Medical Research
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Professors Tao Ding/Guo-Bao Tian's team found the mechanism of determination of lung microbiota
The lungs were once believed to be a sterile environment, but in recent years, metagenomics studies confirmed the presence of commensal bacteria in the lungs of healthy individuals. The lungs or lower respiratory tract is linked to the upper respiratory tract and the oral cavity, and several studies have reported that the microbes in the nasal and oral cavity are involved in the formation of th...
September 8, 2022
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SYSU-led team uncovers a critical role of meningeal lymphatic vessels in the sex difference of stress susceptibility
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders with the highest disability, affecting about 4.4% of the global population. Women are more likely to be affected by depression and develop more severe depressive symptoms than men, but the underlying mechanisms that contribute to sex difference of depression remain unclear. The recently rediscovered meningeal lymphatic vessels are immune str...
August 31, 2022
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New progress on radiation-induced brain necrosis by Prof. Yamei Tang's team
Radiotherapy (RT) is an integral modality in the treatment of head and neck cancers (HNC), especially for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which is prevalent in Southern China. However, radiation may result in brain necrosis, a severe, irreversible or even life-threatening cerebral complication, since healthy brain tissue in or around the RT fields could be damaged. The optimal timing of initiating me...
August 18, 2022
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Prof. Wenru Su's group revealed the immune microenvironment in orbital tissues of thyroid associated ophthalmopathy with single-cell RNA sequencing
Thyroid associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) is an autoimmune condition affecting the orbit and ocular adnexa that may lead to vision loss. Treatment for TAO remains challenging because of the poor understanding of its pathogenesis. On July 26, 2022, Prof. Wenru Su's group from Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University recently published their results in Cell Reports Medicine.
August 13, 2022
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Doctors remove 13kg of breast tissue for patient with gigantomastia
Li Haiyan, director of breast surgery, and her team from the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, recently completed a breast reduction for a female patient with gigantomastia. The operation removed 13 kilograms of excess breast tissue and reshaped both breasts to help the patient return to a healthy life.Comparison of the patient's chest enhancement CT. Preoperative size (left)...
August 11, 2022