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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A person who carries the mutant gene will at some point in his or her life develop the deadly Huntington's disease. This brain disease can be inherited from generation to generation and begins insidiously, making it increasingly difficult to regulate emotions, thoughts, then movements. There is no treatment that slows

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/huntingtons-disease-fascinating-and-touching-mystery - 2026-05-09

In the early 1950s, no one knew what caused Parkinson's disease. Then, Arvid Carlsson's discovery of dopamine opened the door to world-leading transplantations for Parkinson's patients. Thanks to the pioneering basic research at MultiPark, stemcell-derived neural cells can now be tested in a clinical trial for the first time. In Parkinson's disease, the nerve cells in an area of the brain that con

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/world-parkinsons-day-transplantations-parkinsons-disease-time-travel - 2026-05-09

Cell replacement therapy has long been a hope for patients with Parkinson’s disease and efforts are on their way to use stem cell derived-dopaminergic neurons in clinical trials. On 14 October, Jessica Giacomoni defends her thesis. Her project about the direct conversion of human glial cells into therapeutic neurons directly within the brain has the ultimate goal to become an alternative to cell t

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/turning-glia-neurons-inside-brain-phd-interview-jessica-giacomoni - 2026-05-09

Mohamed Eldeeb defended his Ph.D. thesis on June 9, 2023. With a passion for scientific discovery with clinical impact, Mohamed has dedicated the last four years to unraveling the mysteries as to why some children develop pediatric leukemia and others don’t. His research shed light on the mechanisms that prevent and suppress leukemia initiation, paving the way for more effective and targeted treat

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/mechanisms-initiation-and-suppression-pediatric-leukemia-phd-interview-mohamed-eldeeb - 2026-05-09

Exposure to common infections may shape basal immunity and potentially HIV-1 acquisition amongst a high-risk population in Coastal KenyaLynn Fwambah 1 2, Cheryl Andisi 2, Claire Streatfield 3, Rachel Bromell 3, Jonathan Hare 3 4, Joakim Esbjörnsson 5 6, Thumbi Ndung'u 7 8 9 10, Eduard J Sanders 1 6 11, Amin S Hassan # 1 5, Eunice Nduati # 1 2Affiliations1Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/We

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/exposure-common-infections-may-shape-basal-immunity-and-potentially-hiv-1-acquisition-amongst-high - 2026-05-09

CMES doctoral researcher Joel Abdelmoez has been interviewed in Dagens Nyheter about sportswashing in Saudi Arabia. The article "Naivt att damtennis i Saudiarabien skulle leda till förbättringar för kvinnor" (English translation: "Naive to Think That Women’s Tennis in Saudi Arabia Would Lead to Improvements for Women"), written by Pelle Strandman, was published on July 11, 2023 in Dagens Nyheter (

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sportswashing-saudi-arabia - 2026-05-09

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/pandemic-restrictions-enabled-unique-bird-study - 2026-05-09

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/study-reveals-flaws-popular-genetic-method - 2026-05-09

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/why-killer-bacteria-affect-some-people-more-severely - 2026-05-09

Last fall, the municipality of Härnösand launched an initiative to more effectively support the older adults with rehabilitation and preventive health interventions. The first phase of part of the initiative, in the form of a “task force” led by Eva Ekvall Hansson, Professor of physiotherapy at Lund University, is now being completed. An assessment and intervention team has been established in the

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/task-force-harnosand-project-we-are-already-seeing-positive-developments - 2026-05-09

Professor Johan Sundström has contributed to the development of new apps which makes it possible to extract research data from patients´ perspectives on their own health and allows electronic informed consent. Johan Sundström is a professor of epidemiology at Uppsala University and executive board member of Epihealth. In addition to his research activities, Johan works part-time as a clinical card

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/future-research-methods-can-benefit-use-apps-include-patients-perspectives-their-own-health - 2026-05-09

The single market of the EU is often hailed as the number one success story of European integration, and it is one of the reasons why the EU is seen as a law-making machine. Single market laws are partly focused on competition law, which sets out to ban state aid and other interventionist practices in order to create a level playing field among the EU’s businesses. But when these businesses enter

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/how-can-eu-fix-global-trade - 2026-05-09

A sensational book discovery, forbidden ideas and Lund’s most beloved student tradition come together in the University Library’s new exhibition. On 8 May, ‘Freedom of Thought – from Copernicus to the Celestial Carnival’ opens – an exhibition that brings together science, satire and academic freedom in a highly topical narrative. It all started with an unexpected find in a depository.The Universit

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/banned-science-carnival-satire-new-exhibition-university-library - 2026-05-09

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/antibody-discovery-paves-way-new-therapies-against-group-streptococcal-infections - 2026-05-09

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/cocktail-modified-antibodies-provides-strong-effect-against-sars-cov-2 - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. ONGOING RESEARCH: Amin Parsa’s research on migration and the use of new technology in tracing mobility focuses on how the use of such technology can potentially reshape our laws. – I want to show how our use of new technology is shaping the way that we do law, says Amin Parsa.– Generally my research is about the relat

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/new-technology-shapes-our-understanding-what-legal - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Marju Orho-Melander, professor of genetic epidemiology in Malmö, has been awarded Lund University’s Fernström prize. Her research is about genetic variants that are associated with blood lipids and lipoproteins and can therefore increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Many genes exist in different variants. Somet

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/lunds-fernstrom-prize-goes-research-genes - 2026-05-09

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-mouse-model-confirms-how-type-2-diabetes-develops - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Jan Magnusson, lecturer at the School of Social Work, has recently returned after visiting the School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai. One of the purposes of the trip was to learn more about their work in Ladakh, a region devastated by flashfloods in 2010. The School of Social Work h

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/different-kind-social-work - 2026-05-09

Hydrogen is expected to play an important role in the transition to a climate-neutral society. Although hydrogen is not a greenhouse gas with a direct climate impact, there are large knowledge gaps about its indirect impacts on the climate and environment. The Horizon Europe-funded research project HYway aims to fill these gaps. We spoke to David Wårlind from Lund University who is leading one of

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/new-project-fills-knowledge-gaps-climate-impact-hydrogen-emissions - 2026-05-09