By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 2 June 2023 Microglial immune cells around the area of a human embryonic stem cell transplant to treat Parkinson’s Disease in a rat brain. In April, the young MultiPark working group organized a photo competition entitled "Brain in Picture". The external jury has had a hard time choosing, but now, they have appoint

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/brain-picture-winning-photo - 2025-07-29

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 27 June 2023 Postdoctoral researcher Vivien Horvath investigates X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP), a rare neurodegenerative disorder. New research is underway at Lund University, led by Dr. Vivien Horvath, a postdoctoral researcher at Lund Stem Cell Center. Supported by a new grant from the Collaborative Center for

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/exploring-role-jumping-genes-x-linked-dystonia-parkinsonism - 2025-07-29

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 5 July 2023 Fredrik Nilsson defended his thesis on 10 May 2023. Fredrik Nilsson defended his Ph.D. thesis on May 10, 2023. For the last four years, he has explored the use of patient-specific cells in cell replacement therapy for Parkinson's disease to identify strategies to safeguard these transplanted cells from dise

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/cell-replacement-therapy-parkinsons-disease-phd-interview-fredrik-nilsson - 2025-07-29

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 15 August 2023 An image of co-cultures with neuronal projections in purple and astrocytes in green. Image credit: Isaac Canals. One of Multipark's associated research groups has published a new study that reveals the role of astrocytes in the development of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Their findings, now in the jour

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-study-reveals-astrocytes-role-frontotemporal-dementia - 2025-07-29

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 11 July 2023 Angela Cenci Nilsson was one of the panellists in a session discussing disease mechanisms, non-dopaminergic cells involved in PD, and the latest development regarding gene and cell therapy approaches. Summer is the right period for recharging our batteries through vacations and travels. It also seems t

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/summer-greetings-multipark-world-parkinson-congress - 2025-07-29

By Olle [dot] dahlback [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Olle Dahlbäck) - published 17 February 2021 A recent study indicates that there is a correlation between the number of people spend on the internet and problematic and addictive games. Photo: Mostphotos Low age, the number of hours spent on the internet/social media, feelings of loneliness and thoughts about seeking treatment for mental illness. A

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/study-screen-games-mental-illness-and-addiction - 2025-07-29

By Agata [dot] Garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 3 March 2021 Mikael Dolsten, the celebrated head of research at Pfizer and visiting professor of Pharmacology at the Faculty of Medicine, tells the story of how his company developed a COVID-19 vaccine in just nine months. Photo: Agata Garpenlind. It’s Friday night in Lund and soon Mikael Dolsten, acclaimed head of

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/our-visiting-professor-tells-astonishing-story-vaccine-can-save-world-pandemic - 2025-07-29

By olle [dot] dahlback [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Olle Dahlbäck) - published 15 March 2021 Lars Edvinsson. Foto: Tove Smeds In the early 1970s, Lars Edvinsson stepped through the doors of Lund University for the first time. More than 50 years later, he is awarded the world's most prominent prize in brain research, "The Brain Prize", which is awarded annually by the Lundbeck Foundation. He receive

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/migraine-pioneer-awarded-prestigious-brain-prize - 2025-07-29

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 15 March 2021 The structure of an antibody. In recent years, therapeutic antibodies have transformed the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Now, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new, efficient method based on the genetic scissors CRISPR-Cas9, that facilitates antibody development. The

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-method-facilitates-development-antibody-based-drugs - 2025-07-29

Published 27 March 2021 Jan Sundquist, Professor at the Center for Primary Health Care Research, a collaboration between Lund University and Region Skåne, has been awarded a $3 million grant by the National Institutes of Health, NIH, USA. The grant is awarded for research of heredity and the importance of the environment regarding the opioid epidemic and other drug abuse. Together with Professor K

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/opioid-epidemic-and-other-drug-abuse - 2025-07-29

