April 8 marks International Rare Animal Protection Day, drawing global attention to endangered species. At Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), Professor Fan Pengfei’s team from the School of Life Sciences has contributed significantly to this cause with his groundbreaking discovery.Nowadays, all gibbon species face habitat threats, including the Eastern black crested gibbon, Hainan black crested gi...
Recently, the organ transplant team at The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University has successfully performed the world’s first domino extracorporeal liver therapy on a patient with end-stage liver failure who also had contraindications for liver transplantation. This breakthrough helped the patient survive the critical period of liver failure and subsequently facilitated a success...
On February 20, a groundbreaking clinical trial led by Academician Jun Ma, Prof. Ying Sun and Prof. Linglong Tang from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC), was published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (Impact Factor: 503.1), the world’s most influential oncology journal.The trial, a phase Ⅲ study on reduced-volume vs. conventional radiotherapy after induction chemotherapy in...
Recently, a research titled "Microbiota-induced alteration of kynurenine metabolism in macrophages drives formation of creeping fat in Crohn’s disease," was published online in the Cell Host and Microbe (IF=20.6). This study was led by Professor Ping Lan and Chief Physician Zhen He from the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU). The researchers unveiled a novel mechanism i...
As one of the most significant gatherings of oncology professionals worldwide, the 2024 ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) Annual Meeting was held from May 31 to June 4 in Chicago, the United States, featuring over 200 sessions across the spectrum of disease.Over 50 studies from China were presented during the ASCO 2024, with 13 presented by physician-scientists and researchers of Sun...
The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) involves releasing a large number of sterile male insects into a specific area, where they mate with wild females, leading to sterility and a reduction in the population. The effectiveness of this method is linked to the ratio of sterile males to fertile males. By releasing sterile males, there is often a significant surplus of sterile over wild males, creatin...
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