Endocrinology and Metabolism

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Research into endocrinology and metabolism touches upon many of the most important health problems of our time, including diabetes, obesity, hypertension, osteoporosis and hormonal disturbances. The research involves e.g. nutrition, physical activity, anaesthesia and intensive care, drug metabolism, psychiatry, neurology, nephrology and gastroenterology.

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Spotlight on Fat

The human body is very unwilling to let go of the fat that it has stored. Fighting obesity is thus essentially a battle against ourselves.
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Spotlight on Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes is largely hereditary, but fortunately there's a lot we can do to reduce the risk of falling ill. 
Professor Malin Flodström Tullberg

The aim: to understand the pathogenic mechanisms of type 1 diabetes

Malin Flodström Tullberg researches on the link between enteroviruses and type 1 diabetes. She also hopes to be able to contribute to a new enterovirus vaccine.
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Epigenomic alterations contribute to diabetes

Obesity is a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes, yet not all obese humans develop the disease. 

Strategic research programme in Diabetes

The aim of the Strategic Research Programme in Diabetes is to build an integrated research environment in the diabetes area. The programme will translate results between clinical and basic science to improve the care and treatment of people with diabetes
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20 Oct 2016 by Kommunikationsavdelningen.