18.11.2019 Health news Mindfulness reduces students’ stress Students of the Faculty of Medicine get to study mindfulness as part of their studies. Research has shown that mindfulness, or the exercise of...
Profile 15.11.2019 Health news Roughly 6% of Finns have a rare hereditary disease According to Minna Pöyhönen, professor of medical genetics, the study of rare diseases generates new targeted treatments that can help 300,000...
Profile 15.11.2019 Health news Mikko Pakarinen is developing increasingly effective therapies for liver and gastrointestinal disorders in children The professor in paediatric surgery aims to discover a drug therapy for liver damage.
Profile 15.11.2019 Health news Tea Lallukka: No one should be forced to bear the responsibility for their health and wellbeing alone The professor of medical sociology studies what contributes to the work ability of people with different social backgrounds, and how to maintain...
14.11.2019 Health news A step closer to cancer precision medicine Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and the Institute for Molecular Medicine (FIMM) at the University of Helsinki have developed a...
14.11.2019 Health news Smokers and hypertensive individuals have higher risk of sudden death from brain bleed Contrary to the previous data, a Finnish study clarifies that smoking and high blood pressure do not protect from death in patients suffering...
