Enteral nutrition support in patients with cancer: association of short-term prognosis and medical costs with inflammation.

Background: Enteral nutrition (EN) is commonly used for nutritional support in patients with cancer. Whether inflammation, one of the driving factors of malnutrition and cancer, affects the association between EN and short-term prognosis and medical costs in patients with cancer remains unclear. We aimed to investigate the association between EN and short-term prognosis of patients with cancer and the effect of inflammation on EN-associated medical costs.

Association Between Neutrophil Percentage-to-Albumin Ratio and Periodontitis: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction And Aims: Neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR) is a novel biomarker of systemic inflammation. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between NPAR and periodontitis.

Methods: Data from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) between 2009 and 2014 (N = 10,128) were utilized in this cross-sectional study.

Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the rapid detection of Beiji nairovirus.

Beiji nairovirus (BJNV) is a recently discovered tick-borne RNA virus associated with human febrile illness. This study aimed to develop a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the precise detection of BJNV, with a specific focus on assessing its effectiveness with clinical samples. The optimal molecular target was identified as the BJNV small (S) segment gene, and the ideal reaction conditions were established at 65 °C for 50 min.

Correlation between [18F]-FDG PET/CT findings and pathological subtypes of lung adenocarcinoma presenting as ground-glass opacity.

Objective: The aim of this study is to analyze the correlation between [18F]-FDG PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) findings and pathological subtypes of lung adenocarcinoma with ground-glass opacity (GGO).

Materials And Methods: 88 patients were included in this study, which underwent [18F]-FDG PET/CT and were finally diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. A total of 90 GGO lesions were analyzed.

Novel MRI signs for differentiating neurogenic and non-neurogenic peripheral nerve Tumors: Insights from Contrast-Enhanced magnetic resonance neurography.

Objects: To investigate the specific manifestations of neurogenic and non-neurogenic tumors involving peripheral nerves on contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance neurography (CE-MRN) and explore the potential of CE-MRN in aiding differential diagnosis.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-nine patients with neurogenic tumors and 23 with non-neurogenic tumors involving peripheral nerves were enrolled in this study. Both routine MRI and CE-MRN scanning were performed on all subjects.