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One-year-old infants had 44% lower odds of having food allergies if their mother consumed avocadoes during pregnancy, according to an observational study among 2,272 mother-child pairs in Finland.

Agbaje is the first recipient of the new award.

Persistently high blood sugar and insulin resistance significantly increased the risk of worsening functional and structural heart damage during growth from adolescence to young adulthood.

“Music can evoke memories in people with Alzheimer’s disease, even if the disease is already well advanced,” says Dian Permatasari Suwandi, who has also organised music sessions for the elderly in Kuopio.

What we eat affects our gut microbes, and now researchers can follow both good and bad changes step by step.

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

Teenagers may be less likely to initiate tobacco smoking if they engage in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) from childhood.

The MYÖTE model increases co-operation between occupational health services and other social welfare and health care sector parties in the treatment of mental health disorders.

An active commute that involves exercise can reduce the number of sick days and lower the risk of long sickness absences. Commuting by bicycle in particular is associated with a lower risk of sickness absence.

“We should roll up our sleeves to strengthen primary healthcare. Specialised healthcare cannot make up for what’s lacking in statutory basic public services,” says Professor of Public Health Medicine Harri Hyppölä.