Lunds tekniska högskola,

https://www.lu.se/artikel/allt-fler-avgiftsstudenter-valjer-lund - 2026-07-05

När unga avhoppare berättar om sitt kriminella förflutna försöker de både förklara sina handlingar och skapa en ny identitet. En ny studie från Lunds universitet visar hur berättelser om tjuvheder, ansvar och vuxenblivande blir centrala i vägen bort från kriminalitet. En person som begått brott men vill sluta behöver – både inför sig själv och andra – förstå och förklara vem man har varit, vem man

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-unga-avhoppares-vag-ut-ur-brottslighet - 2026-07-06

Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Sweden, have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding a joint initiative on immunotherapy, a rapidly developing field within cancer research, among other areas. The aim is to accelerate work on new immunotherapies and develop joint strategies to translate research into patient benefit. Immunotherapy harnesses the body’s own immune system to figh

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-initiative-aims-take-immunotherapy-research-patient-benefit - 2026-07-05

Institutet välkomnar två nya Advanced Study Groups, med start i februari 2024: (O)Naturliga gränser och Estetikens roll i företagsutveckling Den första ASGn  (O)Naturliga gränser: Tvärvetenskapliga perspektiv på den ”europeiska integrationens gränser, syftar till att utforska hur naturliga förhållanden bestämmer egenskaper och gränser för europeisk integration, och hur europeisk integration repres

https://www.pi.lu.se/artikel/varens-nya-advanced-study-groups - 2026-07-05

The course provides an introduction to techniques for simulating complex systems and processes with many degrees of freedom, with an emphasis on applications of such techniques. ObjectiveThe course provides an introduction to techniques for simulating complex systems and processes with many degrees of freedom, with an emphasis on applications of such techniques. The first week contains introductor

https://www.compute.lu.se/article/monte-carlo-and-molecular-dynamics-tools-ntf008f-vt2024-75-ects - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. ClimBEco’s annual summer meeting was held this August over two consecutive days, with both online and in-person meetings in Lund, Malmö and Gothenburg. The summer meeting is one of the highlights of our graduate school, where current PhD students can meet, network and learn more about an interdisciplinary topic. This

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/summary-climbeco-summer-meeting - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. ClimBEco’s annual summer meeting was held this August over two consecutive days, with both online and in-person meetings in Lund, Malmö and Gothenburg. The summer meeting is one of the highlights of our graduate school, where current PhD students can meet, network and learn more about an interdisciplinary topic. This

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/summary-climbeco-summer-meeting - 2026-07-05

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vid jubileumssymposiet ”Ten years of progress – From heterogeneity to personalized treatment” presenteras spetsforskning av såväl nationellt som internationellt inbjuda diabetesforskare. Symposiet äger rum i Jubileumsaulan i Malmö den 26-27 maj 2016. På tio år har Lunds universitets Diabetescentrum, LUDC, blivit vär

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitets-diabetescentrum-tioarsjubilerar-med-symposium-om-framtidens-diabetesvard - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Where did all the carbon on earth really come from? How do you discuss climate change and mass extinctions without scaring children? and What positive examples do we have of mitigating human impact on the climate? These are some of the questions we have had to deal with in the process of collaborating with Vattenhalle

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/communicating-climate-science-global-scale-young-and-interactive-audience - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. September 6 17.00 - 21.00 September 6 – 24 2017 Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art – and Inter Arts Center present a site specific art exhibition in Kungshuset. For the first time in centuries this remarkable building will be open to the public. The exhibition explores the concept of knowled

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/alumni-thresholds-knowledge - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Where did all the carbon on earth really come from? How do you discuss climate change and mass extinctions without scaring children? and What positive examples do we have of mitigating human impact on the climate? These are some of the questions we have had to deal with in the process of collaborating with Vattenhalle

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/communicating-climate-science-global-scale-young-and-interactive-audience - 2026-07-05

Inspiration och information – lär dig mer om din nya roll som chef vid Lunds universitet! Målet med introduktionsdagen är att du ska få en grundläggande bild av vad chefsuppdraget på Lunds universitet innebär.Att vara chef på Lunds universitet innebär att du har ett viktigt uppdrag i dina tre roller som arbetsgivare, ledare och verksamhetsansvarig. Läs mer om vad som ingår i de tre chefsrollerna,

https://www.hr-webben.lu.se/artikel/nytt-datum-introduktionsdag-nya-chefer-9-december-2025 - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Stem cell researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new research model of the early embryonic brain. The aim of the model is to study the very earliest stages of brain to understand how different regions in the brain are formed during embryonic development. With this new insight, researchers hope to be

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-method-provides-unique-insight-development-human-brain - 2026-07-05