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The symposium is open to all scientists and clinicians who are interested in brain tumour research. It is free-of-charge for Ph.D. students enrolled in any doctoral programme at UEF, but there are only limited seats available.

Socioeconomic hardships experienced during the 1990s recession were associated with a higher risk of incident cardiovascular morbidity among middle-aged and older Finnish women during 18 years of follow-up and with an increased risk of developing prostate-genital cancer within 20 years of follow-up among men.

The findings and models from this doctoral research can be valuable in the development of more effective treatments for anterior segment ocular diseases.

The project examineses how mutations in the CACNA1C gene linked to psychiatric disorders and autism may affect microglia cells responsible for the brain’s immune defence.

About 150 degree students celebrated their graduation in a joint ceremony at the Joensuu and Kuopio campuses.

The lecture topics range from radiation biology to forest planning, and from pharmaceutical policy and brain health to literature and education.

The use of background music was found to reduce dental students’ stress and improve their performance during preclinical tooth preparation exercises.

The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Culture and Society has granted Academy Research Fellow funding to Mirella Miettinen and Armi Mustosmäki.

The international Master’s Degree Programme in Toxicology at the University of Eastern Finland is the only graduate programme in the field in Finland. Toxicology expertise is utilised in chemical risk assessment.

Researchers at UEF explored health and livelihoods impacts associated with climate change in the remote Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) in Lopur, Northern Kenya, Turkana.