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Markku Laakso
Markku Laakso (born 1949 in Vampula) is a Finnish professor of medicine and a type 2 diabetes researcher. He was awarded the Matti Äyräpää Prize in 2007, the Kelly West Award The Kelly M. West Award for Outstanding Achievement in Epidemiology is an honor bestowed by the American Diabetes Association. It has been awarded annually to an individual since 1986. The award is named in honor of Kelly M. West. Winners Sou ... in 2008, and the Finnish Science Award in 2015. References Finnish medical researchers 1949 births Living people 20th-century Finnish scientists 21st-century Finnish scientists {{Finland-scientist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vampula
Vampula is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Huittinen on 1 January 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality had a population of 1,677 (31 December 2008) and covered a land area of . The population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ... was . The municipality was unilingually Finnish. History A few discoveries of objects from the Stone Age have been made in the Vampula area. Farming started along Loimijoki already in the Iron Age, and by the 13th century at the latest, almost all of Vampula's spirit book villages were born. The first inhabitants arrived in the Vampula area probably from Huittinen, but the oldest church connections point to Säkylä. In 1590, four ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes, formerly known as adult-onset diabetes, is a form of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. Common symptoms include increased thirst, frequent urination, and unexplained weight loss. Symptoms may also include increased hunger, feeling tired, and sores that do not heal. Often symptoms come on slowly. Long-term complications from high blood sugar include heart disease, strokes, diabetic retinopathy which can result in blindness, kidney failure, and poor blood flow in the limbs which may lead to amputations. The sudden onset of hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state may occur; however, ketoacidosis is uncommon. Type 2 diabetes primarily occurs as a result of obesity and lack of exercise. Some people are genetically more at risk than others. Type 2 diabetes makes up about 90% of cases of diabetes, with the other 10% due primarily to type 1 diabetes and gestational diabetes. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matti Äyräpää Prize
The Matti Äyräpää Prize ( fi, Matti Äyräpään palkinto) is a Finnish prize in medicine awarded by The Finnish Medical Society Duodecim since 1969. It is named after the dentist Matti Äyräpää, who was Duodecim's first chairman. In 2016, the prize money was €20,000. Recipients *1969 – Eino Kulonen *1970 – Kauko Vainio *1971 – Esko Nikkilä *1972 – Olli Mäkelä *1973 – Olavi Eränkö *1974 – Kari Penttinen *1975 – Lauri Saxén *1976 – Erkki Klemola *1977 – Kari Kivirikko *1978 – Kari Cantell *1979 – Bror-Axel Lamberg *1980 – Pirjo Mäkelä *1981 – Markku Seppälä *1982 – Reijo Vihko *1983 – Eero Saksela *1984 – Tatu Miettinen *1985 – Antti Vaheri *1986 – Olli Jänne *1987 – Mikko Hallman *1988 – Pekka Häyry *1989 – Pekka Halonen *1990 – Albert de la Chapelle *1991 – Leevi Kääriäinen *1992 – Tapani Luukkainen *1993 – Mårten Wikström *1994 – Juhani Jänne *1995 – Jouni Uitto *1996 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly West Award
The Kelly M. West Award for Outstanding Achievement in Epidemiology is an honor bestowed by the American Diabetes Association. It has been awarded annually to an individual since 1986. The award is named in honor of Kelly M. West. Winners Source: See also * Banting Medal * List of medicine awards This list of medicine awards is an index to articles about notable awards for contributions to medicine, the science and practice of establishing the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. The list is organized by region and ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:West Award, Kelly Medicine awards American science and technology awards Epidemiology American Diabetes Association Awards established in 1986 1986 establishments in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Science Award
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) Suomi means ''Finland'' in Finnish. It may also refer to: *Finnish language * Suomi (surname) * Suomi, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Suomi College, in Hancock, Michigan, now referred to as Finlandia University * Suomi Island, Western ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Births
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
