Poor oral status at stroke onset negatively affects activities of daily living at discharge: A propensity-score analysis.

Background & Aims: Poor oral status during stroke recovery can cause malnutrition, which can markedly affect activities of daily living and prevent patients from being discharged home. Therefore, prompt evaluation and treatment of oral disorders immediately after stroke is essential. This study aimed to examine the impact of poor oral status on the post-stroke recovery of independence in activities of daily living and home discharge.

Association between Poor Outcomes and Risk of Refeeding Syndrome among Patients Urgently Admitted to the High Dependency Unit: A Single-Center Cohort Study in Japan.

Refeeding syndrome (RFS) is recognized as a potentially fatal metabolic disturbance, particularly concerning for non-critically ill patients who do not receive frequent electrolyte assessments. Assessing the risk of developing RFS and implementing preventive strategies is essential in these cases. We investigated the proportion of risk and its association with prognosis in a high-dependency unit (HDU).

[Case Report of Occult Breast Cancer with Triple Negative Subtype].

A 61-year-old woman presented at a nearby clinic with a complaint of a mass in the right axilla. Initial imaging examinations, including mammography, ultrasonography, and breast MRI, did not reveal any obvious intramammary lesions, although a swollen lymph node was observed in the right axilla. Fine-needle aspiration cytology confirmed malignancy.

The secretion and metabolism of cumulus cells support fertilization in the bovine model.

The cumulus oophorus is a structure that surrounds the mammalian egg and plays a key role in fertilization. However, very little is known with regards to how secretions from the cumulus cells can specifically promote fertilization. We hypothesized that secretions from bovine cumulus cells, and the reduction of oxygen stress by metabolic change, would enhance the fertilization capacity of sperm during in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures.

Antimicrobial Characteristics of Heated Eggshell Powder.

Eggshells have high bioavailability and can be used as a source of calcium. The main component is CaCO3, which, when heated, is converted to CaO. Seashells are also mainly composed of CaCO3 and were previously found to exhibit antimicrobial activity after being heated.

Application of microdialysis to evaluate the efflux transport of estradiol 17-beta glucuronide across the rat blood-retinal barrier.

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate vitreous humor/retina-to-blood efflux transport in rats and determine the efflux transport of estradiol 17-beta glucuronide (E17betaG) across the blood-retinal barrier (BRB) by the use of microdialysis. [(3)H]E17betaG and [(14)C]D-mannitol, which were used as a model compound for amphipathic organic anions and a bulk flow marker, respectively, were injected into the vitreous humor of rat eye, and a microdialysis probe was placed in the vitreous humor. [(3)H]E17betaG and [(14)C]D-mannitol were bi-exponentially eliminated from the vitreous humor after vitreous bolus injection.