The Global RAdical Cystectomy Evaluation and Management (GRACEM) pathway: single‐centre prospective observational cohort study protocol by Bruno Bernardini, Federico Piccioni, Manuele Pastore, Paolo Casale, NicolòMaria Buffi, Giovanni Lughezzani, Massimo Lazzeri, Alberto Saita, Maria Vittoria Fantacci, Stefano Mancon, Filipo Dagnino, Roberto Contieri, Pietro Brin, Stefano Mancin, Andrea Gobbo, Maria Rosaria Martucci, Giovanna Cerina, Sara Ghirmai, Ezio Lanza, Giulia Goretti, Giorgio Ferruccio Guazzoni, Rodolfoi Hurle

“…Patients and methods The GRACEM study includes patients with non‐metastatic, histologically confirmed, muscle‐infiltrating bladder cancer who underwent RC surgery with curative intent. …”
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Comparison of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and urine cytology in diagnosing urothelial carcinoma: a single-center retrospective cohort study by WANG Zhiting, ZHU Xiaoli

“…Methods: This study included patients who underwent transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) from January 2022 to December 2023 and approved by Ethics Commetce of Fudan Univesity Shanghai Cancer Center, No.: 050432-4-2307E) that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Sleep Pattern, Lifestyle Pattern, and Risks of Overall and 20 Types of Cancers: Findings From the UK Biobank Cohort by Yue-Ze Zhao, Yue-Ze Zhao, Wen-Li Zhang, Kai-Wen Zhang, Yong-Qiao He, Wen-Qiong Xue, Da-Wei Yang, Da-Wei Yang, Hua Diao, Hua Diao, Ruo-Wen Xiao, Ying Liao, Qiao-Ling Wang, Qiao-Ling Wang, Wei-Hua Jia, Wei-Hua Jia, Tong-Min Wang

“…Participants with healthy sleep and lifestyle patterns had a lower risk of overall cancer (HR = 0.72, 95% CI = 0.68–0.77), liver cancer (HR = 0.53, 95% CI = 0.31–0.90), bladder cancer (HR = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.47–0.79), lung cancer (HR = 0.22, 95% CI = 0.19–0.27), and colorectal cancer (HR = 0.80, 95% CI = 0.66–0.96) compared to those with unhealthy patterns.ConclusionOur findings highlight the importance of public health education and interventions to improve sleep and other lifestyle behaviours for cancer prevention.…”
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Clinical analysis of microscopic modified ostium obstruction surgery for symptomatic sacral Tarlov cysts by HUANG Qin‐guo, WU Yan‐yu, LI Hong, ZHOU Qiang, PENG Lin, LU Yun‐tao

“…To the last follow⁃up, the most significant symptom improvement rate was nerve root pain (94.29%, 33/35), followed by perineal pain (13/14), lumbosacral pain (85.19%, 23/27), orthostatic headache (2/3), neurogenic claudication (5/8), lower limb numbness (12/20), perineal numbness (7/14), sexual dysfunction (4/9), bowel dysfunction (8/19) and bladder dysfunction (6/17). The nerve root pain score (P = 0.000, 0.000), lumbosacral pain score (P = 0.000, 0.001) and perineal pain score (P = 0.001, 0.009) at the last follow⁃up were lower than those before surgery and at discharge, while those at discharge were lower than those before surgery (P = 0.000, 0.000, 0.001). …”
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Role of 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase in cancer: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives by Ka Zhang, Yi-Wen Zhu, Ao-Qi Tang, Ze-Tao Zhou, Yi-Lun Yang, Zi-Hui Liu, Yan Li, Xiao-Yi Liang, Zhi-Fen Feng, Jun Wang, Tong Jiang, Qi-Ying Jiang, Dong-Dong Wu

