Nowadays, multidrug-resistant bacterial infections are on the rise, which means that treatment with antibiotics may not be effective. Bacteriophage therapy is an alternative treatment for bacterial infections.

Bacteriophages or phages are bacterial viruses that enter bacteria, then replicate and kill them. This principle can be used to treat bacterial infections when antibiotics do not have the desired effect.

On 6 December, a celebratory opening of the new Autoimmunity Centre was held at the Riga East Clinical University Hospital (Rīgas Austrumu klīniskā universitātes slimnīca, RAKUS). The centre aims to conduct in-depth scientific research on autoimmune diseases and promote the hospital’s doctors and residents’ involvement in scientific research activities, as well as international collaboration.

Right ventricular failure causes significant limitation of physical activity and impaired quality of life in patients and is a cause of premature death. Treatment options for right ventricular failure are very limited worldwide. It is therefore essential to study and explore new medications and molecules that could potentially improve the function of the right ventricle, and consequently patients’ quality of life and survival rate.

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Medical Education Technology Centre (METC) on 7 December, RSU signed a memorandum of collaboration with seven healthcare, education, and government institutions.

Facial clefts are a congenital development defect caused by the defective fusion of facial folds before birth. Clefts can be unilateral or bilateral and can affect the oral mucosal tissues, forming clefts of the lip and palate.

The formation of facial clefts has been linked to cleft genes, whose proteins regulate the growth and formation of tissues in the facial region, but the involvement of these genes in the formation of facial clefts is relatively unclear and has not been particularly studied in human tissues.

We welcome all interested parties to a workshop on human papiloma viruses (HPV) and associated neoplastic diseases and cancer.

Participation

All Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) researchers who are working on HPV infection and associated cancers are invited to submit presentations - we have slots in the research program and especially welcome early-career researchers.