Finland NewsNews on Finland continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.A Direct Gaze Enhances Face Perception- August 14, 2008 Gaze direction is significant for the processing of visual information from the human face.http://www.topix.net/world/finland/2008/08/a-direct-gaze-enhances-face-perception?fromrss=... Infant sensitivity to negative emotional expressions develops at around 6 months- August 14, 2008 Scientists working in the Academy-funded Research Programme on Neuroscience have discovered important changes in the way that infants react to another person's face at age 5-7 months.http://www.topix.net/world/finland/2008/08/infant-sensitivity-to-negative-emotional-expres... Study points to new test for Alzheimer's- August 14, 2008 A method of medical imaging known as PET scans may allow doctors to develop a non-invasive test for Alzheimer's by spotting abnormal brain "plaques" associated with the disease, Finnish researchers report in a ...http://www.topix.net/world/finland/2008/08/study-points-to-new-test-for-alzheimers?fromrss... Drug combination fights breast cancer new- August 13, 2008 A treatment for brittle bones has a dramatic effect on breast cancer when combined with chemotherapy, research has shown.http://www.topix.net/world/finland/2008/08/drug-combination-fights-breast-cancer-new?fromr... Finland-Georgia society to demonstrate outside Russian embassy- August 13, 2008 The Finland-Georgia friendship society is to hold a silent demonstration in front of the Russian embassy in Helsinki, the society announced Monday.http://www.topix.net/world/finland/2008/08/finland-georgia-society-to-demonstrate-outside-... Brain imaging may allow Alzheimer's diagnosis- August 12, 2008 An imaging method known as a PET scan may enable doctors to determine whether a person has "plaques" in the brain that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, according to a Finnish study published today.http://www.topix.net/world/finland/2008/08/brain-imaging-may-allow-alzheimers-diagnosis?fr... Full steam ahead to Finnish line- August 12, 2008 Heinola - "It wasn't fun after two or three minutes," said Sauna World Championships organiser Ossi Arvela.http://www.topix.net/world/finland/2008/08/full-steam-ahead-to-finnish-line?fromrss=1 The Sauna World Championships- August 11, 2008 Aug 11 - Far removed from the Olympic events in Beijing, the annual Sauna World Championships took place in the small town of Heinola in southern Finland.http://www.topix.net/world/finland/2008/08/the-sauna-world-championships?fromrss=1 Brill is the 100th fish species found in Finland- August 11, 2008 A new fish species was found in Finnish waters in Tvarminne near the southern city of Hango in July.http://www.topix.net/world/finland/2008/08/brill-is-the-100th-fish-species-found-in-finlan... Some LOVE it hot...- August 10, 2008 Finland held onto its reign in 2008 Sauna World Championships by sitting in a piping hot sauna for longer than competitors from Belarus and Belgium.http://www.topix.net/world/finland/2008/08/some-love-it-hot?fromrss=1 |