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In her PhD thesis, Krista Taipale-Kovalainen, MSc (Pharm) studied the suitability of a continuous manufacturing process with different configurations and direct-compression and dry-granulated tablet compositions.

The PhD thesis of Suchetana De, MSc, indicates the differences in ethical practices between the global commercial companies selling genetic tests online and the research setting in Finland regarding genetic testing and return of genetic test results.

Funding granted by the Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering to UEF researchers amounts to more than 2.1 million euros.

A rat model of early-stage Parkinson’s disease was characterised and utilised in the PhD study of Juuso Leikas, MSc (Pharm). A common anaesthetic, isoflurane, was shown to relieve Parkinson-like symptoms in the model.

The University of Eastern Finland’s research in atmospheric science, pharmacy, and tourism was ranked in the top 76–100 worldwide.

People with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are less likely to have cataract surgery than people without Alzheimer’s disease. The procedure rate starts to decrease already one year after the diagnosis.

Dr. Eva del Amo has received the best publication award of 2020 from European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics (EJPB).

The aim of the new national competence network is to increase cooperation between universities, hospitals, and the business worlds and to make Finnish neuroscience know-how visible internationally.

A recent study by an international team of researchers may open up new opportunities for the treatment of liver cell cancer, i.e., hepatocellular carcinoma.