Category Archives: Research

Need for Sleep Is Inherited

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Piret Pappel

A major international study figured out that individuals with a certain variant of the ABCC9 gene had half an hour more sleep on average than those with another variant, and one European in five has this bit of DNA. Continue reading →

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Estonia Is a Paradise for Mushrooms

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Villu Päärt

Estonia has one of the greatest varieties of mycorrhiza mushrooms. Only truffles of different kind haven’t reached Estonia because of the relatively cold climate. Continue reading →

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How Good Is Estonian Science?

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Inga Külmoja

When countries are compared according to the average number of references per scientific article, Estonia has 9.46 references per article, putting the country in 30th place, right after Singapore and before Portugal. Seventeen scientists from Estonian universities belong to the top one per cent of the most referenced scientists in the world. Continue reading →

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Estonian Wooded Meadow Shares the World Record for Species Richness with Rain Forests

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Villu Päärt

Professor Meelis Partel of the macroecology workgroup at the University of Tartu, in conjunction with colleagues from New Zealand, USA and Germany, has published a list of world diversity records for vascular plants, including rain forests and Laelatu wooden meadow in Estonia. Continue reading →

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Is Any Kind of Physical Activity Good for Your Health?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Villu Päärt

Studies shows that mental health problems are less frequent among people whose everyday work tends to be rather non-physical, as long as they work out in their leisure time. Those whose workdays are full of physical load are more likely to suffer from symptoms of depression. Continue reading →

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Meet Shazia, a Bright Master in IT from Pakistan

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Inga Külmoja

This is a podcast interview with Shazia Javed, a fresh Master’s graduate in Software Engineering at the University of Tartu from Pakistan. Continue reading →

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Estonian Wine Against Alzheimer’s

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Priit Pedastsaar

After the “French Paradox” was formulated, red wine made of grapes has been considered to be a kind of remedy. Priit Pedastsaar writes about how Estonian wine could be even healthier and become the next functional food. Continue reading →

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