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Damage to the eyes and kidneys are serious complications in diabetes, and the risk increases with rising blood sugar levels. After following one specific patient group for more than 20 years after the onset of diabetes, researchers at Linköping...

A small pilot study in which researchers attempted to slow attacks mounted by the immune system on insulin-producing cells in type 1 diabetes has given promising results.

Did the bacteria in your guts when you were a baby impact your risk of future disease? We have talked to researcher studying whether diseases such as type 1 diabetes and allergy could be prevented by promoting the right bacteria early in life.

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.

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.

Disturbed gut flora during the first years of life is associated with diagnoses such as autism and ADHD later in life. This is according to a study led by researchers at the University of Florida and LiU and published in the journal Cell.

A study by researchers from LiU and the University of Florida is the first study to point to the role of early life gut flora in developing child rheumatism, the cause of which is not yet known.

Children with a high genetic risk of developing type 1 diabetes have different gut microbiomes than children with a low risk, according to a new study.

Contrary to previous belief, infants who receive cow’s milk under the age of six months do not run a higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes. This has been shown by TRIGR, a major international study in which LiU researchers have participated.

A major new study on the association between blood glucose levels and risks of organ impairment in people with type 1 diabetes can make a vital contribution to diabetes care, in the researchers’ view.