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The Healthy Aging group investigates current topics in older populations and aims to strengthen research particularly in the field of active and healthy aging.

Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · 9d

On this International Day of Older Persons, we celebrate active and healthy aging and the importance of creating communities where older adults can thrive.
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Healthy Aging

Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · 9d

3️⃣ Older people want to live active lives. With the right environments, senior housing can become a powerful enabler of participation, connection, and well-being.

Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · 9d

Findings so far show that:
1️⃣ Strengthening social engagement supports active aging.
2️⃣ Location matters too — residences within reach (but not too close) to services make outdoor mobility easier and support independence.

Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · 9d

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.

Mindfulness training can help people with ADHD

Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · 14d

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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We ask researcher Marianne Holopainen how mindfulness practices can be adapted to best benefit individuals with different personality traits.

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SUNRISE Finland Study @sunrisefinland.bsky.social · 17d

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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Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · 18d

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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Jenni Laitila, PhD @laitilajenni.bsky.social · 18d

Surrounded by my kind of people 💪🔬🧫 #EMC2025 #nerd @myofinlab.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social

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Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · 23d

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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SUNRISE Finland Study @sunrisefinland.bsky.social · Sep 3

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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Elina Engberg @elinaengberg.bsky.social · Sep 3

Liikunta & Tiede -lehdessä julkaistu artikkelimme nyt luettavissa 👉👉👉 www.lts.fi/media/lts_ve...
#liikunta #lapset #ruutuaika

SUNRISE Finland Study @sunrisefinland.bsky.social · Sep 3

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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Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · Aug 26

Per-Henrik Groop is Group Leader Emeritus of the FinnDiane (Finnish Diabetic Nephropathy) Study at Folkhälsan Research Center. For almost 40 years, Groop has built an outstanding career in the fields of internal medicine and nephrology.

Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · Aug 26

The award recognizes researchers who have made significant contributions to experimental or clinical diabetes research, with a particular focus on work conducted in the Nordic countries.

Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · Aug 26

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.
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Transcriptomic and lipidomic profiling provide novel insight into the pathogenesis of monogenic SGMS2-related osteoporosis

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Ali Oghabian @gacatag.bsky.social · Aug 22

"Transcriptomic and lipidomic profiling provide novel insight into the pathogenesis of monogenic SGMS2-related osteoporosis." Our manuscript in accepted format (by JBMR Plus) is now online: academic.oup.com/jbmrplus/art... @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social

Abstract. Heterozygous pathogenic variants in the SGMS2 gene, encoding the sphingomyelin-synthesizing enzyme sphingomyelin synthase 2, cause a rare monogen

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Elina Engberg @elinaengberg.bsky.social · Aug 20

Kippisteltiin tänään @sunrisefinland.bsky.social ensimmäiselle julkaistavaksi hyväksytylle artikkelille, jossa on tutkimustuloksia mukana 🥂☀️ Artikkeli julkaistaan seuraavassa Liikunta & Tiede -lehden numerossa syyskuussa. Stay tuned!
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Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · Aug 12

According to teachers' self-reported results, the training promoted their own well-being, which they felt also benefited their students.

Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · Aug 12

The non-profit association, Terve Oppiva Mieli ry, has been training teachers and education leaders in mindfulness-based well-being programs since 2019, reaching approximately 800 participants.

Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · Aug 12

Additionally, the study found that practicing mindfulness reduced depressive symptoms in girls. Regular practice further enhanced well-being benefits.

Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · Aug 12

Based on our results, mindfulness skills are a more effective way to promote resilience, stress management, prosocial behavior, health-related quality of life, and life satisfaction compared to relaxation programs.

Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · Aug 12

Our study involved 3,519 12–15-year-old schoolchildren from various parts of Finland. It is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) and has been recognized as one of the methodologically strongest intervention studies in its field worldwide.
#InternationalYouthDay

Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · Aug 12

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.