Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a highly lethal cancer, with a five-year survival rate of less than 20 percent. Although a precursor lesion to EAC, called Barrett’s esophagus (BE), is present in roughly seven percent of middle-aged adults, less than one percent of BE patients will progress to EAC, making it difficult to determine which individuals are at risk of developing this deadly cancer.
New approach reveals spongelike properties of the skin’s dermis layer
Hydraulic permeability-;the ability of water to move in all directions through a multicellular complex tissue-;allows skin to maintain turgor and appear plump.
August 22, 2023