Research News
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Enhancing Disease Prevention: New Study Sheds Light on Increased Effectiveness of Sterile Insect Technique Through Behavioral Impacts on Female Mosquitoes Due to Male Harassment
The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) involves releasing a large number of sterile male insects into a specific area, where they mate with wild females, leading to sterility and a reduction in the population. The effectiveness of this method is linked to the ratio of sterile males to fertile males. By releasing sterile males, there is often a significant surplus of sterile over wild males, creatin...
April 27, 2024
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Three clinical trials from SYSUCC presented in the proffered paper sessions at the ESMO Congress 2023
At the ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology) Congress 2023 held from 20-24 October in Madrid, Spain, 11 clinical research achievements from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC) were included as oral presentations. Among them, three studies on colorectal cancer (CRC) / non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were further selected as proffered papers.
November 1, 2023
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Earlier menopause increases the risk of dementia
Emerging evidence has shown that reducing modifiable risk factors may help to prevent and control dementia. Earlier menopause, particularly premature menopause, might be associated with increased risks of cardiovascular diseases, sleep disorders, psychiatric diseases, and other sequelae. It is uncertain whether earlier age at menopause is associated with incident dementia. In addition, the unde...
June 28, 2023
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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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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