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A new Finnish study from University of Turku shows that already a 30-minute exercise can increase the proportion of tumor-killing white blood cells in the bloodstream of breast cancer patients.

Volunteer mentors and students gathered together on 12 June at the University's Turku School of Economics to celebrate the successful end of the mentoring programme for the past academic year. This was the 22nd year of the University's long-running mentoring programme. In the last two years, the programme has been organised in both Finnish and English. 

A large international study conducted at the University of Turku in Finland found that most adolescents do not seek professional help even when they have a high level of mental health problems. This unmet need was prevalent across all eight Asian and European countries involved in this study but especially in lower-income countries.  
 

A recent Finnish study shows that people are commonly given misleading information about depression. According to the researchers, the inaccurate information makes it harder for people to understand the causes of their distress.

The new project will investigate the role of housing and longitudinal careers as determinants of later and forgone parenthood in the Nordic countries.

Astronomers uncovered that a well-known X-ray binary, whose exact nature has been a mystery to scientists until now, is actually a hidden ultraluminous X-ray source. 

Professor Kari Liuhto took part in the publication series of the National Defence University Fog of War III: Preparedness, Readiness, and Modern Warfare (Sodan usvaa III: Varautuminen, valmius ja nykyaikainen sodankäynti) with his article “Alternative Futures of Russia What Should Finland Prepare for and How?”

The EC2U Think Tank, held at the University of Turku on 29 May, brought together experts to discuss how social innovations can support inclusive and sustainable peacebuilding through grassroots initiatives.

Marjo Kaartinen, who will begin her term as the new Rector in August, will elect vice rectors for a five-year term at the University of Turku.