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Centre of Excellence in Metabolic Integration, University of Helsinki, funded by Research Council of Finland www.helsinki.fi/metascale

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MetaScale @metascale.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

MetaScale researchers from the lab of Ville Hietakangas have discovered how cells adapt differently to acute and prolonged fasting. Onur Deniz was the driver of the study @hietakangaslab.bsky.social @helsinki.fi www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...

New regulator of metabolism in response to prolonged fasting identified | Centre of Excellence in Metabolic Integration | University of Helsinki

A team of researchers at the University of Helsinki has discovered how cells adapt differently to acute and prolonged fasting.

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MetaScale @metascale.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

ERC starting grant awarded to MetaScale PI @diegobalboa.bsky.social. With the ERC funding, Balboa lab will look into ways to enhance maturation of stem cell derived pancreatic islets, which are a promising future treatment option for diabetes. www.helsinki.fi/en/news/heal...

Esteemed ERC grants for five University of Helsinki researchers | University of Helsinki

The Starting Grant recipients investigate age-related inflammatory diseases, the significance of rye and buckwheat in the Middle Ages, the more versatile use of a blood test taken during pregnancy as ...

MetaScale @metascale.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A study by @awartiovaara.bsky.social lab discovers potential new targets for treatment of retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness among working-aged adults. www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...

Glial cell metabolism is a potential new target for treating retinal degeneration | Centre of Excellence in Metabolic Integration | University of Helsinki

A study by researchers at the University of Helsinki discovers potential new targets for treatment of retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness among working-aged adults.

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MetaScale @metascale.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

The interaction between environmental factors during development with genetic predisposition can give rise to congenital heart disease. Read about the new study from @emmihelle.bsky.social’s lab www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg... @helsinki.fi

Patient-derived Heart Cells Offer New Insights into Severe Congenital Heart Disease | Centre of Excellence in Metabolic Integration | University of Helsinki

A team of researchers from the University of Helsinki and the University of Turku has shown that heart muscle cells derived from patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome carry molecular vulnerabi...

MetaScale @metascale.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Our webpages are now out. Read more about our research here www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg... @helsinki.fi

Centre of Excellence in Metabolic Integration | University of Helsinki

MetaScale @metascale.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Excited to Kick-off our 8-year Centre of Excellence focusing on Metabolic Integration. MetaScale brings together the groups of @pekka-katajisto.bsky.social @awartiovaara.bsky.social Elina Ikonen, Ville Hietakangas @emmihelle.bsky.social @rafabolism.bsky.social and @diegobalboa.bsky.social