Relationship between radiation dose and cerebral microbleed formation in dogs with intracranial tumors.

Background: Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are a possible sequela in human brain tumor patients treated with radiation therapy (RT). No such association is reported in dogs.

Objectives: To investigate whether CMBs occur in dogs after radiotherapy, and if there is an association between number and dose, and an increase over time.

Stereotactic Radiation Therapy Planning, Dose Prescription and Delivery in Veterinary Medicine: A Systematic Review on Completeness of Reporting and Proposed Reporting Items.

Increasing numbers of dogs and cats with cancer are treated with stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotactic radiation therapy or stereotactic body radiotherapy (SRS, SRT or SBRT). We provide a systematic review of the current data landscape with a focus on technical and dosimetric data of stereotactic radiotherapy in veterinary oncology. Original peer-reviewed articles on dogs and cats with cancer treated with SRT were included.

Decreased Phagocytosis and Intracellular Killing of Bacteria in Leukocytes of Geriatric Patients with Clostridioides difficile Infections.

Introduction: Patients suffering from a Clostridioides difficile infection have a higher overall mortality than patients with similar comorbidities.

Methods: Whole blood samples of 15 patients with C. difficile enteritis and 15 control patients matched for age and sex were used to analyze the capacity of blood phagocytes to internalize and kill encapsulated Escherichia (E.

Designing bifunctional perovskite catalysts for the oxygen reduction and evolution reactions.

The development of unified regenerative fuel cells (URFCs) necessitates an active and stable bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst. The unique challenge of possessing high activity for both the oxygen reduction (ORR) and oxygen evolution (OER) reactions, while maintaining stability over a wide potential window impedes the design of bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts. Herein, two design strategies are explored to optimize their performance.