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Proceedings of the 11th Alcohol Hangover Research Group Meeting, in Nadi, Fiji

by Emily O. C. Palmer, Lizanne Arnoldy, Elizabeth Ayre, Sarah Benson, Stephanie Balikji, Gillian Bruce, Fu Chen, Albertine E. van Lawick van Pabst, Aurora J. A. E. van de Loo, Charmaine J. I. van Rossum, Sean O’Neill, Andrew Scholey, Chantal Terpstra, Michelle van Wijk and Joris C. Verster

Proceedings 2020, 43(1), 1; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020043001 - 18 Feb 2020

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The present proceedings offer a summary of the 11th meeting of the Alcohol Hangover Research Group held in April 2019 in Nadi, Fiji. The aim of the meeting was to gather the world’s leading experts in the field of alcohol hangover and share [...] Read more.

The present proceedings offer a summary of the 11th meeting of the Alcohol Hangover Research Group held in April 2019 in Nadi, Fiji. The aim of the meeting was to gather the world’s leading experts in the field of alcohol hangover and share advances and ideas to help better understand the underlying pathology, consequences, and potential therapeutics. Several aspects of alcohol hangover research were discussed, including hangover-associated impairments of cognitive performance and health, novel and best research practice, the validation and use of wearable technology and online tools for off-site data collection, effects of hangover on physical strength performance, new evidence on sex differences in the occurrence and severity of alcohol hangover, and exciting future projects and directions. Full article

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Abstracts of the 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Nutrition Society of Australia

by Sandra Iuliano, Kirrilly Pursey, Rebecca Haslam and Alison Coates

Proceedings 2020, 43(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020043002 - 21 Feb 2020

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The 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Nutrition Society of Australia was held in Newcastle, Australia, from 2 to 5 December 2019. The theme of the meeting was Nutrition: The Epicentre of Health. Abstracts were submitted from 24 countries. The conference was attended [...] Read more.

The 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Nutrition Society of Australia was held in Newcastle, Australia, from 2 to 5 December 2019. The theme of the meeting was Nutrition: The Epicentre of Health. Abstracts were submitted from 24 countries. The conference was attended by 250 registrants and 208 papers were presented consisting of 16 plenary, 91 oral and 101 poster presentations. This issue presents the proceedings of this meeting in the form of abstracts of papers presented at the conference. Full article

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Abstracts of the International Conference Addiction, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Rome, Italy, 11–12 November 2019. Hotel Mercure Roma West, Rome, Italy

by Rezina Alves

Proceedings 2020, 43(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020043003 - 27 Mar 2020

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The International Conference and Addiction, Psychiatry and Mental Health (Addiction 2019) organized by the Coalesce Research Group was held on 11–12 November 2019 at Hotel Mercure Roma West, Rome, Italy. The conference highlighted the theme, “Novel approaches and Developments in Addiction Research and [...] Read more.

The International Conference and Addiction, Psychiatry and Mental Health (Addiction 2019) organized by the Coalesce Research Group was held on 11–12 November 2019 at Hotel Mercure Roma West, Rome, Italy. The conference highlighted the theme, “Novel approaches and Developments in Addiction Research and Psychiatry”. Benevolent responses and active participations were received from the scientists, doctors, researchers, students, and leaders from the fields of addiction research, who made this event inspiringly successful. Full article

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Proceedings of the 10th Alcohol Hangover Research Group Meeting in Utrecht, The Netherlands

by Agnese Merlo, Zack Abbott, Chris Alford, Stephanie Balikji, Gillian Bruce, Craig Gunn, Jacqueline Iversen, Jim Iversen, Sean J. Johnson, L. Darren Kruisselbrink, Aurora J. A. E. van de Loo, Marlou Mackus, Chantal Terpstra, Ann-Kathrin Stock and Joris C. Verster

Proceedings 2020, 43(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020043004 - 28 Mar 2020

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The hangover is the most commonly reported negative consequence of alcohol use with several studies reporting the detrimental consequences of hangover on health, economy, and society. Research has emphasized the socioeconomic consequences of experiencing these physical and psychological symptoms in relation to absenteeism, [...] Read more.

