Work, health and work ability in midlife and in the old age (FLAME) / Clas-Håkan Nygård The aim of this follow-up study is to study how work, work ability, transitioning into retirement and life style predict active aging, wellbeing in…
The three-year study (Metsä-project) begun in the beginning of 2016. Its aim is to promote work ability and work well-being among employees and entrepreneurs of forest machine and logging companies. The research evaluates the effectiveness of work wellbeing investments and…
The overall purpose is monitoring data to find out how the work load and the atmosphere of the work community affect work ability, presenteeism and sickness absence in one of the largest food industry companies in Finland (Saarioinen Oy). The…
Optimal timing of entrepreneur’s exit from business (OPTIMAL) Based on the existing retirement research, we will develop an application, which allows the ageing entrepreneur in micro and small-sized enterprises to assess the optimal timing of their exit from their business.…
The retirement process of entrepreneurs: retirement plans, decision making, transition and adjustment to life in retirement (ENTREPRENEUR) In this research project, we will study the retirement process entrepreneurs and the underlying personal, organizational and societal factors that are associated with…
The healthy ageing –sub study of the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study focuses on early life factors such as growth and development as determinants of later life health and functioning. The cohort member were born between 1934 and 1944. The register…
Jyvaskyla Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development (JYLS) / Katja Kokko In the Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development (JYLS) the development of the same individuals (born in 1959) has been followed from age 8 to 50.…
Aging is associated with a functional decline of the immune system, which manifests as an increased morbidity and mortality to infectious diseases and cancer. We focus on the analysis of the function and distribution of the cells of human immune…
Tampere Longitudinal Study on Aging (TamELSA) / Marja Jylhä TamELSA focuses on health and functioning, living conditions and way of life, social contacts, use of and need for services, and experiences of life among individuals aged 60 to 89 years.…
Risk of metabolic dysfunction in middle aged women: systemic and intracrine estrogen and microRNAs as mediating factors (EsmiRs) / Eija Laakkonen Aging and specifically menopausal transition (cessation of ovarian estradiol) may greatly increase fat accumulation and the risk of several…
Estrogen Regulation of Muscle Apoptosis (ERMA-study) / Vuokko Kovanen and Eija Laakkonen Female steroid hormone mediated regulation of apoptosis as a mechanism of muscle aging and sarcopenia ERMA is a multidisciplinary study defined to reveal, how hormonal differences over the…
Promoting safe walking among older people: Physical and cognitive training intervention among older community-dwelling sedentary or moderate physically active men and women (PASSWORD) Promoting safe walking among older people: Physical and cognitive training intervention among older community-dwelling sedentary or moderate…