University of Helsinki cosmologist Syksy Räsänen and astrophysicist Till Sawala are among the six inaugural winners of the STEM Ambassador Recognition Award for 2024-2025 announced by the Women in ...

The University of Helsinki attracts top international researchers with its transparent tenure track system. The goal is to increase the predictability, competitiveness and attractiveness of academic ...

The LEARN project takes a longitudinal approach, examining patterns in nine carefully selected and contrasting European countries. LEARN will provide evidence-based interventions, map existing data ...

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have demonstrated that certain strains of Desulfovibrio bacteria are the likely cause of Parkinson’s disease in most cases. The study enables the screening of ...

An experimental study coordinated by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) showed, for the first time in the world, that the immune system of daycare children of three to five years improved ...

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 ...

A recent genetic study at the University of Helsinki provides new information on the occurrence of a DVL2 gene defect associated with a screw tail and its relevance to canine constitution and health.

Scientists at the University of Helsinki discovered how plants heal their protective outer layer, the periderm. The diffusion of ethylene and oxygen through a wound triggers repair – a finding with ...

A study conducted at the University of Helsinki, encompassing more than 900 dogs, found that the results of cognitive tests correlate with the trainability, learning, impulsiveness and behavioural ...

Polku Therapeutics Oy, a spinout from the University of Helsinki, is dedicated to the development of novel disease-halting therapies with the aim of providing new treatment options for ...

While the four-letter acronym, ADHD, is often thrown around, the syndrome it refers to is still quite poorly understood. Many think symptoms not included in an ADHD diagnosis indicate an attention ...

The results of the Finnish basic income experiment suggest that basic income does not increase employment, and that current employment services are appreciated more than previously thought. Heikki ...