Folkhälsan Research Center
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
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/
https://research.folkhalsan.fi/
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💡 NEW DAGIS publication 💡
Who needs family meals? In our latest study @hennavepsalainen.bsky.social et al. investigated the associations between shared meals and dietary quality among children, fathers and mothers. Full article: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
Who needs family meals? In our latest study @hennavepsalainen.bsky.social et al. investigated the associations between shared meals and dietary quality among children, fathers and mothers. Full article: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
Who needs family meals? The association between shared meals and dietary quality among Finnish children, fathers, and mothers | British Journal of Nutrition | Cambridge Core
Who needs family meals? The association between shared meals and dietary quality among Finnish children, fathers, and mothers
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November 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
💡 NEW DAGIS publication 💡
Who needs family meals? In our latest study @hennavepsalainen.bsky.social et al. investigated the associations between shared meals and dietary quality among children, fathers and mothers. Full article: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
Who needs family meals? In our latest study @hennavepsalainen.bsky.social et al. investigated the associations between shared meals and dietary quality among children, fathers and mothers. Full article: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
Anna-Maria Lahti will defend her doctoral dissertation named “Social circumstances and social environment as determinants of functioning in older age” on 3 December at 12:00, University of Jyväskylä, Liikunta Building, L303.
@uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social
🔗 Full text: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...
@uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social
🔗 Full text: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Anna-Maria Lahti will defend her doctoral dissertation named “Social circumstances and social environment as determinants of functioning in older age” on 3 December at 12:00, University of Jyväskylä, Liikunta Building, L303.
@uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social
🔗 Full text: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...
@uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social
🔗 Full text: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...
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DAGIS Research is now on Bluesky!
🤸 DAGIS is a research project in health behaviors in Finnish preschool & school children. Latest article: Associations between parent–child outdoor visits & preschool-aged children’s screen time doi.org/10.1186/s441...
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
🤸 DAGIS is a research project in health behaviors in Finnish preschool & school children. Latest article: Associations between parent–child outdoor visits & preschool-aged children’s screen time doi.org/10.1186/s441...
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
Associations between parent–child outdoor visits and preschool-aged children’s screen time: a cross-sectional study - Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors
Background Children’s decreasing outdoor time and increasing screen time (ST) raise concern, as both can impact children’s health unfavourably. However, little is known about the association between y...
doi.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
DAGIS Research is now on Bluesky!
🤸 DAGIS is a research project in health behaviors in Finnish preschool & school children. Latest article: Associations between parent–child outdoor visits & preschool-aged children’s screen time doi.org/10.1186/s441...
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
🤸 DAGIS is a research project in health behaviors in Finnish preschool & school children. Latest article: Associations between parent–child outdoor visits & preschool-aged children’s screen time doi.org/10.1186/s441...
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
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Our new #article on depression and adherence to cardioprotective medication in people with T1D is now published. Those prescribed cardioprotective therapy who had diagnosed depression or antidepressant purchases had higher odds of having poor rather than good adherence to cardioprotective therapy.
link.springer.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Our new #article on depression and adherence to cardioprotective medication in people with T1D is now published. Those prescribed cardioprotective therapy who had diagnosed depression or antidepressant purchases had higher odds of having poor rather than good adherence to cardioprotective therapy.
Är du vår nya förvaltningschef?
Kom och arbeta på en unik arbetsplats inom social- och hälsovården, där toppforskning möter serviceproduktion och frivilligarbete.
Läs mera och ansök senast 7.12: folkhalsan.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...
#Folkhälsan #ViÄrFolkhälsan #JobbaPåFolkhälsan #rekry
Kom och arbeta på en unik arbetsplats inom social- och hälsovården, där toppforskning möter serviceproduktion och frivilligarbete.
Läs mera och ansök senast 7.12: folkhalsan.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...
#Folkhälsan #ViÄrFolkhälsan #JobbaPåFolkhälsan #rekry
November 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Är du vår nya förvaltningschef?
Kom och arbeta på en unik arbetsplats inom social- och hälsovården, där toppforskning möter serviceproduktion och frivilligarbete.
Läs mera och ansök senast 7.12: folkhalsan.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...
#Folkhälsan #ViÄrFolkhälsan #JobbaPåFolkhälsan #rekry
Kom och arbeta på en unik arbetsplats inom social- och hälsovården, där toppforskning möter serviceproduktion och frivilligarbete.
Läs mera och ansök senast 7.12: folkhalsan.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...
#Folkhälsan #ViÄrFolkhälsan #JobbaPåFolkhälsan #rekry
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Huge congratiolations to Dr. Marika Eriksson for the second place in Finnish Diabetes Research Society's competition for the best thesis of the year! #ValtakunnallinenDiabetespaiva #diabetes #research
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Huge congratiolations to Dr. Marika Eriksson for the second place in Finnish Diabetes Research Society's competition for the best thesis of the year! #ValtakunnallinenDiabetespaiva #diabetes #research
Päivi Herranen will defend her doctoral dissertation “Polygenic inheritance of muscle strength as a predictor of old-age adversities, recovery, and survival” on 28 November at 12:00 EEST in the old assembly hall S212, Seminarium building, University of Jyväskylä.
www.jyu.fi/en/news/gene...
www.jyu.fi/en/news/gene...
