Faculty of Health Sciences - News

Tero Mustonen, Chair of the Snowchange Cooperative and University of Eastern Finland Docent, has been selected as the Alumnus of the Year of the University of Eastern Finland.

Finland has a strong public health care system; nevertheless, personal wealth is associated with the costs of hospital care and medication in people with Alzheimer’s disease.

The results of the PhD study indicated genes that are differentially expressed in hematological cancers and its subtypes, which could serve as potential targets for new targeted therapies.

The PhD thesis assesses the potential and limitations of advanced non-invasive MRI such as diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to investigate microstructural changes in brain damage pathology.

UEF Brain Research Unit takes part in an EU project aiming to develop a fast, reliable, cost-effective and digitally enabled point-of-care in-vitro diagnostic system for early Alzheimer's disease detection.

The researchers found a link between tooth enamel developmental disorders observed in certain autoimmune diseases, such as coeliac disease, and the appearance of autoantibodies against proteins responsible for the formation of healthy tooth enamel.

The Finnish Research Impact Foundation’s new funding scheme gives professors the opportunity to spend one year working on their research with an industry partner, in an industry environment.

UEF will reform its rector model by appointing a rector and two vice rectors for the term of office beginning in 2025.

Researchers at the School of Pharmacy developed a new method for the accurate determination of the water content of water-soluble compounds. This plays a significant role in, e.g., drug dosage.

The doctoral study investigates the role of the trigeminal transmembrane mechanosensitive Piezo1 channels in triggering pain and explores how the endocannabinoid system can potentially bring relief.