FinnGen study participants invited for clinical examinations in a sub-project on Alzheimer’s disease
The first sub-project of the FinnGen study to invite participants for further clinical examinations will begin in eastern Finland. The project will explore methods that are suitable for investigating the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and other, less severe memory disorders. The aim is to improve early diagnostics of Alzheimer’s disease and to increase understanding of […]
Neuroscientific clinical trials in Finland can now be found in one place
One of the main goals of the Neurocenter Finland for 2021 is to make research visible and enhance patient recruitment for clinical trials. To this end, a new search engine for clinical trials and a platform for patient recruitment have been created. Neurocenter Finland is a co-operation network of 7 universities and 5 university hospital […]
The blurred line between neurosciences and psychiatry
Psychiatry and other neurosciences have more to offer each other than you might think, according to the head of the SleepWell research program, which studies the mechanisms between sleep and illness. The study of sleep is a good example of a complex biological phenomenon that requires multidisciplinary networking or extensive programs built around the subject. […]