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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.

External funding has given a boost to the development of research and education in the forest-based bioeconomy and medical computing alike.

The University of Eastern Finland’s doctoral conferment ceremony at the Kuopio Campus is postponed to 9–11 June 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Several inflammatory biomarkers and cell energy metabolites are linked to an increased risk of incident heart failure.

MSc Kaisa Airaksinen's PhD thesis shows that the consumption of betaine, polydextrose and lactitol may assist in reversing obesity-related metabolic changes.

The doctoral thesis of Prosanta Singha, MSc, focuses on approaches to find affordable and effective ways to study and target different enzymes that have clear role in human disease, for example, cancer.

Professor Miia Kivipelto has won the 2020 Ryman Prize.

Blackcurrants have a beneficial effect on post-meal glucose response, and the required portion size is much smaller than previously thought, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.