Purpose - Chronic inflammation is thought to initiate or promote differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) and previous studies have shown that diet can modulate this inflammatory process. We aimed to evaluate the association of several dietary scores reflecting the inflammatory potential of the diet with DTC risk.<p> <p>Methods - Within the EPIC cohort, 450,063 participants were followed during a mean ...

<b>Bakgrunn</b>: Fødsel før 32. svangerskapsuke medfører stor risiko for pulmonal morbiditet. Ved fødsel i en sårbar fase av lungeutviklingen er respirasjonsstøttende behandling nødvendig for å sikre overlevelse. Formålet med denne studien er å kartlegge forekomsten av de vanligste lungesykdommene og den respirasjonsstøttende behandlingen hos barn født før uke 32. <p> <p><b>Metode</b>: Studien ...

<b><p>Objective</b> To compare outcomes between patients with primary external ventricular device (EVD)–driven treatment of intracranial hypertension and those with primary intraparenchymal monitor (IP)–driven treatment. <b><p>Methods</b> The CENTER-TBI study is a prospective, multicenter, longitudinal observational cohort study that enrolled patients of all TBI severities from 62 participating ...

Oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSSCs) are aggressive tumors often associated with a low survival rate. The immune system influences the development of OSCCs, and the immune infiltrate surrounding the cancer cells is an indicator of the host’s anti-tumor response. The main aim of this thesis was to describe how the tumor microenvironment in OSCC is organized, and to determine whether different subsets ...

The underpinnings of language deviations in psychotic symptoms (eg, formal thought disorder, delusions) remain unclear. We examined whether the semantic networks underlying word associations are useful predictors of clinical outcomes in psychosis. Fifty-one patients with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders and 51 matched healthy controls generated words in a Cantonese continued word ...

Introduction: This study evaluated the outcomes of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) combined with prophylactic corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) in correcting myopia in cases with increased estimated risk of postoperative corneal ectasia, detected by regional analysis of corneal morphology.<p> <p>Methods: The retrospective study included 180 eyes of 99 patients. Group 1 (94 eyes of ...

Background: Obesity is increasing worldwide, and especially amongst the younger population. Many obese people are trying to lose weight without long-term success. There are certain things that they struggle with, and it can vary from patient to patient, but knowing this they can better be helped by professionals. There are many questionnaires for this purpose, most of them with many questions. Aim ...

Importance - To our knowledge, no study has prospectively investigated sunburn patterns over age periods from childhood to adulthood and their associations with skin cancer risk.<p> <p>Objective - To identify lifetime trajectories of sunburns and compare the association between these trajectories and subsequent risk of cutaneous melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC).<p> <p>Design, ...

<p><i>Background:</i> In 1938, J. Alison Glover published a study on incidence of tonsillecto-mies in school children, demonstrating variation in treatment rates across school districts. Consequently, it rates raised questions as to what determines when to treat a patient. After Wennberg and Gittelsohns’ paper ‘Small Area Variations in Health Care Delivery’ was pub-lished in 1973, it became clear ...

<b><p>Purpose</b> Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common glioma and standard therapies can only slightly prolong the survival. Neo-vascularization is a potential target to image tumor microenvironment, as it defines its brain invasion. We investigate [¹⁸F]rhPSMA-7.3 with PET/MRI for quantitative imaging of neo-vascularization in GBM bearing mice and human tumor tissue and compare ...