School of Medicine - News

A healthy diet that adheres to nutrition recommendations is associated with better blood glucose levels and a lower risk of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, also in individuals with a high genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes.

Scientific Councils have granted a total of 10.5 million euros of funding to 9 new Academy Research Fellows and to 11 Academy Projects at the University of Eastern Finland.

Periodontitis, an inflammation of the structures supporting the teeth, significantly increases the risk of stroke in people under 50 years of age who do not have any known predisposing causes.

Researchers from the Neuro-Innovation PhD programme are organising, for the first time, an English-language science camp as part of SnellmanEDU’s Children’s University.

Some cancer cells can survive chemotherapy, which may lead to cancer recurrence. A new study reveals how cancer cells can perform this "evasive maneuver” in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Young people with higher blood pressure performed worse especially in tasks that measured attention and learning.

An increase in sedentary time from childhood caused premature liver damage, a new study shows. However, light physical activity could reverse the risk.

What kind of treatment for osteoarthritis or back pain is effective and helps patients cope with their daily life? According to Professor Joonas Sirola, answers can be found in register data.

Treatment resistance caused by cancer cell plasticity constitutes a major challenge in the treatment of prostate cancer. The SIX2 protein may be a possible factor underlying increased plasticity of prostate cancer cells and treatment resistance.

By utilising state-of-the-art proteomics methods, the doctoral research identified protein networks of the androgen receptor, the main transcription factor of prostate cancer.