In the early 1990s, while studying preeclampsia in Guadeloupe, Pierre-Yves Robillard hit upon a realization that seemed to shake the foundations of his field. Preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication…
Read more An Unusual Theory Suggests That Sex Helps the Body Tolerate a FetusNewswise — A study conducted at the University of Helsinki demonstrated that the partial substitution of red and processed meat with pea- and faba bean–based food products ensured…
Read more Promoting Legume Consumption and Reducing Red Meat Safely Supports Bone Health and Protein IntakeNewswise — A large-scale registry study in Finland has identified several factors associated with uptake of the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination. In particular, persons with low or…
Read more Finnish study shows those at risk were less likely to get vaccinated.Newswise — The researchers discovered evidence of horse riding by studying the remains of human skeletons found in burial mounds called kurgans, which were between 4500-5000 years old. The…
Read more The world’s first horse ridersNewswise — Scientists applied machine vision models and were able to deduce from the context of an image if it pertained to the sale of a live animal.…
Read more New AI methods to tackle the illegal wildlife trade on the InternetNewswise — A large-scale biobank-based study performed in Finland has discovered several new disease genes as well as new insights on how known genetic factors affect disease. The…
Read more Beyond Mendel: FinnGen study sheds new light on well-established theories of genetic inheritanceNewswise — An international team of scientists led by Lucile Turc, an Academy Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki and supported by the International Space Science Institute in…
Read more New study models the transmission of foreshock waves towards Earth
