News from the Faculty of Medicine

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New discovery proves cause of weight problems in Huntingon’s disease

2011-09-13

Huntington’s disease has long been linked to jerky movements. Now, researchers in Lund, Sweden, have shown that the metabolism can also be seriously affected by the hereditary disease. The new laboratory findings provide hope of entirely new treatment methods.

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LMFM, The Article of the Month, March Issue 2011

2011-04-01

Lund Medical Faculty Monthly highlights recent papers of importance and general interest from the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University on a monthly basis.

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Japanese gathering

2011-03-17

Dear friends from Japan: Students, teachers, researchers and all members of the Japanese Colony at Lund University. Please receive our deepest sympathy for your loss and your sufferings!
We would like to invite you to a gathering on Thursday 17 March on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from Mie University who brings first hand information about the situation in Japan. They are flying directly from Tokyo on Wednesday night.