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Parents that know a child’s preferences can assertively guide exercise

A parent who knows a child’s preferences and participates in the activities can guide the child assertively without diminishing the child’s enthusiasm for physical activity and exercise.

Miten kala valitsee kutukumppanin? Jyväskylän yliopistossa kalojen parinvalintaa tutkitaan seeprakalojen avulla. Kuva: Jyväskylän yliopisto/Johanna Hippeläinen

Fishing can disrupt mating systems

In many fish species body size plays an important role in sexual selection.

Changes in the mean-squared charge radii of the copper isotopes. The inset shows the zig-zag pattern, and how it gets smaller towards N=50. Credit: CRIS collaboration

State-of-the-art laser spectroscopy reveals intricate patterns in the sizes of radioactive isotopes of copper

In a paper recently published in Nature Physics, Ruben de Groote from the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) and an international team of researchers from Manchester University (UK) and KU Leuven (Belgium) present measurements of the size of...

PISA 2018 Financial literacy: Robust skills and responsible use of money among Finnish students

The results of the PISA 2018 financial literacy assessments were published in 20 countries on Thursday.

Solu- ja molekyylibiologian dosentti Varpu Marjomäki Jyväskylän yliopistosta on tutkinut pitkään enteroviruksen infektiomekanismeja. Tuoreessa tutkimuksessa kehitetty rokote ykköstyypin diabetesta vastaan perustuu enterovirusinfektion estämiseen. Kuva: Jyväskylän yliopisto

Possible vaccine for virus linked to type 1 diabetes

According to many observations, certain virus infections may play a part in the autoimmune attack that leads to type 1 diabetes.

Kuvassa a: Polymerisoituneen klusteriketjun rakenne (kulta: oranssi, hopea: vihreä). Ligandimolekyylit on kuvattu harmailla tikuilla. Kuvassa b: Metalliatomien pakkausjärjestys polymeeriketjussa. Kuva: Peng Yuan, Xiamenin yliopisto

Researchers find a new way to make functional materials based on polymers of metal clusters

Researchers in the universities of Jyväskylä and Xiamen have discovered a novel way to make functional macroscopic crystalline materials out of nanometer-size 34-atom silver-gold intermetallic clusters.

Do you use your work phone outside working hours?

It may make it easier to reconcile your work and daily life as well as reinforce your work identity.

Superoksidi tuottaa hydroksyyliradikaaleja autokatalyyttisesti humukseen sitoutuneen raudan katalysoimana. Autokatalyysissa hydroksyyliradikaalit mahdollisesti muuttavat aromaattista humusta muistuttamaan hydrokinoneja, jotka pystyvät pelkistämään humukseen sitoutunutta rautaa. Kuva: Luca Carena/Torinon yliopisto

Superoxide produces hydroxyl radicals that break down dissolved organic matter in lake water

According to a study published in Water Research in April 2020, superoxide produces hydroxyl radicals in lake water. Hydroxyl radicals break down poorly biodegradable organic matter such as humic substances and anthropogenic pollutants.

Lohien loispuolustuksesta saatuja tutkimustuloksia voidaan hyödyntää esimerkiksi uhanalaisten lohikalakantojen istutustoiminnassa. Kuva: Pekka Hyvärinen, Luke

Salmonid fishes use different mechanism to defend against parasite infections

Collaborate research of the University of Jyväskylä and the Natural Resources Institute Finland on salmonid fishes, sheds light on animal defence mechanisms and their interactions.

Massive response: more than 12,000 unique visitors at University of Jyväskylä UNESCO Chairs and CCE-Finland’s Global Online Conference about education during the COVID-19 Crisis

Creative and innovative challenges in education worldwide amidst the COVID-19 Crisis were in focus at the Global Online Conference organized by the UNESCO Chairs of the University of Jyväskylä and Council for Creative Education, Finland.

Valosignaali aiheuttaa nopeita muutoksia kasvien valoa aistivissa kromofori-molekyyleissä.

Plants respond to light within a fraction of a second

Scientists have revealed intricate atomic-scale structural changes in plants, fungi and bacteria in response to light in a new study.

Physical activity contributes to positive mental well-being in middle-aged women despite their menopausal status

A recent study has found that late menopausal status is associated with an elevated level of depressive symptoms that indicate the negative dimension of mental well-being.