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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.
Having a sense of meaning in life is known to boost our sense of well-being. This is true especially for the elderly, since existential questions gain an increasingly important role with age.
MSc (Pharm) Jonna Tenhunen investigated the regulation of sirtuins in her doctoral thesis. Sirtuins are possible targets for drugs in many diseases such as cancer, neurological diseases, and metabolic disorders.
The doctoral dissertation of Tarja Turtiainen, MHSc, describes the perceptions of social and health care teachers’ approaches to teaching and the conditions of work.
The doctoral thesis of Kirsi Leivonen, MHSc, covered the implementation of lean management in Finnish health care.
Selected to the Academy of Finland’s Flagship Programme for the years 2020–2024, the GeneCellNano Flagship seeks to speed up the introduction of new biological drugs for severe chronic diseases. The Flagship is led by Academy Professor Seppo Ylä-Herttuala.
The PhD thesis of Stina Leskelä, MSc, provides novel information on the physiological and pathophysiological functions of the frontotemporal lobar degeneration -associated gene C9orf72, its protein products, and their effects on autophagy and the ubiquitin-proteasome system in neuronal cells.
A new study sheds light on the role of diabetes in the cellular and molecular changes underlying Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Approximately one third of adult Finns have temporomandibular disorders. TMD patients don't get additional benefit from stabilization splint treatment, according to the doctoral dissertation by Veera Qvintus, DDS.
The doctoral thesis of Jonna Weisell, MSc, provides novel information about the mechanisms underlying calcific aortic valve disease CAVD.