Published: 03:43 am,Tuesday 13 May 2025

Optimal care during labour can prevent brain injury in newborns
Severe brain injury in a newborn may occur unnoticed, but it is not always inevitable, said the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) in a press release on Monday referring to a study. The recent study conducted by HUS and the University of Helsinki shows that in half of the cases
Published: 22:57 pm,Tuesday 22 April 2025

Unhealthy diets harm memory: study
Diets high in fat and sugar can impair spatial memory, a study from the University of Sydney has revealed, reported Xinhua. The research is the first to directly link these diets to reduced ability in first-person spatial navigation in humans, a key function of the brain's hippocampus, areas
Published: 04:24 am,Wednesday 16 April 2025

Youths with mental disorders are less likely to become parents
Both young men and women diagnosed with mental disorders are less likely to become parents compared to those without such diagnoses, according to a new study. The study has revealed a link between mental disorders and a lower likelihood of parenthood among young people in Finland, said the University
Published: 00:23 am,Saturday 12 April 2025

Scientists discover key to fighting citrus cancer
Scientists have uncovered the first known natural defense mechanism against citrus greening disease, a deadly plant illness that has devastated citrus farms worldwide, reported Xinhua. The breakthrough, led by a research team from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS), was published in
Published: 00:38 am,Tuesday 25 March 2025

187 TB cases diagnosed in Finland in 2024
A total of 187 cases of tuberculosis (TB) were diagnosed in Finland in 2024, said the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in a press release on Monday. Diagnoses were more common in foreign-born patients than those of Finnish origin and the largest number of cases was
Published: 22:51 pm,Tuesday 11 March 2025

ADHD among children on rise in Finland
The number of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnoses among children and young people has continued to increase in Finland, according to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). In 2023, about 11% of boys of primary school age had an ADHD diagnosis. The corresponding share for boys