Did you know your brain can run on fat? Exciting new research has revealed that neurons in the brain can use fats as ...

Explore the University of Helsinki’s bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programmes and open university courses. Find your favourite and apply, or register during the relevant application period. This ...

How do genes regulate the development and functioning of cells, tissues and organisms? How do molecules, cells and tissues function and communicate with each other, and how are their functions studied ...

We are pleased to announce that the second 𝘈𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 (AMME) seminar of this fall will be organised as a hybrid event on ...

An extensive international study found a link between ultra-processed foods and structural changes in the brain. Studies have linked the high consumption of ultra-processed foods with multiple ...

A study conducted at the University of Helsinki, Finland set out to determine how 13 dog breeds performed in various cognitive tests. With a sample size of over 1,000 dogs, the researchers found ...

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 ...

Why do BMW and Audi owners often seem to drive like idiots? Is it the car that makes them behave aggressively behind the wheel, or are specific types of people drawn to such cars as well being more ...

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 new genetic study carried out at the University of Helsinki and the University of Turku demonstrates that, at the end of the Iron Age, Finland was inhabited by separate and differing populations, ...

A new international study sheds light on what is the role of stem cells in wood formation throughout the life span of a plant. The new study, published in the journal Science, saw researchers from ...

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 ...