Institute of Biomedicine - News

For the first time, a combination of the diabetes medicine metformin and a lifestyle intervention is being tested in the prevention of memory disorders.

A new study analysing the link between people’s reduced movement and the spread of coronavirus in 2020 shows that in some countries, the virus spread more rapidly when people stayed at home.

The new textbook "Molecular Immunology: How Science Works" by Professor Carsten Carlberg and Dr Eunike Velleuer provides an essential background in molecular immunology.

T-cell factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) is a DNA-binding transcription factor that regulates metabolic genes and pathways, and its gene carries genetic variants associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Results from the international EADB consortium provide further support for the role of brain protein accumulation and inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Montreal have discovered that a micro-protein, which they named Nrs1, supports cell division and proliferation when nutrients are scarce.

A screen study reveals that drugs reverting nuclear size changes in metastatic tumour cells also reduce the cell's increased ability to migrate.

The results suggest that vitamin D3 supplementation may have an important role in preventing infectious diseases or reducing their severe consequences.

The awards ceremony was held on 16 December at Kuopio Campus.