By paulina [dot] pettersson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Paulina Pettersson) - published 18 May 2020 Interested in autophagy or Huntington disease? Please click here to go to our newest publication Impact of differential and time-dependent autophagy activation on therapeutic efficacy in a model of Huntington disease and to more information on our work in the field.

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/new-article-autophagy-and-treatment-huntington-disease - 2025-04-25

By paulina [dot] pettersson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Paulina Pettersson) - published 15 October 2020 Read here about Christopher Douse who joined our group at the beginning of 2020 and works on developing a research programme on newly-discovered guardians of the human genome. For article please click on the following link: https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/meet-christopher-douse - 2025-04-25

Published 19 November 2020 Read about how the CRISPR facility at Lund Stem Cell Center can help you with your experiments CRISPR is a simple yet powerful Nobel Prize winning technology that allows sequence specific editing and manipulation of DNA sequences. The CRISPR facility at Lund Stem Cell Center is here to help you with your projects using this technology. To read more please go to: https://

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/lund-crispr-facility-here-help - 2025-04-25

By paulina [dot] pettersson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Paulina Pettersson) - published 19 March 2021 Researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center highlight the importance of controlling viral elements that reside in the genome and how their activation during development may contribute to brain disorders later in life. To read the article, please go to: https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/activatio

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/activation-ancient-viruses-during-brain-development-causes-inflammation - 2025-04-25

By paulina [dot] pettersson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Paulina Pettersson) - published 19 March 2021 Har du koll på vad stamceller gör och kan? Testa vad du vet med Sydsvenskans quiz ”Svara Lund”: Vad kan du om stamceller? För att komma till Sydsvenskans quiz klicka här. frågor.pdf   rätta svar.pdf

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/sydsvenskan-quiz-svara-lund-vad-kan-du-om-stamceller - 2025-04-25

By paulina [dot] pettersson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Paulina Pettersson) - published 19 March 2021 Är du intresserad i vår forskning? Läs om vår studie som visar att dysreglering av endogena retrovirus under hjärnans utveckling kan leda till både inflammation i hjärnan och genuttrycksmönster som är förbundna med olika neurologiska sjukdomar senare i livet. För att läsa hela artikeln, klicka här

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/vetenskap-halsa-aktivering-av-gamla-virus-orsakar-inflammation-senare-i-livet - 2025-04-25

By paulina [dot] pettersson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Paulina Pettersson) - published 5 May 2021 Click the link below to listen to the latest Stem Cell Podcast - featuring Johan Jakobsson Ep. 192: “Gene Expression and the Brain” Featuring Dr. Johan Jakobsson:  https://stemcellpodcast.com/ep-192-gene-expression-and-the-brain-featuring-dr-johan-jakobsson    

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/stem-cell-podcast-featuring-johan-jakobsson - 2025-04-25

Published 14 October 2021 Read about our research on a previously overlooked part of our DNA, so-called non-coded DNA. Our DNA is very similar to that of the chimpanzee, which in evolutionary terms is our closest living relative. Stem cell researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now found a previously overlooked part of our DNA, so-called non-coded DNA, that appears to contribute to a differ

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/what-makes-us-human-answer-may-be-found-overlooked-dna - 2025-04-25

By paulina [dot] pettersson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Paulina Pettersson) - published 14 October 2021 Läs här om vår forskning om en tidigare förbisedd del i vårt DNA, så kallat icke-kodat DNA. Vårt DNA är mycket likt schimpansens, som evolutionärt är vår närmaste levande släkting. Nu har stamcellsforskare i Lund hittat en tidigare förbisedd del i vårt DNA, så kallat icke-kodat DNA, som tycks bi

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/outforskat-dna-forklarar-skillnaden-mellan-manniska-och-schimpans - 2025-04-25

Published 11 April 2025 The voices of the survivors make clear how incredibly fragile a democracy is; how quickly the moral foundations of a society can crumble and make the unthinkable possible,” says Erik Renström, Vice-Chancellor of Lund University. UNESCO has added the unique archive of 500 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors to the Memory of the World Register. It recognises the Rave

