Researchers Identify two Novel Gene Variations Linked to Asthma

08.05.04 Helsinki - Two newly discovered diagnostic gene variations are involved in asthma pathogenesis and may be promising new targets for drug development, according to researchers from Finnish biotech company GeneOS Ltd. (Science 304... more

BioTie and Aventis Develop Drug for Blood Coagulation Disorders

09.04.04 Turku - Finnish Biotie Therapies Corp. has reached the first milestone agreed in a commercial research and option co-ope-ration signed with Aventis S.A. in early March for the joint development of a new pharmaceutical product for... more

Finland

09.04.04 Kuopio - Exposure to dioxin, a cancer-causing agent, does not appear to raise the risk of an uncommon cancer called soft-tissue sarcoma, a new Finnish research shows (Int. J. Cancer 2004 Mar 1). Dr. Jouni T. Tuomisto, National... more

Antioxidants Against Diabetes

05.03.04 Helsinki - Recent findings of Finnish researchers lead by Jukka Montonen at the National Public Health Institute in Helsinki suggest that a diet rich in antioxidants, such as vitamin E, could prevent diabetes. A study that... more

Academy of Finland Proposes EMBL-Affiliated Research Centre

05.02.04 Helsinki - The Academy of Finland has made a proposal for the establishment of an international molecular medicine research centre in Finland. Built around the two strongest areas in Finnish medical research, human genetics and... more