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Rokote Laboratories Finland Ltd., is a newly-founded, Finnish academic spin-out working to develop and introduce to the markets a nasal spray vaccine against COVID.

Research and clinical work with patients generate so much imaging data that their efficient use is impossible without image analysis methods that are based on artificial intelligence. A new image analysis centre to be set up in Kuopio will provide support for patient care as well as for companies and research groups whose work involves imaging.

According to a new study published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, more than one third of genetic variants that increase the risk of coronary artery disease regulate the expression of genes in the liver.

Certain plasma microRNAs could serve as diagnostic biomarkers in mild traumatic brain injury, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

Sigrid Jusélius Foundation has granted a senior researcher post to Docent Šárka Lehtonen. Her lab develops human-based models to study the mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease.

Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node FiBI has been accepted as a service-providing Node to the pan-European Euro-BioImaging consortium for imaging technologies.

The University of Eastern Finland’s doctoral conferment ceremony at the Kuopio Campus is postponed to 9–11 June 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Traumatic brain injury leads to reduced levels of neuronal miR-124-3p up to three months after the injury, according to the doctoral dissertation of Niina Vuokila, MSc.

Selected to the Academy of Finland’s Flagship Programme for the years 2020–2024, the GeneCellNano Flagship seeks to speed up the introduction of new biological drugs for severe chronic diseases. The Flagship is led by Academy Professor Seppo Ylä-Herttuala.