Daily Archives:April 26, 2016
A “TORgeted” way to heal the gut
Our intestine is critical for absorbing the dietary nutrients that we need to survive. It performs this function by producing, from pools of intestinal stem cells (ISCs), a constant stream of new cells (differentiated cells) that have
Promoting myelination as a strategy to rescue depressive-like behavior
All of our activities-e.g. reading, walking, and thinking- are controlled by our brain. The brain is mainly composed of two types of cells, neurons and glial cells, which communicate with each other every second (or millisecond) and
Why drinking the Mediterranean way is healthier
A recent letter in the British Medical Journal suggests that how alcohol is consumed should be given more emphasis when advising on alcohol limits. The British government recently reduced its recommended limit to 14 units per week
Complications of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty: Avoid, recognize and treat!
Penetrating keratoplasty was the first transplantation performed by humans and is in use since over 100 years to treat diseases of the transparent foremost avascular part of the eye – called CORNEA. The cornea has the function
非甾体抗炎药可以改变甲状腺激素功能?
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are taken to treat pain and inflammation, and are the most frequently taken over the counter drug type taken worldwide. They work by inhibiting cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes, whose products are used by other
A better, safer clot buster for heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular diseases
A clot that obstructs blood flow triggers the onset of most heart attacks and 85% of strokes, the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Reestablishing blood flow rapidly limits damage to the heart or brain, saves
Special molecular mechanism makes CD147 an interesting drug target in cancer or autoimmune diseases
T cells are important players of the immune system, recognizing foreign or dangerous agents with their unique receptors. They defend the body from these agents either directly by killing or by recruiting or regulating other immune system
