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Ground-breaking research led by University of Limerick has revealed for the first time that the immune system directly links personality to long-term risk of death.
The study sheds new light on why people who are more conscientious tend to live longer.
Results from the new international study published in the journal
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity have found that the immune system plays a previously unknown role in the link between personality traits and long-term risk of death. Personality is known to be associated with long-term risk of death, it is a well replicated finding observed across numerous research studies internationally, explained Principal Investigator on the study Dr Páraic Ó Súilleabháin, from the Department of Psychology and Health Research Institute at University of Limerick, Ireland.
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An estimated 1.1 billion people were living with untreated vision impairment in 2020, but researchers say more than 90 per cent of vision loss could be prevented or treated with existing, highly cost-effective interventions.
Published today in
The Lancet Global Health, a new commission report on global eye health calls for eye care to be included in mainstream health services and development policies. It argues that this is essential to achieve the WHO goal of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Written by 73 leading experts from 25 countries, including University of Melbourne Professor Hugh Taylor, the
Lancet Global Health Commission Report on Global Eye Health reveals that with the right tools, strategies, and sufficient funding, improving eye health can have immediate and substantial benefits for the economic and social prosperity of individuals and nations.
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IMAGE: Lance Liotta, MD, PhD, study PI, and George Mason University College of Science CAPMM co-founder and co-director. view more
Credit: Evan Cantwell, George Mason University
A George Mason University and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey collaboration received the U.S. Army s Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Breakthrough Award to quickly confirm if an identified HER2 biomarker can indicate success likelihood of personalized breast cancer treatments.
George Mason University s College of Science announced an exciting $1.33 million collaboration with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Mason s Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM) which taps cancer research diagnostics and treatment strengths within the medical facilities and CAP/CLIA laboratory respectively of the two regional powerhouses.
Obesity and excess body fat may have contributed to more deaths in England and Scotland than smoking since 2014, according to research published in the open access journal