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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Team "Huntington Disease Center" made its first Lundaloppet-run!! The supporting family members ran the kids-run! Great day and well done everyone!
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/hd-team-lundaloppet - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the latest edition of Neurologi i Sverige (Neurology in Sweden), Åsa Petersén has contributed with an article on her research group's findings on the effect on hypothalamus in Huntington's disease. These results might lead to future therapeutic strategies. This article is only available in Swedish. "Det är väl känt
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/article-hd-petersen-neurologi-i-sverige - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On May 28 the Huntingtoncentre in Lund hosted an information evening on Huntington's disease at the Biomedical Centre in Lund. 70 guests came to listen to Åsa Petersén, professor and senior consultant in psychiatry, and Håkan Widner, professor and senior consultant in neurology, who talked about the latest research in
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/information-evening-hd - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On November 5 and 6 2019 the annual event "Forskningens Dag" (Research Day) will take place in Malmö and Lund. Forskningens Dag is popular-scientific event with a specific theme each year, where the participating researchers present the current research in their field. The event is organized by the Faculty of Medicine
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/research-day - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The 2nd Nordic HD Research Meeting will take place on Tuesday November 26, 2019 in the Belfrage hall at D15 of the Biomedical Center (BMC), Klinikgatan 32, in Lund, Sweden. It is organized by the Huntington Center and is open to HD researchers and clinicians in the Nordic countries. There will be a large number of dat
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Huntington Center in Lund is arranging an information evening about Huntington's disease on December 11, 2019. Time: 18.00 - 20.30 Venue: The Belfrage lecture hall, BMC D15, Klinikgatan 32, Lund. In the evening you can hear about the latest research on HD, the Huntington team from the Neurology clinic at Skåne's U
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/welcome-information-evening-huntingtons-disease - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Cheong RY, Gabery S and Petersén Å.Journal of Huntington's disease 2019 Sep 26. doi: 10.3233/JHD-190372. [Epub ahead of print]AbstractHuntington's disease (HD) is a fatal genetic neurodegenerative disorder. It has mainly been considered a movement disorder with cognitive symptoms and these features have been associate
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/role-hypothalamic-pathology-non-motor-features-huntingtons-disease - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The latest issue of the Swedish magazine Vetenskap & Hälsa (Science & Health) includes an article on HD, about depression and apathy, which is frequent with HD patients. Irritability, depression, anxiety and deteriorated understanding for other people's expressions of emotions. The hereditary Huntington's disease enta
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/article-hd-magazine-vetenskap-halsa - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Åsa Petersén is appointed Wallenberg Clinical Scholar and receives a research grant of 15 million SEK over five years. Read more on The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ webpage:https://www.kva.se/en/pressrum/pressmeddelanden/wallenberg-clinical-scholars-60-miljoner-kronor-i-anslag-till-forskande-lakare
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/asa-petersen-appointed-wallenberg-clinical-scholar - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A grant from The Swedish Brain Foundation (Hjärnfonden) of 600 000 SEK for 2020-2021 was awarded to Åsa and Sanaz as main and co-applicants for the project "The role of hypothalamic changes in ALS". See also: The Brain Foundation webpage
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/new-grant-swedish-brain-foundation - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Members in the research group TNU had a joint Kick-off meeting with the collaborating research group BRAINS (i.e. TRAINS) at the Old Bishop’s House, September 15, 2020. Research updates were mixed with discussions on new and emerging techniques. A great day!
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/kick-tnu-old-bishops-house-september-15-2020 - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Read about Åsa Petersén and her research at the website "Vetenskap & Hälsa" (”Science and Health”). Link to article (in Swedish only):https://www.vetenskaphalsa.se/huntingtons-sjukdom-en-fascinerande-gata/The website "Vetenskap & Hälsa" is a cooperation between Lund University, Malmö University and the healthcare orga
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/portrait-asa-petersen-vetenskap-halsa - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On September 24, the Swedish National Huntington Meeting took place, hosted by the patients' organization RHS. The physical meeting that orginally was planned to be in Gothenburg, had to be transformed into an online event, as many other meetings this year, characterized by the COVID-19 pandemic.Active clinicians and
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/talks-and-virtual-lab-tour-swedish-national-hd-meeting - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Åsa Petersén will give several talks on HD and genetic testing at HD Education Day on November 26. The Education Day is an online event, sponsored by the National Board of Health and Welfare in Sweden. This day will be followed by a session two weeks later, where Åsa Petersén, Håkan Widner, Carina Hvalstedt and Katari
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-several-talks-hd - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation appointed Åsa Petersén Wallenberg Clinical Scholar in 2020. An article on Åsa's research is now published on the foundation's website. The Wallenberg Clinical Scholar is aimed for researchers combining their research with clinical work and is a grant for five years. The article on
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/research-early-hd-symptoms-can-lead-new-treatment-strategies - 2026-04-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. TNU:s study on ALS together with Australian collaborators on Lund university's top news today. Åsa Petersén, Sanaz Gabery and collaborators in Australia have, for the first time, shown changes in hypothalamic neurons regulating metabolism, sleep and emotions in ALS patients. Since long, researchers have assumed that c
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/new-publication-als-tnu-and-australian-collaborators - 2026-04-29
TNU published a new paper on early changes in the limbic system in Huntington disease together with international collaborators in Acta Neuropathologica, August 26, 2021. Link to article (opens in a new window): Early white matter pathology in the fornix of the limbic system in Huntington disease Link to Lund University webpage for news article on the the results (in Swedish): Känslohjärnan – en n
Petersén and Gabery give talks about research at the National Huntington Meeting October 13, 2021. It is a digital meeting where you can see the talks at the home page of the Swedish patient organisation RHS: https://huntington.se/13-oktober-valkomna-pa-nationellt-mote-kring-huntingtons-sjukdom/ (Opens a new window)
Petersén gives talks about research and clinical care for Huntington disease to young adults in HD families at a conference in Gothenburg October 21-24, 2021. See homepage of the patient organization Swedish Huntington Association (Riksförbundet för Huntingtons sjukdom) for more information: Link to Swedish Huntington Association's webpage (opens in a new window)
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-talks-conference-young-people-hd - 2026-04-29
On 11-12 November 2021 the SWEMODIS annual meeting on Parkinson’s disease and other Movement Disorders took place in Stockholm, where Åsa Petersén gave a talk on Huntington's disease. SWEMODIS webpage (opens in a new window)
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gave-talk-annual-swemodis-meeting - 2026-04-29
