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  • After identifying enteroviruses (shown here in pancreatic tissue in brown) as a possible trigger for the onset of type 1 diabetes, a team has developed a vaccine that could prevent the disease from developing in children
    Diabetes
    Type 1 diabetes vaccine moving to human trials in Finland
    Researchers in Finland have been investigating investigating the link between viral infections and type 1 diabetes for over 25 years. They now believe they have targeted the particular virus group that can trigger the disease and will begin human clinical trials of a vaccine in 2018.
  • An electronic nose developed by Finnish researchers is capable of distinguishing between prostate cancer and benign disease and could result in a less invasive approach to diagnosis
    Cancer
    Electronic nose sniffs out prostate cancer
    In an attempt to establish a less invasive method of detecting prostate cancer and preserve the quality of life for many suffers, Finnish researchers have developed an electronic nose capable of sniffing the patient's urine sample to distinguish between prostate cancer and benign disease.