Two new free-living nematode species, Ingenia major sp. nov. and Linhystera filiformis sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBolbolaimus major sp. nov. is described from Rizhao coast along the Yellow Sea.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCD8 T lymphocytes, also known as cytotoxic T lymphocytes, are the most powerful antitumour cells in the human body. Patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) in whom CD8 T lymphocyte infiltration is high have a better prognosis. However, the clinical significance and prognostic significance of CD8 T cell-related regulatory genes in HNSCC remain unclear, and further research is required.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula 01 for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC01) is used in the management of head and neck cancers (HNCs), but whether NPC01 has an impact on the HR-QOL of patients with HNCs is unknown.
Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients with HNCs who were treated between January 2019 and January 2020 at the Head & Neck Cancer Center of Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital. The patients were grouped according to whether they received NPC01 or not (controls).
Background And Objective: Many bronchiectasis patients suffer dyspnea, decreased exercise tolerance, and low body mass index. Chest wall muscles play a special role in respiratory movement and make up parts of skeletal muscles. This study aimed to examine the chest wall muscle thickness and their relationship with disease severity in bronchiectasis.
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