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The research collaboration agreement is in the field of gene and cell therapy, and it will strengthen the development and production of new gene therapy vectors.

Diffusion tensor imaging detected status epilepticus-induced changes rather early in the rat hippocampus, and the changes were associated with myelinated axons and astrocyte processes in the tissue.

The findings reveal new aspects of the beneficial effect of long-term physical exercise in both the brain and skeletal muscle.

Professor Asla Pitkänen has been awarded a $250,000 grant by the US-based CURE Epilepsy association for research aimed at preventing the development of epilepsy after brain injury.

The JPND funded project aims to identify early synaptic and other physiological changes in early frontotemporal dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies.

Kuopio Brain & Mind, a new regional network of Neurocenter Finland, promotes research and collaboration in the field of brain health in eastern Finland.

The study identified the changes in the hypoxic transcriptome, and established at which regulatory level these changes were mediated.

The Frontiers in Health Sciences seminar series will continue in October–December 2021 with online lectures by leading Finnish scientists. The lectures are open to all.

The Finnish coronavirus vaccine developer Rokote Laboratories Finland Ltd. has appointed Tuija Keinonen, Doctor of Science (Pharmacy), as the company's new CEO.

You, too, could be suffering from fatty liver – even if you don’t drink any alcohol. Often, weight gain causes fat to build up in the liver, but also genes, gut microbes, and even environmental chemicals play a role.