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Lithium chloride may affect many cellular level changes in Alzheimer’s disease, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

A total of 24 professors will give inaugural lectures on the key themes of their research.

Instead of a few lab tests, thousands or even millions of molecular features can be measured simultaneously from a single patient with today’s technologies. Fortino's research groups develops computational methods to help interpret this complex information.

Nanoparticles can significantly enhance the delivery of different types of drugs. The PhD study showed there are many different aspects of nanoparticles that can be optimised.

Tumour cells and macrophages in their microenvironment are in constant interaction with one another. Understanding these interaction mechanisms is essential for identifying new targets for cancer therapy.

Academy Research Fellow Lu Cheng is Co-Principal Investigator in the RamanProSeq project exploring plasmonic nanopore technologies for automatic manipulation and Raman spectroscopic sequencing of single proteins.

In the early 2000s, 11 per cent of those studied had prediabetes, whereas 20 years later, the prevalence of prediabetes was 50 per cent.

The day showcased cutting-edge research in genetic epidemiology, new research infrastructure and regional RDI development projects.

The Research Council of Finland has granted funding to strengthen R&D activities in wellbeing services counties, for clinical research, and for research into forest biomass in Finland and into sustainable energy solutions of the future.

Venla Olsson’s first duties as Kuopio Brain & Mind’s new regional manager include preparations for the Kuopio Neuroscience 50 Years symposium taking place next summer.