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Study shows macrophages cause excess scarring after surgery The body is amazing at healing itself. However, sometimes it can overdo it. Excess scarring after abdominal and pelvic surgery within the peritoneal cavity can lead to serious complications and sometimes death. The peritoneal cavity has a protective lining containing organs within our abdomen. It also contains fluid to keep the organs lubricated. When the lining gets damaged, tissue and scarring can form, creating problems. Researchers at the University of Calgary and the University of Bern, Switzerland, have discovered what's causin...

 E-Mail IMAGE: This is the view through a multi-photon microscope as macrophages (red) congregate at an injury site (green). view more  Credit: Supplied by Kubes' Lab, Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary The body is amazing at healing itself. However, sometimes it can overdo it. Excess scarring after abdominal and pelvic surgery within the peritoneal cavity can lead to serious complications and sometimes death. The peritoneal cavity has a protective lining containing organs within our abdomen. It also contains fluid to keep the org...

Loading video... VIDEO: How do dangerous adhesions in the abdominal cavity develop? Researchers at the University of Bern and University Hospital Bern, in collaboration with the University of Calgary, have found out using... view more  Credit: University of Bern Scars inside the abdomen, known as adhesions, form after inflammation or surgery. They can cause chronic pain and digestive problems, lead to infertility in women, or even have potentially life-threatening consequences such as intestinal obstruction. If adhesions develop, they must be operated on again. They also make subsequen...

From Bench to Bedside: How research will lead our recovery from COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccines are all the buzz in the new year, with reports of the general public receiving the vaccine as early as summer 2021. While credit is due for the remarkable feat of developing a vaccine within a year, concerns swirling its efficacy and safety have not only overshadowed its marvel but also shifted the spotlight from the impact research will have on our future with COVID-19.  With support from the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases and the Office of Continuing Medical Education & Professional Developmen...