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Fitness levels predict health and longevity and should be incorporated as a vital assessment tool in routine clinical practice, report scientists in a new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
The doctoral dissertation of Timo Pekkala, MSc (Tech), Lic Med, indicates that at-risk persons could be identified years before a diagnosis of dementia is given, and interventions could be targeted at those who benefit the most.
Academy Professor Seppo Ylä-Herttuala at UEF is working together with scientists from Helsinki to develop a COVID-19 vaccine that will make use of gene transfer technology that has been developed in Kuopio.
“The workplace community is an underused resource in health promotion,” Professor of Occupational Health Tuula Oksanen notes.