“…In fact, 3-MST is overexpressed in many tumors including human colon cancer, lung adenocarcinoma, and bladder urothelial carcinoma. But it is also lowly expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma. …”
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THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO IMPROVE THE CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES OF CARE FOR PROSTATE CANCER by O. I. Apolikhin, A. V. Sivkov, I. V. Chernishov, M. I. Katibov, O. V. Zolotukhin, I. A. Shaderkin, S. A. Leonov, D. A. Vojtko, M. Y. Prosyannikov

“…In case of identification of risk groups for prostate cancer, patients were sent to the urologist at the place of residence, which is conducting special examinations (FRA, ultrasound of the kidneys, bladder, TRUS, UFW), forming a risk group for verification of diagnosis. …”
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Short- and long-term effects of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation on autonomic cardiovascular control and arm-crank exercise capacity in individuals with a spinal cord injury... by Samuel J E Lucas, Tom E Nightingale, Jet J C S Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Shin-Yi Chiou, Alex J Wadley, Rebekah A I Lucas, Daniel D Hodgkiss, Shane J T Balthazaar, Joseph F Welch, Phoebe A Cox

“…Secondary outcomes for AIM 2 include cardiometabolic health biomarkers, cardiac function, arterial stiffness, 24-hour blood pressure lability, energy expenditure, respiratory function, neural drive to respiratory muscles, seated balance and HRQoL (eg, bowel, bladder and sexual function). Outcome measures will be assessed at baseline, pre-intervention, post-intervention and after a 6-week follow-up period (HRQoL questionnaires only).Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval has been obtained from the Wales Research Ethics Committee 7 (23/WA/0284; 03/11/2024). …”
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Pomacea canaliculata hemocyanin as a novel natural immunostimulant in mammals by Ignacio Rafael Chiumiento, Ignacio Rafael Chiumiento, María Alejandra Tricerri, María Alejandra Tricerri, María Fernanda Cortéz, Santiago Ituarte, Santiago Ituarte, Julia Tau, Karina Valeria Mariño, Paola Lorena Smaldini, Horacio Heras, Horacio Heras, Marcos Sebastián Dreon, Marcos Sebastián Dreon

“…While the hemocyanin from the marine snail keyhole limpet (KLH), has been widely studied and successfully employed as a carrier/adjuvant in several immunological applications, as well as a non-specific immunostimulant for bladder cancer treatment, few other gastropod hemocyanins have been biochemically and immunologically characterized. …”
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Diagnosis and management of de novo non-specific spinal infections: European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) Spine Section Delphi consensus recommendations by Andreas Kramer, Santhosh G. Thavarajasingam, Jonathan Neuhoff, Benjamin Davies, Giuseppe Barbagallo, Bertrand Debono, Bart Depreitere, Sven O. Eicker, Nikolay Gabrovsky, Marisa L. Gandia-Gonzalez, Marcel Ivanov, Radek Kaiser, Stanislav Kaprovoy, Nikolay Konovalov, Jesus Lafuente, Andrzej Maciejczak, Bernhard Meyer, Paulo Pereira, Yana Petrova, Wilco C. Peul, Carla Reizinho, Yu-Mi Ryang, Nico Sampron, Ralph Schär, Enrico Tessitore, Claudius Thomé, Jake Timothy, Carmen Vleggeert-Lankamp, Andreas K. Demetriades, Ehab Shiban, Florian Ringel

“…Motor deficits with a motor score (MRC) below 4 and bladder or bowel dysfunction were unanimously considered clear indications for surgery. …”
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A systematic analysis of the contribution of genetics to multimorbidity and comparisons with primary care dataResearch in context by Olivia Murrin, Ninon Mounier, Bethany Voller, Linus Tata, Carlos Gallego-Moll, Albert Roso-Llorach, Lucía A. Carrasco-Ribelles, Chris Fox, Louise M. Allan, Ruby M. Woodward, Xiaoran Liang, Jose M. Valderas, Sara M. Khalid, Frank Dudbridge, Sally E. Lamb, Mary Mancini, Leon Farmer, Kate Boddy, Jack Bowden, David Melzer, Timothy M. Frayling, Jane A.H. Masoli, Luke C. Pilling, Concepción Violán, João Delgado

