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The project assesses the feasibility of developing inhibitors targeting NRF2, a transcription factor implicated in therapy resistance in multiple cancers. Modulation of NRF2 activity may also have broader therapeutic relevance.

The Research Council of Finland’s (RCF) Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment awarded the UEF 6.1 million euros for Academy Projects and 2.8 million euros for Academy Research Fellows.

The Research Council of Finland’s (RCF) Scientific Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering awarded the University of Eastern Finland 4 million euros for Academy Projects and 1.9 million euros for Academy Research Fellows.

A multilingual website has just been launched to help citizens understand and reduce their daily exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) present in the environment.

This year’s topics include Future Clinical RDI, Personalised Medicine, Prevention, and Aging.

The doctoral dissertation of Elias Haapakorva, MSc, provides new insights into the effects of resin and its extractives on wound healing mechanisms.

A total of 24 professors will give inaugural lectures on the key themes of their research.

Researchers publish an article series designed to draw attention to understudied kinases and to outline their potential as therapeutic targets.

Up to one in three people with Parkinson’s disease use at least one psychotropic medication. They were using psychotropics more frequently than controls already before the diagnosis, and the use increased as the disease progressed.