Sandro Graca
@sandrograca.bsky.social
PhD student 🎓University of Wolverhampton #PCOS Polycystic Ovary Syndrome & women’s health research 📄
👨🏻💻Social Media Editor: @aepcossociety.bsky.social & @eujimonline.bsky.social
✨Director: Evidence Based Acupuncture
✨Board: Society for Acupuncture Research
👨🏻💻Social Media Editor: @aepcossociety.bsky.social & @eujimonline.bsky.social
✨Director: Evidence Based Acupuncture
✨Board: Society for Acupuncture Research
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.
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.
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...
doi.org
December 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
www.wlv.ac.uk
December 12, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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...
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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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).
👉 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).
December 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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).
👉 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).
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.
🚨 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.
Artificial Intelligence in Acupuncture: Recommendations from the Society for Acupuncture Research Special Interest Group Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health | Journal of Integrative and Complem...
Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine
doi.org
December 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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.
🚨 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.
Reposted by Sandro Graca
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
🔗 Register today: ow.ly/hJ3p50XA1A5
December 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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
🔗 Register today: ow.ly/hJ3p50XA1A5
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.
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.
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…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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.
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.
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.
@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.
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 ...
doi.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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.
@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.
Reposted by Sandro Graca
The inheritance of polycystic ovary syndrome (#PCOS) likely involves genetic, environmental and epigenetic factors. https://www.nature.c...
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The inheritance of polycystic ovary syndrome (#PCOS) likely involves genetic, environmental and epigenetic factors. https://www.nature.c...
Reposted by Sandro Graca
AI peer reviewers are fine with AI-fabricated papers
#AI #GenAI #PeerReview #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI
cen.acs.org/research-int...
#AI #GenAI #PeerReview #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI
cen.acs.org/research-int...
AI peer reviewers are fine with AI-fabricated papers
Study finds artificial intelligence reviewers accept AI-generated scientific studies 4 out of 5 times
cen.acs.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
AI peer reviewers are fine with AI-fabricated papers
#AI #GenAI #PeerReview #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI
cen.acs.org/research-int...
#AI #GenAI #PeerReview #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI
cen.acs.org/research-int...
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CLOSING SOON! The State of Endocrinology nurses survey is a chance for endocrine nurses to voice your needs and challenges, and shape the future of endocrine nursing!
TAKE PART TODAY!
👉 www.research.net/r/SYRLHZY
⏳ 15-20 minutes
⏰ 16 November 2025
TAKE PART TODAY!
👉 www.research.net/r/SYRLHZY
⏳ 15-20 minutes
⏰ 16 November 2025
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
CLOSING SOON! The State of Endocrinology nurses survey is a chance for endocrine nurses to voice your needs and challenges, and shape the future of endocrine nursing!
TAKE PART TODAY!
👉 www.research.net/r/SYRLHZY
⏳ 15-20 minutes
⏰ 16 November 2025
TAKE PART TODAY!
👉 www.research.net/r/SYRLHZY
⏳ 15-20 minutes
⏰ 16 November 2025
📣 New paper OUT NOW! 🥳 #AI #artificialintelligence #acupuncture
doi.org/10.1177/2768...
📄 Artificial Intelligence in Acupuncture: Recommendations from the Society for Acupuncture Research Special Interest Group Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health
doi.org/10.1177/2768...
📄 Artificial Intelligence in Acupuncture: Recommendations from the Society for Acupuncture Research Special Interest Group Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
📣 New paper OUT NOW! 🥳 #AI #artificialintelligence #acupuncture
doi.org/10.1177/2768...
📄 Artificial Intelligence in Acupuncture: Recommendations from the Society for Acupuncture Research Special Interest Group Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health
doi.org/10.1177/2768...
📄 Artificial Intelligence in Acupuncture: Recommendations from the Society for Acupuncture Research Special Interest Group Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Chairs: Aled Rees & @sandrograca.bsky.social
Time restricted eating for the management of PCOS: a randomized controlled trial 👉 by Sarah Corapi, University of Illinois, Chicago 🇺🇸
Chairs: Aled Rees & @sandrograca.bsky.social
Time restricted eating for the management of PCOS: a randomized controlled trial 👉 by Sarah Corapi, University of Illinois, Chicago 🇺🇸
October 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Chairs: Aled Rees & @sandrograca.bsky.social
Time restricted eating for the management of PCOS: a randomized controlled trial 👉 by Sarah Corapi, University of Illinois, Chicago 🇺🇸
Chairs: Aled Rees & @sandrograca.bsky.social
Time restricted eating for the management of PCOS: a randomized controlled trial 👉 by Sarah Corapi, University of Illinois, Chicago 🇺🇸
Day 1 was amazing!! 🤩
@aepcossociety.bsky.social 23rd Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX 🇺🇸
I got to co-chair a session & talk with world-renowned #PCOS researchers.
