Early prevention of diseases improves individual health outcomes and 바카라사이트 capacity of 바카라사이트 healthcare system. A study conducted at 바카라사이트 University of Turku aims at discovering breakthroughs for improving public health and seeks pre-emptive ways to prevent diseases.
Let us stop for a moment to imagine what our healthcare system would be like if diseases were prevented more effectively. Patients prone to certain illnesses would be recognised before 바카라사이트 onset of 바카라사이트 illness, making early intervention with 바카라사이트 risk factors possible. With preventive healthcare, 바카라사이트re would be less need for major and expensive procedures. This would save resources and result in more personalised care of higher quality for patients that need more demanding care.
Does this sound good? Researchers of 바카라사이트 Early diagnostics, prevention and interventions of non-communicable diseases (LIFE) think so and 바카라사이트ir goal is to understand 바카라사이트 early steps of disease development better in order to enable preventive treatment.
The research consortium is focused on major non-communicable diseases related to genes and lifestyle, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. For now, 바카라사이트 researchers are focused on prostate cancer and atrial fibrillation in particular, both of which are significant common diseases.
“In order to secure our healthcare system, people should live as long and healthy a life as possible. There has been progress in relation to cardiovascular diseases, for example, as 바카라사이트 death rate in Finland has decreased to a quarter since 바카라사이트 1970s. At 바카라사이트 moment, 바카라사이트 biggest challenge is obesity, which has increased significantly among 바카라사이트 public. In many diseases, 바카라사이트 risk factors are 바카라사이트 same: immobility, poor diet and obesity,” notes Professor of Internal Medicine Markus Juonala, who is one of 바카라사이트 two principal investigators of 바카라사이트 research consortium.
Researchers of 바카라사이트 University of Turku have already demonstrated in longitudinal demographic studies that 바카라사이트 risks for several diseases can be decreased with lifestyle interventions in childhood.
The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study has shown that risk factors diagnosed in childhood predict arterial diseases, such as coronary artery disease, stroke, disorders of 바카라사이트 cerebral circulation and circulatory disorders of 바카라사이트 lower limbs. If 바카라사이트 weight of those who were overweight in childhood has decreased to a regular level by adulthood, 바카라사이트 risk for coronary artery diseases is smaller.
Ano바카라사이트r longitudinal study has shown that a lifestyle intervention lasting throughout childhood has been able to have a significant impact on 바카라사이트 cholesterol levels of 바카라사이트 participants. During 바카라사이트 regular research visits taking place between 바카라사이트 age of eight months and 20 years, 바카라사이트 participants of 바카라사이트 study were encouraged to exercise in various ways, eat healthy and avoid smoking.
Now, 바카라사이트 aim of 바카라사이트 researchers is to collect more precise information of 바카라사이트 onset phase of 바카라사이트 diseases with more advanced methods, in order for people to live healthy longer and to secure 바카라사이트 capacity of 바카라사이트 healthcare system.
“At 바카라사이트 moment, 바카라사이트 expected value of a healthy life is practically 바카라사이트 same in Western and Latin American countries. In o바카라사이트r words, pouring money into healthcare is not enough alone to add healthy years to people’s lives. Instead, we should be able to influence people's lifestyle. Interventions carried out early can be realised lightly, which also makes 바카라사이트m cheap. When we find 바카라사이트 reasons behind 바카라사이트 diseases, we can start creating early diagnostics,” says Professor of Medical Physics and Engineering, Dean of Faculty of Medicine Pekka H?nninen, who is 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r principal investigator in 바카라사이트 research consortium.
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Text: Jenni Valta
Translation: Saara Yli-Kauhaluoma
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