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Sandro Graca

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PhD Researcher 🎓 @wlvuni.bsky.social PCOS, AI & Digital Health 📄 👨🏻‍💻Social Media Editor: @aepcossociety.bsky.social & @eujimonline.bsky.social ✨Director: Evidence Based Acupuncture ✨Board: Society for Acupuncture Research

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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Women’s health research must address more than the gender gap. It must also tackle the lack of diversity among participants, datasets and digital technologies. doi.org/10.1038/s415... The goal is not just more data. It is more representative, meaningful and equitable evidence for all women.
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To bridge the evidence gap in women’s health, look at the real world - Nature Medicine
As the availability of clinical trial data continues to lag behind, other forms of evidence generation leveraging real-world data and citizen science need to be considered to improve women’s health.
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
...make space on the fridge door, @helenerey.bsky.social 😂 Two emails today - made possible thanks to my awesome PhD supervisory teams at @wlvuni.bsky.social and @uhcw-nhs.bsky.social 🙏 Dr Chris Kite, Dr Alex Dallaway, Dr Ioannis Kyrou, and Prof Harpal Randeva 🤝
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Spending the day in London 🤩 #pmos #pmosawarenessmonth PMOS: Lived Experience + Innovation This event brings together clinicians, researchers, innovators, and patient advocates 🤩 @aepcossociety.bsky.social @veritypcos.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social
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Androgen Excess and PMOS Society @aepmossociety.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Registration is NOW OPEN! 📣 ”PMOS Across the Life Course" Details about the hotel & conference center, plus preliminary program are available on our website: www.aepmossociety.org/meetings 📍 Kittilä, Lapland 🇫🇮 🗓️ Dec 10-12, 2026 ⏳ Abstract submission deadline: July 31, 2026, 5:00pm EST.
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The @wlvuni.bsky.social has been ranked in the top 10 per cent of UK higher education institutions for the quality of its Teaching, Learning Opportunities and Assessment, according to the latest National Student Survey (NSS) 2026 results. www.expressandstar.com/news/we-are-... ✨🤩🐺 #pmos #research
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'We are proud of this achievement': West Midlands university ranked among UK’s best
The university has been ranked one of the top in the UK
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Thank you ALL for the birthday wishes 🤗🤩 
 Fantastic week 👉 from co-chairing an interdisciplinary panel w/ @helenerey.bsky.social at @ox.ac.uk, to #PMOS data collection w/ members of @veritypcos.bsky.social, and HBD sung to me by kids during nutrition data collection at a school in Walsall! 🥳🙏❤️
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
#ProudFiancéMoment 🥹
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
This paper introduces an important evolution of conversational diagnostic AI: a multimodal system able to integrate clinical dialogue with visual and documentary information, including skin images, ECGs, and clinical documents. doi.org/10.1038/s415... #ArtificialIntelligence
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Advancing conversational diagnostic AI with multimodal reasoning - Nature Medicine
Improvements in the Articulate Medical Intelligence Explorer, a large language model designed for diagnostic dialogue, enable the model to request, interpret and reason about multimodal medical data.
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
My colleague Prof. Judy Schlaeger (Uni of Illinois) & her team have just completed the world's first double-blind acupuncture RCT — finding that real acupuncture provides pain relief lasting up to 12 weeks, compared to just 4 weeks for sham acupuncture. 📖 www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...
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Scientists are finally decoding how acupuncture eases pain
Your body has a built-in painkiller system. Acupuncture may switch it on.
