Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition - News

For the first time, a combination of the diabetes medicine metformin and a lifestyle intervention is being tested in the prevention of memory disorders.

An extensive meta-analysis suggests that vitamin D supplementation may alleviate depressive symptoms in adults with depression.

Emerging evidence suggests that arterial stiffness may be a novel risk factor to be targeted in the prevention and treatment of vascular and metabolic diseases from a young age, a review of studies published in the Journal of Hypertension concludes.

A new study analysing the link between people’s reduced movement and the spread of coronavirus in 2020 shows that in some countries, the virus spread more rapidly when people stayed at home.

The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected healthcare service usage among patients with type 2 diabetes in North Karelia, but essential care was facilitated by processes that strongly relied on telemedicine already before the pandemic.

Nearly 30% of the 250 older care clients studied reported poor appetite, 20% had problems with chewing, 14% had problems with swallowing, and nearly 20% reported eating problems related to teeth or dentures.

Victor Nyange has graduated from the Master’s Degree Programme in Public Health at the University of Eastern Finland.

Individuals who had more previous attempts to lose weight had higher body mass index, according to the doctoral dissertation.

Exercise supports the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by impacting on several metabolic pathways in the body, a new study shows.