Microplastics are one of the most dangerous and also one of the most common types of pollution worldwide. On World Environment Day, everyone had the opportunity on the Liepāja beach to assess how much microplastic is currently present on the seashore and to learn how it can be collected. Equip…

Precise cancer diagnostics and targeted treatment today are based on tumour biology, which is enabled by molecular diagnostics, and this is also possible in Latvia. At a completely new level and on a broad scale, the possibilities of molecular diagnostics were tested by doctors at Riga Eastern Clin…

At Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, within the pilot project “FFRct diagnostic method for patients after peripheral vascular revascularization”, it has been possible to detect clinically significant coronary artery disease in a timely manner even in patients without pronounced symptoms …

Overweight and related metabolic disorders are now one of the global public health challenges. Visceral fat is particularly dangerous – the fat that accumulates around internal organs and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, as well as cardiovascular disease. Until now, the assessment of ove…

The European Investment Bank (EIB), in cooperation with the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) and the international professional services company PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has presented initial conclusions on the financing ecosystem for Latvian start-ups and scale-ups, while al…

Rapid diagnostics and targeted physician education can help to further reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics more effectively. The author of the doctoral research study “Prescribing Patterns of Antibacterial Therapy for Children with Acute Infections in Primary Care in Latvia and the Impact of Mu…

To create an environment where unmanned systems, autonomous technologies, and other innovative solutions can be tested under real conditions, while at the same time promoting cooperation between companies, research organisations, academia, and international partners, the “Baltic Forces Hub” will be…