Faculty of Health Sciences - News

For the first time ever, researchers used the transporter protein OATP1C1, which is found in the brain, to enhance drug delivery into the brain, and especially into glial cells.

A new study by researchers and clinicians at UEF and Helsinki University Hospital provides novel insight into the previously unknown effects of fibroblasts in regulating blood vessel formation in vascular malformations.

The newly developed, tailored, web-based, Genomics Nursing Education Intervention showed effectiveness in bridging the genomics knowledge gaps among nursing students.

UEF and partners received over 3.2 million euros in development funding from various instruments.

Professor Sanna Salmi's research focuses on a constellation of diseases comprising asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis and NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease.

A recent visit to Ghana by a UEF delegation witnessed the signing of two memoranda of understanding on education and research collaboration.

The University of Eastern Finland succeeded well in the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023 by Shanghai Ranking, and in the recently published THE World University Rankings by Subject 2024.

The Outstanding Achievement Award is the most prestigious award conferred by the European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, ESGCT.

A large-scale international study showed that faster growth of the placenta can contribute to the risk of preeclampsia in the mother and to earlier delivery of the baby.

The PhD study reveals the metabolic alterations and responses to various NAFLD treatments, including lifestyle changes and novel microbiome-based therapeutics.