FAHZU shares experience in treating a patient who has aspirated cement slurry
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2023-03-05
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Aspirated cement is a rare and serious safety incident that can have severe consequences. Cement aspiration can lead to the solidification of the airway, compromising lung function and ventilation, and the effective treatment of critically ill patients remains uncertain.Dr. CAI Hongliu’s team from the Department of Critical Care Medicine at the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (FAHZU) published a paper titled Aspiration of Cement Slurry in Intensive Care Me...
Influenza trains alveolar macrophages to fight cancer
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2023-03-04
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The lung is exposed to a variety of respiratory viruses such as influenza, and is also a frequent target organ of both primary and metastatic cancers. Respiratory viral infection was previously shown to induce immunological training of lung tissue-resident alveolar macrophages (AMs) with enhanced anti-bacterial functions. It is however not clear whether previous training experience of AMs by respiratory viral infections is important to anti-tumor immunity in the lung.On February 20, a group of r...
Insight@ZJU: Universities address climate governance – but barriers remain
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2023-03-01
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[Editor’s Note: As climate change continues to be a global issue, what role can top universities play in the climate governance? What obstacles will they face? KAN Yue, professor and director of the UNESCO Research Center at Zhejiang University, DUAN Shifei, associate professor at UNESCO Research Center, and WU Qian, a master’s degree candidate, shared their insights in University World News.] Against the backdrop of the global pandemic and the enormous changes of the last century, climat...
A positive feedback loop between cancer cells and macrophages drives gastric cancer liver metastasis
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2023-03-01
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Metastasis is a major cause of death for gastric cancer patients. The liver is the most common site for distant metastasis of gastric cancer. However, the mechanisms underlying gastric cancer liver metastasis remain largely unknown and the clinical treatment options are very limited. Therefore, it is in urgent need to systematically identify liver metastasis-related genes and discover new therapeutic targets for gastric cancer patients with liver metastasisRecently, the research group led by Pro...
Impact of ageing on agricultural sustainability in China: ZJU scientists offer solutions
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2023-02-28
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According to the National Bureau of Statistics, approximately one in every five people in China is over 60 years old. This demographic shift towards an ageing population is posing great challenges on agriculture sector. A new study has quantified the impact of ageing through a set of data science research, providing the first explanation of the role of ageing in agriculture and solutions to address the issue. The results were published in Nature on February 22. How does rural ageing th...
Scientists reveal the pathogenic mechanism of peripheral neuropathies
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2023-02-24
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth diseases (CMT) are a group of inherited peripheral neuropathies with a prevalence of ~1:2500. According to various causal genes, CMT can be classified into many different subtypes. Despite similar clinical presentation among different CMT2 subtypes, their causal mutant proteins are highly varied in their cellular localizations and functions. It remains unclear whether there is a molecular link across different CMT-causal mutant proteins.On February 3, 2023, Prof. BAI Ge's...
ZJU scientists discover the positive buffering effect of forest edges on plant-pollinator networks in face of declining forest area
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2023-02-23
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The decline of insect pollinators has captured immense attention worldwide. Popular notion has it that habitat fragmentation and ecosystem decay exacerbate the decline of insect pollinators due to habitat loss. However, the study conducted by Prof. DING Ping’s team at the Zhejiang University College of Life Sciences found that in forest ecosystems, open sunny forest edges are able to support more floral resources and pollinators than the dark interior within closed-canopy forests, leading ...
Are people with high social status more prone to depression?
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2023-02-22
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Alpha is the “king” of a horde of mice. While meeting another mouse in the pipeline, Alpha can scare it away with merely a glance. But one day the situation changes. With unexpected courage, the little “mouse brother” pushes Alpha out of the way directly after confronting the “king” for several seconds. After experiencing the Waterloo for several successive days, Alpha becomes depressed and loses his previous dominance.This reversal was orchestrated by a cohort of brain scientists who witn...
Dialogue@ZJU: With WANG Guanyun, College of Computer Science and Technology
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2023-02-21
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[Editor’s Note: Inspired by the seeds of the flowering plant Erodium, scientists from Zhejiang University, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Syracuse University designed a robotic seed carrier that can drill into the soil on its own, which is suitable for aerial seeding in harsh environments. Their study opens up a new avenue for agricultural seeding, vegetation planting, environmental monitoring, and ecological restoration. Their research findings were published a...
Insight@ZJU: Recreational outdoor sports are getting more popular in China
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2023-02-16
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[Editor’s Note: In 2022, young people were seen tossing frisbees around in various public spaces like parks and college campuses daily; an outdoor activity that is getting increasingly popular among the Chinese youth. In addition to frisbees, non-competitive leisure sports like paddle boarding, cycling, and surfing have taken off in popularity as well. Ctrip (China’s largest online travel agency (OTA)) reported that compared to 2021, outdoor travel during the National Holiday increased by an u...