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Researchers at Lund University and Washington University have identified a blood marker that reflects the amount of Alzheimer’s pathology in the brain. This discovery may play a key role in determining who is most likely to benefit from the new Alzheimer’s drugs. In brief:A newly discovered blood marker, MTBR-tau243, can reveal how much Alzheimer’s disease pathology is present in the brain. The hi

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-reliable-blood-marker-reveals-extent-alzheimers-pathology-brain - 2026-09-11

A simpler method of analysing blood samples for Alzheimer’s disease has been tested in a large multicentre study, led by Lund University in Sweden. “This is a major step in bringing simple blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease into the healthcare system globally,” say the researchers behind the study. In brief:The blood-based marker (P-tau217) may start to change several years before the onset of Al

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/more-opportunities-test-alzheimers-using-new-analytical-method - 2026-09-11

Meet our scientist Gesine Paul-Visse to learn what happens at the interface where the brain and the body meet: the blood-brain barrier. Here, a very specialized cell, the pericyte, protects the brain and responds strongly to disease. Gesine Paul-Visse leads Translational Neurology, one of MultiPark’s research groups. As both a neurologist and a researcher, she has focused on neurodegeneration for

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/meet-our-scientists-podcast-gesine-paul-visse-about-brains-frontline - 2026-09-11

Researchers at MultiPark have uncovered in mice how the protein TDP-43, known for its role in several neurodegenerative diseases, disrupts the hypothalamus, the brain’s key center for metabolic control. Their study sheds new light on the role of TDP-43 in metabolic and psychiatric symptoms shared across frontotemporal dementia, Huntington’s disease, and ALS – findings that could support the develo

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/protein-mismanagement-brains-control-center-fuels-early-symptoms-neurodegenerative-diseases - 2026-09-11

An experimental study from Lund University reveals for the first time that different Parkinson’s medications affect brain activity in distinct ways. This could explain why some patients develop impulsive and compulsive behaviors as a result of their treatment. The findings have been published in NPJ Parkinson’s Disease. Upon receiving treatment for their motor symptoms, many patients with Parkinso

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/brain-activation-pattern-behind-impulsivity-parkinsons-treatment-discovered - 2026-09-11

Meet our scientist, Dr. Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren! He explains why studying biomarkers is essential to advancing Alzheimer’s research. Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren is part of the Clinical Memory Research group, a leading centre in the development and evaluation of novel biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease. In this podcast episode, he discusses why biomarker research is key not only to detecting but also

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/meet-our-scientists-podcast-niklas-mattsson-carlgren-about-biomarkers-and-future-alzheimers - 2026-09-11

With over 15 research groups dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease research, MultiPark’s goal is to understand the origins of the disease, develop early diagnostics, and improve treatments. The multidisciplinary approach sheds light on the disease from several angles, bridging basic research with clinical investigations. Here are five projects. September is World Alzheimer’s Month. Globally, around 40

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-awareness-five-research-projects-shaping-future-understanding-diagnosis-and-care - 2026-09-11

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as ‘junk’ and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show that the repetitive part of the human genome plays an active role during early brain development and may also be relevant for understanding brain diseases. DNA carries the complete set of instructions an organism

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-disease - 2026-09-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Tuesday November 27 the first Nordic Huntington Disease Research Meeting took place at the Biomedical Center in Lund.  50 participants from Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway took part of interesting data blitz presentations about clinical research, mechanisms of disease and future therapies. The pauses during the

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/nordic-huntington-disease-research-meeting - 2026-09-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Huntington Center in Lund is hosting an information meeting on Huntington's disease on November 19 at the Biomedical Center in Lund. Åsa Petersén will give a talk on the latest research in HD and Håkan Widner, professor and senior consultant in neurology, will be talking about symptoms and treatment. The Huntington te

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/information-evening-huntingtons-disease - 2026-09-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Petersén gives research talk for young people in HD families on November 10 2018 in Stockholm at a 2-day conference organised by the Swedish Huntington Association “Riksförbundet för Huntingtons sjukdom". Read more about this event on Riksförbundet för Huntingtons sjukdom's webpage (in Swedish)

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-research-talk-young-people-hd-families-stockholm - 2026-09-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Åsa Petersén has been awarded a four-year project grant from the Swedish Research Council (VR), starting from 2019. The grant is awarded for the project entitled Effects of hypothalamic circuitries in Huntington disease. The total granted sum is 4.8 million for 2019-2022.

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-granted-funds-swedish-research-council - 2026-09-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Yesterday it was announced that Professor Åsa Petersén will receive the Fernström award at Lund University for younger, successful researchers. The prize is awarded six researches at different Medical Faculties in Sweden, where each and one receives the sum of SEK 100 000. The Lund award ceremony will take place on No

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/professor-petersen-fernstrom-awardee - 2026-09-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Congratulations to Dr. Rana Soylu-Kucharz who is awarded a 2 year postdoctoral stipend from the Swedish Brain Foundation! Dr. Rana Soylu-Kucharz is awarded a 2 year postdoctoral stipend from the Swedish Brain Foundation to study the role of hypothalamic dysfunction for striatal pathology in HD! Congratulations Rana!

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/dr-soylu-kucharz-awarded-postdoctoral-stipend - 2026-09-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Today the new Huntington Center headed by Åsa Petersén was inaugurated by the dean of the Medical Faculty at Lund University and the Head of Research at Region Skåne. 

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/huntington-center-now-inaugurated - 2026-09-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. TNU är värd för ett råd- och stödgruppsmöte för Riksförbundet för Huntingtons sjukdom i Skåne torsdagen den 1:e juni kl 18.00 - 20.00.Program:18.00-18.10 Välkomna och introduktion av Susanne Zell, RHS18.10-18.40 Föredrag om den senaste forskningen av Åsa Petersén, Lunds Universitet18.40-19.10 Rundtur på forskningslabo

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/tnu-berattar-om-den-senaste-forskningen-riksforbundet-huntingtons-sjukdom-den-1e-juni-2017 - 2026-09-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On July 31st 2008, Åsa Petersén was interviewed on Swedish National Radio, Sveriges Radio P1. 

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/radio-interview-asa-petersen - 2026-09-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Gåva ger hopp om att stoppa grym sjukdom (in Swedish only)

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/sydvenskan-article-about-huntingtons-disease - 2026-09-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. article_in_allers_2008.pdf

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/article-allers-magazine-about-huntingtons-disease - 2026-09-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Read about Huntington's disease and Åsa Petersén's research on page 26 (in Swedish).Aktuellt om Vetenskap & Hälsa - November 2008

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/article-huntingtons-disease-aktuellt-om-vetenskap-halsa - 2026-09-11