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Frontotemporal dementia patients with extrapyramidal symptoms have brainstem atrophy and reduced metabolism in certain areas of the brain significantly more often than patients without extrapyramidal symptoms, a new study shows.
A novel angiogenic microRNA drug can be a new option for the treatment of ischemic cardiovascular disease.
Liquid biopsy performed on serum samples taken from breast cancer patients can provide increasingly accurate information on cancer progression and enable earlier detection of cancer recurrence.
Malm’s funding is the first ever ERC Consolidator Grant granted by the ERC Neuroscience panel to a Finnish researcher.
The need for pedagogical expertise in health care grows as the focus is shifting to health promotion, says Professori Terhi Saaranen.
In Finland, not everyone has access to high-quality palliative and end-of-life care. “Unfortunately, the level of care depends on where the patient lives. Furthermore, certain patient groups are left outside adequate palliative care,” says Professor of Palliative Medicine Reino Pöyhiä.
Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Montreal have discovered that a micro-protein, which they named Nrs1, supports cell division and proliferation when nutrients are scarce.
A screen study reveals that drugs reverting nuclear size changes in metastatic tumour cells also reduce the cell's increased ability to migrate.
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have used molecular modelling methods to investigate the movement of nano-sized plastics in membrane structures. The results indicate that for some microplastics, passive transport through the cell membrane may be a gateway into the cell.
Childhood is a fracture-prone time. Fractures in growing bones are different from those in adults and require expert care. According to Professor Yrjänä Nietosvaara, there is still room for improvement in the treatment of children’s fractures.