Faculty of Health Sciences - News

Higher body fat percentage, body mass index, and waist-to-height ratio had a much stronger connection to a higher low-grade inflammation than any physical fitness measure.

The HUMEA Laboratory is an R&D environment for motion and biosignal analysis. Many research-driven corporate spin-offs have emerged from the laboratory.

The PhD study applied a metabolomics approach to examine the metabolic changes in individuals on simvastatin therapy.

The University of Eastern Finland has recruited new staff scientists who specialise in research infrastructure and research methodology.

The methods developed in the PhD study serve as the basis for further development of near real-time brain tissue classification systems.

With Finland's climate getting warmer in the future, what can we expect in terms of pollen? In their search for answers to this question, researchers are looking not only at the present and the future, but also into the past.

The Young Researcher Awards were presented to Pauliina Lukinmaa, Atte Eskelinen, Juan Miguel Valverde Martínez and Rosemary Mwanza.

During a 12-week intervention, the perceived amount of pain decreased, and the ability of daily functioning improved.

The doctoral dissertation provides information about radiation-induced microstructural, cellular, and biochemical changes on both the animal and human mandible.

Elevated blood pressure and hypertension can cause early cardiac damage during adolescence which is worsened by young adulthood, a new study concludes.