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Finnish researchers have revealed how eating stimulates brain’s endogenous opioid system to signal pleasure and satiety.

Christianity and the Limits of Materiality edited by Minna Opas and Anna Haapalainen has been published in Bloomsbury Studies in Material Religion series (Bloomsbury Academic).

Finnish researchers at the University of Turku have revealed that exercise-induced endorphin release in the brain depends on the intensity of the exercise. Endorphin release induced by exercise may be an important mechanism which affects exercise motivation and maintenance of regular physical activity.

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The University of Turku and the Shandong Normal University from China will deepen their co-operation in research and education. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Rector Kalervo Väänänen and Chancellor Shang Zhixiao on 18 August at the University of Turku.

​Chancellor Shang Zhixiao and Rector Kalervo Väänänen signed the Memorandum of Understanding on 18 August.

The Management of the University of Turku held a moment of silence to commemorate those killed and injured in the attack that took place in Turku on Friday, 18 August.

This year, the Elias Tillandz Prize was awarded to the best research article published by the BioCity Turku researchers in 2016. The ceremony was held during the BioCity symposium on 17 August.

​Doctoral Candidate Norma Jäppinen (left) and Docent Pia Rantakari received the Prize. Professor Tapio Salmi from Åbo Akademi University handed the Prize to the researchers.

The University of Turku was ranked among the 401–500 best universities in the Academic Ranking of World Universities this year.

An international research team has developed a mathematical model that predicts the side effects of a chemotherapy treatment for prostate cancer.