Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute

Recent papers from Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute

1. eHealth-Guided Exercise Improves Peak Oxygen Uptake and Health-Related Quality of Life After COVID-19: A Randomized Controlled TrialMedicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2026
2. Lifestyle, anthropometric factors and clinically significant prostate cancer diagnosis in men with suspected prostate cancerScandinavian Journal of Urology · 2026
3. Longitudinal culture-enriched metagenomics reveals persistence and sharing of culturable infant gut and breast milk microbiotanpj Biofilms and Microbiomes · 2026
4. Distinct effects of supplementation with resistant starch and polydextrose on plasma and faecal bile acid profile and associations with gut microbiota: a randomised, controlled intervention in healthy participantsEuropean Journal of Nutrition · 2026
5. Objectively Measured Cardiorespiratory Fitness as a Potential Biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease Risk in Older Adults: Evidence from the Generation 100 StudyMedicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2026
6. Determinants of Physiological Resilience Among Recreational‐To‐Competitive Endurance RunnersScandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports · 2026
7. Respiratory viral infections in professional ice hockey teams—a one-season observational studyFrontiers in Sports and Active Living · 2026
8. Deep learning for predicting cardiac procedure outcomes: A scoping review of recent advancesArtificial Intelligence in Medicine · 2026
9. The effectiveness of neuromuscular exercise on multisite pain among currently working health care workersJournal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine · 2026
10. Test-Retest Reliability of Physiological Resilience During and After Prolonged Moderate-Intensity Running in Well-Trained Runners.2026
11. No Association Between Anatomic Factors and Non‐Contact ACL Injury Risk in 217 Female Team Sport Players: A Prospective 4.5‐Year StudyScandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports · 2026
12. A Video Analysis Study Examining Neuromuscular Training Warm-Up Practices in Youth SoccerClinical Journal of Sport Medicine · 2026
13. Mortality From Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Finland 1987–2022European Journal of Neurology · 2026
14. Effects of two pre-running training interventions on running kinematics and strength – A randomized controlled trial in novice recreational runnersGait & Posture · 2026
15. Association of Physical Fitness and Body Mass Index with Premature Discharge from Military Service—Study among 228,000 ConscriptsMilitary Medicine · 2026
16. Association of physical fitness and overweight with mental and behavioural diagnoses in a population-based cohort of 156 202 young menBMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine · 2026
17. IPC 2026: 19th International Scientific Conference on Probiotics, Prebiotics, Gut Microbiota, and Health – 22‐24 June 2026, Krakow, PolandMolecular Nutrition & Food Research · 2026
18. Estimated exercise-induced maximal myocardial blood flow in untrained and endurance-trained men.2026
19. Standardizing moderate- and vigorous-intensity exercise doses by physiological strain: an exploratory randomized cross-over studyEuropean Journal of Applied Physiology · 2026
20. Only Light Physical Activity is Associated With Good Perceived Health and Fitness in Terms of Both Absolute and Relative IntensityBaltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences · 2026