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Cerebrovascular accidents, or strokes, are the most common cause of aphasia, a speech disorder of cerebral origin. People with aphasia have a reduced ability to understand or produce speech or written language. An estimated 40% of people…

Cholesterol-lowering drugs are the most widely prescribed medicines in the world, but most patients with high cholesterol do not reach their target cholesterol levels – at least not quickly. This is due to there currently not being an…

The University of Helsinki has presented its 2023 awards for outstanding doctoral theses to Manlio Fusciello, Annastiina Kallius and Agustin Zuñiga Corrales, who completed their doctoral degrees in 2023. The awards were presented by…

A total of 10 626 applicants applied to the 35 international master's programmes of the University of Helsinki in the application round that ended in January 2024. 1 527 new students were admitted to the programmes, which means that 14% of…

The application period for the three-year doctoral researcher positions funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture ended at the University of Helsinki on Monday 22 April. A total of 1,312 applications were received for 236 doctoral…

B-cell lymphoma is the most common cancer of the lymphatic system. In roughly 30% of patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma, the disease relapses. At the moment, risk profiling for the disease derives from clinical estimates, such as a…

In 2023 the University of Helsinki’s operating result (the result without taking investment activities and fundraising into account) was €16 million in deficit after taxes. The surplus from fundraising, investment and financial…

Researchers at the Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR) at the University of Helsinki have found that modern weather models can accurately predict the energy that Earth emits and reflects into space, which directly…

An extensive study carried out under the DyslexiaBaby project at the University of Helsinki found that stronger neural responses measured in the brain in infancy to changes in speech sounds were associated with better pre-reading skills,…

Bird feeding is a common hobby in many Western countries and has been studied extensively. Nevertheless, birdfeeders have been studied less, despite being a crucial material part of bird feeding practices. The researchers noted four…