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The mortality among forensic psychiatric patients was up to threefold and suicide risk sevenfold higher than that of the general population in Finland, according to the doctoral dissertation of Ilkka Ojansuu, Lic Med.

Naltrexone, used either alone or together with disulfiram or acamprosate, is associated with a decreased risk of hospitalization due to alcohol use disorder (AUD) when compared with non-use of AUD drugs.

The funding will be used to promote research activities in areas of significance to the university, which pertain to drug development and discovery, neurosciences, the forest-based bioeconomy, and the development of technologies that make use of photonics. 

In her dissertation, Marika Lappalainen, MD, evaluated complications of febrile neutropenia in patients, who received intensive chemotherapy for hematological malignancy.

The doctoral dissertation of Aaron Kortteenniemi, Bachelor of Medicine, supports the view of transcranial electrical stimulation as a safe form of treatment.

Two newly introduced Cochlear implantation electrodes can provide more atraumatic insertion results, according to the doctoral dissertation of Matti Mustajärvi, Lic Med.

Multimorbidity and musculoskeletal disorders are important risk factors for falls, especially for nonslip falls among postmenopausal women, according to the doctoral dissertation of Nadia Afrin, MD, MPH.

The doctoral dissertation of Helena Taivainen, MSc, MD, confirms that measuring the longitudinal motion of the common carotid artery is a feasible method for evaluating vascular health.

The more we know about paediatric obesity, the better we understand how important timely and persistent treatment is. “The problem doesn’t usually go away with growth in height," Professor Jarmo Jääskeläinen says.

The University of Eastern Finland’s Communicator of the Year Awards were announced in an award ceremony today. The selections were made by the university’s Communications and Media Relations.