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The PhD thesis of Lilian Fernandes Silva, MSc, provides new insight into the pathophysiology and genetics of type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

The detection of somatic mutations has yielded better disease classifications and the identification of patients with adverse outcomes.

The doctoral thesis of Paula Walle, Lic Med, suggests that changes in fatty acid metabolism and the genotype of genes regulating fatty acid metabolism potentially contribute to the progression of NAFLD.

Perceived stress was associated with unfavorable eating behavior. Better sleep-time recovery was linked with better diet quality, according to the PhD thesis of Elina Järvelä-Reijonen, MHSc.