Faculty of Health Sciences - News

Arterial stiffness is a novel cause of premature heart damage among adolescents, according to a new follow-up study.

Nurses’ intentions to leave nursing increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent study shows. Yet, nurses estimated their resilience to be high.

Better physical condition and higher daily activity predicted lower levels of fatigue in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, RRMS.

The GeneT project seeks to enhance advanced manufacturing and use of gene therapy drugs in the academic environment.

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have identified plasma protein-based biomarkers capable of identifying adolescents at risk of developing mental health issues.

A study led by the University of Eastern Finland suggests that adolescents who engage in active school transport and leisure-time physical activity perform better at secondary school than their inactive peers.

MSCA Doctoral Networks is a part of the EU Horizon programme. Funding is used to hire doctoral students for projects.

The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights that everyone has the right to life could as well be extended to include the right to an “elevated cholesterol-free life”, a viewpoint by Dr Andrew Agbaje of the University of Eastern Finland, published in Frontiers in Pediatrics, concludes.

Taking higher-than-recommended doses of vitamin D for five years reduced the risk of atrial fibrillation in older men and women, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

”As much as I can recall, I have had a passion for public health. I want to have a voice in public health issues particularly in maternal and child health, which is still a developing area in Ghana,” says Theresa Opata Owusu-Serchire.