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Scientific research offers different perspectives to the fruit – here’s how experts of biology, nutrition, history and theology approach the essence of an apple.

Adding resistant starch in the diet could slow down the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by altering gut microbiota composition, a new study shows.

Even short-term exposure to ultra-fine particles at relatively low doses can lead to elevated cytokine levels, alter the expression of brain membrane drug transporter proteins, and affect gene expression in the olfactory bulb.

International students need employment that corresponds to their education, as well as integration into Finnish society, said Rector Jukka Mönkkönen in the university’s Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2023–2023.

The Finnish Research Impact Foundation (FRIF) has granted 2.1 million euros of funding to joint research projects between universities and corporate partners.

In the future, it may be possible to use microRNAs in the treatment of heart attack and ischemic stroke to help the tissue to grow new capillaries and to gain back its normal function.

Hours of inactivity during childhood could be setting the stage for heart attacks and strokes later in life, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2023.

Cerebrovascular disorders in the working-age population have become common in high-income countries. “In part, this is probably due to changes in lifestyles," said Docent Jukka Putaala at the XXII Nordic Stroke Society Congress in Kuopio.

The University of Eastern Finland presented awards to accomplished teachers in the university’s Learning Environment Seminar on Tuesday, 22 August.

There is a growing need for English-language education in Finland – already now, the Open University at UEF offers 100 courses taught in English.