Congratulations Annamari, for successfully defending your doctoral dissertation! Full text available here: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978... @helsinki.fi

Annamari Immonen will defend her doctoral dissertation titled “Clinical and Genealogical Characterization of Keratitis Fugax Hereditaria” on 4 July 2026 at 12:00 EEST, in Oak Hospital, lecture hall, Zaidankatu 2 A, Helsinki. @helsinki.fi 🔗 Full text: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...

This year we have 14 summer employees at Folkhälsan Research Center. We asked one of them, Oliwia Chorazy, what inspired her to work in Helsinki this summer.

We are happy to share that Janne Purhonen has been granted funding as an Academy Research Fellow, and that a project on clinical and genetic characteristics of early-onset osteoporosis, led by Outi Mäkitie, has received Academy Project funding. research.folkhalsan.fi/news-article...

One new Academy Research Fellow and one Academy Project at Folkhälsan Research Center receive funding

Janne Purhonen has been granted funding as an Academy Research Fellow by the Research Council of Finland’s Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment. In addition, a project on cli...

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Samfundet Folkhälsan blir medlem i WHO:s europeiska nätverk för hälsofrämjande fysisk aktivitet. www.folkhalsan.fi/nyheter/2026...

Samfundet Folkhälsan blir medlem i WHO:s europeiska nätverk för hälsofrämjande fysisk aktivitet

Samfundet Folkhälsan i svenska Finland rf har blivit medlem i HEPA Europe, WHO:s europeiska nätverk för hälsofrämjande fysisk aktivitet. Medlemskapet är ett viktigt steg i arbetet för att främja rörel...

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Congratulations Jasmine, for successfully defending your doctoral dissertation! @helsinki.fi 🔗 Full text available here: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...

Jasmine Gustafsson will defend her doctoral dissertation “The Role of Social Positions, Social Support, and Online Interaction in Shaping Well-Being – Examining Subgroups of Nordic Adolescents” 📅 5 June at 12:00 EEST 📍University of Helsinki Main Building, Karolina Eskelin (U3032), Fabianinkatu 33.

Our study explored how a sense of community and social participation are linked to active aging among residents in senior housing. Older adults who felt a stronger sense of belonging and connection to others were more active in their daily lives.

The Health Promotion Research Group has secured funding from the Research Council of Finland for a new project on increasing physical activity among adolescents in Finland. @dagis-research.bsky.social

Osteoporosis is a multifactorial disease with a strong genetic component. Pathogenic variants in the SGMS2 gene cause a rare form of primary osteoporosis, “Calvarial doughnut lesions with bone fragility” (CDL).

Our results suggest that incorporating frailty assessments into routine care could enhance risk stratification, help identify vulnerable individuals, and support personalized treatment plans for individuals with type 1 diabetes. @finndiane.bsky.social research.folkhalsan.fi/annual-repor...

Our findings identify myosin dysfunction as a contributor to X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM) – similarly to what we have seen in nemaline myopathy – and highlight myosin as a potential drug target. @myofinlab.bsky.social research.folkhalsan.fi/annual-repor...

Children ate more vegetables when parents made them easy to access but allowed children to decide what and how much to take. In contrast, children ate less vegetables when parents were overly involved or controlling. @dagis-research.bsky.social

Congratulations Tor-Björn, for successfully defending your doctoral dissertation! Full text available here: @helsinki.fi @finndiane.bsky.social 🔗 Full text: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...

We investigated whether cognitive performance in late midlife is associated with individuals becoming frailer from late midlife into old age and whether these associations differ by cognitive domain. research.folkhalsan.fi/annual-repor...

Attended the @worldmusclesociety.org Programme Committee meeting in Berlin! After two days and ~850 abstracts I think we have a great programme brewing for the Hiroshima meeting in October! @myofinlab.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social

A new study has provided important insights into the genetic background of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD), a common age-related corneal disease that can gradually impair vision and eventually require corneal transplantation. research.folkhalsan.fi/news-article...

New study identifies major genetic risk factors behind Fuchs corneal dystrophy in Finland

A new Finnish study has provided important insights into the genetic background of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD), a common age-related corneal disease that can gradually impair vision and...

