By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 13 March 2023 After a decade of protocol development and preparations, MultiPark researchers have finally launched the clinical trial. Recently, dopamine-producing cells generated from embryonic stem cells were transplanted into the first Parkinson's patient at Skåne University Hospital. During the autumn 2022, the

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/stem-pd-bench-bedside-story-multipark-researchers-0 - 2025-07-25

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 16 March 2023 Looking for the next step in your career? In need of some scientific inspiration? Or are you just curious about what MultiPark´s senior researchers are doing and their professional journey? Listen to MultiPark’s new podcast series “Meet our scientists”! In a newly launched podcast, young MultiPark res

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/meet-our-scientists-new-podcast-young-multipark-researchers - 2025-07-25

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 11 April 2023 Behind the ongoing clinical trials are years of basic research in the lab where the new generation of researchers continues where the previous one handed over. Photo: Kenneth Ruona. In the early 1950s, no one knew what caused Parkinson's disease. Then, Arvid Carlsson's discovery of dopamine opened the

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/world-parkinsons-day-transplantations-parkinsons-disease-time-travel - 2025-07-25

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 28 March 2023 Genetics are one of the keys to understanding neurodegenerative disease. That is why MultiPark researchers with expertise in genetics gather across research groups. Genetics of neurodegenerative diseases is a new special interest group (SIG) addressing scientific and technological needs to unravel the

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/genetics-neurodegenerative-diseases-special-interest-group - 2025-07-25

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lund University) - published 13 April 2023 Sara Linse and Oskar Hansson. Three researchers at Lund University, all with a long list of significant research credentials, have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant worth EUR 2.5 million each to further develop and advance their research projects. Two of them are MultiPark research leaders. They do resea

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/double-success-multipark-research-groups-prestigious-eu-grant-round - 2025-07-25

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 17 May 2023 Several Nobel laureates, renowned scientists, and successful biotech entrepreneurs are coming to Lund in May to participate in the Lund Spring Symposium, an international pharmaceutical symposium sponsored by MultiPark. Sarah Tabrizi, a high profile Huntington researcher, and some of MultiPark's own researc

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/superstars-coming-lund-pharmaceutical-symposium-sponsored-multipark - 2025-07-25

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 29 May 2023 A 7 Tesla MRI of a human brain. Picture: Tekla Kylkilahti, Lundgaard group. Recent studies indicate that acquired brain injuries, such as traumatic brain injury, trigger potentially harmful responses that may lead to neurodegenerative pathology. “Acquired brain injuries and their links to neurodegenerat

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/acquired-brain-injuries-special-interest-group - 2025-07-25

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 7 June 2023 Thanks to the recent development of diagnostic tools based on blood biomarkers linked to Alzheimer’s, it is possible to predict whether an individual will develop the disease. Therefore, MultiPark researchers gather across groups to investigate hidden opportunities and develop implementable tools also f

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/fluid-biomarkers-special-interest-group - 2025-07-25

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 - 2025-07-25

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 - 2025-07-25

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 - 2025-07-25

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 - 2025-07-25

Av olle [dot] dahlback [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Olle Dahlbäck) - publicerad 30 november 2020 Forskare vid Lunds universitet har i samarbete med kollegor i tyska Dresden, tagit fram ett sätt att kombinera benersättningsmedel och läkemedel med syftet att återbilda ben och läka allvarliga frakturer i exempelvis lår eller underben. Studien, som publiceras i den vetenskapliga tidskriften Science Adv

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ny-metod-laker-skelettskador-med-konstgjort-ben - 2025-07-25

Av johanna [dot] sandahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Johanna Sandahl) - publicerad 1 december 2020 Framstående insatser inom reumatologi och epidemiologi samt logopedi och audiologi lyfts fram när Medicinska fakulteten utser två nya hedersdoktorer för 2021. Tuhina Neogi och Laurence B. Leonard kommer att promoveras i Lunds domkyrka den 27 maj 2021. Förebild som ledareProfessor Tuhina Neogi är verk

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nya-hedersdoktorer-vid-medicinska-fakulteten-2021 - 2025-07-25

Av tove [dot] gilvad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Gilvad) - publicerad 1 december 2020 Oskar Hansson och Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren Forskare publicerar nya rön om validerade biomarkörer för individens risk att utveckla Alzheimers sjukdom. Med en modell som kombinerar nivåerna av två specifika proteiner i blodet hos personer med lättare minnessvårigheter kan forskarna förutsäga risken att utveckl

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/biomarkorer-och-app-forutsager-individers-risk-utveckla-alzheimer - 2025-07-25

Av johanna [dot] sandahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Johanna Sandahl) - publicerad 2 december 2020 João Duarte. Foto: Kennet Ruona João Duarte söker kopplingar mellan kognitiv försämring och diabetes. ”Våra fynd kan en dag bidra till utvecklingen av behandling av metabola eller neurologiska sjukdomar”. João Duarte är en av forskarna på Wallenberg centrum för molekylär medicinsk forskning vid Lunds

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/mot-veckans-wallenbergforskare-joao-duarte - 2025-07-25

Av sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - publicerad 7 december 2020 Artrosportalen.se är en ny satsning från forskare vid Lunds universitet för att förmedla korrekt och uppdaterad information om ledsjukdomen artros direkt till patienter, anhöriga eller andra intresserade i allmänheten. Artrosportalen.se ska förmedla information om sjukdomen artros och de senaste rönen in

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/artrosportalen-ny-kalla-till-kunskap-direkt-fran-forskare-vid-lunds-universitet - 2025-07-25

Av olle [dot] dahlback [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Olle Dahlbäck) - publicerad 4 december 2020 Forskare inom kardiologi vid Lunds universitet har med hjälp av data från hjärtinfarktregistret Swedeheart studerat associationen mellan rörelsemönster och incidensen av hjärtinfarkt under covid-19 pandemin. Resultat i studien visar att social distansering är associerat med minskat insjuknande i hjärtinf

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/hjartinfarkter-kan-forutspas-med-hjalp-av-mobiltelefoner - 2025-07-25

Av olle [dot] dahlback [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Olle Dahlbäck) - publicerad 7 december 2020 Alfred Nobel.© Nobel Media. Foto: A. Mahmoud Valet av Nobelpristagare skapar varje höst rubriker världen över, inte minst den som får litteraturpriset. Den som nominerats men inte blivit utvald får ringa uppmärksamhet, om ens någon. – The winner takes it all, the loser’s standing small, säger Nils Hansso

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lite-ljus-pa-lakare-som-missat-nobelpriset-0 - 2025-07-25

Av erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - publicerad 8 december 2020 Foto: MostPhotos I en unik studie från Lunds universitet har hälsan hos äldre personer med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning och psykisk ohälsa kartlagts. Fokus har varit på affektiv sjukdom och ångestsjukdom. Resultaten visar på flerfaldig sårbarhet hos den studerade gruppen, med ökad risk för sa

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/vard-uppfyller-inte-behov-hos-aldre-med-intellektuell-funktionsnedsattning-och-psykisk-ohalsa - 2025-07-25