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In the QS Ranking by Subject 2024 @worlduniranking , @CUHKMedicine is ranked 1st in #HongKong , 2nd in #Asia and 28th globally this year, while our Nursing School @cuhknursing is the top spot both in #HongKong and #Asia and holds the 8th position globally. Details (Medicine):

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CU Medicine discovers #gutmicrobiome and #metabolome markers can predict long-term #COVIDvaccine effectiveness. Low levels of #Bifidobacteriumadolescentis and its #metabolites in gut led to shorter #immune memory following an #mRNA COVID vaccine💉 📖:

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Our recent large-scale study shows the use of #nirmatrelvir / #ritonavir but not #molnupiravir was associated with a reduced risk of hospitalization in real-world non-hospitalized #COVID19 patients. 📖 @CIDJournal : 👉Follow @CUHKMedicine

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A #RCT done by @CUHKMedicine & @magic_limited shows an oral #microbiome microencapsulated formula (SIM01) led to significant improvement in #gutmicrobiota composition and alleviation of long #COVID symptoms. The findings just published in The Lancet Infectious Disease @TheLancet

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📢Have questions on #COVID19 & #MentalHealth ⁉️ ✏️Ask our psychiatrists Dr @AllenLeeCUHK & Dr @OscarWongWH by tweeting with #askCUexperts by 8 Aug Eg: How does the pandemic affect mental health of the general public, vulnerable groups, health workers..? 👉Follow @CUHKMedicine

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📢Have questions on #COVID19 vaccine, treatment & mutation? 👉🏻Send us your questions with #askCUexperts by 14 June! Our experts in microbiology and pharmacy will be here to answer. #HKTwitterGetsVaxxed

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📢Have questions on #COVID19 & #ChronicPatients ⁉️ ✏️Tweet with #askCUexperts by 18 July❗️ Eg: Is it safe to get vaccinated if I have chronic condition? Prof Grace WONG ( @wonglaihung ) will be here to answer👋 👉Follow @CUHKMedicine

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📢Have question on #COVID19 & #Pregnancy ⁉️ ✏️Tweet with #askCUxUKexperts by 4 July❗️ Eg: I am pregnant. Can I get vaccinated? Does it cause miscarriage? Global Experts in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Vaccinology will be here to answer👋 👉Follow @CUHKMedicine @ISUOG @LSHTM

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Our newly developed algorithms can rapidly evaluate #COVID #vaccines protection. It helps design more effective vaccines, improve vaccine clinical trial design & their evaluation before deployment. @NatureMedicine 👉Follow @CUHKMedicine

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【Q&A | #COVID19 & #MedicalProcedure 】 Q: Surgical timing for #recovered COVID19 patients❓How COVID19 & vaccination affect medical procedure❓... 🔽Our medical experts answered @jteoh_hk @RashidLui @shannonchan_hk @gaseousXchange Follow👉 @CUHKMedicine

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📢Have questions on #COVID19 & #Elderly ⁉️ ✏️Tweet with #askCUexperts by 25 July❗️ Eg: Should the elderly get vaccinated? Prof Vincent MOK ( @VincentCTMok ) will be here to answer👋 👉Follow @CUHKMedicine

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#WorldSleepDay 🥱 @CUHKPaediatrics finds excessive daytime sleepiness #EDS is a potential risk factor for behavioural and emotional consequences in children with obstructive sleep apnoea #OSA . Timely recognition and management of sleep problems are important. 📖 Sleep Medicine:

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【Q&A | #COVID19 x #DeltaVariant 】 Q: How well do #covid #vaccines work against #Delta ? Will a booster shot help💉? ...... ⬇️Answered by public health experts Prof @kkokwok & Dr Julian TANG Follow👉 @CUHKMedicine @uniofleicester

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📢Have questions on #COVID19 & #MedicalProcedure ⁉️ ✏️Ask our experts in surgery, endoscopy & intensive care by tweeting with #askCUexperts by 12 Aug Eg: Will scanning, follow-up check and/or surgery increase infection risk? Will vaccine timing affect medical procedure?

