School of Medicine - News

The more we know about paediatric obesity, the better we understand how important timely and persistent treatment is. “The problem doesn’t usually go away with growth in height," Professor Jarmo Jääskeläinen says.

The University of Eastern Finland’s doctoral conferment ceremony at the Kuopio Campus is postponed to 9–11 June 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Several inflammatory biomarkers and cell energy metabolites are linked to an increased risk of incident heart failure.

MSc Kaisa Airaksinen's PhD thesis shows that the consumption of betaine, polydextrose and lactitol may assist in reversing obesity-related metabolic changes.

The doctoral thesis of Prosanta Singha, MSc, focuses on approaches to find affordable and effective ways to study and target different enzymes that have clear role in human disease, for example, cancer.

Professor Miia Kivipelto has won the 2020 Ryman Prize.

Blackcurrants have a beneficial effect on post-meal glucose response, and the required portion size is much smaller than previously thought, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

The neurofilament light chain protein (NfL) aids the diagnostic process of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), according to the PhD thesis by MD Antti Cajanus.

Obese women have an increased risk of hip fracture earlier than others, already well before the age of 70, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The study followed 12,715 women for a period of 25 years.

Adolescent friendships are reflected on life satisfaction years later, according to a study conducted in Kuopio.