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Innovations in Molecular Medicine and Digital Health. PI of LBI-DHPS. Prof of IGAB-PAS. Editor-in-Chief #CRBIOTECH and #ExplorDHT . Leader of #DHPSP and #INPST

Vienna, Austria
Joined December 2013
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Graphical abstract to our new review on drug discovery with plant-derived compounds http://t.co/FFTdhwlXXZ #science http://t.co/cJAecQgZhl
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Discovery and resupply of pharmacologically active plant-derived natural products: A review. - PubMed - NCBI http://t.co/FFTdhwlXXZ
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Natural product agonists of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ): a review http://t.co/sa51VvHj9f http://t.co/WSdzjPQqf3
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Why publish with Current Research in Biotechnology? Quality. Speed. Visibility. #CRBIOTECH #INPST
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⚡️ BREAKING NEWS 📢 Few hours ago WHO issued a Statement on #Omicron sublineage #BA2 Based on initial data, in comparison the original Omicron, sublineage BA.2 can possible be: 👉 More transmissible 👉 More severe 👉 More resistant to immune responses
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Discovery and resupply of pharmacologically active plant-derived natural products: A review.
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The natural product honokiol: Simultaneous #body #weight reduction and anti- #diabetes action http://t.co/lrFohKA9ez
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Current Research in Biotechnology: Exploring the Biotech Forefront
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💊 “ oral vitamin D3 supplementation for more than 12 weeks could be an effective approach to reduce arterial stiffness and could be considered a useful approach to improve vascular health in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease “ ⬇️
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8 In 10 Hospitalized Covid-19 Coronavirus Patients Were Vitamin D Deficient: New Study #VitaminD #CoronavirusPatients #DHPSP
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My Review about Natural Products, PPARg, and diabetes featured on GMD http://t.co/PColc5t6Sx http://t.co/bGqR0RPoQx
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Natural products in drug discovery: advances and opportunities INPST-based collaborative work that we just published in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (DOI: 10.1038/s41573-020-00114-z). #INPST #Pharma #Pharmaceuticals TY to all @_INPST collaborators
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💊"Turmeric has become the wellness industry’s new cure-all. It has been subject to all kinds of wild and wonderful health claims,including the ability to relieve allergies, prevent cancer,improve heart health, reverse cognitive decline, cure depression and increase longevity" ⬇️
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💊 " Vitamin D supplementation provides beneficial effects on the improvement of insulin resistance in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients " ⬇️
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“Omicron was flatline … we saw zero protection with the antibodies from double-vaccinated donors … irrespective of the type of vaccine. We don’t need to talk about AstraZeneca or Pfizer, both of them are zero.” ⬇️
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🚿 Imagine if… cold water showers could be efficient treatment for depression, BUT there is so far no clinical trials because no company can profit (clinical trials are very expensive and are usually funded by companies expecting to make money with their new therapy) #health
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1/5 Thread 🧵 Recent science-based stories: 👉 Vitamin D counteracts cardiovascular disease 👉 Bacteria linked to prostate cancer 👉 Air pollutants causing brain shrinkage 👉 B Complex vitamins, especially folic acid, may counteract cognitive decline ⬇️ Check it out below
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Would you support by posting below some science-related jokes or funny pictures? I have been a little sad & lonely lately (COVID-19 social distancing & isolation & so on…) – and would be grateful for some mood-booster tweets
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❤️ " British researchers have developed a biodegradable gel to repair damage caused by a heart attack in a breakthrough that could improve the health of millions of survivors worldwide " ⬇️
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💊 “ supplementation of B Complex vitamins, especially folic acid, may have a positive effect on delaying and preventing the risk of cognitive decline “ ⬇️
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Open for submissions Frontiers in Pharmacology (IF=4.4, Q1) special issue focused on natural products #Science
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⚕️ " Scientists have discovered bacteria linked to aggressive prostate cancer in work hailed as a potential revolution for the prevention and treatment of the most deadly form of the disease " ⬇️
