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Folkhälsan Research Center
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We conduct high level scientific research in genetics and public health. The aim of our research is to explore how genes, lifestyle factors, and other influences affect disease, health, and well-being.
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Today is #WorldDiabetesDay! The #FinnDiane Study highlights that reducing sitting at work can help people with #Type1Diabetes maintain cardiovascular health doi.org/10.1186/s129... Let’s make workplaces healthier for people with #diabetes: move more, sit less! #DiabetesAndTheWorkplace
Excessive occupational sitting increases risk of cardiovascular events among working individuals with type 1 diabetes in the prospective Finnish Diabetic Nephropathy Study - Cardiovascular Diabetology
Background Sedentary behavior, such as excessive sitting, increases risk of cardiovascular disease and premature mortality in the general population, but this has not been assessed in type 1 diabetes....
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November 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Idag på #Världsdiabetesdagen vill vi lyfta fram det viktiga jobb Linda Sjölund gör som forskningsskötare i Österbottens välfärdsområde. Hon håller kontakt med Direvadeltagarna och tar prover, och bidrar till forskningen vars mål är att erbjuda mer skräddarsydd vård.
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Hon är länken mellan forskare och personer med diabetes
Linda Sjölund jobbar som forskningsskötare i Österbottens välfärdsområde, och hon har en viktig roll i den diabetesforskning som görs inom Folkhälsans forskningscentrum.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Our new #article on diabetic kidney disease has been published! Using exome-wide analysis, the GENIE consortium identified a novel rare EXD3 variant linked to the diabetic kidney disease in T1D. Full study: www.kireports.org/article/S246...
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#diabetes #kidney
Exome-Wide Analysis Identifies a Rare EXD3 Missense Variant Associated With Diabetic Kidney Disease
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a major complication of diabetes, with genetic factors contributing to its progression. Although genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified common variants...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Barn och unga i landsbygdskommuner på Åland cyklar eller promenerar till skolan i märkbart mindre utsträckning än i liknande kommuner i mellersta och södra Finland, oavsett årstid. Doktorand Henna Launistola blev intervjuad av Ålands Radio:
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Ny studie: Få åländska barn uppnår målet för daglig motion – skolskjutsar kan vara delorsak
Barn och ungdomar mellan 7 och 17 år bör utöva måttligt ansträngande fysisk aktivitet minst 60 minuter varje dag, men på Åland är det bara 24 procent av målgruppen som uppnår det målet.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Excited to share our latest #article! We conducted the largest NGS study to date on SDR in type 1 diabetes, identifying rare variants in genes like AFAP1L1, SLC30A9, HPS3, PELI1 and CSMD2.
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Exome and Genome Sequencing Reveals Novel Variants for Severe Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 1 Diabetes | IOVS | ARVO Journals
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November 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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We are proud to share that Outi Mäkitie has received Minerva Foundation’s Bror-Axel Lamberg Prize in Endocrinology. The prize is awarded every second year to a distinguished Finnish or Nordic scientist in the field of Endocrinology. Congratulations, Outi!
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Minervastiftelsens Bror-Axel Lamberg-pris i Endokrinologi
Minervastiftelsens Bror-Axel Lamberg-pris i Endokrinologi Minervasäätiö on jakanut 2017 lähtien 10.000 euron endokrinologian alan palkinnon, joka luovutetaan Endopäivillä joka toinen vuosi. Palkinto…
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November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Congratulations Anni, for successfully defending your doctoral dissertation! Full text available here: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Huge congrats to Anni Antikainen on a successful doctoral defence!
Electronic version of the dissertation can be found here: helda.helsinki.fi/items/e7745a... @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social #diabetes #folkhälsan #doctoralresearch
November 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Hur kan vi prata om barns vikt utan att förstärka stigma? Och hur kan vi förstå selektivt ätande och diagnosen ARFID?
Under webbinariet Selektivt ätande och viktstigma – vägar till matglädje belyser vi barns och ungas ätbeteenden ur flera perspektiv.
November 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Happy Halloween! 🎃👻🔮 The single muscle fibres won the ”Best Group Costume” prize at @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social 🏆
October 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Today Anni Antikainen will defend her doctoral dissertation at 13:00 EEST. Follow the live stream here:
