Bladder cancer incidence and mortality among men with and without castration therapy for prostate cancer - a nation-wide cohort study.

Background And Purpose: Bladder cancer (BC) is a common malignancy in the Western World with men being diagnosed almost four times as often as women. The etiology of bladder cancer may involve sex hormones. Prostate cancer (PCa) patients treated with chemical castration, such as androgen deprivation therapy, or surgical castration, may therefore have a lower risk of developing bladder cancer.

An automated workflow for multi-omics screening of microbial model organisms.

Multi-omics datasets are becoming of key importance to drive discovery in fundamental research as much as generating knowledge for applied biotechnology. However, the construction of such large datasets is usually time-consuming and expensive. Automation might enable to overcome these issues by streamlining workflows from sample generation to data analysis.

[Smoking cessation and drug interactions].

Tobacco smoke can cause drug interactions by induction of CYP1A2, which metabolizes drugs like clozapine, olanzapine and theophylline. This means that smokers need higher doses to achieve the same plasma concentrations as non-smokers. Furthermore, smoking cessation can cause an increase in plasma concentrations of drugs metabolised by CYP1A2, which in turn may lead to adverse effects.

A FAIR-compliant parts catalogue for genome engineering and expression control in .

The synthetic biology toolkit for baker's yeast, , includes extensive genome engineering toolkits and parts repositories. However, with the increasing complexity of engineering tasks and versatile applications of this model eukaryote, there is a continued interest to expand and diversify the rational engineering capabilities in this chassis by FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reproducible) compliance. In this study, we designed and characterised 41 synthetic guide RNA sequences to expand the CRISPR-based genome engineering capabilities for easy and efficient replacement of genomically encoded elements.

Positive Predictive Value of the Giant Cell Arteritis Diagnosis in the Danish National Patient Registry: A Validation Study.

Purpose: To investigate the positive predictive value (PPV) of the giant cell arteritis (GCA) diagnosis in the Danish National Patient Registry (DNPR).

Patients And Methods: A total of 293 patients aged ≥50 years with a first-time diagnosis of GCA in the DNPR between January 2012 and December 2017 were included. Patients were sampled from two secondary and one tertiary care hospitals in the Central Region Denmark.

Post-infarct left ventricular free wall rupture and ventricular septal defect managed by pericardial aspiration during transport to referral hospital.

Although left ventricular free wall rupture is a comparatively common cause of death in acute myocardial infarction survival is infrequently reported. However, even in cases where surgical expertise is not immediately available the condition can be temporarily controlled by judicious pericardial aspiration and blood transfusion until definitive repair can be undertaken. Here we report the successful management of a patient sustaining combined left ventricular free wall rupture and ventricular septal rupture in a community hospital 130 km from the referral center.

Dose and image quality in the comparison of analogue and digital techniques in paediatric urology examinations.

In paediatric radiology it has been recognised that children have a higher risk of developing cancer from the irradiation than adults (two to three times); therefore, increased attention has been directed towards the dose to the patient. In this study the effect on patient dose and image quality in replacing the exposure in micturating cystourethrography (MCUG) examinations with the stored fluoroscopy image has been investigated. In the intravenous urography (IVU) examination we compared analogue and digital image quality, but the dose measurements were performed on a phantom.

[Physical activity and health in the elderly--walk on!].

Background: The Norwegian population has become less physically active during the last 20-30 years, mainly because everyday life has become more sedentary. Physical activity declines with age after 60 years of age, especially in women. Thus, physical inactivity ("the disuse syndrome") is an important challenge for public health, especially among the elderly.

[Rehabilitation of women with breast cancer].

Background: Previous studies on effects of rehabilitation programmes for women with breast cancer are rare, but promising. This study aimed to examine the physical and psychological conditions for these patients before and after a rehabilitation programme at Red Cross Haugland Rehabilitation Centre in Norway.

Material And Methods: Included in the study were a total of 50 women, aged 31-66 (mean 49) years, who had undergone surgical treatment, chemotherapy and radiation therapy for cancer mammae stage 1 and 2 (limited to the breast only or spread to the axillary lymph nodes, respectively).