Limited efficacy of common local anaesthetic
Liposomal bupivacaine was launched on the market twelve years ago to provide long-lasting local control of pain.
Variations in “ancient” immune cells linked to patients’ survival in cancer
Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), have achieved breakthroughs in understanding relapse after chemotherapy for a type of…
New cells could be key to treating obesity
Understanding how fat tissue forms and functions is crucial for addressing obesity and related metabolic diseases. However, adipose tissue, or body fat, behaves differently based on its location…
Genetic mutations leading to truncated proteins in Schaaf-Yang syndrome
Mutations in the MAGEL2 gene, which cause Schaaf-Yan syndrome (SYS) —an ultra-rare disease that affects neuronal and cognitive development— generate truncated, non-functional proteins that tend to accumulate in…
Eating disorder symptoms are surprisingly common in people with insulin-dependent diabetes
One in four patients with insulin-dependent diabetes aged 16 years and older also exhibit some kind of eating disorder symptoms, according to a recent meta-analysis conducted at the…