Stay updated with breaking news from Doctoral School. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The war in Ukraine, the financing of military aid to Kyiv, the possible re-election of Trump in the US, and the ongoing international scene in general, which triggers clouds of insecurity and increased competition, have led the EU to take steps toward the difficult task of building a single common d
In the spring, the University of Helsinki will open an international call for applications for 236 paid position doctoral researchers as part of the national doctoral education pilot. The three-year doctoral researcher posts are funded by the Finnish
Like other factors such as age, sex and genetics, smoking has a major impact on immune responses. This is the finding recently made by a team of scientists at the Institut Pasteur using the Milieu Intérieur cohort of 1,000 healthy volunteers, established to understand variability in immune responses. In addition to its short-term impact on immunity, smoking also has long-term consequences.
Author summary Why was this study done? Emulsifiers are widely used food additives in industrially processed foods to improve texture and enhance shelf-life. Experimental in vivo/in vitro research as well as a pilot clinical trial on healthy individuals suggests deleterious effects of food additive emulsifier intake on the intestinal microbiota, metabolome, host inflammation, and susceptibility to carcinogenesis. To our knowledge, due to challenges to accurately estimate the exposure to food additive emulsifiers through diet, so far there was no available epidemiological evidence from prospe...
Explore the history & potential future of Nakhchivan, an exclave of Azerbaijan bordered by Armenia, Turkey & Iran.