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Prof. Marjan appointed as Chair for Polypharmacy and Health Services Research at Goethe University

Marjan van den Akker worked at the Maastricht University and is an internationally recognized expert in the field of multimorbidity and polypharmacy.

26 Feb 2019

Women who work longer than 55 hours per week are more likely to suffer depression

New research has found that women who worked for longer than 55 hours per week were more likely to exhibit symptoms of depression than women who worked the standard 35 to 40-hour week.

26 Feb 2019

Novel Imaging Methods for Biomedicine

Wei Min has been awarded the Pittcon 2019 Achievement Award. In this interview, he outlines the current imaging challenges in biomedicine and how his novel chemical imaging methods can overcome these.

From Pittcon 26 Feb 2019

Pitt engineer wins $500,000 NSF CAREER award to study impact of harmful man-made chemicals

Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances are man-made chemicals that are useful in a variety of industries because of their durability, but do not naturally break down in the environment or human body.

26 Feb 2019

Exploring the factors around experience and management of pain in workplaces

Workers suffering from chronic pain takes an immense toll on both employees and employers. Whether the pain that individuals experience is physical or psychological, constant or intermittent, or caused by work conditions or brought to the job, its effect on their productivity and wellbeing is a huge problem.

25 Feb 2019

Studying Root Canal Anatomy with Non-Destructive Imaging Tools

In this interview, Marco Versiani discusses how he uses micro-CT in dentistry for the Root Canal Anatomy Project.

From Bruker BioSpin Division 25 Feb 2019

Researchers design educational program to reduce risk and seriousness of falls in children

A group of researchers from the Department of Physical Education and Sport at the University of Seville have designed the educational program Safe Fall- Safe Schools, a pioneering initiative that aims to reduce the risk and seriousness of the injuries caused by backwards falls in children by means of the teaching of safe and protective techniques.

25 Feb 2019

Different sleep schedules among teens may have dissimilar effects on cognition and glucose levels

Many adolescent students sleep less than the recommended duration of 8-10 hours a night. It is unclear; however, whether short night sleep combined with an afternoon nap is as good as having the same amount of sleep continuously during the night without a nap.

23 Feb 2019

Biologist uses new grant to find ways to eliminate schistosomiasis

A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington is using a new grant to look for ways to finish off a disease that has stubbornly resisted all attempts to eradicate it.

22 Feb 2019

New app reliably determines physicians' skills in forming accurate, efficient diagnoses

Assessing the accuracy and value of an increasingly popular and free online patient management app, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and other institutions say that physicians with more training and experience perform better in selecting appropriate diagnoses for sample patient scenarios.

22 Feb 2019

Ignaz Semmelweis' statue unveiled at MedUni Vienna

The 200th anniversary of Ignaz Semmelweis' birth was commemorated on 1 July 2018. On Wednesday evening, a statue of the doctor, kindly donated by Semmelweis University Budapest, was unveiled at MedUni Vienna, in memory of the "inventor" of hand hygiene.

21 Feb 2019

UK Research and Innovation invests £200 million to create new generation of AI leaders

One thousand new research and business leaders will be created to ensure the UK leads the global revolution in Artificial Intelligence.

21 Feb 2019

New forms of older anti-cancer agent appear to enhance immune response to fight melanoma

Researchers at the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Johns Hopkins and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine report two new forms of an older anti-cancer agent they developed appear to enhance the immune system's ability to fight melanoma in mice.

20 Feb 2019

Common acid reflux drugs tied to elevated risk for kidney disease

Proton pump inhibitors, which include well-known brand names Prilosec, Nexium and Prevacid, are among the most commonly prescribed medications in the world. Approximately 10 percent of adults in the United States take these drugs for frequent heartburn, acid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease.

19 Feb 2019

Greater primary care physician supply associated with longer life spans

New research shows us just how important primary care physicians are in prolonging our lives.

19 Feb 2019

Children from homes with flame-retardant sofa have high SVOC concentration in their blood

Children living in homes with all vinyl flooring or flame-retardant chemicals in the sofa have significantly higher concentrations of potentially harmful semi-volatile organic compounds in their blood or urine than children from homes where these materials are not present, according to a new Duke University-led study.

18 Feb 2019

Multi-sensory teaching method: Arithmetic and geometry can be studied through music, dance

Arithmetic and geometry can be studied through music and dance: this is the new multi-sensory teaching method identified by the European project WeDraw, coordinated by IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia.

15 Feb 2019

Researchers study animal venoms to identify new medicines for treating diseases

Animal venoms are the subject of study at research center based at the Butantan Institute in São Paulo. But in this case, the idea is not to find antidotes, but rather to use the properties of the venoms themselves to identify molecular targets of diseases and, armed with that knowledge, develop new compounds that can be used as medicines.

15 Feb 2019

Majority of gender minority youth do not identify with traditional sexual identity labels

A large proportion of sexual and gender minority youth do not identify with traditional sexual identity labels - such as gay, lesbian, and bisexual - but instead describe previously little understood sexual identities using emerging sexual identity labels such as pansexual, non-binary, or asexual, according to a new University of Connecticut study.

14 Feb 2019

Media representations of love may justify gender-based violence in young people

The media have become key agents of socialization in the construction of teenagers' and young people's identities. In particular, media representations of sexuality and love become informal educational agents of the first order on these issues.

14 Feb 2019

Students News and Research

Prof. Marjan appointed as Chair for Polypharmacy and Health Services Research at Goethe University

Women who work longer than 55 hours per week are more likely to suffer depression

Novel Imaging Methods for Biomedicine

Pitt engineer wins $500,000 NSF CAREER award to study impact of harmful man-made chemicals

Exploring the factors around experience and management of pain in workplaces

Studying Root Canal Anatomy with Non-Destructive Imaging Tools

Researchers design educational program to reduce risk and seriousness of falls in children

Different sleep schedules among teens may have dissimilar effects on cognition and glucose levels

Biologist uses new grant to find ways to eliminate schistosomiasis

New app reliably determines physicians' skills in forming accurate, efficient diagnoses

Ignaz Semmelweis' statue unveiled at MedUni Vienna

UK Research and Innovation invests £200 million to create new generation of AI leaders

New forms of older anti-cancer agent appear to enhance immune response to fight melanoma

Common acid reflux drugs tied to elevated risk for kidney disease

Greater primary care physician supply associated with longer life spans

Children from homes with flame-retardant sofa have high SVOC concentration in their blood

Multi-sensory teaching method: Arithmetic and geometry can be studied through music, dance

Researchers study animal venoms to identify new medicines for treating diseases

Majority of gender minority youth do not identify with traditional sexual identity labels

Media representations of love may justify gender-based violence in young people

Industry Focus eBook - Analytical Chemistry (2nd Edition) eBook

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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