A study indicates that antibiotics, which kill bacteria, boost the abundance of gut fungal microbiota. The phenomenon can be a contributing factor in the long-term adverse effects of antibiotics, such as inflammatory bowel diseases.
A study conducted at the University of Helsinki investigated how the glymphatic system of the brain can be utilised in the delivery of morphine to the spinal cord to increase the effectiveness of pain relief.
Tomi Mikkola investigates the pros and cons of menopausal hormone therapy.
Consumers have a high demand for scientific evidence in sustainable diets, Xavier Irz says.
Mari Niva investigates meat consumption, novel protein sources, veganism and other phenomena related to the consumption of food from a social scientific perspective.
Minna Laakso investigates the effect of various communication disorders on everyday conversational situations and the effectiveness of interventions targeted at such difficulties.
Gestational diabetes is the most common health-related challenge during pregnancy.
The University’s operating result was in the black for the first time since 2015, while external research funding grew by more than 7%.
Professor Craig Primmer has received an ERC advanced grant for a repeat.
According to an international study, minor genetic differences can affect the ability to utilise the energy of various nutrients.
A Helsinki research team has demonstrated how an early universe phase transition will lead to gravitational wave signals potentially visible in the upcoming satellite missions.
The first of many programmes under the University’s new Helsinki Incubator Programmes initiative launches on May 6th with a call for applications from interested teams and individuals open until April 24th.
The satellite and its key instruments will launch in summer 2022.
An international study coordinated by a University of Helsinki research group demonstrates that the body’s immune system attacks itself in a rare type of blood cancer.
New study demonstrates that in utero exposure to mother’s antiepileptic or antidepressant medication may affect development of the newborn brain networks.
Tumour DNA circulating in the bloodstream of patients with aggressive lymphoma has a previously unknown and even crucial role in the identification of effective therapies for this serious disease.
As mountain ecosystems are natural laboratories of global change due to their strong climatic gradients, they continue to be important ecosystems for climate change impact studies.
A study coordinated by a research group at the University of Helsinki paves the way for cell therapies for diabetes.
The project also investigates processes that bring about the aurora borealis and simulates, with the help of artificial intelligence, plasma bursts in near-Earth space, utilising the computing power of a supercomputer.