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/ravensbruck-archive-receives-memory-world-status - 2025-04-25

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 22 June 2020 A new joint report from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) presents the largest venture ever on precision medicine in diabetes. The report includes a detailed overview and roadmap for how this new approach to diabetes medicine can be evaluate

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/roadmap-precision-medicine-diabetes-care - 2025-04-25

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 23 June 2020 The research group Nutritional Epidemiology has started a blog, www.nutrition.blogg.lu.se! Esther González-Padilla tells us more about it. Visit nutrition.blogg.lu.se, a blog about nutritional science. ​​​​​What is the blog about?We have started the blog mostly as a tool to inform people, within and outside

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-blog-about-nutriton - 2025-04-25

Published 24 June 2020 Karin Stenkula, Emily Sonestedt and Sebastian Kalamajski have received grants from the The Bo and Kerstin Hjelt Diabetes Foundation. Read about their research projects here. Karin Stenkula, Lund University Diabetes Centre:EHD2: a novel candidate essential for lipid transport and overall glucose homeostasisObesity is one of the main risk factors behind type 2 diabetes and car

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/hjelt-foundations-grant-holders-2020 - 2025-04-25

Published 13 August 2020 A new COVID-19 antibody test developed by scientists at Lund University in Sweden has shown robust performance upon clinical validation and application. The test detects antibodies in the blood targeting the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, and determines in just 15 minutes whether a person has had COVID-19, regardless of whether they have had any symptoms. “Unlike other serol

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-rapid-and-robust-covid-19-antibody-test-developed - 2025-04-25

Published 29 August 2020 Last week it was announced that our longtime colleague and LUDC researcher/SUS clinician Martin Ridderstråle has been appointed Senior Vice President of Patient Care in the Novo Nordisk Foundation. This is not only a remarkable achievement by Martin but also goes to show that our environment fosters excellent scientists and outstanding clinicians. Martin is one of the most

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/senior-vice-president-patient-care-novo-nordisk-foundation - 2025-04-25

Published 25 September 2020 Karl Bacos, assistant researcher at LUDC is the recipient of 2020 years Medeon stipend of 50 000 sek for his innovative work within epigenetics in diabetes.   Medeonstipendiat 2020, Karl Bacos, PhD, docent, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Picture: Sara Liedholm The Medeon stipend is handed out in connection to the acknowledgement of World Diabetes Day in Skåne which ta

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/karl-bacos-years-recipient-medeon-stipend - 2025-04-25

Published 13 August 2020 In many studies, bariatric surgery has been highlighted as an almost magical method for weight loss and reversing type 2 diabetes. One question that has remained largely unanswered is how the effect of surgery differs from the effects of a strict low-calorie diet. This question has now been examined by researchers at Lund University in Sweden in a study published in the jo

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/strict-diet-explains-metabolic-effect-gastric-pass-surgery - 2025-04-25

Published 30 September 2020 Metformin is the first-line drug that can lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients. One third of patients do not respond to metformin treatment and 5 per cent experience serious side effects, which is the reason many choose to stop medicating. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now identified biomarkers that can show in advance how the patient wil

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/metformin-type-2-diabetes-patients-or-not-researchers-now-have-answer - 2025-04-25

Published 9 October 2020 Should patients with separate variants of type 2 diabetes be treated with different types of drugs? Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Skåne University Hospital will attempt to answer that question in a new study.   Anders Rosengren (Image: Johan Wingborg) Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the world. It is estimated that over 300 million p

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-study-personalized-type-2-diabetes-treatment-launched - 2025-04-25

Published 21 December 2020 Our latest study on COVID-19 transmission risk among healthcare professionals, a collaboration between Prof Magnus Rasmussen (Dep. of Infection Medicine) and Associate Professor Yang De Marinis (Dep. of Clinical Sciences).  The study was conducted on ~500 healthcare professionals and staff members from 9 units at the Skåne University Hospital in Malmö and Lund, as well a

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-covid-19-among-healthcare-professionals - 2025-04-25