Published 27 March 2021 Photo: Mostphotos Researchers at Lund University have designed a new bioink which allows small human-sized airways to be 3D-bioprinted with the help of patient cells for the first time. The 3D-printed constructs are biocompatible and support new blood vessel growth into the transplanted material. This is an important first step towards 3D-printing organs. The new study has

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-bioink-brings-3d-printing-human-organs-closer-reality - 2025-07-29

By anna [dot] hellgren [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Hellgren) - published 29 March 2021 Photo: André de Loisted Professor Sophia Zackrisson has been appointed as the new LUCC coordinator for a 3-year period. She replaces Kristian Pietras as coordinator from March 1st 2021. Sophia Zackrisson is part of the LUCC steering group and currently one of the heads in the LUCC strategic network with foc

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-coordinator-lund-univeristy-cancer-centre - 2025-07-29

By Sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 31 March 2021 The Christmas and New Year holidays did not turn out the way Caroline Nilsson intended. Instead of taking time off from her job as a research nurse in the POInT study, she had to step in and help out in a COVID-19 ward at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö. For six weeks, Caroline Nilsson and two other coll

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/research-nurse-caroline-her-time-covid-19-ward - 2025-07-29

By erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - published 13 April 2021 Illustration by Elina Metso Many patients seeking treatment for chronic hip and groin pain are referred to an orthopaedic surgeon. Physiotherapist Anders Pålsson’s doctoral thesis from Lund University shows that these patients perceive a low quality of life and have low physical functioning. If their

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/earlier-diagnosis-shortens-queues-orthopaedics - 2025-07-29

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 27 April 2021 Cecilia Lindgren, new director of the Big Data Institute, works a lot on willpower: “You can’t control everything, but if you have the will, you can find solutions.” …a Lund University alumna who has taken a new position as director of the Big Data Institute in Oxford! “Thank you! I am very excited about this”, s

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/congratulations-cecilia-lindgren - 2025-07-29

By Agata [dot] Garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 28 April 2021 Source: Mostphotos. Collaboration between the worlds of industry and academia promotes the dissemination of knowledge and technology in society. This is why the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) is investing SEK 30 million in industrial doctoral students. The grant covers the study perio

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/industrial-doctoral-student-research-initiative-collaboration-between-industry-and-academia - 2025-07-29

By tove [dot] gilvad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Gilvad) - published 28 April 2021 Over the past year, the health service has witnessed an increasing number of patients with long-term effects of Covid-19, including chronic symptoms that suggest POTS. POTS is a condition that causes the pulse to race when you stand up. Until now, too little has been known about POTS as a complication following

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/case-study-sheds-light-pots-connection-long-covid - 2025-07-29

By Agata [dot] Garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 28 April 2021 Photo: Agata Garpenlind. Scientists have long suspected that changes in the body’s metabolism affect the development of the incurable and fatal neurological disease ALS. Now, for the very first time, a group of researchers in Lund and Australia have identified changes in the disease in ALS patients in

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/metabolism-and-sleep-keys-mystery-als - 2025-07-29

By tove [dot] gilvad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Gilvad) - published 10 May 2021 Carl Antonson, a PhD and specialist in general medicine at Lund University receives 1 066 000 SEK from AFA Insurance to investigate why construction workers decline medical examinations of injuries caused from working with vibrating tools. Working with vibrating tools can cause nerve and vascular damage to the ha

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/afa-insurance-awards-grant-investigate-examination-vibration-injuries-construction-industry - 2025-07-29

By tove [dot] gilvad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Gilvad) - published 10 May 2021 Congratulations, Aleksander Giwercman, Professor of Reproductive Medicine at Lund University and Senior Physician at Skåne University Hospital Malmö. You have recently been asked to take over as the new co-editor of the journal Andrology. How does it feel? — I’m really looking forward to this exciting job. It’s f

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/aleksander-giwercman-new-co-editor-andrology - 2025-07-29