The Baltic University Programme PhD Award supports high-quality research promoting sustainable development in a Baltic Sea Region context. This award is a distinction given to the author of what is judged to be the most qualified PhD work defended at any of the BUP participating universities according to the following criteria: originality, inter-/multi disciplinary approach,

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New research published in the journal Aging Cell has demonstrated that rilmenidine, a drug used to treat hypertension, slows aging and extends lifespan in the model organism C. elegans. In the study, the researchers searched for compounds that induced a gene expression signature similar to caloric restriction. Caloric restriction is a well-known intervention that promotes increased lifespan

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Submit your case by February 28, 2023 The Best Case Report Contest (BCRC) is for internists up to 35 years of age and senior trainees in internal medicine in their final two years of training. 20 best submissions will be selected by an international jury and presented by authors during the conference Clinical Cases in

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A new study published in Acta Physiologica has shown that consumption of dietary nitrate, a molecule found in abundance in beetroot juice as well as other root vegetables and leafy greens, increases muscle force during exercise. The randomized cross-over study included 10 healthy adults who consumed either dietary nitrate or a placebo. An hour later, the participants

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The award is a part of the Global Talent Week (GTW). Applicants should have a good idea how we can move faster towards a sustainable future. During the event, there will be presentations of the participants’ ideas and/or solutions to accelerate the UN Sustainable Development Goals, (with a focus for this year): The winner will

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A very small study has suggested that just six minutes of daily, high-intensity exercise might extend the brain’s healthspan, and could delay the onset of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Researchers were interested in whether the availability of a molecule called BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) could be increased in people, because BDNF availability

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All organisms have a circadian rhythm. In plants, for example, circadian rhythm helps sense light, temperature, length of the day, and season change to fine-tune processes such as photosynthesis, growth, flowering mechanisms, etc. In humans, the circadian rhythm refers to the body’s physiological response to light and dark changes in 24 hours. The human sleep

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Scholars at Risk (SAR) announces new fellowship support for SAR network member institutions in North America looking to host threatened and displaced scholars from Ukraine. The purpose of the funds is to support the Ukrainian research and academic sector, enable continuing collaborations between scholars and institutions in or displaced from Ukraine and the international research

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High blood pressure is, unfortunately, an increasingly common health condition. In the U.S alone, almost half of all adults have hypertension, or a blood pressure reading above 130/80 mmHg. Globally, that number is over one billion people with high blood pressure. Unfortunately, high blood pressure can lead to a number of worrisome complications, such as

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