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Researchers Outline Interactions Between 93 Variables Influencing Social Relationships Among Young People

Team from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences in Krems develops first integrated model of supportive peer relationships worldwide Krems (Austria), August 19th 2021 – How supportive social relationships between adolescents affect their social and emotional development has been captured for the first time in an integrative model. The researchers who developed the model analysed and evaluated data […]

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Stroke rehabilitation: Technological support with robots and functional electrical stimulation put to test

Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment (AIHTA) analysed clinical benefit of new methods as an addition to standard therapies Vienna, Austria, 14th April 2021: Some robots can create an additional clinical benefit in the rehabilitation of stroke patients as a supplement to standard therapy. For another method, the functional electrical stimulation of individual muscles or muscle […]

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Nerve matters: Scientific Study Identifies Ion Channel Components As Critical Regulators Of Neuronal Connections

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In a ten-year project, a team from the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences has identified a previously unknown role of calcium channels in the formation of synaptic connections. Krems (Austria), 30th March 2021 – Components of calcium channels play a decisive role in synapse formation. This is the surprising conclusion of a study comprising more […]

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The New Power of the Pharmaceutical Industry: Covid-19 Vaccines and the Social Responsibility of Pharmaceutical Companies

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“Pricing and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines can intensify global and social inequality,” argues business ethicist based in Austria in a recent publication. Vienna, November 5th, 2020 – The initial scarcity of effective vaccines against Covid-19 entails an enormous social responsibility to the producing pharmaceutical companies. If the pricing and distribution of this scarce health resource […]

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Antioxidant Does Not Withstand Oxygen: Storability of Vegetable Carotene Severely Affected by Oxygen in Air

EQ BOKU’s high-tech equipment at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna enables precise analysis of factors influencing the storability of natural colouring concentrates. Vienna, 31 July 2019 – The shelf life of vegetable carotenoids when stored in powdered form is severely affected by oxygen in the storage environment – an effect that […]

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EU Healthcare Systems: a Reallocation Of Resources Is Urgently Needed

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Turning away from “low-value” (waste, overuse) towards “high-value” health care is critical for the sustainability of solidarity-based healthcare systems. The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology Assessment is represented on the European Expert Panel. Vienna, 11. July 2019 – On behalf of the European Commission, international health experts are now making a series of recommendations […]

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Psychological intervention study: even brief abstinence from social media causes withdrawal symptoms

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Researchers from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences identify addiction-like behaviour after time away from social media Krems (Austria), 14 November 2018 – In many cases, just a seven-day break from social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp is sufficient to induce withdrawal symptoms like those caused by addictive substances. This is the conclusion […]

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Europe and USA: agreement on definition and diagnosis of specific form of high blood pressure

Physician from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences plays a part in global consensus-building process Krems (Austria), 6 November 2018 – A transcontinental agreement was recently reached on the definition and diagnosis of a particular form of high blood pressure. Until now, it was difficult to outline a generally accepted set of symptoms – and […]

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