Today, I get to present my poster about my PhD #pcosresearch work at @wlvuni.bsky.social 👍
@aepcossociety.bsky.social 23rd Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX 🇺🇸
I got to co-chair a session & talk with world-renowned #PCOS researchers.
Today, I get to present my poster about my PhD #pcosresearch work at @wlvuni.bsky.social 👍
October 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Day 1 was amazing!! 🤩
@aepcossociety.bsky.social 23rd Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX 🇺🇸
I got to co-chair a session & talk with world-renowned #PCOS researchers.
Today, I get to present my poster about my PhD #pcosresearch work at @wlvuni.bsky.social 👍
@aepcossociety.bsky.social 23rd Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX 🇺🇸
I got to co-chair a session & talk with world-renowned #PCOS researchers.
Today, I get to present my poster about my PhD #pcosresearch work at @wlvuni.bsky.social 👍
📣 Big news! @veritypcos.bsky.social #JLAPCOS
Announcing the Top 10 #PCOS Research Priorities
#pcosresearch @wlvuni.bsky.social
Announcing the Top 10 #PCOS Research Priorities
#pcosresearch @wlvuni.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
📣 Big news! @veritypcos.bsky.social #JLAPCOS
Announcing the Top 10 #PCOS Research Priorities
#pcosresearch @wlvuni.bsky.social
Announcing the Top 10 #PCOS Research Priorities
#pcosresearch @wlvuni.bsky.social
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From our colleagues at the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health: 📅 Two weeks left! Submit an abstract, session, or wellness activity to the 2026 International Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health! Deadline: October 17th https://
ow.ly/ajNg50WZGW2
ow.ly/ajNg50WZGW2
October 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
From our colleagues at the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health: 📅 Two weeks left! Submit an abstract, session, or wellness activity to the 2026 International Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health! Deadline: October 17th https://
ow.ly/ajNg50WZGW2
ow.ly/ajNg50WZGW2
LAST DAY! Please contribute to this important #PCOS research by completing the anonymous survey: forms.office.com/e/YGHVgYcfze
Your unique perspective is incredibly valuable & will help us better understand & support everyone with polycystic ovary syndrome.
✨Research study at @wlvuni.bsky.social
Your unique perspective is incredibly valuable & will help us better understand & support everyone with polycystic ovary syndrome.
✨Research study at @wlvuni.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
LAST DAY! Please contribute to this important #PCOS research by completing the anonymous survey: forms.office.com/e/YGHVgYcfze
Your unique perspective is incredibly valuable & will help us better understand & support everyone with polycystic ovary syndrome.
✨Research study at @wlvuni.bsky.social
Your unique perspective is incredibly valuable & will help us better understand & support everyone with polycystic ovary syndrome.
✨Research study at @wlvuni.bsky.social
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We are looking forward to seeing you in San Antonio, Texas for our 23rd annual meeting.
✍️ Join us: ae-society.org/meetings
You will receive in depth information of clinical and basic advances in PCOS from world-renowned colleagues.
Program & hotel's special discount available on our website
✍️ Join us: ae-society.org/meetings
You will receive in depth information of clinical and basic advances in PCOS from world-renowned colleagues.
Program & hotel's special discount available on our website
September 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
We are looking forward to seeing you in San Antonio, Texas for our 23rd annual meeting.
✍️ Join us: ae-society.org/meetings
You will receive in depth information of clinical and basic advances in PCOS from world-renowned colleagues.
Program & hotel's special discount available on our website
✍️ Join us: ae-society.org/meetings
You will receive in depth information of clinical and basic advances in PCOS from world-renowned colleagues.
Program & hotel's special discount available on our website
Reposted by Sandro Graca
5 months of procrastination later and still no paper
September 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM
5 months of procrastination later and still no paper
This review discusses emerging biomonitoring technologies for diagnosing and managing critical women’s health conditions as defined by the WHO, including breast and gynecological cancers, vaginal infections, fertility, pregnancy and post-menopausal osteoporosis.
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Advances in biomonitoring technologies for women’s health - Nature Communications
In global healthcare systems, sex and gender biases have led to a health gap that affects diverse populations of women. This review highlights emerging wearable, biomonitoring, and diagnostic technologies to address this health gap, examines the commercial landscape and barriers to adoption, and discusses opportunities for future innovation.
doi.org
September 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This review discusses emerging biomonitoring technologies for diagnosing and managing critical women’s health conditions as defined by the WHO, including breast and gynecological cancers, vaginal infections, fertility, pregnancy and post-menopausal osteoporosis.
