Medical Research
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Therapeutic potential of Clostridium butyricum anticancer effects in colorectal cancer
Probiotic roles of Clostridium butyricum (C.B) are involved in regulating disease and cancers, yet the mechanistic basis for these regulatory roles remains largely unknown. C.B. has been found to play an important role in colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment, according to a recent study “Therapeutic potential of Clostridium butyricum anticancer effects in colorectal cancer” published in Gut Micr...
April 5, 2023
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Doctor's novel technique treats patient with rotator cuff tear
"Thank you, Prof. Yang! You've cured my rotator cuff tear. Our basketball team gained the championship today!" It comes from a letter that Mr. Dou, a basketball lover, wrote to Prof. Yang Rui from the Department of Sports Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital. Prof. Yang performed rotator cuff repair for Mr. Dou, using his original new technique H-loop (High-Resistance loop).Mr. Dou (L4) hold...
March 24, 2023
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Professor Yamei Tang's team uncovers a new mechanism of brain injury caused by pericyte dysfunction after radiation
Radiation-induced brain injury (RIBI) is a debilitating sequela after radiotherapy to treat head and neck cancer, with clinical manifestations including cognitive impairment and pathological changes such as brain tissue edema and necrosis. Although corticosteroids and bevacizumab can be used as first-line treatment at present, there are still a majority of RIBI patients fail to respond to or ha...
March 1, 2023
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Progression on tumor microenvironment regulations by mechanical forces from Qiyi Zhao Group
Recently, Prof. Qiyi Zhao's group from the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, published the latest original research entitled “Niche stiffness sustains cancer stemness via TAZ and NANOG phase separation” in Nature Communications.Emerging evidence shows that the biomechanical environment is required to support cancer stem cells (CSCs), which play a crucial role in drug resist...
February 20, 2023
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Hospital does its first robot-assisted knee surgery
Doctors from First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, successfully completed a robot-assisted total knee replacement surgery over the weekend.The surgery, a first for the hospital, was done by Sheng Puyi, director of the hospital's orthopedics and microsurgery department and his team on Saturday.
February 16, 2023