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Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have developed a cutting-edge deep learning model to predict the presence and to count various cell types in the tumour micro-environment.

The European FitBack research project provided up-to-date fitness reference values for children 6–18 years of age and a web-based, open-access platform for automatic and interactive interpretation of the test results.

There has been a gap in knowledge on the effect of sedentary time and physical activity on cardiac structure and function in large adolescent populations.

The altered metabolites play a role in inflammation, which is also recognized as a possible mechanism of trauma.

New drugs are constantly being developed for breast cancer. In the future, artificial intelligence will be used to assess individual risk for cancer. Liquid biopsy, on the other hand, reveals the risk of cancer recurrence.

First-in-human clinical trials have been initiated at Kuopio University Hospital with a device that assists in the identification of cancerous tissue during surgery.

Higher body fat percentage, body mass index, and waist-to-height ratio had a much stronger connection to a higher low-grade inflammation than any physical fitness measure.

The PhD study applied a metabolomics approach to examine the metabolic changes in individuals on simvastatin therapy.

The methods developed in the PhD study serve as the basis for further development of near real-time brain tissue classification systems.

During a 12-week intervention, the perceived amount of pain decreased, and the ability of daily functioning improved.