Hea intekas. "Eestis on kindel kogus põllumajanduseks sobivaid muldi, neid ei tule kusagilt juurde. Aga meie kipume neid täis ehitama. See on riiklikult olulise strateegilise ressursi raiskamine. --- Taimede kasvatamiseks sobivad põllumullad on ammu üles leitud ja rohkem neid ei ole." Maarja Öpik

Tartu Ülikooli uuring näitab, et 3D-printimise tehnoloogia võib tulevikus võimaldada patsiendipõhiseid ravimeid, kus iga inimene saab just talle sobiva annuse, kuju ja toimekiirusega ravimi – see on oluline samm personaalse meditsiini ja nutika ravimtootmise suunas. doi.org/10.1016/j.ej...

doi.org/10.1038/s415... Uuringud on näidanud, et NEGR1 valgu puudulikkus võib mõjutada ajus glutamaadi ja GABA tasakaalu – kaht olulist neuroülekanneainet, mis reguleerivad meie mõtlemist, emotsioone ja käitumist.

We’re hiring: 1 PhD + 1 postdoc for a new ERC-funded project on ADHD features in adults. We’ll use rich biobank data (Estonian Biobank, UKBB + partners): symptoms + EHRs + 🧬 to understand what’s driving rising diagnosis rates. Info: genomics.ut.ee/en/content/p... 📍 Tartu, Estonia — pls share!

📣 ERC grantees: this one’s for you! AERG, together with the ERC (@erc.europa.eu), is appointing Ambassadors for ERC in: 📍 Bulgaria | Estonia | Hungary | Latvia | Lithuania | Malta | Netherlands | Portugal Interested? Don’t miss the chance—apply now! 👇 aerg.eu/news/call-fo...

Tartu Ülikooli psühholoogia instituut uurib spordiga tegelevate inimeste arvamusi ja uskumusi seoses treenerite käitumisega ning sellega, mis on spordis aktsepteeritav ja mis mitte. Osaleda saab siin: survey.ut.ee/index.php/44...

doi.org/10.1088/2515... Perovskite materials are emerging as highly promising light‑emitting components because their LEDs have rapidly improved in efficiency over the past decade.

doi.org/10.1038/s415... Researchers at the University of Tartu investigated how polyacrylic surface coatings containing ZnO and TiO₂ particles degrade when exposed to prolonged UV‑A radiation and humidity.

📣 We are seeking a postdoctoral research fellow in ancient metagenomics. Join us at the Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu. ⏳ 01.04.2026–31.03.2028 📚 1.0 position 📍 Riia 23b, Tartu, Estonia ℹ️ Project: lnkd.in/dQARuBxM ℹ️ Application: lnkd.in/dFR8DQxH ⏰ Deadline 02.02.2026

Good News: Study Shows That Most Men Are Not Toxic | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

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Researchers at UT found probably the oldest surviving door in Estonia. doi.org/10.1016/j.de...

Thankful, happy and excited to be awarded an ERC consolidator grant to understand how and why some plants make stomata on their upper leaf surface. tuit.ut.ee/en/news/erc-... #ERCCoG @erc.europa.eu

Stomatal development and function in the upper and lower leaf surfaces Hõrak @hanna-horak.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

"Tartu University is analysing other historic artefacts ... including an 800-year-old cross depicting genitalia that makes a sound when worn. The metal cross has a hinged piece in the shape of a vulva that covers and knocks against an engraved penis design when moved around." #MedievalSky

Science has become obsessed with publishing numbers. With this new satirical proposal, have we reached peak metric? go.nature.com/3JUWNSs

Pole näinud, et kuskil seda jagataks. Palun allkirjastage. 🩷 rahvaalgatus.ee/initiatives/...

🚦 Changes in road deaths in the EU from 2019 to 2024: 🇵🇱 -35% 🇸🇮 -33% 🇱🇹 -33% 🇧🇪 -27% 🇩🇰 -27% 🇲🇹 -25% 🇧🇬 -24% 🇷🇴 -21% 🇨🇾 -21% 🇨🇿 -20% 🇭🇷 -20% 🇱🇺 -18% 🇭🇺 -17% 🇦🇹 -16% 🇫🇮 -15% 🇱🇻 -15% 🇪🇺 -12% 🇵🇹 -10% 🇩🇪 -9% 🇮🇹 -5% 🇸🇪 -4% 🇬🇷 -3% 🇸🇰 -3% 🇳🇱 -3% 🇫🇷 -1% 🇪🇸 +2% 🇮🇪 +22% 🇪🇪 +33%

novaator.err.ee/1609856838/m... doi.org/10.1016/j.im...

