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New research from KL Krems challenges existing diagnostic standards for aortic stenosis, offering fresh insights into calcification patterns that are independent of sex.
The situation of people who care for those in need of care at home is influenced by many factors – a team from the University of Vienna and the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences has now identified which of these have a particular impact on the personally perceived caregiver stress. Five factors were found to have an especially strong influence on the subjective burden of caregiving relatives. Of these, the health status of the caregivers has the greatest impact. The study, which has now been published internationally, provides a basis for targeted relief for caregivers in the home setting for social and health policy measures.
In the presence of Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner, the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences in Krems (KL Krems) celebrated its 10th founding anniversary on Friday, May 12, 2023, together with around 200 guests from education, science, healthcare, politics and business. During the event, former Governor Erwin Pröll was awarded the dignity of Honorary Senator of KL Krems for his services to the foundation and development of the university.
Risk-seeking behaviour can increase when taking dopaminergic drugs in some. Who is affected and why?
Dr Stephanie Hirschbichler, MSc PhD, is the lead clinician of the movement disorder outpatient clinic at the Neurology Department of St. Pölten University Hospital. In addition to her clinical work, the Consultant Neurologist looks into the mechanisms behind changes in risk-taking behaviour and whether and how the risk-seeking behaviour of patients with different diseases changes when they take dopaminergic medications. Dr Uwe Graichen from the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science implemented an online task to quantify risk tolerance.
Two members of the Department of Molecular Oncology and Hematology, headed by OA Univ.-Prof. Mag. DDr. Klaus Podar, received awards for their research projects at last month's annual OeGHO Congress in Innsbruck.
Biobanks collect samples and data for biomedical research. Samples and data must be carefully curated and linked to each other to be useful for biomedical research purposes. Open discussions of the expectations that sustain this biomedical work can help increase the sustainability of biobanks and research infrastructures.
Non-interventional studies and real-world data analyses are getting more and more important. Since March, the Karl Landsteiner University for Health Sciences has been successfully accredited by both the Austrian Micro Data Center (AMDC) and Eurostat, the European statistical office.
Which fears are reported by children in connection with the transition from primary to secondary school and how do they deal with them? These questions were investigated by the scientific working group D.O.T. (The Open Door). Researchers led by Dr Beate Schrank, a medical doctor at the University Hospital Tulln, conducted more than 50 workshops in Lower Austrian school classes to better understand the psychological challenges during school transition.
As part of a MedUni Vienna-led study conducted in cooperation with Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute and the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences in Krems, a comprehensive European allergy atlas has been compiled for the first time using a newly developed test method. Identification of molecular sensitisation patterns in around 2,800 children from northern, western, central and southern Europe revealed clear regional and climate-related differences in sensitisation to allergens, while also showing lifestyle- and diet-dependent divergences. The study results are now providing the basis for new diagnostic and treatment procedures for allergies, in addition to new prevention strategies at the European level. The findings have just been published in respected journal Allergy.
