Institute of Clinical Medicine - News

Regular physical activity significantly changes the body’s metabolite profile, and many of these changes are associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study shows.

The donation will enable an even stronger research investment into eye diseases causing visual impairment. The research is carried out in close collaboration with the University of Eastern Finland.

The awards ceremony was held on 16 December at Kuopio Campus.

A new study discovered differences in one-carbon and energy metabolism between episodic and chronic depression. One-carbon metabolism plays a key role in the production of, e.g., neurotransmitters.

The doctoral study assessed the association between Life's Simple Seven (LS7) cardiovascular health metric and the risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality among the Finnish populace.

The decoration Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland was conferred upon Professor Eeva Jokinen, Professor Jorma Palvimo, and Professor Matti Reinikainen.

Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) can be organised in a fashion that gives physicians sufficient exposure to certain prehospital critical care situations.

Kivipelto was awarded for her groundbreaking work on the world’s first global initiative for preventing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. With the prize funding, the researchers will study the potential benefit of metformin treatment added to lifestyle interventions.

Alexithymia refers to difficulty describing feelings. Alexithymia levels are not stable by adolescence, but decrease when entering young adulthood, a new study shows.

In the world’s hitherto longest follow-up of bone loss in postmenopausal women, bone mineral density at the femoral neck bone decreased by an average of 10% during a 25-year follow-up, much less than has previously been assumed.