Institution
Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital
Recent research
- Health & MedicineOpen access
This single-surgeon retrospective cohort study compared operative efficiency and perioperative outcomes among the da Vinci Xi, Hugo RAS, and da Vinci SP platforms in 218 women undergoing robotic hysterectomy or myomectomy for benign disease. The primary outcome was console time;...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Pulse pressure (PP) is a hemodynamic marker for vascular aging. We investigated the sex-specific associations of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)-derived body composition indices and PPARGC1A/VDR variants with elevated PP risk. This community-based study analyzed 5,829 adul...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Background Natural killer (NK) cells comprise heterogeneous subsets with distinct developmental trajectories and effector functions; however, whether specific NK subsets can selectively coordinate adaptive antitumor immunity remains unclear. We identified a bone marrow-d...
- BiologyOpen access
Abstract Protein kinase C delta (PKCδ), a calcium-independent novel PKC isoform, is increasingly recognized as a compartmentalized regulator of stress signaling in the central nervous system. Through tyrosine phosphorylation, subcellular translocation, regulation of its expressio...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Sustained development of a robotic otolaryngology program depends on coordinated technological, workforce, clinical, and educational development. However, how these elements evolve together over time remains poorly understood. We conducted a retrospective longitudinal program eva...