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Participate in the European Congress of Ultrasonography: Open Invitation for Students, Lecturers, Researchers, and All Enthusiasts

The European Congress of Ultrasonography EUROSON 2023 will take place on 25-27 May at the ATTA Centre in Riga. The Ultrasound Congress for Students (STUC) will be taking place at the same time. This is an excellent opportunity for students to learn the basics of ultrasonography in practical sessions led by experts in the field. Each session will include a short lecture on a specific topic by an experienced lecturer, as well as practical work with the ultrasonography equipment.

Research on the Relationship Between Cognitive Reserve and Healthy Cognitive and Brain Ageing

Western societies are currently experiencing a trend of rapid ageing. Recognising the risk factors associated with ageing and the need for rapid action, the period 2021-2030 has been declared the Decade of Healthy Ageing.

The study and transformation of lifestyles is seen as one approach to delaying or even preventing neurodegenerative diseases, especially dementia, highlighting the importance of so-called cognitive reserves in healthy cognitive ageing. 

Research on a Potential Biomarker for Hereditary Neurological Disease

In her doctoral thesis, Elīna Kalniņa, a doctoral student at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), investigated Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, the most common of the rare neurological disorders, and neurofilaments (more precisely, neurofilament light chains) as possible biomarkers for predicting disease severity.

Charcot-Marie-Tooth is a hereditary polyneuropathy. The most characteristic symptoms that patients with this disease get the sensory disturbances, muscle weakness in the arms and legs, and foot deformities.

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