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The study authored by Docent Andrew Agbaje established persistent smoking from childhood as an independent risk factor for progressively worsening cardiac damage.

In the early 2000s, 11 per cent of those studied had prediabetes, whereas 20 years later, the prevalence of prediabetes was 50 per cent.

The day showcased cutting-edge research in genetic epidemiology, new research infrastructure and regional RDI development projects.

A new study among more than 1,500 British adolescents is the first in the world to assess the association between familial cardiometabolic diseases and the offspring’s risk of premature heart damage by early adulthood.

The Research Council of Finland has granted funding to strengthen R&D activities in wellbeing services counties, for clinical research, and for research into forest biomass in Finland and into sustainable energy solutions of the future.

The Foundations' Post Doc Pool awarded some 1.39 million euros to 26 postdoctoral scholars on 3 December 2025.

Venla Olsson’s first duties as Kuopio Brain & Mind’s new regional manager include preparations for the Kuopio Neuroscience 50 Years symposium taking place next summer.

Two recent studies from the University of Eastern Finland show that social support plays an important role in health and well-being in later life.

In a large international trial, the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab reduced the risk of a first cardiovascular event among high-risk patients without a previous myocardial infarction or stroke.

The Research Council of Finland has granted continued funding for the GeneCellNano, UNITE and ACCC Flagships for the period 2026–2028.