Arūnas Lukoševičius. Photo courtesy of KTU
Society

KTU Santaka Valley gives hope of early diagnosis of Parkinson’s

Rapidly ageing society means higher prevalence of age-related diseases, such as Parkinson’s. Although there is no treatment for Parkinson’s, early accurate diagnosis can stop its progression, says Arūnas Lukoševičius, head of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Biomedical Engineering Institute. Collaborating with physicians, the University scientists are developing more effective methods for Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. […]

Defence

President Grybauskaitė at Iron Sword 2014: NATO exercises enhance regional security

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė attended NATO military exercise Iron Sword 2014 at the General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area. The event involves more than 2,500 troops and 300 military vehicles from 9 NATO member states. It is one of the largest military exercises in Lithuania this year, the presidential press service said. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Economy

Lithuanian PM projects balanced budget in 2017

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius hopes that Lithuania will have a balanced budget already in 2017. […]

Defence

Lithuanian president to attend military exercise Iron Sword 2014

On Thursday, 13 November, President Dalia Grybauskaitė will attend military exercise Iron Sword 2014 at the military training area in Pabradė. […]