Published 8 October 2019 Who will be the winner of the Leif C. Groop award for outstanding diabetes research 2019? Dead-line for nominations is November 8. Nomination form, instructions and information about previous winners.

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Published 16 October 2019 The Medeon stipend for SEK 50.000 is given by Medeon Science Park in connection to Moll Wendén Advokatbyrå and this time it is associate professor Emma Ahlqvist who is awarded. "Docent Emma Ahlqvist is awarded 2019 years Medeon-stimpen for her pioneering research within genetics and diabetes. Her clinical subgrouping  of diabetes has won world reputation and will paves th

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Published 21 October 2019 Is it possible to conduct research on type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and hair loss at the same time? Absolutely, says Pontus Dunér who after many years of secrecy can now lift the lid on and talk about his promising results. Pontus Dunér, researcher at Lund University Diabetes Centre. Photo: Sara Liedholm The common denominator is a protein that Pontus Dunér and his col

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/hair-raising-research-could-lead-diabetes-treatment - 2025-04-21

Published 25 October 2019 Researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre are awarded 46,3 millions SEK from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet). The awardees are: Eva Degerman, Andreas Edsfeldt, Lena Eliasson, Paul Franks, Isabel Goncalves, Jan Nilsson, Albert Salehi, Karin Stenkula, Simon Timpka and Enming Zhang.The Swedish Research Council awards research of the highest scientific qua

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Published 31 October 2019 Insulin which is released by pancreatic beta-cells is the main regulator of blood sugar. Previous and current studies by a research group at Lund University in Sweden have identified around hundred different receptors on the surface of the beta-cells, with a diverse functional impact on the beta-cells. Now researchers at Lund University in collaboration with researchers a

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/key-mechanism-insulin-release-cholesterol-metabolite-found - 2025-04-21

Published 4 November 2019 An international research collaboration led by researchers from the Universities of Helsinki and Oxford has identified the biological mechanism through which a genetic variant protects against type 2 diabetes. The study, published in the journal Nature Genetics, finds that changes in a gene which makes zinc transporter proteins reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by enhanc

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-decodes-gene-function-protects-against-type-2-diabetes - 2025-04-21

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 8 November 2019 There are delicious smells emanating from the kitchen at the Malmö apartment of nutrition physiologist, Louise Brunkwall. Today, she is making pasta and vegetable sauce for lunch. A clean up before the interview with LUM means she can no longer find anything in the kitchen cupboards: “Usually there is a

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/help-your-body-outwit-reptile-brain - 2025-04-21

Published 3 May 2023 Hyperspectral lidar measuring the backscattered spectra of free-flying insects that cross the laser beam. In this thesis, an instrument using a broadband light beam for remote sensing of insects was developed. The thickness of a free-flying insect wing was measured at a distance of 85 m and with an accuracy of 2 nm. Insects play a key role in the ecosystem and are essential fo

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/remote-sensing-insects-laser-light-finished-master-project - 2025-04-21

Published 23 June 2023 Let me clarify that we are not referring to blood plasma, as that pertains to the field of biology. Instead, we are discussing the fourth state of matter, which can be envisioned as a mixture of electrons, atoms, and excited species. To put it simply, it can be described as an ionized gas or a "soup" of charged particles. Our research group focuses on exploring the applicati

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/unveiling-plasma-mysteries-harnessing-3d-tomography-and-laser-power - 2025-04-21

Published 24 October 2023 An irradiated fluorophore. What if it was possible to identify elements by simply shining a light on them? This proposed method might make it possible to do just that - by analysing just one photograph. Many of us have probably encountered a pen with” invisible” ink that is only visible if you shine on it with a UV lamp. Besides that, these are useful for writing secret m

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/saturated-planar-laser-induced-fluorescence-using-sinusoidal-intensity-modulation-finished-bachelor - 2025-04-21

Published 28 November 2023 Dr Kim Cuong Le from the Division of Combustion Physics at Lund University is conducting one of the first experiments using the new Aerosol Sample Delivery System A newly developed sample delivery system at MAX IV lets researchers study the properties of aerosol particles. With this knowledge, they can further understand the health and climate effects of soot from burnin

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/insights-soot-emissions-newly-developed-aerosol-sample-delivery-system-max-iv - 2025-04-21

Published 28 October 2022 Iron particles burning. Looks like fireworks since metals are what is used in fireworks to create different colors. Can metals really burn? Well yes, and you have most definitely seen them burn since metals often are used in fireworks to get different colors. These colorful flames have the potential to be used as alternative to gasoline and other fossil fuels in a clean c

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/metals-alternative-fossil-fuels - 2025-04-21

Published 1 November 2022 Recording of person coughing. The velocity and sizes of the found droplets are shown later in the movie. When we cough and speak we launch droplets and if the person launching these droplets is sick from some kind of virus disease, such as COVID19, the droplets can contain viruses. These viruses have been found to be one of the main contributors to the spreading of the pa

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/coughed-droplets-estimating-size-and-speed - 2025-04-21

Published 1 November 2022 Here, a wild boar lung is used as a model similar to the lungs of a human child. A diode laser is used to check if the lung is filled with air. Throughout life, our lungs are vital organs. For newborns as well as for elderly patients, there is a need for safe and continuous lung monitoring in the healthcare. Some of today's common methods of examining the lungs, such as X

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/measuring-oxygen-lungs-lasers-finished-master-project - 2025-04-21

Published 9 January 2023 Left image is the Lund university logo imaged through milk that makes it blurred to almost invisible. Right is the reconstruction shown in this work to extract the logo details. You are out in the woods taking your new profile picture when suddenly a fog rolls in. First you think it is mystical and perfect, but it is so thick that you just look like a blurry blob in the pi

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/seeing-through-fog-looking-straight-finished-master-project - 2025-04-21

Published 24 January 2023 TEM image of soot aggregate. Soot is generated from incomplete combustion or pyrolysis of organic compounds. Soot strongly absorbs solar radiation contributing to global warming. Additionally, soot can enter deeply into human organs causing various types of cancers. Understanding soot nano-structures and properties is essential to predict their impacts on climate and huma

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/using-surface-enhanced-raman-spectroscopy-sers-and-resonant-raman-spectroscopy-characterize-soot - 2025-04-21

Published 25 January 2023 Observing soot oxidation during thermal treatment by a LINKAM heating stage. Soot is a light-absorbing material that is formed when hydrocarbons are not completely burned during combustion processes. Soot has significant impacts on climate, glacial regions, agriculture, and human health due to its strong light-absorbing ability, small size and complex structure. Various s

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/studying-soot-thermo-optical-properties-suggested-thesis-project - 2025-04-21

Published 27 January 2023 On the left are the images used to 3D reconstruct the liquid surface shown on the right. When you are cleaning your car with your high-pressure washer have you ever considered how it works? Well we have and to figure that out we need to see how the liquid looks like in 3D. As is seen in the video above we have 3D reconstructed the surface of a cone-like liquid using a tec

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/extracting-3d-structure-liquid-surfaces - 2025-04-21

Published 25 February 2023 Insects are essential to the natural world, playing a vital role in maintaining ecosystem processes and providing valuable ecosystem services. However, studying insect biodiversity has proven challenging and labor-intensive since current methods use manually emptied traps. We recognized the need for a powerful and efficient tool to study insect abundance and richness in

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/using-lidar-measure-biodiversity-insects-tai-rainforest - 2025-04-21

Published 1 August 2022 We are around 70 people who are working with everything from insects to catalysis with combustion in between. Read our other articles to learn more about our activities.

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