Studies ask: what does “multimorbidity” mean and how much does it cost us?
The prevalence of multimorbidity, the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions, varies depending on exactly how it is defined. And the healthcare costs associated with many disease…
HKUMed invents a novel two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound-responsive antibacterial nano-sheets to effectively address bone tissue infection
A research team led by Professor Kelvin Yeung Wai-kwok from the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong…
Monthly injections of fitusiran reduces bleeds in patients with haemophilia A and B
The study published in The Lancet Haematology investigated the use of the medication in patients without inhibitors, 40 out of 79 (51%) participants given monthly injections of fitusiran…
Coronavirus causes chaos in infected cells’ RNA
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hijacks parts of infected cells’ vital RNA machinery, thereby blocking important functions in the cells. These damaging changes in the RNA can likely be reversed,…
Components of Cytoskeleton Strengthen Effect of Sex Hormones
Researchers from Freiburg and Kiel discover that actin acts in the cell nucleus and is partly responsible for the expression of male sexual characteristics