Blood proteins help predict heart attack risk better than traditional methods
Oxford Population Health - 22-Nov-2024This suggests better prevention with genetics and advanced models
Peking University
Major research university in Beijing, China, and a member of the elite C9 League of Chinese Universities
Peking University is a comprehensive and national key university. The campus, known as "Yan Yuan"（the garden of Yan）, is situated at Haidian District in the western suburb of Beijing, with a total area of 2,743,532 square metres (or 274 hectares). It stands near to the Yuanmingyuan Garden and the Summer Palace.
Peking University is proud of its outstanding faculty, including 48 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 9 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and 21 members of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).
The university has effectively combined research on important scientific subjects with the training of personnel with a high level of specialized knowledge and professional skill as demanded by the country's socialist modernization. It strives not only for improvements in teaching and research work, but also for the promotion of interaction and mutual promotion among various disciplines.
Visit website: http://english.pku.edu.cn/
Details last updated 10-Nov-2019
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Wuxiang Xie
Associate Professor in Clinical Research Institute at Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
Peking University News
Breakthrough in diabetes treatment: stem cells restore insulin production
Nature - 26-Sep-2024A pioneering trial reveals the potential of reprogrammed stem cells to reverse type 1 diabetes
Turns out, women have a secret weapon in the longevity game: their DNA!
Live Forever Club - 21-Jan-2024Women have an advantage in longevity genes, especially those related to immunity
Facial, tongue, and retinal images can now reveal your biological age
Live Forever Club - 11-Jan-2024AgeDiff could be a new way to predict disease risk and personalise healthcare
Even small amounts of alcohol consumption raises death risk in China
Oxford Population Health - 21-Nov-2023Safe level of alcohol is none, as moderate drinking also increases risk of death from disease & cancer
Healthy ageing: addressing the global challenge of quality life years
Live Forever Club - 24-Oct-2023Extending healthy years, not just lifespan, as populations age
Smoking increases the risk of 22 causes of death and 56 diseases in Chinese adults
Oxford Population Health - 22-Jul-2023Immediate action needed to avoid health and economic burden of premature deaths and disease morbidity
Study links alcohol consumption to over 60 diseases, many previously unassociated
Oxford Population Health - 08-Jun-2023Daily drinking, binge drinking, and drinking outside of mealtimes significantly increased the risk
Boosting endogenous collagen production through mRNA, ameliorate skin wrinkling with age
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 27-Jan-2023Two promising techniques: mRNA delivery through CNP-created EVs and microneedles for EV application
Brain cells reprogrammed to neurons within the brain of mice
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 13-Apr-2021In vivo conversion of astrocytes could possibly bring brain regeneration therapies in the near future
Sleep tight to reduce cardiovascular disease risk
NHS - 19-Dec-2019Don't miss your sleep, it's part of a healthy lifestyle
Connection between insomnia and risk of heart attack and stroke
NHS - 07-Nov-2019People who have insomnia had a small increased risk of having a heart attack or stroke over 10 years
No safe alcohol consumption for stroke risk
BBC - 05-Apr-2019Drinking small amounts of alcohol looking less likely to be good for health