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💡 " People need to consider exercise as part of their personal hygiene, like brushing your teeth " ⬇️
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⚠️ Air pollutants might cause shrinkage of the hippocampal brain area, which may explain why air pollution has been related to memory loss, cognitive decline, and dementia ⬇️
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Collaborative research aiming Twitter-based manuscript preparation #DigitalHealth #PersonalizedMedicine #PatientSafety More from DHPSP, INPST, and CRBIOTECH:
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💊 A combination of five amino acids (serine, alanine, glutamate, aspartate, and tyrosine; SAGAT) "contributes to maintaining proper motivation and cognitive function" ⬇️
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Forward and reverse pharmacology approaches in drug discovery http://t.co/FFTdhwlXXZ #science #health #medicine http://t.co/NTdUH2BLli
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Artificial Intelligence Detects Heart Failure From One Heartbeat With 100% Accuracy
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☣️ " Using a machine learning approach, we found that the “B+” blood group frequency is an important factor at all stages of the pandemic, confirming previous findings that blood groups are linked to COVID-19 severity and fatal outcome " ⬇️
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@_atanas_ preparing to deliver a talk at #Metabolism /2014 conference in Luxembourg #science #nature #research http://t.co/SWHHVrRxq2
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Stanford University Names World’s Top 2% Scientists Dataset: Scientific publication: I am glad to see my name in this list! For more information about my work you might also look at:
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“Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci
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Can Intermittent Fasting Reset Your Immune System? #IntermittentFasting #ImmuneSystem #Fasting
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First drug that can slow Alzheimer's dementia
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Israeli Scientists Say They Will Have A Complete Cure For Cancer Within A Year
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☣️ " A growing body of evidence indicates that the Omicron Covid variant is more likely to infect the throat than the lungs, which scientists believe may explain why it appears to be more infectious but less deadly than other versions of the virus " ⬇️
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Intermittent fasting reversed the state of mild cognitive impairment in elderly people (study published on 30 August 2020) #IntermittentFasting #Fasting #Elderly TY: @sminaev2015 @DrKristieLeong @amerix @helpYOUgetGAINS @grawoig @DHPSP @HealthyFellow @JJ_Angelus @VicenteLozadaB
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Intermittent Fasting Enhanced the Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment by Inducing Biochemical and Metabolic changes: A 3-Year Progressive Study #IntermittentFasting Other social media channels:
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Coronavirus Immunity May Last Years, Possibly Even Decades, Study Suggests #DHPSP #Science #SciComm
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Study: Masks Do Not Increase Carbon Dioxide Levels In Patients With Chronic Lung Disease #Masks #CarbonDioxide #ChronicLungDisease Other social media channels:
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Happy to connect on other networks http://t.co/7pZeq7wPLB Would appreciate +1/share of this scientific infographic:
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Current Research in Biotechnology – Outlook #CRBIOTECH #Biotechnology #Biotech
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Anti-inflammatories may aggravate Covid-19, France advises #Antiinflammatories #COVID ー19 #Covid_19
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#INPST #DHPSP #CRBIOTECH and #OpenInnovation - Social Media and References:
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Vitamins to counteract COVID-19? There is strong scientific evidence for benefit-potential of vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin C, and vitamin D #VitaminB1 #VitaminC #VitaminD TY: @DrFerdowsi @grawoig @Grimhood @holistic_Hlth @kelly_archives @MarcoAlbuja @JuhanaHarju @sminaev2015
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Could Vitamins Help in the Fight Against COVID-19? #Vitamins #Vitamin #COVID19 Other social media channels:
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“The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.” Thomas A. Edison
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UT Researchers Discover Alzheimer's Vaccine, Hope To Test In Humans Soon
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There Is A Drug Already Used In Japan Which May Treat COVID-19, Says New Study #COVID19 #Covid_19 #COVID ー19