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【Q&A | #COVID19 x #ChronicPatients 】 Q: Can patients with high blood pressure, cancer, diabetes be vaccinated💉? ... ⬇️Answers from Prof Grace WONG @wonglaihung , Dept of Medicine & Therapeutics Follow👉 @CUHKMedicine #askCUexperts #HKTwitterGetsVaxxed

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Thanks all for the questions to #askCUxUKexperts Check out the answers from global experts in #OBGYN & #Vaccinology ! Q: Can a pregnant woman get vaccinated? Q: Breastmilk & antibodies? .... Follow @CUHKMedicine @ISUOG @LSHTM @IMPRINT_network

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📢Have questions on #Children & #COVID19 ❓ Q: Should children get COVID-19 vaccines❓ Q: Are babies at higher risk of COVID-19❓ ✏️Tweet with #askCUexperts by 22 June Our experts in paediatrics will be here to answer👉🏻Stay tuned, Follow @CUHKMedicine

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【Q&A | #COVID19 x #MentalHealth 】 Q: What is psychological trauma of COVID-19🙁? What are the symptoms of psychological sequelae of COVID-19?...... 🔽Answered by our psychiatrists Dr @AllenLeeCUHK & Dr @OscarWongWH Follow👉 @CUHKMedicine #askCUexperts

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Joint study with @HKUST sheds light on how #COVID19 infection may lead to late #pregnancy complications. It reveals significant alterations in #gene regulation within the #placenta following the infection, which may affect #maternal and #fetal health.

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A web-based multinational cross-sectional study led by our @CuhkObg team @cylpoon1 showed restrictions in social distancing is a key factor of depressive or anxious emotions instead of the severity of the #COVID19 pandemic. #MentalHealthMatters 📖

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Our recent study found that about 2 out of 100 #dialysis patients with #kidneyfailure died of #COVID19 during the 5th wave in #HongKong , over 60% of deaths were #unvaccinated 💉 📖 @HongKongMedJ : 👉Follow @CUHKMedicine for latest medical research

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Q: What are the symptoms of psychological sequelae of #COVID19 ? A: The symptoms are similar to depressive and anxiety disorders... 🚨Warning signs listed by our psychiatrist Dr @OscarWongWH ⬇️ #MentalHealthAwareness For more medical information👉follow @CUHKMedicine

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Spending more time indoors & screens due to #COVID19 restrictions could be linked to #myopia in children👓 Our study suggests a 2.5-fold increase in myopia incidence during the pandemic. @BMJ_Ophth 📖 For more medical information👉Follow @CUHKMedicine

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Can I receive a #BoosterDose of the #COVID19 #vaccine if I am pregnant?🤰💉 Check out our latest advice on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant and lactating women: Follow👉 @CUHKMedicine

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Have questions on #LongCOVID (post-COVID syndrome)⁉️ ✏️Ask our Prof @Siew_C_Ng & Dr @wingyanjoyce by tweeting with #askCUexperts by 29 Sep Eg: What are the symptoms of long COVID? How long do they last & is it treatable? Follow👉 @CUHKMedicine

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Q: Is it true that kids are less susceptible to COVID-19 compared to adults? - question from Instagram follower #askCUexperts Answer from Dr Renee CHAN ( @ReneeWChan1 )

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Q: Does COVID-19 trigger Kawasaki disease?- question from Instagram follower #askCUexperts Answer from Dr Kate CHAN ( @KateCChan )

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Q: What is mucosal immunity? Any difference between children and adult in COVID-19? Will it affect the transmission and disease severity? - anonymous #askCUexperts Answer from Dr Renee CHAN ( @ReneeWChan1 )

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Do patients with #neurological diseases have a higher risk of mortality☠️ if they contract #COVID or #SARS ? (1/5) 📖In-depth study in J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry: 🔽Scroll down to read more🔽 For more medical information👉Follow @CUHKMedicine

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Our study shows that acute #kidney injury, together with #diabetes & abnormal #liver function, are linked to major #adverse clinical outcomes. 📖 @JASN_News : Authors: @TerryYip12 @jteoh_hk @wonglaihung @VWSWong @HenryLYChan Follow👉 @CUHKMedicine

