Division of Children's and Women's Health (BKH)

The division consists of several different research and teaching areas.

Within obstetrics/gynecology there is, for example, reproductive health including endocrinology, contraception, reduced fertility, etc. Within paediatrics, research is carried out on childhood and adolescent diabetes, endocrinology, neurology, allergology, etc.

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26 April 2024

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Medical Science: Maike Bensberg

9.00 am – 12.00 pm Granitsalen, Floor 9, Building 440, Entrance 7, Northern entrance, Campus US

Maike Bensberg, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends her doctoral thesis "DNA methylation in T cell leukaemia". The opponent is Docent Sofie Degerman, Umeå University. The defense takes place in Granitsalen, Campus US. If you have any questions, contact main supervisor Colm Nestor. If you want to follow via Zoom, contact maike.bensberg@liu.se.

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adult hand holding the hand of an extremely premature infant.

Study on extremely preterm infants provides important knowledge

Infants born extremely prematurely need to get enrichment as an addition to breast milk. But does it make any difference whether the enrichment is made from breast milk or cow’s milk when it comes to the risk of severe complications in children?

Johnny Ludvigsson.

World-leading medical journal acknowledges Ludvigsson's expertise

Johnny Ludvigsson reflects in an editorial article in the New England Journal of Medicine on the progress and challenges in type 1 diabetes research. "It's an honor and nice that LiU is also recognized," says Johnny.

teenage girl using insulin.

Antiviral drugs could preserve capacity to produce insulin in type 1 diabetes patients

Antiviral drug treatment could preserve the remaining capacity to release insulin in children recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, according to a new study by Scandinavian researchers.

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