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From the coordinator:As we approach Midsommar, we in MultiPark can reflect on the extraordinary last few months and hope that our environment can return back more to meetings, seminars and productive exchanges after the summer. Although neurodegenerative diseases were less in the news because of Covid-19, people with Parkinson and Alzheimer’s diseases were however more affected by the virus. Our w
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/message-coordinator - 2025-12-27
Neuroscientists and stem cell researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a research model that allows studying human hippocampal neurons, the brain cells primarily affected by Alzheimer’s disease pathology. The study has been published in Stem Cell Reports.Read the full article here.See also interview with Alzheimerfonden regarding the study.
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-research-paves-way-developing-therapies-could-slow-down-alzheimers - 2025-12-27
A new blood test demonstrated remarkable promise in discriminating between persons with and without Alzheimer’s disease and in persons at known genetic risk may be able to detect the disease as early as 20 years before the onset of cognitive impairment, according to a large international study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and simultaneously presented at
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-blood-test-shows-great-promise-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2025-12-27
Around 20,000 people have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in Sweden. Today, there is no imaging method of changes in the brain that are believed to cause the disease. Researchers at Skåne University Hospital and Lund University have received nearly SEK 7 million from the Michael J Fox Foundation to develop an imaging technique that can more accurately detect and track the development of Pa
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/millions-michael-j-fox-foundation-improve-diagnosis-parkinsons - 2025-12-27
Aducanumab was compared, in a blinded study, to three clinical-stage antibodies using chemical kinetics. The publication describes the use of chemical kinetic analysis to assess the mechanisms of action of four clinical stage anti-Aβ antibodies: aducanumab (Biogen), gantenerumab (Roche), bapineuzumab (Elan) and solanezumab (Eli Lilly). The results provide unique insights into potential correlation
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/four-ab-antibodies-only-aducanumab-stems-tide-toxic-oligomers - 2025-12-27
A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that validated biomarkers can reveal an individual’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Using a model that combines the levels of two specific proteins in the blood of those with mild memory impairment, the researchers are able to predict the risk of developing Alzheimer’s. The researchers have also developed an app that doctors can use to give
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/app-predicts-risk-developing-alzheimers - 2025-12-27
The brain has its own cleaning system that removes harmful substances while we sleep and protects it from diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. Neuroscientists at Lund University in Sweden have now imaged the cleaning system in 3D, indicating that it is substantially more developed than previously thought. Read the full article here.
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/watch-cleaning-system-brain-captured-3d-footage - 2025-12-27
The Swedish Basal Ganglia Society We are happy to announce the formation of SWEBAGS - the Swedish Basal Ganglia Society. SWEBAGS is a nationwide non-profit organization providing a platform for scientific discussion and education in basal ganglia-related research. We aim to foster multidisciplinary collaborations across biological scales and methodological approaches. All professionals, students a
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/swebags-launched - 2025-12-27
A research group from Lund Stem Cell Center aims to understand a specific type of neuron that could underlie several brain disorders including schizophrenia, epilepsy and autism, and are developing exciting new strategies to treat them. Read the full article here.
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/restoring-neural-networks-and-understanding-brain-disorders - 2025-12-27
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden believe they have identified a gene variant that can cause cerebral small vessel disease and stroke. The study is published in Neurology Genetics. Read more about this discovery. Article in Neurology Genetics MAP3K6 Mutations in a Neurovascular Disease Causing Stroke, Cognitive Impairment, and Tremor (Neurology Genetics, February 2021)
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-gene-variant-linked-stroke - 2025-12-27
Overexpression of the Parkinson-related protein, α-synuclein, leads to blood-brain barrier leakage and pericyte activation in mice. A study published in Scientific Reports identifies pericytes as potential target cells for early interventions. Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder caused by the accumulation and aggregation of α-synuclein and degeneration of dopaminergic neurons. Disruption of
Anders Uhlin has authored the book ”Civil Society and Regional Governance: The Asian Development Bank and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations”. Information about the book:”Through detailed comparative case studies of civil society engagement with two major regional international organizations in Southeast Asia this book demonstrates the potentials and limitations of civil society actors as
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/uhlin-civil-society-and-regional-governance-southeast-asia - 2025-12-27
Karin Aggestam and Annika Bergman Rosamond have co-authored the article ”Swedish Feminist Foreign Policy in the Making: Ethics, Politics and Gender” published by Ethics and International Affairs. Abstract:"In 2015, the world's first self-defined feminist government was formed in Sweden with the explicit ambition of pursuing a feminist foreign policy. This essay seeks to unpack and highlight some o
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/aggestam-and-bergman-rosamond-swedish-feminist-foreign-policy - 2025-12-27
Karin Aggestam and Jacqui True will give a talk on gender equality in foreign policy at PRIO in Oslo. About the seminar:Recently the Norwegian Government launched an action plan on women's rights and gender equality in foreign policy and development cooperation. At this seminar leading international scholars on gender and foreign policy have been invited to discuss some of these questions in ligh
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/aggestam-and-true-gender-foreign-policy-prio - 2025-12-27
Researchers from our Department have gained research money for two different projects. The first one is on conflict prevention in vulnerable cities and the other one is on the new urban challenge. Annika Björkdahl has together with Ivan Gusic (Lund University), Johanna Mannergren Selimovic (The Swedish Institute of International Affairs) and Kristine Höglund (Uppsala University) been awarded a fiv
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/research-grant-two-projects - 2025-12-27
Ole Elgström and Malena Rosén Sundström have published the Sieps (Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies) report "Success Factors in EU Agricultural Negotiations". The authors presented their findings at a seminar in Stockholm last Friday.The report can be found on Sieps’ websiteOle Elgström’s personal pageMalena Rosén Sundström’s personal page
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/elgstrom-and-rosen-sundstrom-eu-agricultural-negotiations - 2025-12-27
Annika Bergman Rosamond will deliver a keynote on celebrity and peace at the opening seminar of HÖFÐI Reykjavik Peace Centre, at the University of Iceland on October 7. Learn more on visitreykjavik.isProgramme (PDF)Annika Bergman Rosamond’s personal page
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bergman-rosamond-gives-keynote-celebrity-and-peace - 2025-12-27
Christer Jönsson has authored the chapter "States Only? The Evolution of Diplomacy" in ”The Transformation of Foreign Policy” (edited by Gunther Hellmann, Andreas Fahrmeir & Milos Vec). Learn more on Oxford University Press’ websiteHe has also authored the chapter "Diplomacy, Communication and Signaling" in ”The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy” (edited by Costas M. Constantinou, Pauline Kerr & Paul Sha
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/jonsson-diplomacy - 2025-12-27
Sofie Gustafsson defended her dissertation "Medborgarskapande på olika villkor. Självbild, skolkoder och syn på kunskap i den svenska gymnasieskolan" on November 11 at 10:15 in Edens Hörsal, Paradisgatan 5h, Lund. Medborgarskapande på olika villkor. Självbild, skolkoder och syn på kunskap i den svenska gymnasieskolanSofie Gustafsson’s personal page
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/sofie-gustafsson-has-defended-her-thesis - 2025-12-27
Carlo Knotz defended his dissertation “Forcing the Unemployed to Work: Essays on the Politics of Unemployment Benefit Reform in Affluent Democracies" today at 10:00 in Edens Hörsal, Paradisgatan 5h, Lund. Getting Tough on Unemployment: Essays on the politics of unemployment benefit reform in affluent democraciesCarlo Knotz’s personal page
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/carlo-knotz-has-defended-his-thesis - 2025-12-27