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Q: Should people with #dementia receive #COVID19 vaccines💉? ⬇️Answer by Prof Vincent MOK ( @VincentCTMok ), our Head of Division of Neurology For more medical information👉follow @CUHKMedicine #HKTwitterGetsVaxxed

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【Q&A | #COVID19 x #Elderly 🧓】 Q: Any checklist for older adults before/ after vaccination❓ Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for elderly❓... 🔽Answers from Prof Vincent MOK ( @VincentCTMok ), Dept of Medicine & Therapeutics Follow👉 @CUHKMedicine #askCUexperts #HKTwitterGetsVaxxed

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Current or past #HBV infection does not increase the risk of #liver #injury in #COVID19 , according to our recent study. 📖 @HEP_Journal : Authors: @TerryYip12 @wonglaihung @VWSWong @HenryLYChan @CUHKGI Follow👉 @CUHKMedicine

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【Q&A | #COVID19 x Children - Part 2⃣】 ⬇️Roll this thread to check out our answers Q: Why are children less affected by COVID-19? Q: Any long-lasting symptoms of COVID-19 in children? (scroll down for more) Follow👉 @CUHKMedicine #askCUexperts

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Our study finds new evidence for link between gut #microbiome and #COVID19 severity. 🦠Microbiome imbalance may influence #LongCOVID Risk (1/4) 📖Full article in @Gut_BMJ : 🔽Major Findings🔽 Follow👉 @CUHKMedicine

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Will #herdimmunity end #COVID19 pandemic💉? What are the challenges on the road to success? (1/5) 📖Journal of Infection ( @IDAdvance ): Authors: @kkokwok @SamuelYSWong 🔽Scroll down to read more🔽 For more medical information👉Follow @CUHKMedicine

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Q: How do I know if I have " #longCOVID "❓ What are the common symptoms❓ ▶️Learn more from Prof @Siew_C_Ng & Dr @wingyanjoyce : For more medical information👉Follow @CUHKMedicine

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Q: My sis is grade 9. Is vaccine safe for her? Should she get a jab? @NamzstC #askCUexperts Answer from Prof Simon LAM ( @hsimonlam )

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【Q&A | #COVID19 x Children - Part 1⃣】 #Vaccines 💉 ⬇️Roll this thread to check out our answers Q: Should children get COVID-19 vaccines? Q: Any effects on sleep after kids got COVID-19 vaccines? (scroll down for more) Follow👉 @CUHKMedicine #askCUexperts #HKTwitterGetsVaxxed

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💉 Vaccine uptake is a crucial determinant for herd immunity. @drwong_martin and Prof Paul CHAN examined the factors associated with #COVID19 #vaccine acceptance in Hong Kong. This study was published at Vaccine @ImmunologyNews @CUHKMedicine (1/n)

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Do people with #MentalHealth problems have lower adherence to #precautionary measures in #COVID19 #pandemic ? (1/5) 🔽Show this thread🔽 An online survey by @AllenLeeCUHK in @BMJOpen 📖 For more medical information👉Follow @CUHKMedicine

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A recent study by Prof Liona POON ( @cylpoon1 ) shows that babies born to mothers who have recovered from #COVID19 have #antibodies against the virus. (1/n) ⬇️Scroll down to check the key observations Full article in @ISUOG : #obgyntwitter #obgyn

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Q: Is it safe for kids to take mRNA vaccines as the technology is fairy new compared to inactivated vaccine? Read a research that mentioned mRNA might cause unknown adverse effects to the body in the future. @Mikeyliicc #askCUexperts Answer from Prof Simon LAM ( @hsimonlam )

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Our recent study in @FrontImmuno has compared the serological🩸 and mucosal👃 immune responses after vaccination with #inactivated and #mRNA vaccines💉 📖Full article: Follow👉 @CUHKMedicine

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Q: Any long-lasting symptoms of COVID-19 in children? How could we support children's recovery? @tsoiawun #askCUexperts Answer from Prof Simon LAM ( @hsimonlam )

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Our study shows altered #gut #microbiome composition is strongly associated with persistent symptoms in patients with #COVID19 up to 6 months after clearance of the virus🦠😷 #LongCOVID 📖 @Gut_BMJ : 👉Follow @CUHKMedicine

