Faculty of Health Sciences - News

The awards ceremony was held on 20 December 2023 at Kuopio Campus.

The UEF research assessment in 2023 evaluated the performance of the university's research communities (RCs) in the years 2019–2022.

A new study identifies alterations in the transcriptomic signatures in human olfactory mucosal cells of individuals with Alzheimer's disease following SARS-CoV-2 infection, potentially contributing to exacerbated COVID-19 outcomes.

Increased sedentary time from childhood through young adulthood significantly increased cholesterol levels. However, light physical activity may completely reverse the adverse process.

Awards were presented to Project Researcher Ville Tahvanainen, UNITE Geotrail research project team, anniversary online communication of the School of Pharmacy, and Director of the Department of Health and Social Management Elsa Paronen.

Funding was granted from the Horizon Europe Programme to the NEMESIS project investigating the role of environmental chemicals as disrupters of normal human metabolism.

The University of Eastern Finland coordinates two funded Flagships, GeneCellNano and UNITE, and is a partner in the ACCC Flagship.

Increased sedentary time from childhood through young adulthood caused increased body fat and abdominal fat. However, light physical activity may completely reverse the adverse process.

UEF’s financial situation is stable, and the revenues and expenses of the budget for 2024 are in balance.

Haptics-enhanced virtual reality training combines virtual simulation with sensory feedback and is increasingly used in dental training in addition to the traditional phantom head simulation.