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Åsa Mackenzie, research team leader at Lund University. Photo: Arnaud Rodriquez, Université de Bordeaux
12 May 2026 | News

$9 M USD for safer treatment of psychiatric and cognitive symptoms in Parkinson’s disease

A team of international researchers led by senior lecturer Åsa Mackenzie at Lund University has received a $9 million USD grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) ...
Despite the earlier age at onset, the researchers found no differences in either mortality or the risk of a further heart attack during the first year following the acute event.
13 May 2026 | News

Patients with congenital heart defects are more likely to suffer a heart attack at an earlier age

Patients born with heart defects experience their first acute heart attack at a significantly earlier age than others.
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12 May 2026 | News

Lund University professor to lead Nature Medicine Commission on Data-driven Obesity Management

The Nature Medicine Commission on Data-Driven Obesity Management will bring together global experts and datasets to tackle the growing burden of obesity-related noncommunicable dis...
Gemma Salvadó and Oskar Hansson. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter, Tove Smeds
8 May 2026 | News

A drop of blood can detect Alzheimer’s – international award

The 2026 Jeffrey L. Morby Prize has been awarded to researchers from Lund University and Washington University for a study published in Nature Medicine. The paper describes a blood...
ADHD is a neuropsychiatric deficit with an incidence of just under three per cent in adults (five to seven per cent in children). In the Swedish context, this equates to around 250,000 adults with ADHD. “There is relatively little research into ADHD in adults compared with research into the condition in children. At the same time, an increasing number of people are being diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood, and there is a clear need for knowledge about how ADHD affects adults. This may shed light on the chal
7 May 2026 | News

Study offers a more nuanced view of ADHD – points towards more personalised care and precision medicine

New research focused on ADHD in adults indicates a greater number of cognitive and motor symptoms.
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