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【Q&A | #LongCOVID (post-COVID syndrome)】 Q: Why do some people have long COVID symptoms❓ How long do they last & is it treatable❓ ...(show this thread to see more Qs) 🔽 Answered by our Prof @Siew_C_Ng & Dr @wingyanjoyce Follow👉 @CUHKMedicine

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Q: Are there any potential long term adverse effects after children are given the vaccine? @RashidLui #askCUexperts Answer from Prof Simon LAM ( @hsimonlam )

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Our collaborative study shows the neutralising activity in breast milk becomes undetectable in about 5-6 months after receiving the 1st dose of #COVID19 💉. A booster dose is effective in re-triggering the protection. 📖 👉Follow @CUHKMedicine

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Q: Will mRNA vaccines alter or modify our DNA? A: ❌No, it cannot change your DNA in any way ⬇️How do mRNA vaccines work? In-depth study by Prof Wai-Lung Billy NG ( @wai_lung_ng ): For more medical information👉follow @CUHKMedicine

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Q: Can #cancer patients in active treatment receive #COVID19 #vaccines 💉? A: Most cancer patients can receive vaccines EXCEPT... ⬇️Answer from Prof Tony MOK ( @TonyMok9 ), our Chairman of Clinical Oncology For more medical information👉follow @CUHKMedicine #HKTwitterGetsVaxxed

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Our world’s 1st study in @LancetMicrobe proves #Comirnaty & #CoronaVac elicit effective T-cell responses to #Omicron variants, explaining the high #vaccine effectiveness in reducing the disease severity due to the new subvariants. 👉Follow @CUHKMedicine

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✨Dos & Don’ts of getting #COVID19 #Vaccine 💉 ➡️Can we exercise? ➡️Use ice or warm pack for swelling? For more health tips👉Follow @CUHKMedicine #HKTwitterGetsVaxxed

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📢Have questions on #DeltaVariant & #COVID19 ❓ ✏️Ask our public health experts by tweeting with #askCUxUKexperts by 22 Aug Eg: Will emergence of Delta variant dampen the prospects for return to normal? Any advice for school reopening? 👉Follow @CUHKMedicine @uniofleicester

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Q: Why are children less affected by COVID-19? question from Instagram follower #askCUexperts Answer from Dr Renee CHAN ( @ReneeWChan1 ) & Prof Simon LAM ( @hsimonlam )

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Q: If someone at the age of 12 takes the vaccine, is the risks of side effects higher than when they are adults? - question from Instagram follower #askCUexperts Answer from Dr Kate CHAN ( @KateCChan )

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Q: What is the complication that is specific to children? - question from Instagram follower #askCUexperts Answer from Dr Kate CHAN ( @KateCChan )

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CU Medicine is rolling out a HK’s 1st large-scale survey of #LongCovid in an effort to understand its impact on health outcomes. All recovered COVID-19 patients are welcome to join, please spend 2-min to fill in the form: . 👉🏻Follow @CUHKMedicine

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Q: Should the general public get antibody test after vaccination❓ #askCUexperts ❎NOT necessary - amount of antibody ≠ level of protection - immune memory induced by vaccine is crucial in long term protection ⬇️how do they work? (For more health tips👉Follow @CUHKMedicine )

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Thank you for all the questions to #askCUexperts ! ⬇️Roll this thread to check out our answers Q: How vaccines & antibodies work? Q: Any drugs can treat #COVID19 ? Q: Any Dos & Don'ts before & after vaccination? (...scroll down for more) Follow us @CUHKMedicine

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Q: Any effects on sleep after kids got COVID vaccine? They tend to have more disturbed (or disturbing to parents) sleep during illness. @Susanna_SS_Ng #askCUexperts Answer from Dr Kate CHAN ( @KateCChan )

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🌟Top 5 Back-to-School Health Tips During #COVID19 Delta Wave ⬇️Advice from our #publichealth expert Prof @kkokwok For more medical information👉follow @CUHKMedicine

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Our world's largest cohort study shows that #COVID is linked to increased relative risk of #BPH complications, with urinary retention being the highest among them. 📖 @JInternMed : 👉Follow @CUHKMedicine

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Our Asia’s largest population-based #LongCovid survey estimates that over 400,000 recovered #COVID19 patients suffer from sexual dysfunction and reproductive problems.

