Institute of Biomedicine - News

The Brain Research Unit's new service concept has improved the process of identifying individuals in biobanks and recontacting them for studies, especially those whose genes put them at risk for brain diseases, including rare ones.

The Research Council of Finland grants competitive funding to Finnish universities to support them in strengthening their research profiles.

Awards were presented to the MoLeWe Research Collective, to Professor Markku Hauta-Kasari, Senior University Lecturer Lasse Heikkinen and University Lecturer Ville Nivalainen in recognition of their communication related to the university’s education in technology, to Professor Tomi Voutilainen, and to the Multidisciplinary Cancer Research Community, CANCER RC.

The new textbook builds on Professor Carsten Carlberg’s lectures at the University of Eastern Finland.

Recent findings suggest that improving physical fitness from childhood can help prevent mental health problems.

The 16th FCI Symposium brought together world-renowned clinical experts and researchers to discuss the latest advances in the fight against cancer.

Sui Huang, an esteemed Professor at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), has started as a new UEFDiPro Professor. One focus of the project is plasma proteomics, which offers a clinically novel and useful window to systems health and disease states.

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland uncovers how early lifestyle changes can have long-lasting impacts.

In many cancers, cancer cells form resistance to treatments as the disease progresses. A new study found that M1 macrophages can transform cancer cells into stem-like cells and thus immune to treatment.

A new textbook provides an overview on the present understanding of aging – from the basic biology of aging to age-related diseases and to the role of lifestyle and the environment.