Potential breakthrough in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease – drug candidate CDNF could stop the progression of the disease and improve symptoms
The novel drug candidate CDNF, discovered at the Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, could be a disease-modifying treatment of Parkinson’s disease in addition to alleviating its symptoms. Such a breakthrough would also have significant social implications. In Finland, approximately 14 000 patients suffer from Parkinson’s disease, and thus far, there is neither a cure […]
In search of breakthrough knowledge for treatment of advanced brain tumors using artificial intelligence
In Finland, 900 brain tumors are diagnosed annually, in both children and adults. A brain tumor is a serious disease, but it can be treated, and the patient can survive. Researchers have been studying brain tumors for several decades, but there exist many challenges in the investigation and treatment of various types of tumors. In […]
Why under 50-year-olds experience strokes – A study investigates the underlying reasons
Every year, 1.3 million people worldwide suffer a stroke before turning 50 years old. The younger the patient, the more unclear the reasons for the stroke are. The underlying cause is not always identifiable despite extensive diagnostic work-up. Since the 1980s, The the number of young ischemic stroke patients has been rising. Today, in over […]
Measuring brain functions on a bike | Research
The University of Jyväskylä has a solid reputation in, among other fields, education and physical education research. Founded at the University in 2011, the Jyväskylä Centre for Interdisciplinary Brain Research (CIBR) combines different scientific disciplines under a neuroscientific research umbrella. When CIBR’s Director and University Researcher Tiina Parviainen arrived in Jyväskylä in late 2011, one […]