On April 25th, Dr. Liu Jinxia, an associate chief physician in the Department of Gastroenterology at Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, collaborated with the team led by Prof. Rajiv Jalan from University College London (UCL) and Royal Free Hospital in the UK. They published an original research article titled "Clinical, experimental and pathophysiological effects of Yaq - 001: a non - absorbable, gut - restricted adsorbent in models and patients with cirrhosis" in Gut, a top journal in gastroenterology (IF: 24.5). Liu Jinxia is the first author of this article. The article proposes a new concept of using the novel activated carbon beads Yaq - 001 for the prevention and treatment of cirrhosis and acute - on - chronic liver failure. (Reposted from the official website of Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University)In - vivo Experiments in MiceThe research team developed a novel non - absorbable, gut - restricted activated carbon bead, Yaq - 001, which can rapidly adsorb ...