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The dissertation in health economics by project researcher Olli Salmensuu studies potato price formation, speculation and potential for affordable welfare in developing countries.

A new study suggests that skin fibroblasts from frontotemporal dementia patients may be useful in investigating underlying disease mechanisms as well as in biomarker and drug research.

The doctoral dissertation of Panu Piirainen, Lic Med, showed that oxycodone, a commonly used opioid, is feasible for epidural analgesia.

The PhD thesis of Maria Heikkinen, Lic Med, inspects the incidence of vocal fold paresis related to surgical procedures and identifies risk factors for vocal fold paresis in thyroid and parathyroid surgery.

Regional and local newspapers in Northern Finland are mainly positive or neutral when reporting on mineral exploration and mining activities in Finnish Lapland, a new study shows.

The doctoral dissertation of Jenni Kerppola, MHSc, explores both professionals’ and LGBTQ parents’ views on parental empowerment in Finnish child and family services.

The PhD thesis of Annika Piirainen, Lic Med, explores the dosage, administration and related adverse events of three non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in postoperative pain management after cholecystomy, back surgery and arthroplasty.

Postoperative drug administration is essential to help cardiac surgery patients recover without undesired events and reap long-term benefits from the surgical procedure.