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As many as one in three adults in Finland have steatotic liver disease. “This threat should be addressed properly, as there are ways to alleviate the situation,” says Ville Männistö, Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Eastern Finland.

New UEF Research Fellows have begun their work in September 2024.

A Fulbright-Saastamoinen Foundation Distinguished Chair grant in Health Sciences has enabled Associate Professor Julie Goodwin to start new research on children’s blood pressure based on recent data from Finland.

The PhD study demonstrates the importance of multiple drug discovery approaches when searching for a drug that has a beneficial disease modifying effect on TBI outcome.

Floro Cubelo was awarded for his innovative idea in dementia care, the Memory Passport.

UEF's role is to develop viral vector-based gene transfer methods for rare cardiovascular diseases, drug manufacturing and testing, and to contribute to repairing faulty genes through gene surgery using the latest gene editing technology.

Professor Markus Forsberg has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor Marja Laasonen Vice Dean of the Philosophical Faculty for the period 1 January to 31 December 2025.

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland uncovers how early lifestyle changes can have long-lasting impacts.

In many cancers, cancer cells form resistance to treatments as the disease progresses. A new study found that M1 macrophages can transform cancer cells into stem-like cells and thus immune to treatment.

Sohaib Khan, who is a tenured university lecturer and assistant professor in the Master's degree programme in Public Health, calls for greater cooperation between universities and employers.