Faculty of Health Sciences - News

Introducing forest soil on an entryway doormat shifted the indoor microbiome closer to bacterial profiles found outdoors. In the future, interventions rebalancing the home microbiome could be used for health promotion.

The international QS World University Rankings by Subject evaluates universities worldwide across academic subjects.

The early-stage drug discovery project seeks to identify inhibitors for a promising new protein target.

The treatment of brain aneurysms has changed a lot over the past decades. Aspirin in combination with enhanced blood pressure management is now being tested for the prevention of brain aneurysm rupture

UEF awarded a record number of degrees in 2025. The number of doctoral degrees, 206, was particularly significant, as this is clearly higher than in previous years.

GLP-1 medications were associated with a reduced need for hospital care and sickness absence due to psychiatric reasons in a large register-based study.

The awards were presented to Heidi Linnanmäki, Immi Kovanen, Julia Lempola, Pinja Räisänen and Veera Korhonen.

Saara Rissanen’s doctoral research grew into a health technology startup, Daniel Turkia’s fishing hobby led him to create his own lure brand, and Eeli Hautakangas developed a business idea that matches roommates with student apartments.

The PhD study focused on the interaction of the brain's own immune cells, microglia, with amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease.

Moving into the digital age is not just about new technology, but about fundamentally rethinking education, the Haptic & AI in Dental Education Network (HAIDEN) summit showed.