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Health in 2032: Many Elderly People, But No Retirement
What will health and medicine be like in 2032? University of Tartu Professor of Medical Microbiology and Virology Irja Lutsar, Professor of Biotechnology and Director of the Estonian Gene Bank Andres...
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Facing the Truth of Growing Old
Kadi-Kai Eljaste is a graduate of the international master’s programme in Wellness and Spa Service Design and Management at the University of Tartu’s Pärnu College. We are not immortal and losing spice...
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Genetically Diverse Parents Have Taller and Smarter Kids
We have evolved to become smarter and taller than our ancestors, according to a study of global population conducted by the universities of Edinburgh and Tartu, in co-operation with the Estonian Genome...
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An important genetic test for pregnant women will soon be made in Estonia
Estonian researchers have developed an innovative method of medical genetics that will enable non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) to be carried out soon in Estonia. NIPT is like an insurance policy,...
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Everyone’s nature conservation – what can you do?
Diverse and functional ecosystems are critical to our mental and physical health. Photo by Estonian Saunas on Unsplash Species-rich and well-working ecosystems are the very things that keep stuff...
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Health as a value, health as a right
Can you still see Mona Lisa smile? Photo by cottonbro from Pexels A saying in Italian goes like this: “Quando c’è la salute, c’è tutto” (When there is health, there is everything). That is, everything...
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How healthy the Baltic Sea and its fish are
The view that the Baltic Sea is one of the most polluted seas in the world may sound implausible at first, especially for someone who has seen the oil fields of the North Sea, the trade ports of...
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