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
After travelling to Prague 🇨🇿 for the @aepcossociety.bsky.social Update Meeting and the #pcosnamechange announcement at #ece2026, it’s now time to get back to “research mode” 🤓 Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome #PMOS remains my research focus at @wlvuni.bsky.social and @uhcw-nhs.bsky.social
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) is the new name for the condition previously known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), which impacts 1 in 8, or more than 170 million women worldwide. youtu.be/bZbqRKkaVGU?... #pcosnamechange @mchrimonash.bsky.social @veritypcos.bsky.social
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PCOS Has a New Name
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🎤 The name will be announced May 12th at #ECE2026 in Prague 🇨🇿 #PCOS #PCOSnewname @aepcossociety.bsky.social @veritypcos.bsky.social
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Prague 🇨🇿 🤩 @aepcossociety.bsky.social Update Meeting Disseminating PCOS info with/from clinicians & researchers - and collaborating with patient support groups! Thanks @veritypcos.bsky.social 👉 and @wlvuni.bsky.social @uhcw-nhs.bsky.social for supporting my research @livingwellwithpcos.bsky.social
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Androgen Excess and PMOS Society @aepmossociety.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
📄 SESSION 3 Co-Chairs:
Nathalie di Clemente @sandrograca.bsky.social 🎤 Farheen Shaikh Zydus Therapeutics Inc 🇺🇸 “Saroglitazar / PPAR gamma agonist in PCOS treatment”
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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
If you missed our recent webinar on "From Clinic to Evidence: Case Reports and Practice-Based Research" with @sandrograca.bsky.social, you can now access the recording and slides on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/PCKikPY5lu0
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
...May the 4th be with you! ✨ Are you ready? Slides are ready and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at this @cochranecompmed.bsky.social webinar later today 💪🤩 ✍️ tinyurl.com/CAM-Webinar-1 From Clinic to Evidence: Case Reports and Practice-Based Research
From Clinic to Evidence: Case Reports and Practice-Based Research
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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Case reports in #acupuncture & #TCIM can do much more than describe interesting individual cases. Join our upcoming webinar with @sandrograca.bsky.social and learn more about how they can contribute effectively to clinical research and practice. 🖋️ Register lnkd.in/eUedDDR8 Please repost and share!
Graphic with information about an upcoming webinar, "From Clinic to Evidence: Case Reports and Practice-Based Research", Monday, May 4, 2026, 11:00 EDT/16:00 BST
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Great session yesterday 👉 workshop 2 of the series "Cycles of Care: Bridging Medicine, Technology, Sociology, and Intersectional Design in Digital Women’s Health" 📍 UZH Digital Society Initiative ✨ Recruitment of Underrepresented & Vulnerable Participants: Why, What, How? Thank you all 🙏
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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 07/04/2026
🤔 Do you know what USD$79 a year can do? 👉 mailchi.mp/evidencebase... It helps funding projects like our newest resource ✨ Biomechanisms of Acupuncture Points ✨ now live on EBA Connect! 🤩 All our work is funded by a small, dedicated group of people who said "yes, I'm in!" Are you in?
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
📄 doi.org/10.1177/2768... This review spotlights a systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the strength of evidence for acupuncture's effectiveness for 184 conditions, which constitutes the most comprehensive overview of acupuncture clinical research to date. @saracuresearch.bsky.social
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A Review of Key Research and Engagement in 2025 - John McDonald, Beltrán Carrillo, Judith Schlaeger, Sandro Graca, 2026
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Androgen Excess and PMOS Society @aepmossociety.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
🚨 Early-bird registration ends soon! AE-PCOS 2026 Update Meeting Topic: “New therapeutic approaches in #PCOS” 📍 Prague Congress Centre 🇨🇿 #ECE2026 @esendocrinology.bsky.social 🗓️ May 9, 2026 Register now and read the preliminary program on our website: ae-society.org/meetings/
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
A reciprocal model-exchange between researchers in Ireland & Australia to test GDM risk models shows that while this method protects privacy, prediction accuracy varies by ethnicity, prior GDM history, and number of pregnancies, highlighting the need for local fine-tuning. doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Deep-learning models forecast a continued rise in PCOS burden through 2040 doi.org/10.1016/j.is... 👉 Findings characterize the evolving global landscape of #PCOS, providing evidence to support targeted public health surveillance and prevention strategies for adolescent and young adult populations.
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
🤪😂 7 Onwards and upwards, I guess! 🤩✨ 💪 @livingwellwithpcos.bsky.social | @wlvuni.bsky.social
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Androgen Excess and PMOS Society @aepmossociety.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
We are excited to invite all AE-PCOS EC-SIG members to our next MTP session - with Prof. Michael O'Reilly. 🗓️ April 23, 2026 ⏰ 10:30am – 11:30am EDT (Zoom link sent to EC-SIG members, please check your email) 👉 Hear about Prof. O'Reilly's career; 👉 Ask your questions directly; 👉 Network with peers.
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Monash Information Technology @monash-infotech.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
New digital health app led by Professor Rashina Hoda (Monash Faculty of IT) strengthens telehealth by turning complex advice into real-time written summaries. Developed with DHCRC, Healthdirect Australia, Dept of Health Victoria, Monash Health & University of Melbourne. Read:
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New telehealth tool to simplify and support patient-friendly communication launched nationally
A new digital health application, developed by an interdisciplinary team of digital health researchers led by Monash University, is strengthening telehealth delivery by enabling healthcare practitioners to turn complex medical advice into clear, accurate written consultation summaries in real-time f...
