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The thesis explores two approaches for reducing anesthesia while minimizing motion during preclinical fMRI measurements.

Common medications used to treat anemia may also slow down cancer cell growth and prevent new blood vessels from forming.

Smaller plastic particles have more effects on neurons, the key information processing cells of the brain, new research shows. Neuronal cells were exposed to polystyrene nanoplastics at low doses to study subtle changes.

The findings of the doctoral research may help develop new gene therapy and regenerative medicine approaches for ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

The purpose of AtheroPortal is to facilitate researchers’ access to data on atherosclerosis, and thereby accelerate the identification of new disease mechanisms, biomarkers, and potential drug development targets.

Leading international experts present the latest research and envisage the future at the Kuopio Neuroscience 50 Years symposium on 15–17 June 2026.

“I don’t think many programmes give you this kind of exposure to both academia and business,” said doctoral researcher Ahmed Mohamed at the kick-out event of the Neuro-Innovation doctoral programme.

Lithium chloride may affect many cellular level changes in Alzheimer’s disease, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

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

The PhD study focused on the interaction of the brain's own immune cells, microglia, with amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease.