Diabetes is a complex disease. However, with the research project ANDIS (All New Diabetics in Skåne) the doors are now open to give more patients a correct diagnosis which in turn leads to more informed treatment. ANDIS registers all new cases of diabetes in Skåne and is a huge knowledge...
In studies of identical twins, researchers from Lund University have identified mechanisms that could be behind the development of type 2 diabetes. This could explain cases where one identical twin develops type 2 diabetes while the other remains healthy. The study involved 14 pairs of identical twins in Sweden and...
Physical activity, even if only in small doses, changes the expression of our DNA. Research from Lund University Diabetes Centre has described what epigenetic changes occur in fat cells in connection with physical activity. The cells of the body contain our genetic make-up (DNA), which contains genes. Our genes are...
