Medicine and Life Sciences - Health

Health - Mar 22

An international team led by UNIGE, HUG and NUS has developed an innovative method for evaluating AI interpretability methods, with the aim of deciphering the basis of AI reasoning and possible biases. Researchers from the University of Geneva , the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a novel method for evaluating the interpretability of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, opening the door to greater transparency and trust in AI-driven diagnostic and predictive tools.

Health - Mar 22

New research has debunked the idea that there is an "obesity paradox", whereby patients with heart failure who are overweight or obese are thought to be less likely to end up in hospital or die than people of normal weight.

Health - Mar 21

The Commission of experts coordinated by UPF Prof. Joan Benach, together with the Second Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz, presented on Friday, March 17 the first government-driven report on the effects of work precariousness on mental health: "Precarious work and mental health: knowledge and policies".

Pharmacology - Mar 21

In one of the most comprehensive studies to date, the findings showed more than one in ten Americans used prescription opioids in the past 12 months By Western Communications , March 21, 2023 By Western Communications , March 21, 2023 More than 30 million Americans – roughly 12 per cent of the U.S. population – rely on prescription opioids.

Health - Mar 21

Today, Public Health Scotland (PHS) and The Lancet publish new evidence showing the impact of alcohol minimum unit pricing (MUP) on deaths and hospital admissions attributable to alcohol consumption.

Health - Mar 21

It was only the beginning of March, but the pollen count Naresh Kumar measured with one of his aerosol samplers came in at more than 1,500 grains per cubic meter of air. "Extremely high for this time of year, and it wasn't even the official start of spring,” said the professor of public health sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Health - Mar 21

Clinical researchers from Oxford University's Department of Psychiatry and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust have reviewed the international research evidence regarding the impact of viewing images of self-harm on the internet and in social media. This indicates that viewing such images usually causes harm, though the findings also highlighted the complexity of the issue.

Health - Mar 21

Study by the University of Bonn could lead to therapies against skin and intestinal diseases in the medium term.

Health - Mar 21

Professor Sally Gainsbury says a key feature of account-based gambling is not removing cash, per se, but requiring gamblers to gamble through an identified account.

Health - Mar 21

E-cigarette use among young Australians has increased "alarmingly" in recent years, as a major peer-reviewed study led by The Australian National University (ANU) confirms the risks to health vaping poses.

Health - Mar 20

Western study finds co-infection with 'superbug' bacteria increases SARS-CoV-2 replication  The study identifies a common protein from the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria boosts SARS-CoV-2 replication up to 15 times  By Prabhjot Sohal , March 20, 2023

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Chemistry - 20.03
Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in Sektion Risikobeurteilung Bundesamt für Gesundheit BAG, Liebefeld
Environment - 07.03
LeiterIn Forum Biodiversität Schweiz 80-100% Akademie der Naturwissenschaften (SCNAT), Bern
Environment - 07.03
PhD Candidate position in Immunology (100%) CK-CARE AG, Davos Wolfgang
Health - 02.03
Postdoctoral Researcher (gn*) Biology / Biotechnology / Biochemistry Universitätsklinikum Münster
Health - 22.03
Postdoctoral Researcher in host-pathogen interactions Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
Health - 22.03
Postdoktor i cancergenomik Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
Life Sciences - 22.03
Associate Professor in Molecular Pain Research Aarhus University
Health - 22.03
Senior Program Manager University of Melbourne
Health - 22.03
Project Officer (Public Health) University of Melbourne
Life Sciences - 22.03
Post-Doc Research Associate University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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