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Regional and adaptive targeting of vaccinations can be advantageous 鈥 Researchers examine effective vaccination strategies for coronavirus pandemic
New study models the age structure of those being vaccinated and contact between Finnish regions during the pandemic
Open Call for Projects: Arts and Culture for a Better and Healthier Life
The project 鈥淭he Art of Staying Healthy鈥 aims to develop collaboration between the arts and health sectors and to pilot arts interventions on the health and well-being of people and communities in the Northern Dimension area.
One euro for every student鈥攈ow should Aalto University spend it? Submit your ideas by 30.5.2021
This year, Aalto University is trying something new: Inviting students to decide how to use 12 000 euros of the university budget.
Researchers develop better way to determine safe drug doses for children
New research on organ maturation models could lead to improvements in drug development
Self-management makes work more engaging, reduces stress, and speeds up recovery
Responses from 2,000 Finns show that being able to influence the way they work increases wellbeing, whereas controlling hierarchies likely lead to burnout
Researchers developing safe and affordable way to produce antibodies with aim of global access to treatment
New method uses yeast to grow antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses.
Artificial intelligence model developed by Finnish researchers predicts which key of the immune system opens the locks of coronavirus
With an artificial intelligence (AI) method developed by researchers at Aalto University and University of Helsinki, researchers can now link immune cells to their targets and for example uncouple which white blood cells recognize SARS-CoV-2. The developed tool has broad applications in understanding the function of immune system in infections, autoimmune disorders, and cancer.
21st century medical needles for high-tech cancer diagnostics
Modern medicine needs better quality samples than traditional biopsy needles can provide, ultrasonically oscillating needles can improve treatment and reduce discomfort
How do millennials see the future of social welfare and healthcare services?
A student business project carried out for Deloitte produced fresh new ideas and insights.
A remote device helps medical staff in the fight against time
How can we improve the monitoring of patient vital signs when hospitals are full of Covid-19 patients? An international group of students, whose award-winning innovation led to establishing a company, has the solution.
Difficulty learning nonsense words may indicate a child鈥檚 high risk of dyslexia
Studies show disorder is linked to the left cerebral hemisphere and that confidence can help kids overcome difficulties
The activities of Neurocenter Finland are gaining momentum
The aim of the new national competence network is to increase cooperation between universities, hospitals, and the business worlds and to make Finnish neuroscience know-how visible internationally. Neurocenter Finland is part of the health sector growth strategy and the Personalized Medicine project.
Aalto is a partner in the New European Bauhaus initiative
The EU initiative imagines future ways of living by combining design, culture, social inclusion, science and technology.
If you study computer science, you may end up developing better cancer treatments by applying AI
Heli Julkunen developed a machine learning method that predicts how different drug combinations kill cancer cells. After graduation she helped advance preventive healthcare as a data scientist.
Artificial intelligence for dementia prevention
AI-Mind is a 5-year project funded by Horizon 2020, with the goal of facilitating a paradigm shift in clinical practice of mild cognitive impairment. A team of Aalto University and HUS Helsinki University Hospital researchers are involved in the project
Hanna Renvall: Being a professor and working in the emergency room at the same time teaches 鈥榳hat kinds of questions our research should seek to answer鈥
Hanna Renvall has a shared professorship at Aalto University and the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), she serves as Director at the BioMag laboratory and is also the Deputy Director of the Philomela choir
Researchers developing computer game to treat depression
Playing a therapeutic action game can ease symptoms in patients with depression, and improve their cognitive performance
Welcome, student groups, to a virtual neuroimaging laboratory tour
In the laboratory you can use a remote connection to learn about a lie detector and a thermal camera, for example. We welcome upper secondary school pupils, upper comprehensive school pupils, students from universities of applied sciences, and others.
Enforcing diversity in teams pays off 鈥 a student story
Making students from different backgrounds work together can make students nervous, but it also makes their teams work better in the long run.