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Our researchers discovered the N protein of SARS-CoV-2 can induce acute kidney injury #AKI by interacting with a signaling molecule #Smad3 🧐 Targeting Smad3 can be a novel therapy for #COVID19 associated AKI. 📖 @AdvSciNews : Follow👉 @CUHKMedicine

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30% of adults in #HongKong suffer from #insomnia 😩 @CUHKMedicine launched the Jockey Club Sleep Well Project, the #first large-scale #community #outreach programme for #sleephealth in HK, to raise sleep health awareness and provide interventions like cognitive behavioural therapy

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Our Gastroenterology and Hepatology ranked 3rd globally, and many subjects are among world’s top 50 and No. 1 in Asia by @usnews .

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We are ranked #13 in the world and #1 in Asia as the Best Global Universities for Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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See the U.S. News rankings for the world's top universities in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Compare the academic programs at the world's best universities.

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We are ranked #1 in HK🥇 #2 in Asia🥈and #29 globally🌏 in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: #Medicine 🚀 @worlduniranking @TopUnis #QSWUR

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We are now ranked 40th in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021, and top 5 in Asia 🎉 @worlduniranking #medicine

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🏆 @CUHKMedicine ranks #1 in #Asia for Gastroenterology & Hepatology; and Endocrinology & Metabolism in the Best Global Universities Subject rankings by @usnews 🎊Our Clinical Medicine, Oncology, Surgery, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging also tie for top 5 in Asia

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We’ve identified distinct #gut microbial signatures which could be used for predicting, diagnosing and treating #LongCOVID . This is the world’s 1st study to demonstrate the gut microbiota as a key determinant of long COVID🦠🩺 @Gut_BMJ 📖

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Our #COVID19Fighters : We stay at work for you. You stay at home for us #COVID19 #HongKong #FlattenTheCurve

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We are now recruiting 50 academics with a strong track record and high-impact publications to join our @CUHKMedicine family! If you strive to pursue excellence in #research for better future, APPLY NOW:

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Our new study in @Gut_BMJ shows distinct gut microbial profile associated with #LongCovid 🦠 Over 75% of #COVID19 patients are suffering from persistent symptoms e.g. poor memory, hair loss and fatigue.

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Prof Dennis LO was just announced as a winner of The 2021 Breakthrough Prize, an honour renowned as the “Oscars of Science”. @brkthroughprize

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Professor Dennis Lo has just been announced as a winner of the Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award @LaskerFDN for his discovery of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood & development of #noninvasive #prenatal testing for #DownSyndrome .

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On #WorldSleepDay 😴, the Psychiatry’s research team calls for attention to adverse effects of sleep problems, including increased risk of long COVID, mental and cardiovascular problems. @_WorldSleep

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Our #researchers have been pushing forward their own fields, translating #scientific developments into #medical advances that benefit society and patients >> @nature @CUHKMedicine @Siew_C_Ng

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Our Prof Dennis LO has been awarded the @royalsociety Royal Medal 2021🏅. He is the 1st #Chinese scientist ever to receive this prestigious award in biological sciences. #RSMedals

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We successfully performed the world’s 1st #colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection ( #ESD ) using new flexible #endoscopic #robotic system – namely The EndoMaster EASE®️ System.

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Our Dr Jeremy TEOH has been awarded the “SIU-Innovators Award” by @SIU_urology for his outstanding contribution in Urology. He is the first SIU awardee from #HongKong . Let's give a big hand to @jteoh_hk 👏👏👏 #SIU2021

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The research team led by Prof Jun YU from @CUHKMedicine was honoured with the State Natural Science Award second-class award for the major breakthroughs in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease #NAFLD 🎉 Congratulations!

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#HepatitisC virus drug simeprevir could be a potent treatment for #COVID19 which can target two major viral proteins, according to our global study with @hkumed in @ACSCentSci : Tweetorial by Prof Billy NG ( @wai_lung_ng ):

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Congratulations to Prof Siew Ng for being selected as a 2023 New Cornerstone Investigator under #Tencent 's The New Cornerstone Investigator Program. She is the #1st #HongKong scholar in the field of #Biology and #BiomedicalSciences to receive the honour.

