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Oral inflammatory diseases have been linked to, e.g., cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. “The significance of the oral microbiome is of great interest right now," says Professor of Translational Dentistry Pirkko Pussinen.

A new study analysing the link between people’s reduced movement and the spread of coronavirus in 2020 shows that in some countries, the virus spread more rapidly when people stayed at home.

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

The new textbook "Molecular Immunology: How Science Works" by Professor Carsten Carlberg and Dr Eunike Velleuer provides an essential background in molecular immunology.

T-cell factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) is a DNA-binding transcription factor that regulates metabolic genes and pathways, and its gene carries genetic variants associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes.

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.

The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected healthcare service usage among patients with type 2 diabetes in North Karelia, but essential care was facilitated by processes that strongly relied on telemedicine already before the pandemic.

Pregnant women’s use of alcohol correlates with that of their partner, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows.

Nearly 30% of the 250 older care clients studied reported poor appetite, 20% had problems with chewing, 14% had problems with swallowing, and nearly 20% reported eating problems related to teeth or dentures.