“…., abdominal aortic aneurysm and bladder cancer co-occurred in primary care but were not genetically correlated (Odds-Ratio = 2.23 [2.09:2.37], Rg = 0.04 [−0.20:0.28]) and schizophrenia and fibromyalgia were less likely to co-occur together in primary care but were positively genetically correlated (OR = 0.84 [0.75:0.94], Rg = 0.20 [0.11:0.29]). …”
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Multi-cancer early detection tests for general population screening: a systematic literature review by Ros Wade, Sarah Nevitt, Yiwen Liu, Melissa Harden, Claire Khouja, Gary Raine, Rachel Churchill, Sofia Dias

“…OncoSeek reported the lowest overall sensitivity across all cancer types (47.4%), and CancerenD24 reported the lowest sensitivity in detecting bladder cancer (38.0%). By stage, OverC and SeekInCare reported a sensitivity of 35.4% and 50.3%, respectively, for stage I cancer. …”
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Feasibility and challenges of submerged culture of steelhead trout Oncorhynchus mykiss for open ocean aquaculture in the United States by Michael Chambers, Michael Coogan, Michael Doherty, Chris Rillahan, Pal Lader, Willaim H. Howell

“…Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) have potential as an offshore species, though they have open air bladders (physostomous), and need access to air to inflate their swim bladders. …”
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Pathological investigations on theileriosis caused by theileria annulata in brown calves by Nazır Dumanlı, M. Kemal Çiftçi

“…<p> In the necropsy of the calves, the findings observed are these ; faded muco-se, jaundice in the connective tissue, hemorrhages in the kidneys, heart, mucose and serosa, enlargement in hte lymph nodes and liver, fullness in the urinary and gall bladders, oedema in the lung, ulcerations and hemorrhages in the abo-masum, aboundant bloody and gelatinous exudate in the abdominal cavity.…”
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Magnetic beads as intravesical foreign bodies in children: our clinical experience by Yefeng Zeng, Shaogang Huang, Zhilin Yang, Xianbin Gu, Xuerui Sun, Pengyu Chen, Shoulin Li

“…We retrospectively reviewed and analyzed the records of these patients, including demographic characteristics, clinical symptoms, imaging studies, and treatment methods.ResultsAll intravesical magnetic beads were retrieved from patients’ bladders. The patients ranged from 12 to 14 years, with a mean age of 13 years. …”
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Exploration and implication of green macroalgal proliferation in the Nanhui-east-tidal-flat: an investigation of post-reclamation mudflat wetlands by Jinlin Liu, Zhangyi Xia, Yinqing Zeng, Jing Xia, Jing Xia, Peimin He

“…Morphological and molecular biological identification analysis revealed that all collected green macroalgae were attributed to a single dominant species, Ulva prolifera, characterized by broad blades and prominent air bladders, colonizing various substrates. The attached U. prolifera exhibited continuous growth from March to May 2021, peaking at a wet weight of 373.6229 g/m² and a dry weight of 72.7904 g/m² on May 1, 2021, within the accessible sampling period. …”
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Development and feasibility testing of a new device for home-based leg heat therapy in patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease by Bohyun Ro, MSc, John P. Spence, BBA, Paul A. Spence, MD, Christian Buckley, BS, Raghu L. Motaganahalli, MD, Bruno T. Roseguini, PhD

“…Building on a cryotherapy water-circulating device used in sports recovery, we developed a new prototype system consisting of a single-touch controller unit integrating a heater, water pump, and air pump, and leg sleeves with inner-layer water-circulating pads and an outer layer of inflatable bladders. The system was designed to ensure efficient heat transfer through gentle pneumatic inflation, adapting to varying limb dimensions. …”
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