Faculty of Health Sciences - News

A new comprehensive literature review of the benefits and challenges of integrating haptics-enhanced virtual reality training in dental education curricula highlights the transformative potential of VR-haptics.

The awards ceremony was held on 16 December 2024 at Kuopio Campus.

Finnish scientists have studied how different COVID-19 variants take over human cells to help the virus spread. By understanding this, we can find better ways to stop the virus with new treatments.

Awards were presented to the MoLeWe Research Collective, to Professor Markku Hauta-Kasari, Senior University Lecturer Lasse Heikkinen and University Lecturer Ville Nivalainen in recognition of their communication related to the university’s education in technology, to Professor Tomi Voutilainen, and to the Multidisciplinary Cancer Research Community, CANCER RC.

The majority of children who started smoking tobacco at age 10 years or in their later teens continued to smoke until their mid-twenties. Continuous smoking from childhood significantly increased the risk of premature heart damage, a new study shows.

Nurses with immigrant backgrounds can provide much-needed relief to the nursing shortage in Finland. At the same time, workplaces in healthcare need a deeper understanding of concepts such as cultural sensitivity.

The 40th anniversary seminar of the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD) brought together leading experts and researchers who reflected on KIHD’s achievements and its impact on global health.

In all, the Finnish Research Infrastructure Committee within the Research Council of Finland selected 21 infrastructures to the roadmap of national research infrastructures 2025–2028.

The use of higher doses of vitamin D than recommended does not seem to significantly affect type 2 diabetes risk in individuals without prediabetes and who already have a good vitamin D status.

The findings of the dissertation provide timely insight into the T-cell landscape at different stages of T1D progression.