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“Investing in hearing care can also help prevent memory disorders,” Professor Aarno Dietz pointed out in a workshop organised by the Hearing Valley project and the UEF Brain Research Unit.

YUFE Ideas Lab is championing a new wave of European student entrepreneurs.

Automated insulin delivery pumps significantly improved quality of life and reduced diabetes-related complications.

Finland remains a world-leader in neonatal care, despite the country’s falling birth rate and, consequently, a decline in hospital delivery volumes.

Good physical performance is associated with better cognition in people with relapsing-remitting MS, according to a recent study by the University of Eastern Finland.

The Research Council of Finland’s Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment has granted 6.6 million euros of funding to five new Academy Research Fellows, one Clinical Researcher and seven new Academy Projects.

“One absolutely can change their research topic after the PhD. Indeed, it is essential to adopt new perspectives and methods during the post-doc phase,” said Professor Christian Haass, speaking at the Neuroscience Research Community’s spring seminar in Kuopio.

Waist-to-height ratio is a cheap and universally accessible tool to detect the risk of fatty liver disease both in the young and adult population.

This year, the event will focus on drug and vaccine development, health data and health technology solutions. There will also be a Pitch & Match session for investors and start-ups.