Faculty of Health Sciences - News

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.

The Research Council of Finland has awarded funding to UEF projects in biomedicine, pharmacy and environmental law in the Proof of Concept call.

A large new population study of men over 45 indicates insulin resistance may be an important risk factor for the development of the world’s most common heart valve disease – aortic stenosis.

Coordinated by the University of Eastern Finland, the EU-MasterAPN initiative addresses the need for a unified European-level programme, fostering collaboration and standardisation across borders.

In next year, the University of Eastern Finland will participate in five projects in the internationally renowned Erasmus Mundus Master's programmes.

Invited to the ceremony are 440 doctoral graduates of the university – the honorary doctors will be announced in early 2025.

The PhD thesis demonstrates high PCNSL incidence in Finland. Considering the poor prognosis, rapid treatment initiation is crucial for disease control.