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The National Board of Health and Welfare in Sweden has published updated information on Huntington disease on its’ webpage. These recent revisions of the text have been made by Professor Åsa Petersén, Lund University.Link to the National Board of Health and Welfare’s webpage – in Swedish only (opens in a new window).

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/updated-information-hd-national-board-health-and-welfares-webpage - 2026-10-27

Professor Petersén comments on the recent positive topline results from a clinical trial with gene therapy in Huntington disease presented in a press release from uniQure. Last week, positive topline results from a clinical trial with gene therapy in Huntington disease were presented in a press release from uniQure. The news hit the headlines and spread fast through the HD community. Read Professo

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/perspective-recent-positive-topline-results-gene-therapy-trial - 2026-10-27

The Swedish channel TV4 published the news on the HD clinical trials that were positively described in media in late September. Professor Åsa Petersén was interviewed about the findings by TV4 and she emphasizes the need for cautiousness when interpreting the results, as they are not yet published in a scientific magazine or reviewed by researchers not involved in the study. Link to the article on

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/tv4-news-piece-hd-gene-therapy-trial - 2026-10-27

Petersén is invited to give a talk at the 2025 Family Gathering for the Scottish Huntington's Association with around 170 attendees on November 8, 2025 in Glasgow.Link to the programme at the association’s webpage (opens in a new window)

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-talk-scottish-huntingtons-association-meeting - 2026-10-27

The Swedish patients' organisation, RHS, held their yearly meeting in October 2025 and Professor Åsa Petersén was invited speaker. Petersén's talk addressed early symptoms in HD connected to research. The meeting was recorded and the films are now available on RHS' website.Link to the content at RHS' website - in Swedish only (opens in a new window)

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersens-talk-rhs-meeting-2025 - 2026-10-27

Jennifer Oraha, PhD student in Åsa Peterséns's research group, has her first publication out. The article is based on her study of the effects of overexpression of TDP-43 or mHTT in AgRP-expressing neurons on metabolic, behavioral and neuropathological features in mice.FTD/ALS and HD share early traits when it comes to altered metabolism and psychiatric symtoms, and it has been suggested that thes

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/congratulations-jennifer-her-first-publication-phd-student - 2026-10-27

Åsa Petersén has been interviewed by the website “Vetenskap & Hälsa” (Science & Health) about Huntington’s disease and the ongoing research to find a future treatment. Recent research has come up with some interesting findings, which are crucial for the development of efficient treatments.Link to the pod on the Vetenskap & Hälsa website – in Swedish only (opens in a new window)

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/pod-huntingtons-disease-asa-petersen - 2026-10-27

For the first time ever, the four Swedish patients’ organizations for Alzheimer’s, Huntington, Parkinson’s and ALS are arranging a joint conference on neurodegenerative diseases. Åsa Petersén, Professor and Senior Consultant in Psychiatry, and Håkan Widner, Professor and Senior Consultant in Neurology, both active at the Huntington Disease Centre in Lund, will be taking part in a panel discussion

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/mds-huntington-centre-lund-take-part-swedish-conference - 2026-10-27

After nearly four years' of PhD studies it is time for Sofia Bergh to defend her thesis in early May. Date and time: 6 May 2026 at 13.00Venue: The Belfrage Lecture Hall, BMC D15, Klinikgatan 32, LundAll welcome!

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/sofia-bergh-phd-thesis-defence-6-may-2026 - 2026-10-27

On 6 May Sofia Bergh defended her thesis. The afternoon started with opponent Professor Gillian Bates, University College London, presenting the field of research and then Sofia talked about her published papers and work done during the PhD student years.Questions and discussion followed and then it was time for the examining committee deliberations. It was a fairly short meeting before the decisi

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/congratulations-dr-bergh - 2026-10-27

From European Huntington Association:Join us for an open webinar with Novartis to get the latest updates on the INVEST-HD trial, including timeline updates and insights from a clinical perspective.Featuring presentations by Beth Borowsky, Senior Global Programme Clinical Head in Neuroscience at Novartis, and Åsa Petersén, MD PhD from Lund University, followed by a Q&A moderated by Astri Arnesen.📅

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/dr-petersen-webinar-eha-and-novartis-invest-hd-trial - 2026-10-27

The HD2026 Milton Wexler Biennial Symposium took place in Boston in August 2026, organized by the Huntington Disease Foundation. Around 300 invited participants discussed science over four days. The talks are summarised at HD Buzz:Link to HD Buzz' webpage (opens in a new window)  

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-talk-huntington-disease-foundations-conference-boston-august-2026 - 2026-10-27

With the objective of digitising Swedish printed material from the 1400s to modern times, a collaboration has been established between the National Library of Sweden and the five university libraries in Lund, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Uppsala, and Umeå. The undertaking lays the basis of a long-term digitisation undertaking. The material included in the digitisation comprises books, newspapers, magazi

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/national-library-collaboration-will-digitise-swedish-printed-material - 2026-10-27

We are renovating the inside of the building next year, making room for more and better study spaces. By 2025, functional and beautiful study spaces will be available for you. Starting this year, Akademiska Hus will renovate the building's many windows. A work that will continue next year. The preliminary start for renovating Lund University Library's interior is February 2024. We will renovate th

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/more-functional-and-beautiful-study-environment-lund-university-library - 2026-10-27

Do you know that we are renovating next year, making room for more and better study spaces? The coming year will be noisy with few study spaces. Studying at UB will be inconvenient during the renovation, but the result will be worth it. During the Christmas holidays, we close UB and move upstairs. In January, we welcome you to floor three. The library will operate there during the renovation.Entry

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/prepare-year-limited-study-spaces - 2026-10-27

Lund University is proposing changes to clarify how its operations in Helsingborg are strategically managed. The reason for this is that it is not always clear at present who is responsible for what, and that there is sometimes overlap between different parts of the organisation. Responsibility for education and research remains with the faculties. Here you will find the latest updates on the chan

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/internal/article/management-and-governance-helsingborg - 2026-10-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. 2018 has been a great year for incoming research funds to the Department! We can proudly present a various number of different projects within different fields of Strategic Communication! Only during the last week we had several grants given to various researchers at the Department; ranging from funds for further re

https://www.isk.lu.se/artikel/more-research-funds-keep-coming - 2026-10-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Isabelle Karlsson är årets vinnare av Gullers Grupps uppsatsstipendium, The Gullers Grupp Award, med uppsatsen ”Depoliticizing feminism? The transformation of an ideology-charged concept in a nation branding context”. Stipendiet delas ut till den bästa masteruppsatsen inom utbildningen strategisk kommunikation vid L

https://www.isk.lu.se/artikel/vinnare-utsedd-i-gullers-grupps-uppsatsstipendium - 2026-10-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Efter fyra års väntan är den äntligen här: slutrapporten i forskningsprojektet Den kommunikativa organisationen. Studien är den största inom strategisk kommunikation i europeisk historia och bjuder på många intressanta slutsatser som kommunikatörer och chefer bör känna till. Nu är den äntligen här, rapporten som avs

https://www.isk.lu.se/artikel/slutrapporten-ar-har-7-steg-mot-den-kommunikativa-organisationen - 2026-10-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation är en av de många verksamheter som får utveckla Campus Helsingborg när Lunds universitet satsar 35 miljoner kronor. Vid lanseringen den 16 april var entusiasmen stor från forskare, medarbetare och samarbetspartners som jobbar tillsammans med de nya satsningarna. Initiativet

https://www.isk.lu.se/artikel/campus-helsingborg-utvecklas-och-institutionen-strategisk-kommunikation-tar-del - 2026-10-27