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Health Secrets Behind the Window to the Soul

WEBEyes are supposed to reveal our true character and they can certainly be windows on our health. Professor Benny Chung Ying Zee, Director of the Centre for Clinical Research …

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CUHK Innovations that Changed the World

WEBScientific research has brought major changes to the world. CUHK brings together top researchers for the incubation of world-leading technologies into tangible applications …

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Beware Bad Health from “Hot Nights”

WEBThe findings show that “hot nights” raise the risk of death by 2.43%, while five consecutive “hot nights” and “very hot days” will raise the risk to 6.66% and 3.99% respectively. …

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Health inequality in Hong Kong

WEBA social gradient between income and self-rated health. Percent of “poor or fair” self-rated health status by monthly household income in 2014/2015. Less than $5,000. $5,000 …

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Dr Victor Joseph Dzau on "Medical and Technological …

WEBDr. Victor Joseph Dzau, a world renowned cardiologist and the President of the US National Academy of Medicine (NAM) delivered a Shun Hing Lecture, co-organised by CUHK and …

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Using GIScience to Combat COVID-19 and Keep People Healthy

WEBUsing GIScience to Combat COVID-19 and Keep People Healthy. 28 April 2022. Scientists across the academic spectrum are scrambling to work out solutions to the pandemic, …

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Appendix Key findings of the surveys The survey on …

WEBAppendix . Key findings of the surveys. The survey on children and adolescents • 24.4% of the participants experienced at least one mental health issue over the past 12

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Bridging borders and breaking barriers: CUHK’s new centres …

WEBCUHK’s new centres are set to usher in an era of thrilling academic collaboration and scientific breakthroughs. The internationally accredited CU-Med Biobank promises …

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A life-saving quest for digestive diseases’ cancer biomarkers

WEBCancers of the stomach, colon and liver are among the top causes of death globally. CUHK’s world-leading multi-disciplinary research in gastroenterology and hepatology …

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Setting sail for a sustainable future

WEBThe world is facing a confluence of crises in food and nutrition, health, education, the environment, and peace and security that threaten the very survival of humanity. To put …

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Geography with a human touch

WEBApplied geographers use a variety of techniques to understand and explain human-environment relationships and solve real-world problems. The rapid development of …

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Gut Feeling about Handling Long COVID

WEBLong COVID is defined as the presence of persistent symptoms, such as fatigue, poor memory, difficulty in sleeping or breathing and hair loss, for four weeks or more after …

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Strengthened Response to COVID Vaccines Could Come from the …

WEBProfessor Francis CHAN, Dean and Director of the Centre for Gut Microbiota Research at CU Medicine, said, “This new discovery is consistent with our earlier clinical findings [i] …

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Old Folks Fall More Often in Care Homes

WEBThe research team observed that the hip fracture rate for the elderly living in care homes is 56.8 fractures per 1,000 persons per year. The risk of falls and injuries is 2 to 3 times …

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Liver Disease Another Opening for COVID-19

WEBNot only old age and other chronic conditions let in COVID-19. Those with liver damage are revealed as vulnerable and face eight times the risk of experiencing intensive care, …

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Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis Increases the Risk of Long COVID

WEBA new study conducted by The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) showed that gut microbiome composition may be linked to a …

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The silent killer: laryngeal cancer emerges as a new battleground …

WEBCardiovascular disease, hypertension and diabetes are considered diseases of affluence – and now another potential candidate has been added to the list. Researchers from …

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COVID mRNA Booster Key to Protecting High-risk Populations

WEBCU Medicine has conducted what is, to date, the largest sample (about 100 million subjects), worldwide study of 24 combinations of COVID-19 vaccines covering seven …

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CUHK Leads in Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination for New …

WEBApart from achieving research excellence, the education sector has the prime responsibility to lookout for the interests of the community in these challenging times. CUHK rolled out …

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