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
“By designing a model specifically for women and grounding it in trusted clinical science and real-world biometric data, we’re setting the standard (…), pairing rigorous science with the lived, longitudinal data that makes @ouraring.bsky.social uniquely powerful.” ouraring.com/blog/womens-...
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Introducing Our First Proprietary AI Model to Deliver Personalized, Clinically Grounded Women’s Health Guidance
The model, available for testing in Oura Labs, enhances Oura Advisor with clinician-curated knowledge tailored to support women.
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
doi.org/10.1016/j.la... Results show that LLMs still absorb harmful medical fabrications, especially when phrased in authoritative clinical prose, yet, counter-intuitively, become less vulnerable when the same claims are wrapped in most logical fallacy styles.
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Living Well with PMOS @livingwellwithpcos.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Living Well with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome at @wlvuni.bsky.social is led by Dr Chris Kite & @sandrograca.bsky.social. www.wlv.ac.uk/research/res... #PCOS This research cluster has adopted a life course approach to the promotion of healthy lifestyles and prevention of ill health & chronic disease.
Living Well with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) at the University of Wolverhampton (Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing).
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Living Well with PMOS @livingwellwithpcos.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Living Well with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome #PCOS - part of the “Living Well Across the Life Course” research cluster at @wlvuni.bsky.social, led by Dr Chris Kite: www.wlv.ac.uk/research/res... Currently, it encompasses projects with children & young people, reproductive-aged women, and older adults
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Living Well Across the Life Course - University of Wolverhampton
University of Wolverhampton offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in health, education, business, arts, social sciences, science and engineering.
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Exercise adherence associated w/ participants' characteristics as well as the trial's primary outcome dx.doi.org/10.4310/SII.... Findings also pointed to a broader focus beyond weight-loss treatment, suggesting that maintaining a high level of exercise adherence may be the key to healthy live births
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
In this study, patients and health care professionals highlighted the need for a digital health app to: - improve patient–health care professional communication, - digitalise supportive care screening & processes, and - support patient self-efficacy. 🔗 doi.org/10.2196/73829 OncoSupport+
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
How is IoT technology (apps, wearables, social media, websites, machine learning and phone-based tools) used in PCOS care? doi.org/10.3390/heal... We identify promising roles in tracking, education and peer support, alongside important concerns around evidence, quality, access and misinformation.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the Internet of Things: A Scoping Review
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
doi.org/10.1093/humu... Global systematic review & meta-analysis of PCOS prevalence 119 studies (n=157,181) - pooled prevalence 12.1% using Rotterdam criteria, - highest rates in Eastern Mediterranean (15.1%) and South-East Asia (14.3%), - potentially different health burden across world regions.
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Prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome: a global and regional systematic review and meta-analysis
AbstractBACKGROUND. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects women globally, but its prevalence across World Health Organization (WHO) regions has not prev
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
NHS organisations urged to take advantage of a new national registry of 19 suppliers for the technology, which captures clinician–patient conversations & uses AI to accurately generate real-time transcriptions and clinical summaries, while ensuring data protection www.england.nhs.uk/2026/01/nhs-...
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NHS England » NHS backs AI notetaking to free up more face-to-face care
NHS England » NHS backs AI notetaking to free up more face-to-face care
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Artificial Intelligence, digital twins, and healthcare utilisation behaviour: doi.org/10.1186/s129... Study demonstrates that attitudes toward AI-based health technologies are closely tied to existing patterns of healthcare usage. (survey of 1,486 adults in Switzerland, 2023)
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
💪✨Starting the year strong, with a publication from a collaboration on a project that I am very grateful for having been invited to join 🙏 Read now: @eujimonline.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.eu... Acupuncture for Uterine Fibroids
Acupuncture for Uterine Fibroids: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Segmental Electroacupuncture, Manual Acupuncture, and Sham Acupuncture
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s004... Targeted educational interventions focusing on enhancing knowledge and fostering positive attitudes toward healthy #lifestyle and PCOS management would be helpful to mitigate the risk and impact of #PCOS on women of childbearing age with #overweight or #obesity.
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Knowledge, attitude and practice toward obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome among women of childbearing age with overweight or obesity - Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Purpose Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) studies are widely used public health research tools to assess what people know, how they feel, and how they behave toward health conditions, providin...
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
This study demonstrates the potential benefits of digital health tools in managing hypertension, emphasizing their ability to engage users over long periods and support blood pressure reduction. doi.org/10.2196/68361 Cohort of 5136 participants who used the digital hypertension management tool.
