The results of the HackForce hackathon were announced on Thursday, 19 March. The company Exonicus collaborated with the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Medical Education and Technology Centre (METC) and placed 3rd among 28 teams from all over the world.
Almost 200 healthcare students from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) have responded to a call for volunteers and have expressed their readiness to engage in activities to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Latvia. Among them are 171 international students.
Ilze Konrāde, an Associate Professor at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), is conducting a study together with a work group from RSU on human genetics and molecular medicine. This study will result in new mechanisms for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The research group has received a letter of appreciation from the President of the Latvian Academy of Sciences for this research.
Numerous medications to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorders contain the substance valproate, while medications that treat severe acne and psoriasis contain retinoids. If they are used during pregnancy these active ingredients can cause congenital anomalies and developmental disabilities in newborns. Cases of this have already been reported on in several EU countries.
Due to the national state of emergency that was announced on 12 March in Latvia, all studies at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) are currently taking place remotely. The huge amount of work to ensure remote studies began already on 11 March.
'We can describe our approach to implementing remote studies with three key words – communication, content and cooperation.
Can osteoarthritis and other joint diseases cause functional changes in the brain that result in various mental illnesses over the years? Can musculoskeletal disorders cause dementia, for example?
How did a girl from the countryside in Mazsalaca become an outstanding dentist, professor and long-standing head of the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health at the Faculty of Dentistry of Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) as well as a recipient of the Cross of Recognition for her contribution to research and development in dentistry? We asked Prof. Rūta Care about what led her to where she is, what difficulties she's overcome, what traits a dentist needs and whether she has always had luck by her side.
The annual international student conference Health and Social Sciences will take place online on 27 and 28 March 2020.
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The Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) International Student Conference, Health and Social Sciences, was a long-awaited event that took place on 27 and 28 March despite the declaration of a state of emergency in Latvia. It took place entirely online for the first time in 70 years.
The Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) International Student Conference, Health and Social Sciences, is a long-awaited event. It will go ahead on 27 and 28 March despite the coronavirus and the declaration of a state of emergency in Latvia. Marija Luīze Kalniņa, the Project Manager of the conference, talks about how the conference will be organised this year and how the organisers are doing.