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A new study from @jukkakallijarvi.bsky.social group shows that targeting the liver alone with viral gene therapy prevents metabolic collapse and nearly doubles the survival in a mouse model of mitochondrial complex III deficiency. research.folkhalsan.fi/news-article...

Liver‑directed gene therapy shows strong therapeutic potential in mouse model of GRACILE syndrome

A new study from the Kallijärvi group demonstrates that targeting the liver alone with viral gene therapy prevents metabolic collapse, stabilizes blood glucose, improves growth and nearly doubles the ...

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Our amazing gene therapy study now out in @moltherapy.bsky.social A step towards treatment for babies with neonatal mitochondrial disease, currently incurable inherited diseases. @mito-news.bsky.social @mitoworld.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social @helsinki.fi

Hepatic gene replacement improves energy metabolism and survival in a mouse model of neonatal mitochondrial disease GRACILE syndrome

Banerjee and colleagues performed liver-targeted recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV)-mediated gene replacement in a mouse model of mitochondrial complex III deficiency. rAAVs restored CIII assem...

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Tor-Björn Claesson will defend the doctoral dissertation “Brain volumetric studies in type 1 diabetes - associations between clinical factors and volumes of large scale brain structures” on 15 May at 12 EEST, in Haartman Institute, Hall 2, Haartmaninkatu 3. @helsinki.fi 🔗 urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...

The Epilepsy Genetics research group's latest article is now out in Disease Models & Mechanisms. journals.biologists.com/dmm/article-... #EPM1 #omics #raredisease #FolkhalsanResearch #forestofbiologists

Transcriptomic and proteomic insights into progressive myoclonus epilepsy type 1

Summary: This study enhances understanding of progressive myoclonus epilepsy type 1 progression through detailed transcriptomic and proteomic analyses, highlighting the roles of immune response, oxida...

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Great discussions yesterday in Helsinki @myofinlab.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social! Thanks to Francesco Saverio Tedesco @fstedesco.bsky.social for sharing exciting work and exploring new collaborations together. Looking forward to what’s next!

15 years of the Fin-HIT Study We have fostered six postdoctoral researchers from diverse fields. We have ongoing collaboration with 6 Finnish universities and 12 universities in Europe, USA and Asia. We have hosted visiting scientists from three countries and are happy to welcome new ones.

Today marks 15 years of the Fin-HIT Study The Fin-HIT (Finnish Health in Teens) study was launched in 2011 at the Folkhälsan Research Center, and has since followed over 11,000 participants from childhood into young adulthood.

Last year in numbers: funding The total funding for 2025 was EUR 10.3 M. External funding accounted for 46%. 40% was funded by the Folkhälsan Research Foundation and 14% by the Samfundet Folkhälsan’s foundations. A big thank you to all our funders and partners for supporting our work!

Our year 2025 in numbers: publications 200 Scientific papers You can find the full list of scientific papers here: research.folkhalsan.fi/annual-repor...

In middle-aged individuals with T1D, cerebral microbleeds were related to a subtle, yet systematic impairment in cognition. Results provide insight into the development of early cerebral small vessel disease-related cognitive changes already in midlife. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Cerebral microbleeds are associated with deficits in cognitive processing speed and executive functions in middle-aged adults with type 1 diabetes

Adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have an increased risk of cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD)-related brain changes already in midlife, yet their s…

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In a recent study better parental mental wellbeing was associated with higher physical activity and lower sedentary digital media use among adolescents aged around 11 years, with largely similar associations observed three years later at age 14. research.folkhalsan.fi/news-article...

Parental mental wellbeing is associated with adolescents’ physical activity and digital media use

Parental mental wellbeing appears to be associated with adolescents’ physical activity and digital media use. In a recent study from Folkhälsan Research Center, better parental mental wellbeing was as...

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Individuals living with type 1 diabetes face a significantly elevated risk of myocardial infarction. A new study shows that the two main subtypes, STEMI and NSTEMI, behave differently over time. @finndiane.bsky.social research.folkhalsan.fi/news-article...

Myocardial infarction subtypes in type 1 diabetes follow different patterns and have different risk profiles

Individuals living with type 1 diabetes face a significantly elevated risk of myocardial infarction, but not all myocardial infarctions are alike. A new study shows that the two main subtypes, STEMI a...

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