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A new study by an international group of researchers, including three scientists from the department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, offers critical insights into the immediate impact of meteorological drought on vegetation across Europe. The information can strengthen the information base for planning of water management and drought responsiveness. Droughts are becoming increasingly

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/recent-study-reveals-sub-seasonal-drought-sensitivity-across-europe - 2026-10-05

The first physical project meeting of the EU-funded project entitled “Intelligent Geotechnologies for Resilient Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Lao PDR (INTEGRAL), took place at Lund University the 20-21 September 2023. Intelligent geotechnologies, which integrate mapping, earth observation, geographic information systems and artificial intelligence, can play a fundamental role in sup

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/project-intelligent-geotechnologies-sustainability - 2026-10-05

Perennial crops have the potential to reduce the need for ploughing and pesticides, which in turn can lead to reduced soil degradation and greenhouse gas emissions. Recently, a unique research infrastructure that has the potential to transform agriculture was inaugurated by the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and LUCSUS, in collaboration with SLU Alnarp. The new facility, fu

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/can-agriculture-shift-perennial-grain-crops - 2026-10-05

Are you curious about the Arctic, and what it is like to work there? INTERACT is a network of stations around the Arctic that is building capacity for research and monitoring in the Arctic. INTERACT has earlier published several books, and this autumn they had a film premiere, and released short films in collaboration with BBC, giving interested a great opportunity to learn more about the Arctic.

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/interact-docu-series-and-bbc-short-films-about-arctic - 2026-10-05

Over five years, the EU invests SEK 163 million in the POLARIN research project. The aim is to promote interdisciplinary research in both polar regions. Physical geographer Dr Margareta Johansson is one of the researchers who will work in the project. Why is this polar research project needed?- The ongoing climate change is noted most clearly at our northernmost and southernmost latitudes. We ther

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/eu-lifts-polar-research-arctic-and-antarctica - 2026-10-05

New biomarkers can make Alzheimer’s disease easier to detect and diagnoses more accurate, which may be crucial as disease-modifying treatments are available. And the diagnostic toolbox could expand even further, predicts one of MultiPark’s newest research group leaders, who is working on an AI model designed to detect several different conditions linked to dementia from a single blood test. But Mu

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/world-alzheimers-month-how-multipark-research-contributes-understanding-diagnosing-and-treating - 2026-10-05

Visual dysfunction is increasingly recognized as a feature of Alzheimer's disease. Yet the molecular basis of retinal changes had remained poorly defined, and no previous study has compared retinal and brain proteomes from the same individuals. Now, a study from MultiPark has mapped the proteins that are altered in the disease. The discoveries were recently published in Acta Neuropathologica. In a

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/retina-future-window-alzheimers-disease - 2026-10-05

One of MultiPark’s research groups led by Professor Johan Jakobsson has uncovered a previously unknown link between inflammatory responses and the activation of repetitive DNA elements in affected brain regions from Parkinson’s disease patients. Their findings reveal underexplored disease processes and raise hopes of identifying future therapeutic targets. Transposable elements, sometimes called “

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/newly-discovered-link-between-jumping-genes-and-brain-inflammation-parkinsons-disease - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How do you stop Alzheimer’s disease without a simple way to diagnose it? It’s a real chicken and egg problem, as I wrote last year on TGN. Discovering a treatment for Alzheimer’s requires lots of clinical trials for new drugs—but it’s difficult to enroll participants without a way to identify people who have the disea

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/unexpected-way-we-might-one-day-diagnose-alzheimers - 2026-10-05

Alzheimer’s researcher Sebastian Palmqvist has been awarded USD 19.4 million (SEK 190 million) from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), through its National Institute on Aging (NIA). The funds are to be used to develop a clinical test based on the biomarker MTBR-tau243. The goal is to develop an FDA-approved blood test within five years that will benefit patients. “It’s a great pleasure to

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/sek-190-million-research-and-development-new-diagnostic-test-alzheimers-disease - 2026-10-05

Last week, MultiPark participated at Skånska Demensdagen to share knowledge about current research and meet people working with dementia across different parts of society. Skånska Demensdagen brought together professionals from municipal and regional health and elderly care, among others. Participants also included managers, politicians and other decision-makers in the field. The event was moderat

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-met-dementia-care-professionals-skanska-demensdagen - 2026-10-05

Both normal aging and Alzheimer’s change how different brain regions communicate with each other. But a new study from Lund University reveals that these alterations follow distinct patterns where shifts linked to disease are distinguishable from normal aging. And the alterations seen in Alzheimer’s patients appear early, even before cognitive symptoms emerge. The discoveries are published in Natu

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-and-aging-reshape-brain-communication-different-ways - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new study confirms that a simple blood test can reveal whether there is accelerating nerve cell damage in the brain. The researchers analysed neurofilament light protein (NFL) in blood samples from patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Recently published in JAMA Neurology, the study suggests that the NFL concentration

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/more-evidence-blood-tests-can-detect-risk-alzheimers - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In recent years, it has become increasingly clear to researchers that the protein galectin-3 is involved in inflammatory diseases in the brain. A study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden now shows the de facto key role played by the protein in Alzheimer’s disease. When the researchers shut off the gene th

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/researchers-block-protein-plays-key-role-alzheimers-disease - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Daniella was awarded the prize for "successful effort as a young researcher and group leader". Link to Jeanssons Foundation website (in Swedish)

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/daniella-ottosson-receives-prize-jeanssons-foundation - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Future Faculty is proud to present the 2019 Minerva Award to Tomas Deierborg, associate professor at the Department of Experimental Medical Sciences.The Minerva award selection committee's motivation for the choice is: "The core values of the Minerva award are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/minerva-award-tomas-deierborg - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In today’s JAMA Neurology, researchers led by Oskar Hansson, Lund University, Sweden, report how a fully automated immunoassay for plasma Aβ performed when they put it through its paces. Roche Diagnostic’s Elecsys system predicted Aβ-positive individuals with about 80 percent accuracy. That number improved by 5 percen

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/drawing-closer-alzheimers-blood-test-primary-care - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Scientists are becoming more nuanced in how they use amyloid scans—not just to detect the presence of Alzheimer’s pathology, but also to pinpoint disease stage. At this year’s Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, held July 13–18 in Los Angeles, researchers led by Niklas Mattsson and Oskar Hansson at Lund

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-pet-staging-scheme-amyloid - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On October 30, MultiPark arranged, in collaboration with the Parkinson Skåne patient organization and Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan, a half-day study visit for the public to the Biomedical Center. Professor Angela Cenci Nilsson led the event and guided the audience through the afternoon.       The chair of Parkinson Skå

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/parkinson-skane-visits-bmc - 2026-10-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Oskar Hansson, professor of neurology at Lund University and cheif physician at Skåne University Hospital, is included in this year´s list of highly cited researchers that Web of Science compiles each year.Read the article (in Swedish) on the Faculty of Medicine website.

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/congratulations-oskar-hansson-list-highly-cited-2019 - 2026-10-05