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Plenary presentation at #TAO2025 in Graz 🇦🇹
“Acupuncture and Assisted Reproductive Technology - a review of the latest research findings”
“Acupuncture and Assisted Reproductive Technology - a review of the latest research findings”
September 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Plenary presentation at #TAO2025 in Graz 🇦🇹
“Acupuncture and Assisted Reproductive Technology - a review of the latest research findings”
“Acupuncture and Assisted Reproductive Technology - a review of the latest research findings”
The @ebacupuncture.bsky.social Breakfast Journal Club at #TAO2025 in Graz, Austria 🇦🇹
September 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The @ebacupuncture.bsky.social Breakfast Journal Club at #TAO2025 in Graz, Austria 🇦🇹
Off to the best European conference: #TAO2025 in Graz, Austria: www.tcmkongress.at//en/Home
I will lead the Breakfast Journal Club for @ebacupuncture.bsky.social and present at the Plenary Session: "Acupuncture for Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Review of the Latest Research Findings".
🇦🇹🤩✨
I will lead the Breakfast Journal Club for @ebacupuncture.bsky.social and present at the Plenary Session: "Acupuncture for Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Review of the Latest Research Findings".
🇦🇹🤩✨
September 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Off to the best European conference: #TAO2025 in Graz, Austria: www.tcmkongress.at//en/Home
I will lead the Breakfast Journal Club for @ebacupuncture.bsky.social and present at the Plenary Session: "Acupuncture for Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Review of the Latest Research Findings".
🇦🇹🤩✨
I will lead the Breakfast Journal Club for @ebacupuncture.bsky.social and present at the Plenary Session: "Acupuncture for Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Review of the Latest Research Findings".
🇦🇹🤩✨
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The next #ImplementEcon webinar explores costing #implementation, a crucial but underexamined component in implementation research.
🗓️20 November 2025
🕰️8.30-9.30am
Speakers: @thomasinadonovan.bsky.social @cazline42.bsky.social @lanecarrandi.bsky.social
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/43b945...
🗓️20 November 2025
🕰️8.30-9.30am
Speakers: @thomasinadonovan.bsky.social @cazline42.bsky.social @lanecarrandi.bsky.social
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/43b945...
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
events.teams.microsoft.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The next #ImplementEcon webinar explores costing #implementation, a crucial but underexamined component in implementation research.
🗓️20 November 2025
🕰️8.30-9.30am
Speakers: @thomasinadonovan.bsky.social @cazline42.bsky.social @lanecarrandi.bsky.social
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/43b945...
🗓️20 November 2025
🕰️8.30-9.30am
Speakers: @thomasinadonovan.bsky.social @cazline42.bsky.social @lanecarrandi.bsky.social
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/43b945...
This review explores the use of the Internet of Things (IoT) in #PCOS management.
doi.org/10.3390/heal...
Results were grouped into six IoT domains: mobile apps, social media, wearables, machine learning, websites, and phone-based. A further domain was created to capture participants' perspectives.
doi.org/10.3390/heal...
Results were grouped into six IoT domains: mobile apps, social media, wearables, machine learning, websites, and phone-based. A further domain was created to capture participants' perspectives.
September 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This review explores the use of the Internet of Things (IoT) in #PCOS management.
doi.org/10.3390/heal...
Results were grouped into six IoT domains: mobile apps, social media, wearables, machine learning, websites, and phone-based. A further domain was created to capture participants' perspectives.
doi.org/10.3390/heal...
Results were grouped into six IoT domains: mobile apps, social media, wearables, machine learning, websites, and phone-based. A further domain was created to capture participants' perspectives.
Wolverhampton has an obesity rate of 31.1%, while 1/3 of residents spend less than 30mins a week 'moderately' exercising, according to latest data.
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Adding to the city's problems, 10% of locals don't have access to green space within 10min walking distance
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Adding to the city's problems, 10% of locals don't have access to green space within 10min walking distance
Midlands city named 'unhealthiest' in entire country in new list
Obesity rates, lack of exercise and plenty of fast food outlets make these residents the 'least healthy'
www.birminghammail.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Wolverhampton has an obesity rate of 31.1%, while 1/3 of residents spend less than 30mins a week 'moderately' exercising, according to latest data.
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Adding to the city's problems, 10% of locals don't have access to green space within 10min walking distance
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Adding to the city's problems, 10% of locals don't have access to green space within 10min walking distance