Depressiooni korral võib geneetiline eelsoodumus viidata suuremale suitsiidiriskile doi.org/10.1038/s415...

novaator.err.ee/1609849677/e... Uuring ise - doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

A paper in Nature reports that mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors. #medsky 🧪

People being treated for certain deadly cancers lived longer if they had received an mRNA-based vaccine against COVID-19 than if they hadn’t go.nature.com/42XuWY6

Cycling is the most efficient form of travel.

Spotify responded that the ads do not violate its policies.

2025 Press Freedom Rank 1 Norway 2 Estonia 3 Netherlands 4 Sweden 5 Finland 11 Germany 16 NZ 20 UK 21 Canada 25 France 27 S Africa 29 Australia 31 Poland 49 Italy 52 Ghana 57 US 58 Gambia 61 S Korea 63 Brazil 66 Japan 89 Greece 112 Israel 124 Mexico 151 India 171 Russia 178 China rsf.org/en/index

PODCASTS Altmetric now tracks podcasts mentioning research In 2018 there were roughly 500,000 podcasts in existence. Just 3 years later that number was 2 million. Today it's around 4 million. Amid all the Squarespace ads there's citations to research. Let's go 1/7

Uuringus, mis põhineb Geenivaramu andmetel, avastati mitmeid olulisi geneetilisi variatsioone, mis mõjutavad kehamassiindeksit (KMI). doi.org/10.1038/s414...

There's a gender gap in adolescent mental health and it's not OK - too many girls are suffering alone. Zui Narita et al summarise the evidence in @nathumbehav.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41... @knowlesg42.bsky.social

et sa ei peaks lugemise peale aega raiskama - ettevõtjate nõukoda, kus istub ka teadagi kes, tellis riigikantselei kulul analüüsi, kuidas saaks looduskaitse miinimumini viia, et võimalikult palju metsa oleks majandatav (loe: lageraiutav) www.postimees.ee/8330292/riig...

“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.” What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Are adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) features truly the same as childhood ADHD? Kelli Letho, a new ERC Starting Grantee at the University of Tartu will dissect the causal mechanisms of adult ADHD features More 👉 buff.ly/nci5eve #ERCStG #FontierResearch @klehto.bsky.social

Siin on uuring, mille tagasi võtmist RFK jr nõuab, mis uuris alumiiniumi sisaldavate vaktsiinide seost krooniliste haigustega, sealhulgas autismi ja astmaga. Analüüsiti 1,2 milj Taani lapse andmeid ja järeldus - vaktsiinid ei suureneta krooniliste haiguste esinemist. doi.org/10.7326/ANNA...

Encouraging people to test their local rivers and lakes with simple kits could spark a shift in how we manage water, by Sasha Woods go.nature.com/45p4pVc

Our latest research investigates the remarkable heatwave that affected part of the Arctic in the summer of 2024. It caused a 1 percent loss in Svalbard's ice, making this region one of the most significant contributors to global sea-level rise last year www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Vaktsineerimine enne nakatumist vähendas oluliselt suuremate ägedate kardiovaskulaarsete sündmuste (MACE) ja üldsuremuslikkuse riski COVID-19 haigestumise järel. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Huvitav, et liiklussurmade vähenemise põhjuseks polegi liikluses nõrgmate osalejate avalik ohvrisüüdistamine vaid korralik taristu ja kiirusepiirangud /s yle.fi/a/74-20174831

Moving to a four-day work week without losing pay leaves employees happier, healthier and higher-performing go.nature.com/4mc53ep

Some European governments are rethinking the use of English in universities, exposing tensions between internationalization and national priorities https://go.nature.com/4kxD9Z6

📢 (on more!) New study from our team in the Journal of Translational Medicine: Polygenic and pharmacogenomic contributions to medication dosing: a real-world longitudinal biobank study 🔗 tinyurl.com/25u3a5j7 (thread below) 👇

🎉(1/4) Excited to share that our latest paper is now published! We investigated genetic factors linked to antidepressant side effects in 13,000 individuals from the @estbiobank.bsky.social , leveraging data from questionnaires and clinical notes using NLP. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The US administration has cut some government agencies' subscriptions to journals at Nature's publisher, Springer Nature https://go.nature.com/44bgaOz