Published 29 May 2019 - The closing party with polonaise and night walks together with all promovendi who sang various songs for the statues in one of the Helsinki parks was a special experience. Our Professor emeritus Anders Lindroth, was conferred an honorary doctorate at the Univeristy of Helsinki last week. The following motivation is stated:"Honorary doctorates in science will be conferred on

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Published 14 June 2019 Insects attaching birch in subarctic Sweden. The attack in combination with warmer climate resulted in a much amplified release of BVOCs. A warming experiment in a subarctic birch forest resulted many times higher release of BVOCs. Not to be neglected in the climate discussions, says one of the researchers behind the study. Ecosystems and the climate change response, as well

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By ricardo [dot] guillen [at] nateko [dot] lu [dot] se (Ricardo Guillén) - published 11 September 2019 On August 29th, Margareta Johansson, researcher at our department, was interviewed in SVT news program Aktuellt. The topic was how ongoing climate changes are affecting alpine regions in Sweden. Climate changes are occurring with twice the speed in northern Sweden, compared with the rest of the c

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By ricardo [dot] guillen [at] nateko [dot] lu [dot] se (Ricardo Guillén) - published 24 September 2019 Treasure hunt, clouds, food and much more. The department opened its doors during the cultural night in Lund on September 21, 2019. During "Kulturnatten", a yearly cultural event taking place in Lund, our department opened its doors, inviting the public to take part in a varity of activites. The

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By ricardo [dot] guillen [at] nateko [dot] lu [dot] se (Ricardo Guillén) - published 3 October 2019 By Khushnood7 [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons Several coworkers have been interviewed in different media outlets because of their expertise. Markku Rummukainen, professor at CEC and the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, wa

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By ricardo [dot] guillen [at] nateko [dot] lu [dot] se (Ricardo Guillén) - published 21 October 2019 The local news media "Lokaltidningen" reported about a new library on Svalbard which is now hosting Jonas Åkerman's collection of books, satellite images and maps. The local newspaper reports on the opening of a library in a former radio station on Svalbard.Read the full article here (Google transl

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By Jenny [dot] Mansson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Månsson) - published 20 September 2016 Dr Rana Soylu Kucharz presented her recent project with the title "Striatal Neuropathology induced by Hypothalamic Overexpression of Huntingtin Fragments using Adeno-associated Viral Vectors in Mice” as an oral presentation in the Short Communication session at the EHDN meeting in the Hague, the Netherl

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/tnus-research-selected-oral-presentation-ehdn-meeting - 2025-06-15

By Jenny [dot] Mansson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Månsson) - published 4 October 2016 Welcome to Jo Henningsen who started her postdoctoral fellowship two weeks ago with TNU. Jo will work on hypothalamic dysfunction in HD, and will be engaged in collaborations with the BRAINS unit.

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/welcome-our-new-postdoc-jo-henningsen - 2025-06-15

By Jenny [dot] Mansson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Månsson) - published 24 October 2016 There was an official ceremony for the new Professors at Lund University, Friday October 14 2016. Read more about Petersén's research in the official document from the ceremony and see pictures from the newspaper Sydsvenskan: Sydsvenskan broschyr-professorsinstallation-lunds-universitet-14okt2016.pdf

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By Jenny [dot] Mansson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Månsson) - published 28 March 2017 Petersén is invited to give a talk entitled "Hypothalamic dysfunction in Huntington disease: relevance for non-motor features and striatal pathology" at an International Huntington Conference in Vilnius, April 7 2017.Please see programme: hd_conference_programme_20170407.pdf

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-talk-international-huntington-conference-vilnius - 2025-06-15

By Jenny [dot] Mansson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Månsson) - published 15 June 2017 Cheong and Henningsen present their recent research findings and Petersén acts as discussion leader at the Gordon Research Conference on CAG Triplet Repeat Disorders in Mount Snow, USA, June 2017.See program at: https://www.grc.org/cag-triplet-repeat-disorders-conference/2017/

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By Jenny [dot] Mansson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Månsson) - published 10 November 2017 A new initiative between Lund University and Region Skåne is the formation of an excellence center for Huntington disease. The aim is to bring research closer to the clinic and to provide multidisciplinary care by experts for families with HD at all stages.The center will work in close collaboration with

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/huntingtoncenter-has-been-formed-lund-university-and-region-skane-headed-professor-asa-petersen - 2025-06-15

By Jenny [dot] Mansson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Månsson) - published 22 November 2017 Drs Baldo, Henningsen and Soylu-Kucharz have received three research grants of a total of 286 000 SEK for their exciting projects on Huntington disease. Congratulations!

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/research-grants-tnu-postdoctoral-fellows-royal-physiographic-society-lund - 2025-06-15

By Jenny [dot] Mansson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Månsson) - published 7 December 2017 Åhlen Foundation gives a 200 000 SEK research grant to Dr Rachel Cheong, TNU, for her interesting research on Huntington disease.Congratulations!!

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/ahlen-foundation-gives-200-000-sek-research-grant-dr-cheong - 2025-06-15

By Jenny [dot] Mansson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Månsson) - published 6 December 2017 Dr Rana Soylu Kucharz has received the Best Neurobiology section thesis 2016 award at EMV, Lund University.Congratulations!!!   Best Neurobiology section PhD thesis 2016 Best Neurobiology section PhD thesis 2016 was awarded Dr. Rana Soylu Kucharz for her thesis Hypothalamic and Metabolic Dysfunction in Ge

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By Jenny [dot] Mansson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Månsson) - published 27 February 2019 Dr Sanaz Gabery is one of 14 to receive Hjärnfonden's (Brain Foundation) stipend for postdoctoral researchers during 2019. Her project is focusing on white matter alterations in Huntington's disease. Earlier research has shown that grey matter is reduced in Huntington patients’ brains, which can be one e

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By Jenny [dot] Mansson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Månsson) - published 25 April 2019 Huntington Center is hosting this year's first information meeting in Lund on Huntington's disease on May 28. The evening is open for families with Huntington's disease and health care professionals. The Huntington team from the Neurology clinic at Skåne University Hospital will be present, as well as resea

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/huntingtons-disease-information-evening - 2025-06-15

Published 7 May 2019 Team "Huntington Disease Center" made its first Lundaloppet-run!! The supporting family members ran the kids-run! Great day and well done everyone! Happy team members before the start The juniors contributed to the great performance

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By Jenny [dot] Mansson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Månsson) - published 15 May 2019 In the latest edition of Neurologi i Sverige (Neurology in Sweden), Åsa Petersén has contributed with an article on her research group's findings on the effect on hypothalamus in Huntington's disease. These results might lead to future therapeutic strategies. This article is only available in Swedish. "Det är

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Published 3 June 2019 On May 28 the Huntingtoncentre in Lund hosted an information evening on Huntington's disease at the Biomedical Centre in Lund. 70 guests came to listen to Åsa Petersén, professor and senior consultant in psychiatry, and Håkan Widner, professor and senior consultant in neurology, who talked about the latest research in the HD field and different symptoms and treatment possibil

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/information-evening-hd - 2025-06-15