Institute of Biomedicine - News

The University of Eastern Finland coordinates two funded Flagships, GeneCellNano and UNITE, and is a partner in the ACCC Flagship.

The topic the PhD thesis is the study of miRNA genes and their cell-type-specific expression and transcriptional regulation.

The results of the PhD study indicated genes that are differentially expressed in hematological cancers and its subtypes, which could serve as potential targets for new targeted therapies.

The researchers found a link between tooth enamel developmental disorders observed in certain autoimmune diseases, such as coeliac disease, and the appearance of autoantibodies against proteins responsible for the formation of healthy tooth enamel.

Those who were stronger, faster and more agile, in other words, had better neuromuscular fitness since childhood, had larger Crus I grey matter volume in adolescence.

A large-scale international study showed that faster growth of the placenta can contribute to the risk of preeclampsia in the mother and to earlier delivery of the baby.

Playing a single 18-hole round of golf or completing 6 km of either Nordic walking or regular walking may significantly improve immediate cognitive function in older individuals, according to a recent study.

Examining cortical biopsy samples from living individuals, researchers discovered early Alzheimer’s disease-associated cellular changes in three cell types.

Cerebrovascular disorders in the working-age population have become common in high-income countries. “In part, this is probably due to changes in lifestyles," said Docent Jukka Putaala at the XXII Nordic Stroke Society Congress in Kuopio.

Improved overall diet quality and reduced consumption of red meat, as well as increased time spent in reading and organised sports enhanced reasoning skills among children over the first two school years.