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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.

Those who were stronger, faster and more agile, in other words, had better neuromuscular fitness since childhood, had larger Crus I grey matter volume in adolescence.

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.

Playing a single 18-hole round of golf or completing 6 km of either Nordic walking or regular walking may significantly improve immediate cognitive function in older individuals, according to a recent study.

Examining cortical biopsy samples from living individuals, researchers discovered early Alzheimer’s disease-associated cellular changes in three cell types.

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.

Improved overall diet quality and reduced consumption of red meat, as well as increased time spent in reading and organised sports enhanced reasoning skills among children over the first two school years.

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

Senior golfers' overall physical activity rose by 24%, with moderate physical activity increasing by an impressive 37%.

The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment granted more than 5.2 million euros of funding to Academy Projects at the University of Eastern Finland.