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Dissertation: Productivity information should be applied to reduce unwarranted variation in healthcare
Large differences in cost of care continue to persist between and within countries and even institutions – can the results of this dissertation make a difference?
Five tips for a happier life
Wise decisions can’t be made without taking other people and the broader context into account.
'Social welfare and healthcare reform should be implemented in stages'
Creating markets requires patience, says Professor Juuso Välimäki.
Collaboration between Aalto University and HUS will create more innovations and new types of expertise
A recently signed contract expands the long-term collaboration between Aalto University and the Helsinki University Hospital (HUS).
Machines to make sense of our health
Making use of artificial intelligence methods for personalised medicine.
Matias Palva, Professor of Brain Signal Analytics, studies the mechanisms of the human mind and brain diseases
Understanding the brain mechanisms behind the diseases is important when developing targeted treatments
'If you feel like an idiot every time you use a service, it isn’t very motivating'
Sari Kujala helped Kone improve its elevators and Fiskars make better axes. Now, she works as a deputy director in the DigiIN project that aims to ensure that digital services will not increase social exclusion.
Assistant Professor Elisa Mekler: Gaming can help to cope with difficult life situations and improve one’s wellbeing
Elisa Mekler found out in her recent study that video games might help people to cope with difficult life situations, which offers a new challenge to game designers
'We must look to the past, for a lesson in designing buildings for the future'
Architect Karin Krokfors says buildings should be designed to be adaptable over time. And that history holds plenty of examples for us to study.
Breaking through barriers for a revolution in brain scans
The EU-funded BREAKBEN project promises better and more detailed brain scans
New laser therapy seeks to halt the progression of age-related vision loss
The Maculaser heat treatment heats the back of the eye with a near-infrared laser while precisely controlling the temperature during the treatment. The goal is to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in an individualised, safe and effective manner.
Aalto Professors publish new neuroscience textbook
‘Brain Signals’ by Risto Ilmoniemi and Jukka Sarvas comprehensively reviews brain scanning techniques and the mathematics you need to analyse them
Aalto University and the National Institute for Health and Welfare intensify their research cooperation
Aalto University and the National Institute for Health and Welfare are building a new range of research projects to meet today's social and health care challenges. The objectives of the cooperation were agreed upon in a recently signed agreement.
Professor Björn Högberg: I don’t think people realize everything we can do with DNA
To DNA nanotechnologists, DNA is a smart building material that can be useful in the development of medical applications
The Polaris study project visualizes climate change anxiety
Finnish Broadcasting Company’s mobile story tries to capture how young adults experience climate change.
Aalto University becomes a partner of Terkko Health Accelerator
Through this collaboration, Terkko Health Accelerator can branch out from the Meilahti campus and leverage the technological resources and expertise of Aalto’s Otaniemi campus.
DNA folds into a smart drug carrier
DNA nanostructures can be programmed to function as pH-responsive cargo carriers, paving the way towards functional drug-delivery vehicles.
Fixing back problems and improving hygiene at music festivals: innovative ideas by this year’s undergraduate student projects
The theme of this year’s annual SCI course project was health and well-being
Starting Point of Wellbeing continues
Starting Point of Wellbeing continues to give students advice and guidance on services related to wellbeing from September onwards.
Digital solutions and artificial intelligence improve the quality of health care
Technology can be used, among other things, to improve the accuracy of dispensing medicines and to enhance wound care competence.
