By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 12 June 2024 The EAT-Lancet diet emphasises a plant-based diet where whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes comprise a greater proportion of foods consumed. Meat and dairy products are consumed in smaller proportions. Photograph: iStock/Magda Tymczyj The EAT-Lancet diet is a framework designed to promote enviro

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/research-paves-way-sustainable-dietary-recommendations - 2025-03-11

Published 4 July 2016 The dream of finding the “diabetes gene” is dead. However, partly thanks to Leif Groop – professor and multiple award recipient for his ground-breaking research – we will look at type 2 diabetes in a whole new way in the future. He is now retiring, and in an interview with diabetesportalen.se he looks back on his eventful career in research. The study that since 2006 has been

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/time-burie-lada-interview-leif-groop - 2025-03-11

Published 30 June 2016 Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that the appetite hormone CART is regulated by glucose and is found in greater quantity in people with type 2 diabetes. “This could be the body’s own defence mechanism to lower blood sugar levels in case of type 2 diabetes”, says Associate Professor Nils Wierup, in charge of the study. The study shows that the appetite

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/antidiabetic-effects-discovered-appetite-hormone-cart - 2025-03-11

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 3 July 2024 Jan Nilsson's research group has identified a substance that stimulates the repair capacity and growth of vascular cells. Biomedical analyst Filiz Serifler has contributed to the project. Photo: Petra Olsson Heart attack and stroke are common complications of diabetes, as the body's ability to repair and form v

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-peptide-may-reduce-risk-diabetes-complications - 2025-03-11

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 - 2025-03-11

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 - 2025-03-11

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 - 2025-03-11

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 - 2025-03-11

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 - 2025-03-11

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 - 2025-03-11

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 16 October 2023 The picture was generated with AI. Would you be able to abstain from buying a shirt if you could buy one for your avatar instead? A new article explores the role of digitization for sustainable consumption. In an age where our digital presence is increasing, in everything from traditional computer g

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/can-virtual-shopping-satisfy-ones-consumption-urge - 2025-03-11

Published 23 October 2023 Photo: Håkan Rodhe On 20th October, Lund University has organized a workshop on post-growth for organisations and their role in manoeuvring change processes, how to organise for a post-growth economy and society, and the emerging scholarship in the field. The need for alternatives to current production, consumption, and lifestyle patterns is widely acknowledged among deci

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/workshop-iiiee-addressed-post-growth-business-and-welfare - 2025-03-11

Published 26 October 2023 Björn Wickenberg and Kes McCormick, researchers from IIIEE and SLU, attending a major conference on Earth System Governance. In 2023, the Earth System Governance Conference is hosted by Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The Earth System Governance Conference features a focus on bridging sciences and societies for sustainability transformations – highlightin

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-earth-system-governance-conference - 2025-03-11

Published 2 November 2023 ​​​​​​​The IIIEE in collaboration with Viable Cities has launched a new online course on cities, climate and change with a focus on developing transformative skills and capacities. This course explores how we can design, create and achieve climate neutral and sustainable cities. We embrace the “mission to the moon” approach for tackling greenhouse emissions from cities pu

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/cities-climate-and-change-new-online-course-iiiee - 2025-03-11

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 3 November 2023 The Knowledge platform Climate-neutral cities 2030 – Open Academy continues the quest to bring researchers and Mission cities together to explore the paths forward for climate-neutrality. After focusing on the mobility and transportation sector in spring, we now turn our attention towards the role o

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/climate-neutral-cities-2030-next-steps-carbon-storage - 2025-03-11

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 10 November 2023 IIIEE will be co-hosting a webinar and high-level panel discussion on Energy Efficiency, on the 17th of November, and Lena Neij will be the moderator, Can we transform the energy system without energy efficiency?  The growing challenges of today's society calls for a wider discussion on energy effi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/high-level-panel-energy-efficiency - 2025-03-11

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 13 November 2023 IIIEE researchers Anna Elfström and Josefine Henman presented research findings on rebound effects and social risks of lifestyle changes in line with the 1.5° target at the Lund University conference "Knowledge for Sustainable Development - How to make impact". On November 7, Lund University's orga

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/conference-presentation-rebound-effects-and-social-risks-lifestyle-changes - 2025-03-11

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 17 November 2023 A recent grant from Formas will support a new transdisciplinary project exploring “Re-” activities of reuse, repair, refurbishing and recycling in practice. Jessika Richter, IIIEE, together with Hervé Corvellec, the Department of Service Studies at Lund University, and Anna Seravalli, School of Art

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-research-project-reuse-repair-and-recycling-consumers-good-and-their-components - 2025-03-11

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 16 November 2023 Malmö, Helsingborg and Lund, all aiming to be climate-neutral cities by 2030, will together with the IIIEE conduct pilot studies focusing on citizen dialogue and climate investment plans. The Mission cities Helsingborg, Lund, and Malmö have all been granted funding for pilot studies concerning acce

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/three-new-pilot-studies-accelerating-climate-neutrality - 2025-03-11

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 20 November 2023 In mid-November, the annual national conference for student chaplains were held in Lund. The doctoral students of IIIEE, Frans Libertson and Gustav Osberg, were invited to talk about the opinion piece that they authored for Sydsvenskan earlier this year. The student chaplains have recently experien

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/hope-agency-and-future-inner-transitions-and-tools-continued-hope - 2025-03-11