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The Research Council of Finland’s Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment has granted 6.6 million euros of funding to five new Academy Research Fellows, one Clinical Researcher and seven new Academy Projects.

“One absolutely can change their research topic after the PhD. Indeed, it is essential to adopt new perspectives and methods during the post-doc phase,” said Professor Christian Haass, speaking at the Neuroscience Research Community’s spring seminar in Kuopio.

This year, the event will focus on drug and vaccine development, health data and health technology solutions. There will also be a Pitch & Match session for investors and start-ups.

According to a recent study, in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), epileptic seizures are significantly more common than previously known.

One-year-old infants had 44% lower odds of having food allergies if their mother consumed avocadoes during pregnancy, according to an observational study among 2,272 mother-child pairs in Finland.

The doctoral study provides valuable insights into how deep learning can be used to address critical challenges in breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and genetic risk analysis.

Thanks to the rapid development of imaging methods, diseases can now be detected and diagnosed earlier and more accurately than ever before.

The awarded study examined the association between Life’s Essential 8 (LE8)—a set of eight key health behaviours and factors—and the risk of cardiovascular mortality and all-cause mortality. 

A new CT-scan based risk score facilitates the identification of patients at risk of revision endoscopic sinus surgery due to chronic rhinosinusitis. This allows for early prediction of disease progression and treatment planning.

"Pathologists work mostly with living people," Professor Ivana Kholová points out.