The hangover is the most commonly reported negative consequence of alcohol use with several studies reporting the detrimental consequences of hangover on health, economy, and society. Research has emphasized the socioeconomic consequences of experiencing these physical and psychological symptoms in relation to absenteeism, increased risk of having accidents and injuries, and impairment of daily activities, such as job performance and driving a car. During the 10th Alcohol Hangover Research Group meeting, held on 29 April 2018, in Utrecht, The Netherlands, aspects of alcohol hangover were presented with regards to determinants, biological and cognitive consequences and potential treatments. Precursory and posterior factors influencing alcohol hangover, including biological, psychological, behavioral, metabolic aspects, cognitive functioning, and the role of the immune system in the development of alcohol hangover, were presented. In addition, potential preventive measures and treatments of alcohol hangover to reduce the adverse consequences of alcohol consumption and hangover symptoms were discussed. One study revealed that an average of 24% of social and heavy drinkers claimed not to experience hangover symptoms across time. Another study showed that food intake (either healthy or junk food) had no significant impact on next-day hangover severity. Research examining cognitive and psychomotor functioning during hangover revealed impairments in collective problem solving and response inhibition, but not attentional bias towards alcohol-related cues. The alcohol hangover state further significantly impaired driving performance, even for a short commute to work. With regard to the pathology of the alcohol hangover, research was presented that demonstrated increases in saliva cytokine concentrations confirming drinking alcohol and the hangover phase are both associated with an immune response. Other presentations discussed that scientific literature shows that there are no effective hangover treatments available yet. However, although promising, new hangover treatments are currently in development. Taken together, at the 10th Alcohol Hangover Research Group meeting, a comprehensive overview of the causes, consequences, and potential treatments of the alcohol hangover was presented. Full article

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Summary of the Eighth World Health Organization Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care Biennial Meeting

by Christopher Strader, Abhishek Swarup, Megan Thuy Vu, Rachel Koch, Haitham Shoman, Jacob Lepard, Walter Johnson and Kee B. Park

Proceedings 2020, 43(1), 5; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020043005 - 29 Apr 2020

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A summary of the eighth World Health Organization (WHO) Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care (GIEESC) Biennial Meeting, which was held in conjunction with the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (RACS) eighty-eighth Annual Scientific Congress in Bangkok, Thailand. Full article

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KAIMRC’S Second Therapeutics Discovery Conference

by Zeyad Alehaideb, Nimer Mehyar, Mai Al Ajaji, Mohammed Alassiri, Manal Alaamery, Bader Al Debasi, Bandar Alghanem, Jahad Alghamdi, Bahauddeen M. Alrfaei, Barrak Al Somaie, Ahmed Bakillah, Tlili Barhoumi, Yosra Boudjelal, Ibrahim Bushnak, Majid Alfadhel, Sheraz Gul, Imadul Islam, Mo Li, Theam Soon Lim, Salam Massadeh, Lamis Mouyes, Adel Nefzi, Atef Nehdi, Wyatt Yue, Ahmed Alaskar and Mohamed Boudjelal Show full author list Hide full author list

Proceedings 2020, 43(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020043006 - 29 Apr 2020

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Following the success of our first therapeutic discovery conference in 2017 and the selection of King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre (KAIMRC) as the first Phase 1 clinical site in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we organized our second conference in partnership with [...] Read more.

Following the success of our first therapeutic discovery conference in 2017 and the selection of King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre (KAIMRC) as the first Phase 1 clinical site in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we organized our second conference in partnership with leading institutions in academic drug discovery, which included the Structural Genomic Constorium (Oxford, UK), Fraunhofer (Germany) and Institute Material Medica (China); the participation of members of the American Drug Discovery Consterium; European Biotech companies; and local pharma companies, SIPMACO and SudairPharma. In addition, we had European and Northern American venture capital experts attending and presenting at the conference. The purpose of the conference was to bridge the gap between biotech, pharma and academia regarding drug discovery and development. Its aim primarily was to: (a) bring together world experts on academic drug discovery to discuss and propose new approaches to discover and develop new therapies; (b) establish a permanent platform for scientific exchange between academia and the biotech and pharmaceutical industries; (c) entice national and international investors to consider funding drugs discovered in academia; (d) educate the population about the causes of diseases, approaches to prevent them from happening and their cure; (e) attract talent to consider the drug discovery track for their studies and career. During the conference, we discussed the unique academic drug discovery disrupting business models, which can make their discoveries easily accessible in an open source mode. This unique model accelerates the dissemination of knowledge to all world scientists to guide them in their research. This model is aimed at bringing effective and affordable medicine to all mankind in a very short time. Moreover, the program discussed rare disease targets, orphan drug discovery, immunotherapy discovery and process, the role of bioinformatics in drug discovery, anti-infective drug discovery in the era of bad bugs, natural products as a source of novel drugs and innovative drug formulation and delivery. Additionally, as the conference was organized during the surge of the epidemic, we dedicated the first day (25 February) to coronavirus science, detection and therapy. The day was co-organized with the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia(KSA) Ministry of Education to announce the grant winner for infectious diseases. Simultaneously, intensive courses were delivered to junior scientists on the principle of drug discovery, immunology and clinical trials, as well as rare diseases. The second therapeutics discovery forum provided a platform for interactive knowledge sharing and the convergence of researchers, governments, pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, hospitals and non-profit organizations on the topic of academic drug discovery. The event presented showcases on global drug discovery initiatives and demonstrated how collaborations are leading to successful new therapies. In line with the KSA 2030 vision on becoming world leaders with an innovative economy and healthy population, therapeutic discovery is becoming an area of interest to science leaders in the kingdom, and our conference gave us the opportunity to identity key areas of interest as well as potential future collaborations. Full article

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