By erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - published 21 November 2024 According to Emma Hammarlund's research hypothesis, chemical imprints in hair strands can give an indication of cancer at an early stage. Photo: iStock. Researcher Emma Hammarlund realized that geological measurement methods can also be used for medical purposes. With a simple hair sample, she hope

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/ivas-100-list-hair-analysis-find-cancer-early-stage - 2025-02-23

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 27 November 2024 Luís Oliveira wins for Lund - the win is the second time in a row that Lund Stem Cell Center researchers have won the Forskar Grand Prix. Image: Bodil Malmström, Lund University. By presenting cancer research as a battle between good and evil – and himself as a hacker attacking cells to make them kind, PhD stu

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/win-fifth-time-row-luis-oliveira-wins-researchers-grand-prix - 2025-02-23

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 6 December 2024 "This collaboration is truly valuable and with high potential because it merges clinical, molecular, and computational expertise,” states Johan Jakobsson. Photo: iStock/Vitalii Gulenok A team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at Lund University has secured a 52 million SEK gr

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/52-million-sek-goes-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-disease - 2025-02-23

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 16 December 2024 "At heart I am a fundamental scientist. Getting to this stage and finding solutions to start clinical testing is very exciting to me," says Filipe Pereira, Professor in Molecular Medicine at Lund University. Photo: Johan Persson. – I have red cells in my dish! When the phone call from PhD student Fábio Rosa ca

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/tracing-academic-startups-journey-lab-discovery-cancer-therapy - 2025-02-23

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 7 January 2025 Nicholas Leigh is a senior lecturer and researcher in regenerative immunology. Together with Sofie Mohlin, he leads the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee at Lund Stem Cell Center. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter Nicholas Leigh came from the United States to Sweden and Lund University four years ago to stud

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/searching-switch-cancer - 2025-02-23

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Bento Luis) - published 10 May 2022 A laboratory expert in action in the Cell and Gene Therapy Core Facility. Earlier this year, Stem Cell Center, in partnership with MultiPark, brought together three core facilities into one - The Cell and Gene Therapy Core Facility - aiming to support advanced science at the highest international leve

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-cell-and-gene-therapy-core-facility-opening - 2025-02-23

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 13 May 2022 Photo: Mostphotos The MultiPark backbone for research interactions is about to be reorganized. Thanks to our members' suggestions, we are now creating 13 special interest groups to address important scientific and technological areas. The process of finding engaged leaders for these groups is about to s

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/special-interest-groups-open-more-collaboration-within-multipark - 2025-02-23

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 18 May 2022 Åsa Petersén has been researching Huntington’s disease for 25 years and means that a lot can be done to reduce suffering, increase quality of life and make various adaptations for both the patient and their loved ones. Photo: Agata Garpenlind Huntington’s disease is hereditary, genetic and usually begins betw

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/huntingtons-complex-brain-disease-affects-movement-thoughts-and-feelings - 2025-02-23

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 30 May 2022 Viktoriia Nikulina, Nadiia Kravchenko, and Valeriia Haisanovska are three Ukrainian researchers that recently found new career paths in MultiPark's research groups. Since 24 February, nothing has been the same for Ukrainian researchers. In this urgent situation, MultiPark has offered some of them a sanc

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-provides-safe-places-ukrainian-researchers - 2025-02-23

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 1 June 2022 The glymphatic system, which helps clear waste products from the brain, was discovered about a decade ago. Nicholas Bèchet’s project shines light on how it works in Alzheimer’s disease. On June 17, he defends his PhD thesis supervised by Iben Lundgaard at MultiPark. Here, he tells about his discoveries

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/glymphatic-system-phd-interview-nicholas-bechet - 2025-02-23

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 13 June 2022 The Bundy Academy’s 2022 major prize amounting to SEK 3 million is awarded to Sebastian Palmqvist, Associate Professor of Clinical Memory Research at Lund University and Senior Physician at the Memory Clinic at Skåne University Hospital, for his research on improved diagnostics of Alzheimer’s disease. The Bundy Ac

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/awardees-2022-bundy-academy-major-prize - 2025-02-23

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Bento Luis) - published 27 June 2022 Anders Björklund in the Lund University doctorate ceremony procession. Photo: Paulina Pettersson. Life is like a marathon. According to Dr. Anders Björklund, a pioneer and expert in cell replacement strategies for patients with Parkinson’s Disease, so is life in academia. Along his scientific run he

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/looking-long-magnificent-road-neuroscientists-life-interview-anders-bjorklund - 2025-02-23

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Bento Luis) - published 9 August 2022 A graphical image depicting the reprogramming of human skin cells to astrocytes. Image: Cathrine Ahlenius Researchers from Lund University interested in understanding how aging affects the brain have made a new discovery that will help make it easier to study age-related brain diseases and potential

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/how-our-skin-cells-might-be-key-better-understanding-human-brain - 2025-02-23

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 30 June 2022 Enjoy the sunny (and rainy) days! Recovery is a powerful investment for your future career! As the summer holidays approach, we would like to remind all of our scientists about the imminent start of our special interest groups (SIGs). Meetings and activities will start after the summer. So take a look

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/summer-greetings - 2025-02-23

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 22 August 2022 Photo: iStock/Paul Campbell Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new method for studying age-related brain disorders. The researchers have focused on the neurodegenerative disorder Huntington’s disease and the results have now been published in the journal Brain. Basic medical research o

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/researchers-reprogram-human-skin-cells-aged-neurons-study-neurodegenerative-disorders - 2025-02-23

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 31 August 2022 Marta Ramos Vega defends her thesis on the 9th of September 2022. Marta Ramos’ Ph.D project unravels how inflammation and the glymphatic system affect each other in the brain. September 9, she defends her thesis. Here, she explains how you may complement your thesis project with other missions to boo

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/inflammation-and-glymphatic-system-phd-interview-marta-ramos - 2025-02-23

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 12 September 2022 iStock Alzheimer's Association recently released recommendations about using blood-based biomarkers to detect Alzheimer’s disease. The recommendations are based on research conducted by Oskar Hansson, one of MultiPark’s research group leaders. “Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s are already im

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-researcher-behind-alzheimers-association-recommendations-about-use-alzheimers-blood-tests - 2025-02-23

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 14 September 2022 What is the best approach for treating Alzheimer's disease? Aducanumab is an amyloid beta-directed monoclonal antibody that targets the aggregated forms of amyloid beta found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. In May, Dr. Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren and Dr. Ruben Smith entertained youn

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-debate-aducanumab-yesno - 2025-02-23

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 28 September 2022 Malin Parmar. Photo: Kennet Ruona. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has elected two new members of the Academy’s class for medical sciences. One of them is Malin Parmar, Professor of Cellular Neuroscience at Lund University. Together with her research group, Malin Parmar has conducted several groundbreak

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/malin-parmar-elected-royal-swedish-academy-sciences - 2025-02-23

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 5 October 2022 A Galectin-3-expressing microglia (green) close to Tau (red) inside patient brains. Photo: Antonio Boza Serrano. Inflammatory responses in the brain have long been suspected of playing a role in Alzheimer’s disease, but are challenging to monitor in the living human brain. An international collaborat

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/biomarker-reveals-inflammatory-changes-brain-alzheimers-disease - 2025-02-23