Faculty of Health Sciences - News

The Board of the University of Eastern Finland has elected the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, MD Jussi Pihlajamäki, as the Vice Rector for Research.

What kind of treatment for osteoarthritis or back pain is effective and helps patients cope with their daily life? According to Professor Joonas Sirola, answers can be found in register data.

Treatment resistance caused by cancer cell plasticity constitutes a major challenge in the treatment of prostate cancer. The SIX2 protein may be a possible factor underlying increased plasticity of prostate cancer cells and treatment resistance.

By utilising state-of-the-art proteomics methods, the doctoral research identified protein networks of the androgen receptor, the main transcription factor of prostate cancer.

Ischemic heart disease and heart failure are associated with previously unknown changes in the right atrium of the heart, a new study shows.

Alumni story: Kwame Ohene Buabeng

Professor Jussi Kukkonen and Professor Jussi Pihlajamäki will continue to the next phase of the recruitment process of Vice Rector for Research. As regards the post of Vice Rector for Education, Professor Markku Hauta-Kasari, Professor Laura Hirsto and Professor Marja Laasonen will continue in the recruitment process.

CorFlux analysis software for predicting aortic aneurysm rupture risk is based on research conducted at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital.

The key findings of the doctoral research focus on advancing machine learning (ML) applications for the diagnosis of brain disorders through multimodal neuroimaging data.

Significant differences of opinion were found both within and between the professional groups, and similar symptoms may even lead to entirely opposing conclusions, the study found.