Institute of Clinical Medicine - News

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

Sleep disturbances during pregnancy may be a significant risk factor for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a recent study by Kuopio University Hospital and the University of Eastern Finland shows.

“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.

Total hip arthroplasty is one of the most common surgical procedures. However, the new randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of total hip arthroplasty with conservative treatment for moderate-to-severe hip osteoarthritis is only the second of its kind in the world and the longest to date.

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 identified a new geometric marker of the brain ventricles that could help predict which patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) will benefit from shunt surgery.

Sauna bathing releases white blood cells into the bloodstream, a new study shows. Circulating white blood cells play a key role in the body’s defence against various pathogens and diseases.

The treatment of brain aneurysms has changed a lot over the past decades. Aspirin in combination with enhanced blood pressure management is now being tested for the prevention of brain aneurysm rupture

GLP-1 medications were associated with a reduced need for hospital care and sickness absence due to psychiatric reasons in a large register-based study.