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Resistance training even as little as once per week benefits older individuals

According to a recent research, resistance training improves the health of over 65-year-olds, and the benefits occur even when some people train as little as once per week.

Health literacy can promote older people’s health

How easy is it for older individuals to understand what their doctor tells them or to evaluate whether health information in the media is reliable?

Pekka Neittaanmäki appointed as UNESCO Chair

The University of Jyväskylä and UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) have signed a contract on a cooperation project that focuses on the utilisation of digital platforms as a force to change society.

Invasive species like balsams displace local species.

The invasive species are likely to spread to a community that has not adapted to climate change.

Climate change increases environmental fluctuations and extreme weather phenomena.

What can early adulthood tell us about midlife identity?

A recent study from the University of Jyväskylä indicates that personality style in young adulthood anticipates identity formation later in life.

Yliopistonlehtori Hannu Koivisto (vas.), tutkija Muneer Sakildien ja laboratorioinsinööri Risto Kronholm (takana) käyttävät HIISI-laitteistoa.

The most powerful ion source in the world is now in the JYFL-ACCLAB

A new ion source known as HIISI has been developed in the Accelerator Laboratory of the University of Jyväskylä (JYFL-ACCLAB).

New receptor molecules flag the presence of chiral molecules

A new ‘chemical nose’ sniffs out pollutants in the environment

Many pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, freon substitutes, dyes and drugs e.

Uusi kulta–alumiini-yhdiste (vasen) reagoi hiilidioksidin kanssa tuottaen insertioyhdisteen (oikea) samalla kuvastaen kulta-atomin nukleofiilista luonnetta.

The first nucleophilic gold complex

A collaborative research effort between the Departments of Chemistry at the University of Oxford (United Kingdom) and University of Jyväskylä (Finland) has resulted in the discovery of a gold compound exhibiting nucleophilic behaviour hitherto unknown...

Figure 1. A thematic network titled Dialogue diversification shows the different organizational and basic themes of dialogue diversification in RAF context.

By using Recorded Audio Feedback academics can reduce their workload both mentally and physically

Academics experience that by using the Recorded Audio Feedback (RAF) in higher education they can give more relaxed and dialogic feedback for their learners and reduce their own workload both mentally and physically.

Passive exposure alone can enhance the learning of foreign speech sounds

Ability to understand and subsequently speak a new language requires the ability to accurately discriminate speech sounds of a given language.

Music evokes powerful positive emotions through personal memories

Music is known to evoke emotions through a range of mechanisms. A new study gives insights into the way positive emotional reactions can be triggered by music and pictures.

Tenacious and flexible goal pursuit gets older people on the move

Tenacious goal pursuit and flexible goal adjustment have been shown to help maintain psychological well-being despite age related challenges and losses.