New Study Alert! A recent study investigates the link between childhood obesity and increased hospitalizations due to dengue in Sri Lanka. Among 4782 children aged 10 to 18, those with higher BMI percentiles had a significantly higher risk of hospitalization. Specifically, 18.2% of seropositive children with a BMI centile >97th were hospitalized, compared to 9.48% with a BMI centile <97th. These findings suggest a strong association between obesity and severe...Read More
Vacancies Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,USJ Expression of interest are invited for an interview/s to consider graduates suitability for the post of Temporary Lecturer, Department of Philosophy and Psychology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura for a period of one year as per the following preliminary requirements. Candidates graduated with First Class/Second Class Upper Division Honours Degree in Philosophy or Philosophy and Psychology. Expression of interest along with a CV and...Read More
New Study Alert! Excited to share findings from a recent study titled “Psychological Distress and Sleep Quality among Sri Lankan Medical Students during an Economic Crisis.” This study reveals that 69.2% of students experienced psychological distress, with 23% facing depression, anxiety, and stress. Anxiety was the most prevalent (50.7%), and 41% reported poor sleep quality. Factors like frequent contact with friends and social media use were linked to lower distress,...Read More
The “Annual Research Conference (ARC) 2024”, organized by the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura will be held on 25th October 2024. Abstracts can now be submitted to be presented as oral presentations or posters. In addition, the “3MT challenge” calls for abstracts from postgraduate students to pitch their research as a 3 minute presentation. The deadline for submission is 12th August 2024. Visit for more details. https://medical.sjp.ac.lk/arc-2024/ We invite all researchers, undergraduate and postgraduate students...Read More
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