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A more thorough recognition and understanding of the various cell types in cartilage may lead to the development of new therapeutic options for the treatment of osteoarthritis. The latest research findings on this topic have been analyzed and synthesized by Csaba Matta, a researcher at the University of Debrecen, and his co-authors. His review article is now published in Nature Reviews Rheumatology, one of the leading journals of the field. The scientific achievements of his work have also been recognized by earning a Publication Award from the University of Debrecen and the Count István Tisza Foundation for the University of Debrecen.

Researchers at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Debrecen have investigated a physico-chemical treatment method for so-called bathroom greywater (BGW). This is water that has already been used once in the bathroom (gently) but can be reused for certain non-potable purposes after treatment. The findings were published in the journal Results in Engineering. This article has also been honored with a Count István Tisza Foundation for the University of Debrecen and the University of Debrecen Publication Award.

Bertalan Meskó is a “medical futurist” who believes that practical methods of futures studies, like foresight and scenario analysis, should play a greater part in scientific decision-making. In his view, the examination of possible futures and risks could turn out to be helpful in planning research programs more flexibly and in making well-informed decisions concerning research funding. Together with his co-authors, he has published his proposals related to this topic in Nature, one of the most prestigious scientific journals in the world. Meanwhile, Bertalan Meskó is already busy establishing a workshop at the University of Debrecen focused specifically on medical futures studies.

A research team at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Debrecen has explored the connection between periodontal disease, as a risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), and its possible inflammatory, microbial and genetic background. The research team members concluded that periodontitis is normally associated with a heightened risk of developing later neuro-degenerative diseases, even after having been accounted for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, metabolic and inflammatory comorbidities.

In certain cases, even the most modern biologic therapies are not effective enough for treating patients with severe cases of asthma, which is why specialists are urging that research aimed at developing new medications should be accelerated. A study on this topic has been published recently in one of the most prestigious scientific journals of the world. The publication, which was produced through international collaboration, was co-authored by a professor at the University of Debrecen.

At a ceremony held on Saturday, July 4, in the venue called Aula of its Main Building, the University of Debrecen inaugurated 104 new doctors. Titles for habilitated doctorate and Professor Emeritus status, as well as Excellence Ph.D. Scholarships of the Count István Tisza Foundation for the University of Debrecen were also awarded at the event.

A total of ninety-three students have completed their studies at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Debrecen recently in the undergraduate program of medical diagnostic analysis and in the master’s programs of health psychology, clinical laboratory research and molecular biology. The graduates received their diplomas at the faculty’s end-of-the-academic-year ceremony on Saturday.

A total of ninety graduates received their diplomas at the ceremony held by the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Debrecen in the Inner Courtyard of the Main Building on Wednesday. Honors and recognitions awarded by the faculty and its student self-government were also presented at the event.

Doctor of Pharmacy graduates were honored at Saturday’s commencement ceremony at the Faculty of Pharmacy (GYTK), University of Debrecen. At the ceremony held in the Main Building’s Ceremonial Courtyard, 75 graduates received their diplomas certifying the successful completion of their studies. A total of 16 different honors and awards were also presented.

The dripping or leakage of urine during joyful laughter or a regularly recurring vaginal infection are not just inconveniences that make our everyday lives difficult, but genuine medical problems that can now be treated successfully, thanks to modern diagnostic and therapeutic options. Urogynecology, which, among other things, offers a potential treatment of these diseases, has recently become one of the most dynamically developing specializations in Hungary at the Clinical Center of the University of Debrecen.