Institute of Biomedicine - News

In the early 2000s, 11 per cent of those studied had prediabetes, whereas 20 years later, the prevalence of prediabetes was 50 per cent.

The day showcased cutting-edge research in genetic epidemiology, new research infrastructure and regional RDI development projects.

The Research Council of Finland has granted funding to strengthen R&D activities in wellbeing services counties, for clinical research, and for research into forest biomass in Finland and into sustainable energy solutions of the future.

Venla Olsson’s first duties as Kuopio Brain & Mind’s new regional manager include preparations for the Kuopio Neuroscience 50 Years symposium taking place next summer.

The Research Council of Finland has granted continued funding for the GeneCellNano, UNITE and ACCC Flagships for the period 2026–2028.

The computational framework called SegPore enhances the accuracy of RNA modification detection from direct RNA nanopore sequencing data.

The Research Council of Finland granted funding to promote research utilisation.

When biomedicine students Yasin Arafat and Nafee Alam began their studies, they were keen to expand their scientific interests into new areas.

The new findings highlight the importance of an active lifestyle, good physical fitness and moderate screen time for brain development in adolescence.

Neurons produced from frontotemporal dementia patients’ skin biopsies using modern stem cell technology recapitulate the synaptic loss and dysfunction detected in the patients’ brains.