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A triple increase in body fat was not associated with signs of subclinical atherosclerosis progression likely due to the significant increase in muscle mass.

UEF Bioinformatics Center and THL Biobank announce a new service for genetic imputation using a Finnish haplotype reference panel.

The University of Eastern Finland has appointed eight new Senior University Lecturers and one new Senior Clinical Lecturer, to start in their positions on 1 December 2022.

More than 60% of family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease experienced at least mild depressive symptoms already at the time the diagnosis. In one third of them, depressive symptoms worsened during a five-year follow-up.

Bristol-Myers Squibb has granted 790,000 euros for the Cardiopath study led by Professors Johanna Kuusisto and Pasi Tavi.

For the first time, a combination of the diabetes medicine metformin and a lifestyle intervention is being tested in the prevention of memory disorders.

A new AI algorithm that detects brain abnormalities could enable more people with epilepsy to have potentially curative surgery.

An extensive meta-analysis suggests that vitamin D supplementation may alleviate depressive symptoms in adults with depression.

Balance test could be included in routine health checks for older adults, say researchers.

The doctoral conferment festivities in Kuopio culminated in the ceremonial conferment of degrees at the Music Centre in Kuopio on Friday. Doctorates were conferred upon 122 doctoral graduates as well as upon 13 honorary doctors. For the first time in a long while, the conferment procession was seen on the streets of Kuopio.