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🍲 " Vegetarians have a 14% lower chance of developing cancer than carnivores, according to a large study that links meat-eating to a heightened risk of the disease " ⬇️
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🧠 " Scientists have developed a blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease without the need for expensive brain imaging or a painful lumbar puncture, where a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is drawn from the lower back" 🧵 Thread 1/2
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Air pollution nanoparticles linked to brain cancer for first time
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🦠 " micro-organisms that digest plastics have the potential to create an efficient method of recycling " ⬇️
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Higher caffeine intake correlates with reducing the risk of developing Parkinson's disease and with slowing the disease progression #Parkinsons #Caffeine #SciComm TY: @AndrewMerle @doctoredgarcop @_INPST @BryanPriegoP @DocDellaire @sminaev2015 @COSseaton @DrPalmquist @DrZouaghi
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The Effect of Caffeine on the Risk and Progression of Parkinson’s Disease: A Meta-Analysis #Caffeine #Parkinson #Parkinsons Other social media channels:
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Scientists May Have Just Uncovered The Brain Circuits Behind Mood And Anxiety Disorders
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Chloroquine Use For COVID-19 Shows No Benefit In First Small—But Limited—Controlled Trial #Chloroquine #COVID19 #COVID2019
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⚕️ " Loneliness is significant mental health concern and can raise risk of death by 45% " ⬇️
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Lab Grown Cartilage-Bone Grafts Help Rebuild Damaged Joints #DHPSP #Cartilage #BoneGrafts
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CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing using targeted lipid nanoparticles for cancer therapy #DHPSP #MedTwitter #Science
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New Study Offers More Evidence That Immunity To Covid-19 Fades Quickly #DHPSP #Immunity #Covid19
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🧃 " daily consumption of 250 g or more of 100% fruit juice was associated with higher overall mortality " ⬇️
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Here’s the visual proof of why vaccines do more good than harm #Science #SciComm #Research #Health #Medicine #Fit
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⚠️ " Microplastic pollution has been discovered lodged deep in the lungs of living people for the first time. The particles were found in almost all the samples analysed " ⬇️
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More Than 200 People Catch Mink-Related Covid-19 In Denmark Since June, Prompting World Health Organization To Investigate #DHPSP #Mink #Covid19
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☕️ " patients with hypertension who drank half a cup to 2.5 cups of coffee per day had lower odds ratios for endothelial dysfunction " ⬇️
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Strategies to identify bioactive compounds from plant extracts #pharma #health #medicine
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Interdisciplinarity: How to catalyse collaboration
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👉 " Scientists have discovered the world’s largest known bacterium, which comes in the form of white filaments the size of human eyelashes, in a swamp in Guadeloupe " ⬇️
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💊 " Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) consumption, especially omega-3 from animal source >2 g/day, may improve inflammatory rheumatic diseases activity and might be an adjuvant therapy in rheumatoid arthritis " ⬇️
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The best investment you can make: books.
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Preparing for a lecture featuring our recent review #science #innovation #research #scicomm
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🐝 " Enzymes that rapidly break down plastic bags have been discovered in the saliva of wax worms, which are moth larvae that infest beehives. The enzymes are the first reported to break down polyethylene within hours at room temperature" ⬇️
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Isosilybin from milk thistle seeds is a new putative anti-diabetic natural compound http://t.co/YZB3PGCkJe #diabetes http://t.co/zqr5XMnKTQ
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1/5 Thread 🧵 Recent science stories: 👉 Vitamin D supplementation to combat NAFLD 👉 Air pollutants are causing brain shrinkage 👉 B-Complex vitamins, especially folic acid, may combat cognitive decline 👉 Vitamin D counteracts cardiovascular disease ⬇️ Check it out below
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Final Results In Remdesivir Trial Confirm It Shortens Length Of Covid-19 Cases, But Has Small Impact On Death #Remdesivir #COVID__19 #COVID ー19 Other social media channels:
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