JYU.Well news

Lina Sun studied how the human brain processes literary metaphors and found that we use more brain power trying to understand them better.

According to a recent study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä, body composition is associated with symptoms of pelvic floor disorders in middle-aged women.

New Study Highlights the Impact of ACL Surgery on Tendon Health and quadriceps Strength

In his doctoral dissertation, Senior Specialist at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and M.Sc. (Econ) Jarno Turunen investigated the effects of shift work characteristics on the sickness absence of shift workers.

A new international cooperation study indicates that in the future pancreatic cancer may be detected at an early stage from gut microbes. Gut microbes may also offer solutions for therapy development.

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä have received a funding of €1.4 million from the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation. The aim is to develop enabling technology for a robotic prosthesis.

This summer, the JYU.Well community will be strengthened by a summer team of 9 interns to support the visibility and impact of wellbeing research across disciplines.

Postdoctoral researcher Visa Ruokolainen has received €30,000 funding from the Sakari Alhopuro Foundation to study intranuclear processes of herpesvirus infected cells. The herpes simplex virus 1 is also used as an oncolytic viral drug to combat cancers.

The Rector of the University of Jyväskylä, Jari Ojala, has appointed Jan Kujala as Professor of Brain Development from 1 February 2025.

The Rector Jari Ojala has appointed Miriam Nokia as a Professor of Psychology. The special field of the professorship is the basic mechanisms underlying behavioural change, in particular those of the central and autonomic nervous systems.

Xinyu Hao explored how multimodal medical data can enhance disease diagnosis and outcome prediction.

Business Networking Day, JYU's much-anticipated stakeholder event, will be organised once again on 1 October 2025. The event is tailor-made for making new contacts and cultivating collaboration. Registration is now open.