Genetic predisposition to greater muscle strength predicts better functional capacity and protects against common diseases in aging
A recent doctoral study used a novel genomic tool and found that a genetic predisposition supporting higher muscle strength predicts better physical functioning, lower risk of common chronic diseases,...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Päivi Herranen will defend her doctoral dissertation “Polygenic inheritance of muscle strength as a predictor of old-age adversities, recovery, and survival” on 28 November at 12:00 EEST in the old assembly hall S212, Seminarium building, University of Jyväskylä.
www.jyu.fi/en/news/gene...
www.jyu.fi/en/news/gene...
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🚨Publication alert!🚨
First author Veronica's summary of the article:
"The study focused on finding a robust and reproducible method to differentiate the C2C12 murine myoblast into mature and functional myotubes in a 2D culture system." (1/3)
First author Veronica's summary of the article:
"The study focused on finding a robust and reproducible method to differentiate the C2C12 murine myoblast into mature and functional myotubes in a 2D culture system." (1/3)
Optimizing 2D in vitro differentiation conditions for C2C12 murine myoblasts on gelatin hydrogel - Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility
Optimizing in vitro differentiation protocols for skeletal muscle cells is essential for producing mature, functional myotubes suitable for disease modeling and therapeutic screening. While C2C12 muri...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
🚨Publication alert!🚨
First author Veronica's summary of the article:
"The study focused on finding a robust and reproducible method to differentiate the C2C12 murine myoblast into mature and functional myotubes in a 2D culture system." (1/3)
First author Veronica's summary of the article:
"The study focused on finding a robust and reproducible method to differentiate the C2C12 murine myoblast into mature and functional myotubes in a 2D culture system." (1/3)
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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....
doi.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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
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.
www.folkhalsan.fi/nyheter/hon-...
www.folkhalsan.fi/nyheter/hon-...
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.
www.folkhalsan.fi
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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.
www.folkhalsan.fi/nyheter/hon-...
www.folkhalsan.fi/nyheter/hon-...
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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...
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
#diabetes #kidney
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
#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...
www.kireports.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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...
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
#diabetes #kidney
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
#diabetes #kidney
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
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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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.
🔗 iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx...
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social #FinnDiane #T1D #retinopathy #diabetes
🔗 iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx...
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social #FinnDiane #T1D #retinopathy #diabetes
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
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.
🔗 iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx...
@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social #FinnDiane #T1D #retinopathy #diabetes
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@folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social #FinnDiane #T1D #retinopathy #diabetes
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!
www.endo.fi/palkinnot/mi...
www.endo.fi/palkinnot/mi...
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
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!
www.endo.fi/palkinnot/mi...
www.endo.fi/palkinnot/mi...
Congratulations Anni, for successfully defending your doctoral dissertation! Full text available here: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...
@finndiane.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
@finndiane.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Congratulations Anni, for successfully defending your doctoral dissertation! Full text available here: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...
@finndiane.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
@finndiane.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
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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
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
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
Electronic version of the dissertation can be found here: helda.helsinki.fi/items/e7745a... @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social #diabetes #folkhälsan #doctoralresearch
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.
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
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.
Under webbinariet Selektivt ätande och viktstigma – vägar till matglädje belyser vi barns och ungas ätbeteenden ur flera perspektiv.
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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
Happy Halloween! 🎃👻🔮 The single muscle fibres won the ”Best Group Costume” prize at @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social 🏆
Today Anni Antikainen will defend her doctoral dissertation at 13:00 EEST. Follow the live stream here:
video.helsinki.fi/unitube/live...
@finndiane.bsky.social
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@finndiane.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Today Anni Antikainen will defend her doctoral dissertation at 13:00 EEST. Follow the live stream here:
video.helsinki.fi/unitube/live...
@finndiane.bsky.social
video.helsinki.fi/unitube/live...
@finndiane.bsky.social
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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
#Exome-wide Analysis Identifies a Rare #EXD3 Missense Variant Associated With #Diabetic #Kidney Disease
#VisualAbstract by Stephanie Torres
https://www.kireports.org/article/S2468-0249(25)00649-7/fulltext
Niina Sandholm
#VisualAbstract by Stephanie Torres
https://www.kireports.org/article/S2468-0249(25)00649-7/fulltext
Niina Sandholm
October 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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
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...
@finndiane.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
🔗 urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...
October 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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...
@finndiane.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
🔗 urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978...
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.
🔗 www.lyyti.fi/reg/LIITU-we...
🗣️ Webbinarium: Henna Launistola, Carola Ray
📅 30.10 kl. 15–15.30.
🔗 www.lyyti.fi/reg/LIITU-we...
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
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.
🔗 www.lyyti.fi/reg/LIITU-we...
🗣️ Webbinarium: Henna Launistola, Carola Ray
📅 30.10 kl. 15–15.30.
🔗 www.lyyti.fi/reg/LIITU-we...
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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
So many "MyoFinns" in the #WMS2025 meeting this year! 💪🔬 Representing @myofinlab.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
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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
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
A new study by DAGIS shows that an overprotective parenting style may hinder vegetable consumption.
#FolkhälsanResearch
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#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
A new study by DAGIS shows that an overprotective parenting style may hinder vegetable consumption.
#FolkhälsanResearch
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#FolkhälsanResearch
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