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Genetic differences can affect ability to utilize energy of various nutrie
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], April 21 (ANI): According to a new study by the University of Helsinki, minor genetic differences can affect the ability to utilize the energy of various nutrients.
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Study reveals secret hideouts of ovarian cancer
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], February 12 (ANI): Ovarian cancer often goes undetected until it reaches a level wherein it has spread within the pelvis and stomach. Every year, roughly 550 women develop ovarian cancer in Finland. Ovarian cancer is difficult to treat and it is commonly fatal, with 320 w
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Vocal music boosts the recovery of language functions after stroke: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Helinski [Finland], July 10 (ANI): Research conducted at the University of Helsinki and the Turku University Hospital Neuro centre has shown that listening to music daily improves language recovery in patients who have experienced a stroke. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the pheno
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Warming climate, intensifying land use increase mercury content in fish: S
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], June 22 (ANI): Recent studies by the University of Helsinki show that in the future, the mercury concentration of fish in Finnish Lapland can shift closer to the level found in lakes located below the Arctic Circle.
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Butterflies, moths have difficulty adjusting to changing climate: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], June 13 (ANI): Climate change exerts great pressure for change on species and biodiversity. A recent study conducted by the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Environment Institute indicates that the few moth and butterfly species (Lepidoptera) capable of adjusting
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Researchers identify gene that causes canine hereditary deafness in puppie
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 21 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Helsinki have been the first to determine the cause for the nonsyndromic early-onset hereditary canine hearing loss in Rottweilers. The gene defect was identified in a gene relevant to the sense of hearing. The study can also
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Dogs' aggressive behavior towards humans often caused by fear
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 3 (ANI): A recent study encompassing some 9,000 dogs conducted at the University of Helsinki demonstrated that fearfulness, age, breed, the company of other members of the same species, and the owner's previous experience of dogs were all associated with aggressive be
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Obesity reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissue
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], April 11 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Obesity Research Unit of the University of Helsinki found that obesity clearly reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissue or adipose tissue.
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Low-income family kids much more prone to risk of mental disorders: Resear
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], November 22 (ANI): In recent research, the University of Helsinki, Aarhus University and the University of Manchester have studied to fathom out the link between the risk of children developing mental disorders and socio-economic position of parents.
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Risk of mental disorders later in life potentially higher for kids in low-
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], November 20 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Aarhus University and the University of Manchester have investigated the link between the socio-economic position of parents and the risk of children developing mental disorders later in life.
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Researchers develop computer that predicts your thoughts, create images ba
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], September 21 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Helsinki have developed a technique in which a computer model visual perception by monitoring human brain signals. In a way, it is as if the computer tries to imagine what a human is thinking about.
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Young women sleep more than young men, finds new study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 8 (ANI): The minimum sleep required to sustain a healthy lifestyle varies for different people based on their age, gender and geographical location, says new research.
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