Daily Archives: May 23, 2016
Long-term outcomes of robotic pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction occurs in both adults and children when the ureter (the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder) becomes blocked, preventing the flow of urine out of the kidney. Surgery is often
The search for new drug candidates to treat Chagas disease
Chagas disease (CD) is a parasite-born pathology caused by a unicellular microorganism called Trypanosoma cruzi. This illness causes a significant morbidity and mortality in the developing world, being endemic in 21 countries across Latin America, representing also
How cancer begins and how to prevent it
Cancer is a problem of chemical carcinogenesis. This means that chemicals are involved in the processes leading to cancer. Knowledge of how certain molecules work is, therefore, essential for understanding how cancer begins. The chemicals that cause
It’s time to leave the wilderness
Child Neurologists are the specialists who take care of children with diseases of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles. Some of those conditions include epilepsy, migraine, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, and autism. Child Neurology was recognized
Dining at extraordinary locations: new species of bacteria on fatty diet
Birds are among the most popular organisms on earth. Their majestic appearance, lovely songs as well as the ability to fly have always thrilled people making them one of the most thoroughly investigated classes of the animal
A new test to select more effective treatments for lung cancer
Sadly, the majority of patients with Lung Cancers who cannot be treated by surgery to remove their tumour, die within a few years. Small numbers are beginning to benefit from chemotherapies which target very specific types of
Erythrocytes, not leukocytes, clear bacteria from blood circulation
After discovery of phagocytosis by Elie Metchnikoff in 1882, it has become an axiom that in human body white blood cells (leukocytes) are the main cells that engulf and destroy bacteria and other pathogens. But until recently, there has