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Getting to know our world-leading medical researchers and their latest work Follow us @CUHKMedicine !

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Prof @Siew_C_Ng , Assistant Dean (Development), received “ #HighFlyer Innopreneur Award” and “ #MostPopular Innopreneur Award” at the #HongKongInnopreneurAwards Inaugural Award Presentation Ceremony on 14 Feb (HKT). Big Congratulations 👏

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@CUHKMedicine

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Our researchers analysed clinical data of 2 million adults in HK and found that young people at average age of 20 with #prediabetes have a 90% lifetime risk of developing #diabetes , with higher risks of #cardiovascular diseases.

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@CUHKMedicine

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Our preliminary study showed that restoring the balance of gut microbiota could reduce inflammatory cytokines and enhance antibody level after #COVID19 #vaccination .

CU Medicine Study Shows Modulation of Gut Microbiota Helps Enhance Safety and Efficacy of COVID-19...

The gut microbiome controls our immunity and protects us from invasion from pathogens. Studies have shown that it also plays a vital role in immune response after vaccination.

www.med.cuhk.edu.hk

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@CUHKMedicine

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Our recent study @AGA_Gastro is the 1st in the world that found a series of good bacteria missing in the gut of #COVID19 patients. Using #BigData analysis, the team has successfully developed a #probiotic #formula that targets gut #dysbiosis . More details:

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@CUHKMedicine

3 years

We develop a novel bacterial gene markers test💩🧬 that can detect #polyp recurrence and early #ColonCancers with sensitivity over 90%. The findings on early colon cancer detection have been published in @Gut_BMJ :

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@CUHKMedicine

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Six @CUHKMedicine professors are named “ #HighlyCitedResearchers 2021🌏” by @clarivate This prestigious list recognises the world's top researchers whose citation records ranked in the top 1 % in their fields of study over the last decade. Congratulations🎉

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Six @CUHKMedicine professors are named “Highly Cited Researchers 2020” by @clarivate analytics. Congratulations!🎉 @webofscience #HighlyCited2020 @TonyMok9 @JosephSung8 @Siew_C_Ng @VWSWong @HenryLYChan

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@CUHKMedicine

2 years

Our study shows🧬 #DNA telomere length can predict the decline in #kidney function in #diabetes patients, with each unit ⬇️in the length being associated with a 20%⬆️risk. 📖 @DiabetologiaJnl : @DrRonaldMa1

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@CUHKMedicine

3 years

Tomorrow (Mar 20) is the #InternationalDayOfHappiness 🥳Try smiling with your eyes ( #smize ) behind mask to spread joy in COVID era: ➡️Show your best smize😄Tag friends to try📢 Let people #CUsmile ! Our Prof Philip CHIU, med students Tiffany & Katsie just tried. Who's NEXT?

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@CUHKMedicine

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Three @CUHKMedicine scholars were named “2022 Best Female Scientists” by @guide2research . They have ranked among Top 10 nationally & Top 1000 globally. @CUHKMedicine also got the largest number of female scientists among all #HK universities in this ranking

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@CUHKMedicine

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Our researchers have proved for the first time that SIM01, a #microbiome formula developed by them, lowered the risk of bacterial and viral infections including #COVID19 , in a randomised, double-blind controlled study. Details:

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@CUHKMedicine

3 years

#Diabetic drugs can reverse processes of #ageing 🤯? Dr Owen KO ( @shibadaddo ) has already demonstrated the effects in mice and is now trying to translate findings into human clinical trials:

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@CUHKMedicine

2 years

Joint @CUHKMedicine - @hkumed study discovered efficacy of #COVID19 vaccines correlates with a probiotic bacterium, Bifidobacterium adolescentis🦠💉 Details: @FrancisKLChan @Siew_C_Ng @linzhang8385 @hkumed

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@CUHKMedicine

6 years

Our #lungcancer team has recently received the 2018 @IASLC Foundation Cancer Care Team Award for #Asia & Rest of #World , which is nominated by patients from all over the world. Congratulations to Dr @herbloong & Prof @TonyMok9 !

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