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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the magazine Reflex (1/2016), issued by Neuroförbundet, an article on the TNU research on Huntington's disease is highlighted. Three PhD theses have been published during 2014-2016 in the TNU group; all focusing on different aspect of the disease. Read the article here (in Swedish): artikel_i_reflex_1_2016.pdf

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/tnus-research-highlighted-reflex - 2026-09-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Petersén is invited to give a talk entitled "Huntington disease - in the crossroads of neurology and psychiatry" at the Swedish Psychiatry Congress in Stockholm, March 16-18 2016.

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-talk-about-huntington-disease-swedish-psychiatry-congress - 2026-09-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Friday April 15 2016 Åsa Petersén hosted a national HD meeting in Lund for health care personnel. 50 participants from different parts of Sweden attended the meeting. program_nationellt_hd-mote_lund_15_april_2016.pdf

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-hosts-national-hd-meeting - 2026-09-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Åsa Petersén was appointed Professor in Neuroscience at the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University on March 16 2016.

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-now-appointed-professor-lund-university - 2026-09-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Former TNU PhD student Sanaz Gabery was awarded Best Neurobiology section PhD thesis 2015 for her thesis New perspectives on pathology in Huntington's disease - characterization of hypothalamic changes.Congratulations, Sanaz!

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/gabery-awarded-best-neurobiology-section-phd-thesis-2015 - 2026-09-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr Rachel Cheong is awarded Svenska Sällskapet för Medicinsk Forsknings (SSMF) stipend for post doctoral studies. The stipend of 600 000 SEK during two years allows Rachel to conduct research aiming to understand the neuropsychiatric aspects of HD. A greater understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of HD will c

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/cheong-receives-ssmf-post-doc-stipend - 2026-09-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Petersen and Cheong were awarded a 500 000 SEK grant for a project on the oxytocin system as a therapeutic target for HD!Brain Foundation's webpage (in Swedish)

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/swedish-brain-foundation-grant-petersen-and-cheong - 2026-09-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Drs Baldo, Cheong and Soylu-Kucharz present their recent research findings at the 10th FENS Forum of Neuroscience in Copenhagen, July 2-6 2016.More about FENS:FENS website

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/tnu-members-present-research-fens-copenhagen - 2026-09-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr Cheong presents her recent work at the HDF (Hereditary Disease Foundation) “The Milton Wexler Celebration of Life” symposium in Boston, August 3-6 2016.

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/dr-cheong-presents-her-research-hdf-meeting-boston - 2026-09-19

The protein TDP-43 is involved in different neurodegenerative diseases, and Åsa Petersén and Sofia Bergh have investigated whether the protein harms the hypothalamus. Investigating if augmenting the quantity of the protein TDP-43 in the hypothalamus would lead to changes in the hypothalamus, emotional changes and metabolic problems was the aim of the new article from the TNU research group.Read mo

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/new-paper-tnu-published - 2026-09-19

Åsa Petersén and Mahmoud A Pouladi are guest editors of the Special Issue: Glia and non-neuronal cells in Huntington's disease that was published now in August. The Special issue on Glia and non-neuronal cells in Huntington's disease holds six expert review articles. The understanding how glial and other non-neuronal cells shape HD pathology is expanding amongst researchers in the field.The topics

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-guest-editor-journal-huntingtons-disease - 2026-09-19

Petersén will give a talk on her work on Huntington disease at a symposium on neurodegenerative disorders at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada on September 8, 2025. There will also be a meeting for Petersén and other partners in the JPND funded delCAA-HD research team to discuss progress of the international collaborative research efforts.

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-talk-symposium-neurodegenerative-disorders-vancouver-canada-sept-8-2025 - 2026-09-19

When in Sweden for their annual meeting, members of the European Huntington Association paid a visit to Lund on 28 August 2025. There they met with Åsa Petersén and Camilla Svensson, registered nurse, also working at the HD Clinic at Skåne University Hospital (SUS) in Lund, together with Åsa. Åsa showed them around the lab, demonstrated samples and talked about her research. The EHA team also got

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/visit-european-huntington-association - 2026-09-19

On 9-11 September 2025 the Arturo Falaschi Conference “2nd biennial conference on TDP-43 function and dysfunction in disease” will be held in Trieste, Italy. Sofia Bergh will present her poster with the findings published earlier this summer in the article “TDP-43 overexpression in the hypothalamus drives neuropathology, dysregulates metabolism and impairs behavior in mice”.Link to the conference

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/sofia-bergh-will-present-poster-tdp-43-conference - 2026-09-19

Åsa Petersén will give several talks at the conference, including one on emotions and behavior in HD, and she will also chair a session on clinical trials.The conference is arranged by the patients' organization, the European Huntington Association, and is open to all.Find out more about the conference on EHA:s webpage (opens in a new window).

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-eha-conference-2025-bucharest - 2026-09-19

The National Board of Health and Welfare in Sweden has published updated information on Huntington disease on its’ webpage. These recent revisions of the text have been made by Professor Åsa Petersén, Lund University.Link to the National Board of Health and Welfare’s webpage – in Swedish only (opens in a new window).

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/updated-information-hd-national-board-health-and-welfares-webpage - 2026-09-19

Professor Petersén comments on the recent positive topline results from a clinical trial with gene therapy in Huntington disease presented in a press release from uniQure. Last week, positive topline results from a clinical trial with gene therapy in Huntington disease were presented in a press release from uniQure. The news hit the headlines and spread fast through the HD community. Read Professo

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/perspective-recent-positive-topline-results-gene-therapy-trial - 2026-09-19

The Swedish channel TV4 published the news on the HD clinical trials that were positively described in media in late September. Professor Åsa Petersén was interviewed about the findings by TV4 and she emphasizes the need for cautiousness when interpreting the results, as they are not yet published in a scientific magazine or reviewed by researchers not involved in the study. Link to the article on

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/tv4-news-piece-hd-gene-therapy-trial - 2026-09-19

Petersén is invited to give a talk at the 2025 Family Gathering for the Scottish Huntington's Association with around 170 attendees on November 8, 2025 in Glasgow.Link to the programme at the association’s webpage (opens in a new window)

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-talk-scottish-huntingtons-association-meeting - 2026-09-19

The Swedish patients' organisation, RHS, held their yearly meeting in October 2025 and Professor Åsa Petersén was invited speaker. Petersén's talk addressed early symptoms in HD connected to research. The meeting was recorded and the films are now available on RHS' website.Link to the content at RHS' website - in Swedish only (opens in a new window)

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersens-talk-rhs-meeting-2025 - 2026-09-19