Folkhälsan Research Center
LightNews LightNews
banner
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
Folkhälsan Research Center
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
110 followers 130 following 77 posts
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.
https://research.folkhalsan.fi/
Posts Replies Media Videos
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
Congratulations Anni, for successfully defending your doctoral dissertation! Full text available here: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...
@finndiane.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
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
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
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.
@finndiane.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
🔗 urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...
October 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
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
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
We are proud to announce that Per-Henrik Groop has been honored with the prestigious Knud Lundbæk Award from the Scandinavian Society for the Study of Diabetes (SSSD) during its Annual Meeting in Oslo on 23 August.
@finndiane.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
The goal of the Healthy Learning Mind (Terve Oppiva Mieli) research project is to enhance the attention, self-regulation, learning, mental health, and overall well-being of children and adolescents. These skills are linked to the curriculum's education on emotional and interpersonal skills.
August 12, 2025 at 5:22 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
Congratulations Jani, for successfully defending your doctoral dissertation!
🔗 Full text available here: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...
@helsinki.fi
June 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
Jani Haukka will defend his doctoral dissertation named “Genetic and metabolomic factors of type 1 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease” on 17 June at 13:00 EEST, in Biomedicum 1, Lecture Hall 2, Haartmaninkatu 8, Helsinki.
@helsinki.fi
🔗 Full text: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...
#FolkhälsanResearch
June 11, 2025 at 5:14 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
Congratulations Pauliina, for successfully defending your doctoral dissertation! Full text available here: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...
@helsinki.fi
May 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
Pauliina Repo will defend her doctoral dissertation named “Genetic predisposition to uveal melanoma in the Finnish population” on 23 May at 12 EEST, in Haartman-Instituutti, Sali 2, Haartmaninkatu 3, Helsinki. @helsinki.fi
Follow the live stream here: video.helsinki.fi/unitube/live...
May 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
Emma Dahlström from the FinnDiane Study has been awarded the ”Rising Star – Harry Keen Award” by the European Diabetic Nephropathy Study Group, in recognition of her contributions as a young researcher. Congratulations, Emma!
@emmadahlstrom.bsky.social @finndiane.bsky.social
#EDNSG
May 21, 2025 at 6:25 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
Congratulations Rishi, for successfully defending your doctoral dissertation! @rbanerjee.bsky.social
@helsinki.fi
🔗 Full text: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...
#FolkhälsanResearch
May 20, 2025 at 5:47 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
Doctoral researchers Anna-Maria Lahti and Sini Stenroth from the Healthy Aging research group presented posters at the REVES conference hosted by Tampere University 14–15 May. 
@reves-network.bsky.social
#FolkhälsanResearch
May 16, 2025 at 6:29 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
Vad ska vi egentligen lägga på tallriken – och hur kan vi främja goda matvanor från småbarnsåldern till tonåren? Under webbinariet Folkhälsan på tallriken den 4 juni får du höra färska forskningsresultat och praktiska tips för vardagens måltider. Välkommen med!
www.folkhalsan.fi/kurser/folkh...
May 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
Our study highlights how understanding differential exon usage can improve the diagnosis and prognosis of titin-related diseases. This could be applied to other genetic disorders, as 70% of the human genes show variable exon usage. @myofinlab.bsky.social
research.folkhalsan.fi/annual-repor...
May 13, 2025 at 5:28 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
Our results extend existing evidence linking insulin metabolism to frailty and highlight potential novel drug targets for frailty prevention and intervention.
#FolkhälsanResearch
research.folkhalsan.fi/annual-repor...
May 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
Dental caries, gingivitis, and excess weight are common health conditions in children, sharing similar risk factors. We investigated whether caries or gingivitis precedes the development of excess weight in early adolescence.
@fin-hit.bsky.social
research.folkhalsan.fi/annual-repor...
May 12, 2025 at 6:02 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
Rishi Banerjee will defend his doctoral dissertation named “Novel disease mechanisms and effects of gene therapy in mouse models of neonatal mitochondrial complex III deficiency” on May 16 at 13:00 EEST, at Biomedicum Helsinki. @rbanerjee.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
Full text: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...
May 9, 2025 at 5:34 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
In our genetic sequencing study of over 1,000 FinnDiane study participants with type 1 diabetes, we uncovered clues that might help understand why some of the individuals develop diabetic kidney disease.
@finndiane.bsky.social
#FolkhälsanResearch
research.folkhalsan.fi/annual-repor...
May 7, 2025 at 6:07 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
The international canine gene research database represents a major milestone in biomedical science by providing an expansive atlas of gene expression and promoter activity across more than 100 canine tissues.
#FolkhälsanResearch

research.folkhalsan.fi/annual-repor...
May 6, 2025 at 5:18 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) is a rare inherited eye disease that mostly affects young boys and leads to progressive vision loss. A recent Finnish study – the largest of its kind – followed 52 XLRS patients over several years to better understand the condition
research.folkhalsan.fi/annual-repor...
May 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
2024 was once again a successful year for the research groups in obtaining external funding. The total funding for 2024 was EUR 9.8 M. External funding accounted for 44%, compared to 45% in 2023.

A big thank you to all our funders and partners for supporting our work!
April 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
The high quality of our scientific output in 2024 is demonstrated by the distribution of published articles across the three JuFo classes. Over a quarter of the 186 JuFo-ranked publications belonged to the highest class (class 3).
research.folkhalsan.fi/annual-repor...
#FolkhälsanResearch
April 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
Our year 2024 in numbers: publications.
Find the full list of peer-reviewed articles, doctoral theses and master’s theses in the Genetics Research Program and the Public Health Research Program here:
research.folkhalsan.fi/annual-repor...
#FolkhälsanResearch
April 15, 2025 at 5:32 AM
folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
2024 was a year of both scientific progress and strategic evaluation at Folkhälsan Research Center. Take a closer look at our achievements and key developments in the Annual Report:
research.folkhalsan.fi/annual-repor...
April 14, 2025 at 5:16 AM