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Evaluating the Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Experience of a Large Language Model–Based Digital Tool for Home-Based Blood Pressure Management: Mixed Methods Study
Background: Hypertension, one of the most common cardiovascular conditions worldwide, necessitates comprehensive management due to its association with multiple health risks. Effective control often i...
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
"PCOS demonstrates bidirectional relationships with obesity: elevated BMI increases PCOS risk while PCOS predisposes to weight gain, with Mendelian randomization confirming causal relationships." 🔗 doi.org/10.1097/GRH.... ✍️ Prof Helena Teede and Dr Chau Thien Tay journals.lww.com/grh/fulltext...
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The Struggling Scientists @thestrugglings4.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Maybe in my 40s I can say the paper was accepted 🙈
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
"It's the chats with colleagues that get me through. Not the policy, not HR, just knowing you're not alone": women's experiences of #menopause at work and reflections on a workplace menopause policy doi.org/10.1097/gme.... A small study delivering a very big, important message!
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Androgen Excess and PMOS Society @aepmossociety.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Thanks to you all, 2025 was fabulous 🤩🎉 Let's make 2026 even more impressive 💪✨ ae-society.org/meetings Our 2026 Update meeting “New therapeutic approaches in PCOS” will take place in Prague, Czech Republic 🇨🇿 on May 9, 2026 👉 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS OPEN! ⏳ Deadline: Tuesday 20 Jan 2026, 5:59pm EST
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
New #PCOS research reveals 57.8% of patients turn to Complementary Medicine. doi.org/10.1186/s129... 🤔 The biggest driver? It’s not about symptom severity 👉 it’s perceived benefit! Healthcare professionals (62.4%) are the #1 influencer 💪 surpassing the internet and friends.
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Prevalence and factors associated with the use of complementary and alternative medicine among PCOS patients - BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Background Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy in women and the most common cause of anovulatory infertility. It is considered incurable in conventional medicine and b...
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
The "Living Well Across the Life Course" research cluster at @wlvuni.bsky.social moves beyond a purely disease-oriented model to a life course approach. Led by Dr Chris Kite, it prioritises long-term health and wellbeing for women, including "Living Well with #PCOS”. www.wlv.ac.uk/research/res...
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Living Well Across the Life Course - University of Wolverhampton
University of Wolverhampton offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in health, education, business, arts, social sciences, science and engineering.
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European Society of Endocrinology @esendocrinology.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Plan your trip for #ECE2026 now, with recommendations on our website 👉 ow.ly/qBpT50XBMKT Travel sustainably by direct trains from Austria, Germany or Poland, or you can fly to Prague. Local public transport is included in your registration fee (until 21 April 2026).
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
How will AI change your acupuncture practice? 🤔 🚨 NEW PAPER out now: doi.org/10.1177/2768... Society for Acupuncture Research 📍 From ultrasound-guided sensors for precise needle placement to analysing kinetic parameters of manipulation, AI is poised to augment - not replace - clinical skills.
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Artificial Intelligence in Acupuncture: Recommendations from the Society for Acupuncture Research Special Interest Group Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health | Journal of Integrative and Complem...
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Women's Health Research Cluster @whrcluster.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Only 1 week until Dr. Deena Walker joins us to discuss how thyroid hormone signaling contributes to sex differences in addiction. 🔗 Register today: ow.ly/hJ3p50XA1A5
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Digital cohorts are changing #PCOS epidemiology doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... @smahalingaiahmd.bsky.social et al. New paper: people with PCOS or early-life irregular periods have longer, more irregular cycles when young—but these patterns steadily tighten and approach “typical” cycles by the late 30s–40s.
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Variability of menstrual cycles by age, polycystic ovary syndrome, and early-life cycle irregularity in the Apple Women’s Health Study
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder, characterized by oligomenorrhea and androgen excess. Only a few studies have addresse…
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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Metabolic, androgenic, and physical activity profiles in women aged over 40 years w/ #PCOS (UK Biobank data) @wlvuni.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1745... Those with the lowest physical activity and highest sedentary time had the worst health profiles and highest morbidity risk, regardless of group.
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Metabolic, androgenic, and physical activity profiles in women aged over 40 years with polycystic ovary syndrome: A comparative analysis using UK Biobank data - Chris Kite, Ioannis Kyrou, Harpal S. Ra...
Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in reproductive-aged women, linked to metabolic, hormonal, and psychological ...
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