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Researchers at the University of Helsinki are growing a human-derived mini-brain from stem cells, containing all of the most important cell types of the human brain. The mini-brain can be used to design personalized therapies for brain diseases. The project has received more than €600,000 support from Business Finland. The new Living Human Brain The […]

Scientists have identified 15 novel biomarkers that are linked to late-onset dementias. These biomarkers are proteins, which predict cognitive decline and subsequent increased risk of dementia already 20 years before the disease onset. The proteins are related to immune system dysfunction, blood-brain-barrier dysfunction, vascular pathologies, and central insulin resistance. Six of these proteins can be […]

The Neuroscience Center of the University of Helsinki has entered into a research collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim on hu­man trans­la­tional mod­els. The target of the collaboration is to accelerate innovative gene therapy for brain diseases with high medical need. The collaborators will work on improving human brain organoid models to study central nervous system (CNS) […]

A newly-founded Finnish academic spin-out is working to develop and introduce to the markets a nasal spray vaccine against COVID-19. The vaccine is based on research at the University of Helsinki and the University of Eastern Finland and the new company is called Rokote Laboratories Finland. The founders and board members of the company are […]

An international collaboration project to develop and implement novel genome-based disease prediction tools has received over 10 million euros from the EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program. The project aims to demonstrate the potential and benefits of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on the generation of genetic predictive scores and to test their clinical […]

The professorship at the University of Helsinki, which is being established with the support of a fund, is aimed at strengthening sustainable development expertise in pharmacy across the globe. The University’s Faculty of Pharmacy has established a fund to support the establishment of the professorship. A nest egg of €200,000 has already been received as […]