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October 31, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Wonderful collaboration work from the GENIE consortium, focused on rare genetic variation and identified an EXD3 missense variant associated with #DiabeticKidneyDisease. @finndiane.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Anni Antikainen will defend her doctoral dissertation “Genetics and metabolomics of cardiovascular disease in type 1 diabetes” on 31 October at 13:00 EEST. University of Helsinki, Main Building, Tekla Hultin (F3003), Fabianinkatu 33.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Skiljer sig barns och ungas fysiska aktivitetsvanor mellan svensk- och finskspråkiga i Finland? Vi diskuterar skillnader i fysisk aktivitet och färdsätt till skolan utgående från LIITU-undersökningen.
🗣️ Webbinarium: Henna Launistola, Carola Ray
📅 30.10 kl. 15–15.30.
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LIITU-webinaarisarja 2025
Maksuton webinaarisarja koostuu kahdeksasta verkkoluennosta, joista voit valita yksittäisiä luentoja tai osallistua koko sarjaan. Ilmoittautumisen jälkeen saat sähköpostiisi vahvistusviestin ilmoittau...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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So many "MyoFinns" in the #WMS2025 meeting this year! 💪🔬 Representing @myofinlab.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Thank you @worldmusclesociety.org for an amazing meeting #WMS2025 💪🔬 The Finnish team thoroughly enjoyed the science and the networking! @myofinlab.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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A new study by DAGIS shows that an overprotective parenting style may hinder vegetable consumption.
#FolkhälsanResearch
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Parenting style and practices can shape children's vegetable consumption
This study supports earlier evidence that the availability of vegetables at home is key for preschoolers' consumption, while adding the novel finding that an overprotective parenting style may hinder ...
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October 2, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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At Folkhälsan Research Center, the Healthy Aging group explores how to create conditions that support active, meaningful, and fulfilling lives as we age.
One of our projects, Boaktiv, studies how senior housing can enhance wellbeing and quality of life.
October 1, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Mindfulness practices should be kept short, concrete, and varied, so that they do not exhaust or frustrate students who already have ADHD symptoms.
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Mindfulness training can help people with ADHD
We ask researcher Marianne Holopainen how mindfulness practices can be adapted to best benefit individuals with different personality traits.
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September 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Barn på landsbygden i åldern 3–4 år tillbringar mer tid framför skärmar än barn i Helsingfors
Redan i tidig barndom märks tydliga skillnader i rörelsebeteenden. Barn på landsbygden sitter oftare framför skärmar än jämnåriga i Helsingfors, och flickor rör på sig mindre än pojkar.
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September 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Våra forskare Carola Ray och Henna Launistola betonar vikten av aktiva skolvägar, rörelsepauser under lektionerna och att vistas utomhus på rasterna för att öka den fysiska aktiviteten bland äldre elever i grundskolan.
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Uteraster och aktiv skolväg – två nycklar till mer rörelse i de högre klasserna
När eleverna börjar högstadiet minskar deras fysiska aktivitet drastiskt. För att vända trenden har skolan en nyckelroll som en miljö som främjar rörelse, säger forskare vid Folkhälsan. De betonar vik...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Surrounded by my kind of people 💪🔬🧫 #EMC2025 #nerd @myofinlab.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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In early childhood, clear differences already appear in movement behaviors: rural children spend more time on screens than their peers in Helsinki, and girls are less physically active than boys.
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Rural 3–4-year-olds spend more time on screens than children in Helsinki, girls less physically active than boys
In early childhood, clear differences already appear in movement behaviors: rural children spend more time on screens than their peers in Helsinki, and girls are less physically active than boys.
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September 17, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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SUNRISE Helsinki -julkaisu!
Eroaako 3–4-vuotiaiden lasten liikkuminen Helsingissä vs. lähimaaseudulla?

📍 Maaseudulla enemmän ruutuaikaa ja istumista kulkuvälineessä
📍 Motorisissa taidoissa ei alue-eroa
📍 Pojilla enemmän liikkumista

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September 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Liikunta & Tiede -lehdessä julkaistu artikkelimme nyt luettavissa 👉👉👉 www.lts.fi/media/lts_ve...
#liikunta #lapset #ruutuaika
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SUNRISE Helsinki -julkaisu!
Eroaako 3–4-vuotiaiden lasten liikkuminen Helsingissä vs. lähimaaseudulla?

📍 Maaseudulla enemmän ruutuaikaa ja istumista kulkuvälineessä
📍 Motorisissa taidoissa ei alue-eroa
📍 Pojilla enemmän liikkumista

www.lts.fi/media/lts_ve...
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September 3, 2025 at 8:02 AM