A large-scale registry study in Finland has identified several factors associated with uptake of the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination. In particular, persons with low or no labor income and persons with mental health or substance abuse issues were less likely to vaccinate.
The method enables a model to determine its confidence in a prediction, while using no additional data and far fewer computing resources than other methods.
The sensor sends out its location as it moves through the GI tract, revealing where slowdowns in digestion may occur.
Public health outreach efforts often strive to overcome communication barriers by using interpretation and translation to present information to communities in their native language.
Using lasers, researchers can directly control a property of nuclei called spin, that can encode quantum information.
Publicly funded healthcare systems in developed countries fared better in terms of excess mortality and case fatality associated with COVID-19 than private sector healthcare. A study compared the performance of healthcare systems in 43 developed countries during the coronavirus pandemic.
A four-year field experiment conducted on the shores of restored Lake Mustijärv in Viljandi, Estonia, has revealed that recycling phosphorus-rich lake sediments back to agriculture could have positive impacts on crop production
A new method for removing the greenhouse gas from the ocean could be far more efficient than existing systems for removing it from the air.
Research led by the University of Helsinki has succeeded in showing how the accumulation of a harmful protein causing memory disorders, among other things, is blocked by a so-called PREP inhibitor.
Disordered eating can influence a person’s health and well-being throughout their lifetime.
Do we want robots to save as many people as possible or the one who most deserves to be saved?
Researchers from the University of Helsinki, in collaboration with their Canadian colleagues, have demonstrated how strawberry inflorescence development is dictated by the small growing points, called meristems. This research provides tools for plant breeding based on genetic information.
Upon infection, many viruses can remain permanently in the human body and may shape our health in ways not yet fully understood. New observations add a new chapter to the human microbiome, providing a blueprint of the organs in which these viruses persist.
Analyses show stakeholders of all levels must get involved in decarbonizing pavements to reach climate goals.
The device could help workers locate objects for fulfilling e-commerce orders or identify parts for assembling products.
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have discovered a mechanism that allows plants to regulate the ratio of produced wood (i.e. xylem) and phloem. Both tissues are formed by the vascular cambium. The discovery is important for understanding the factors that regulate tree growth.
Common wisdom suggests that a core difference between solitude and loneliness is choice.
Organisms have developed unique and highly optimal strategies to cater for their energetic needs. Recent study found a unique tubular structure that serves the specialized functional requirements of a certain mitochondria.
Induced pluripotent stem cells offer great therapeutic potential and are a valuable tool for understanding how different diseases develop. New research shows that such stem cell lines should be regularly screened for genetic mutations to ensure the accuracy of the disease models.
A study conducted at the University of Helsinki, Finland set out to determine how 13 dog breeds performed in various cognitive tests. With a sample size of over 1,000 dogs, the researchers found several breed differences in traits such as social cognition, problem-solving ability, and inhibitory control.