Huntington Disease Center

Welcome to info night on HD on 22 April 2024! The program for next year’s information evening on Huntington disease is now final! Staff from the clinical team and representatives from the patients’ organization, RHS, as well as HD researchers, will give talks about different aspects of the the disease and the current research. And,

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Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has now published a film about Huntington disease with Åsa Petersén! In 2020 Petersén was appointed Wallenberg Clinical Scholar, a grant over five years. Clinical Scholar is awarded researchers who combine their research with clinical duty. Klick on the link to see the film: https://huntingtoncentrum.se/en/talks-movies/

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The program for this spring’s information evening on Huntington disease is now final! Staff from the clinical team, as well as HD researchers, will give talks about the disease and the current research. And there will be fika, of course! Please note that all will be in Swedish only.   When? Monday 15 May, at

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Twice a year we host an information evening on Huntington disease open to the public. Staff from the clinical team, as well as HD researchers give talks about the disease and the current research. And there will be fika, of course! On Monday 15 May at 18.00-20.30 the spring meeting will take place at the

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Åsa Petersén has been elected member of the executive committee for the European Huntington Disease Network (EHDN). The EHDN is a nonprofit research network committed to advancing research, facilitating the conduct of clinical trials, and improving clinical care in HD. Through the EHDN a platform has been created such that basic scientists, clinicians, patients and

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An article about Åsa Petersén’s research on early symptoms in Huntington disease is published in the latest issue of Vetenskap & Hälsa (Science & Health). You find the full article on the magazine’s website (in Swedish only): Huntingtons – en komplex hjärnsjukdom som påverkar rörelser, tankar och känslor   

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Huntington disease is the topic of today’s episode of the radio program Kropp & Själ, Body & Mind, on Sveriges Radio, the Swedish public service radio. The dilemma of genetic testing is one of the aspects of the disease discussed in the program, where Åsa Petersén is a guest. You can access today’s episode on

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Raising awareness of Huntington Disease and all the people affected by the disease is the aim of the Huntington Disease Awareness Month. Joint efforts are made globally by the HD community. The Swedish newspaper Expressen published an article on how life with HD can be: https://www.expressen.se/halsoliv/halsa/sjukdomar–besvar-1/huntingtons-sjukdom-sa-lever-tess-47-efter-diagnosen/

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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)

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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)

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