Keyword: Faculty of Medicine

Every tenth employee increases their alcohol consumption to risky levels at the time of retirement from full-time employment. However, the increase seems to be temporary as risky drinking often decreases during the retirement. For most pensioners, alcohol consumption remains below the risk levels before and after retirement. The results of the new Finnish study were published in the esteemed Addiction journal.

New research reveals that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) increases glucose metabolism in muscles as well as insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetes. Already after a two-week training period, the glucose uptake in thigh muscles returned to a normal level.

Researchers from Turku Centre for Biotechnology have observed that a protein called SHANK prevents the spread of breast cancer cells to the surrounding tissue. The SHANK protein has been previously studied only in the central nervous system, and it is known that its absence or gene mutations are related to autism. The research was conducted at Turku Centre for Biotechnology.

Period for applying for a right to study for doctoral degree in the Faculty of Medicine is March 1 – 20, 2017. The right to study begins on August 1, 2017.

Researchers from the Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Turku, Finland, have studied over ten million DNA variations and found new links between the human genome and inflammation tracers. The study uncovered new possibilities

Finnish researchers have made a ground-breaking discovery revealing new molecular information on how the brain regulates depression and anxiety. They found that a protein called JNK when active, represses the generation of new neurons in the hippocampus. By inhibiting JNK solely in newly generated nerve cells in this region, they were able to alleviate anxiety and depressive behaviour in mice.

A smartphone application developed by researchers at the University of Turku can detect myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack. No extra equipment is required for the app as it utilises the phone's built-in motion sensors, especially the gyroscope. Therefore, the used technology is largely similar to the app for detecting atrial fibrillation, which the research group announced in August. The myocardial infarction detection app should be available for test use in 2017.

The Turku Collegium for Science and Medicine at the University of Turku is recruiting new, international doctors who are already in collaboration with the University. The Collegium offers the new researchers a position in the international science community.

A Finnish-American research group has discovered a new, significant way to enhance the treatment of estrogen receptor (ER+) breast cancer. By using an animal model, they detected that if epigenetic alterations occurred during offspring's early development due to the mother's high level of estrogen, the impact of hormonal therapies can be enhanced with epigenetic medicine.

Researchers from the University of Turku have developed a smartphone application that detects atrial fibrillations. No extra equipment is needed for the app as it utilises the phone's inbuilt accelerometer and gyroscope. The app should be available to the public in 2017.