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2nd Asia-Pacific Marketing Academy Conference held at City University of Hong Kong

The second Asia-Pacific Marketing Academy Conference (APMA) was held at City University of Hong Kong from May 10 to 12, with nearly 300 guests and representatives from around the world gathering in Hong Kong, China.Proposed by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance for Marketing (referred to as the Alliance for Marketing), the APMA Conference was established in 2023 by the School of ...

July 10, 2024

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13 Studies from SYSU Cancer Center were presented at 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

As one of the most significant gatherings of oncology professionals worldwide, the 2024 ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) Annual Meeting was held from May 31 to June 4 in Chicago, the United States, featuring over 200 sessions across the spectrum of disease.Over 50 studies from China were presented during the ASCO 2024, with 13 presented by physician-scientists and researchers of Sun...

June 21, 2024

Enhancing Disease Prevention: New Study Sheds Light on Increased Effectiveness of Sterile Insect Technique Through Behavioral Impacts on Female Mosquitoes Due to Male Harassment

The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) involves releasing a large number of sterile male insects into a specific area, where they mate with wild females, leading to sterility and a reduction in the population. The effectiveness of this method is linked to the ratio of sterile males to fertile males. By releasing sterile males, there is often a significant surplus of sterile over wild males, creatin...

April 27, 2024

Three clinical trials from SYSUCC presented in the proffered paper sessions at the ESMO Congress 2023

At the ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology) Congress 2023 held from 20-24 October in Madrid, Spain, 11 clinical research achievements from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC) were included as oral presentations. Among them, three studies on colorectal cancer (CRC) / non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were further selected as proffered papers.

November 1, 2023

Earlier menopause increases the risk of dementia

Emerging evidence has shown that reducing modifiable risk factors may help to prevent and control dementia. Earlier menopause, particularly premature menopause, might be associated with increased risks of cardiovascular diseases, sleep disorders, psychiatric diseases, and other sequelae. It is uncertain whether earlier age at menopause is associated with incident dementia. In addition, the unde...

June 28, 2023