ITS 2012 Report – Nutrition and gut immunity – Are we eating the enemy?
by Maria Dalby – It is possible to modulate the body’s immune system by altering the gut microbiota, simply by changing the diet.
by Maria Dalby – It is possible to modulate the body’s immune system by altering the gut microbiota, simply by changing the diet.
by Maria Dalby – That the human brain is capable of reorganising itself following the loss of a limb is well known – the part of the motor… read more.
by Maria Dalby – Patients undergoing simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) transplantation where the drainage is led to the bladder are more likely to suffer acute rejection episodes… read more.
by Maria Dalby – New legislation which recognises and defines the concept of brain death has allowed Israel to nearly double the number of transplantations of organs from… read more.
by Maria Dalby – Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) can be used as an alternative to computerised tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for post-operative imaging of pancreas… read more.
by Maria Dalby – Introduction – In many ways waiting lists to receive an organ transplantation look very much the same today as they did a decade ago… read more.
by Maria Dalby – Patients receiving kidney transplants from human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched donors can be induced to develop tolerance to the graft and thereby avoid lifelong immunosuppressive… read more.
by Maria Dalby – Bowel transplantation poses a dilemma to transplant teams throughout the UK. Consent rates for intestinal donation are lower than for any other solid organ… read more.
by Professor Stephen J Wigmore – Ischaemia reperfusion injury is an inevitable consequence of the process of clinical transplantation. Organ injury and delayed function are common events after… read more.
A new discovery that sheds light on the genetic make up of ovarian cancer cells could explain why some women survive longer than others with this deadly disease.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men and early treatment is usually very successful. However, like other cancers, obesity increases the risk of aggressive… read more.
Malignant cells that leave a primary tumor, travel the bloodstream and grow out of control in new locations cause the vast majority of cancer deaths.