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 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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Hyperthermia (excess heats) refers to the use of high temperatures to treat cancer. When used to treat tumors locally, high temperatures can destroy cancer cells and even the blood vessels the supply vital nutrients to these cells. One way to administering heat to specific tumors involves the use of nanoparticles. The use of nanoparticle technology in conjunction
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Johns Hopkins University College of Medicine researchers collaborated with the Lyme Disease Research Center to understand the neurological impacts of Lyme disease. They observed distinctive changes in the brain tissue physiology of patients with post-treatment Lyme disease. The findings published in the journal PLoS One suggest that memory and cognitive difficulties are linked to functional and structural changes in
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On October 24, 2022, a research committee meeting was held at I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University on issues of approving the topics of dissertations of PhD students, individual plans of scientific work and organization study for PhD students. The Research Committee of the university, which includes 22 scientific and pedagogical staff among the leading
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UK universities supported Ukrainian universities in a difficult time – during the full-scale military invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Education has an important mission in the reconstruction of Ukraine. For this purpose, a twinning program was launched. Twinning is a partnership project of Ukrainian educational institutions with educational institutions of the UK and other countries
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The World Health Organization has estimated that there are almost 300 million people with chronic hepatitis B infections, and there are around 1.5 million new infections each year. Hepatitis B leads to the deaths of about 820,000 people every year, primarily from cirrhosis and primary liver cancer, also known as hepatocellular carcinoma. The disease is caused by
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From Association Agreement to candidate status 27-28 October 2022 Symposium at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen On 28 February 2022, on the fifth day of Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s full-scale attack, Ukraine submitted its EU membership application. On 24 June, the European Council adopted a decision to grant Ukraine candidate status. This symposium
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