Core trials

Periportal fibrosis is the severest pathology caused by schistosomiasis mansoni. Large fibrotic deposits in the liver can lead to portal hypertension and death by haematemesis. The cornerstone of disease control is annual preventative…

Psychosis and schizophrenia are caused by factors associated with excess dopamine and abnormally low N-methyl D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) functioning. There is increasing evidence for the role of inflammation in these disorders. We propose that…

In the United Kingdom, nearly 30,000 people receive regular dialysis and 6,000 new patients start dialysis each year. Although this is a life-saving treatment, dialysis-requiring renal failure carries a worse prognosis than most malignancies,…