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Impact of the cystic fibrosis mutation F508del-CFTR on renal cyst formation and growth.
(AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC, 2012-10-15)In autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), the protein product of the gene defective in cystic fibrosis (CF), plays a crucial role in fluid accumulation, ... -
Oral beclomethasone dipropionate is an effective treatment for immune checkpoint inhibitor induced colitis.
(BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, 2022-09-01)INTRODUCTION: Systemic corticosteroids are the mainstay of treatment for immune checkpoint inhibitor induced (CPI) colitis but are associated with complications including life-threatening infection. The topically acting ... -
Milestones in dosimetry for nuclear medicine therapy.
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2022-07-01)Nuclear Medicine therapy has reached a critical juncture with an unprecedented number of patients being treated and an extensive list of new radiopharmaceuticals under development. Since the early applications of these ... -
Quantification and dosimetry of small volumes including associated uncertainty estimation.
(SPRINGER, 2022-12-13)BACKGROUND: Accurate quantification of radioactivity in a source of interest relies on accurate registration between SPECT and anatomical images, and appropriate correction of partial volume effects (PVEs). For small ... -
Images and images: Current roles of therapeutic radiographers.
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2022-11-01)INTRODUCTION: Therapeutic radiography is a small profession and has adapted in response to advanced techniques. An increase in on-line adaptive MRI-guided radiotherapy (MRIgRT) will require role extension for therapeutic ... -
Diagnosis and Management of Opsoclonus-Myoclonus-Ataxia Syndrome in Children: An International Perspective.
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2022-05-01)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome (OMAS) is a rare disorder of the nervous system that classically presents with a combination of characteristic eye movement disorder and myoclonus, in addition ... -
Structural investigation of NTC and of the coupling between splicing and polyadenylation
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2022-10-31)This PhD thesis is composed of two parts. The first and foremost part describes the reconstitution, isolation and analysis of human complexes involved in the coupling between splicing and polyadenylation, with a special ... -
HER2 Inhibition in Gastric Cancer-Novel Therapeutic Approaches for an Established Target.
(MDPI, 2022-08-06)Gastric cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally. Human epidermal growth receptor 2 (HER2) overexpression of HER2 gene amplification is present in 20% of gastric cancers and defines a subset amenable to ... -
Multiple paternity in superfetatious live-bearing fishes.
(WILEY, 2022-05-25)Superfetation, the ability to carry several overlapping broods at different developmental stages, has evolved independently multiple times within the live-bearing fish family Poeciliidae. Even though superfetation is ... -
Overall survival in the OlympiA phase III trial of adjuvant olaparib in patients with germline pathogenic variants in BRCA1/2 and high-risk, early breast cancer.
(ELSEVIER, 2022-10-10)BACKGROUND: The randomized, double-blind OlympiA trial compared 1 year of the oral poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase inhibitor, olaparib, to matching placebo as adjuvant therapy for patients with pathogenic or ... -
Terrestrial reproduction and parental care drive rapid evolution in the trade-off between offspring size and number across amphibians.
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-01-01)The trade-off between offspring size and number is central to life history strategies. Both the evolutionary gain of parental care or more favorable habitats for offspring development are predicted to result in fewer, ... -
Comparing the longer-term effectiveness of a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines across the age spectrum.
(Elsevier BV, 2022-04-01)BACKGROUND: A single dose strategy may be adequate to confer population level immunity and protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, especially in low- and middle-income ... -
Challenges and recommendations for high quality research using electronic health records.
(FRONTIERS MEDIA SA, 2022-08-19)Harnessing Real World Data is vital to improve health care in the 21st Century. Data from Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are a rich source of patient centred data, including information on the patient's clinical condition, ... -
Implementing interventions to reduce antibiotic use: a qualitative study in high-prescribing practices.
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021-01-23)BACKGROUND: Trials have shown that delayed antibiotic prescriptions (DPs) and point-of-care C-Reactive Protein testing (POC-CRPT) are effective in reducing antibiotic use in general practice, but these were not typically ... -
Estimating the Effect of Healthcare-Associated Infections on Excess Length of Hospital Stay Using Inverse Probability-Weighted Survival Curves.
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2020-12-03)BACKGROUND: Studies estimating excess length of stay (LOS) attributable to nosocomial infections have failed to address time-varying confounding, likely leading to overestimation of their impact. We present a methodology ... -
Association between intrahospital transfer and hospital-acquired infection in the elderly: a retrospective case-control study in a UK hospital network.
(BMJ, 2021-06-01)BACKGROUND: Intrahospital transfers have become more common as hospital staff balance patient needs with bed availability. However, this may leave patients more vulnerable to potential pathogen transmission routes via ... -
Public preferences for delayed or immediate antibiotic prescriptions in UK primary care: A choice experiment.
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-08-01)BACKGROUND: Delayed (or "backup") antibiotic prescription, where the patient is given a prescription but advised to delay initiating antibiotics, has been shown to be effective in reducing antibiotic use in primary care. ... -
Development of an intervention to support the implementation of evidence-based strategies for optimising antibiotic prescribing in general practice.
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021-09-15)BACKGROUND: Trials show that antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) strategies, including communication skills training, point-of-care C-reactive protein testing (POC-CRPT) and delayed prescriptions, help optimise antibiotic ... -
Identifying local authority need for, and uptake of, school-based physical activity promotion in England-a cluster analysis.
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2022-08-25)BACKGROUND: School-based physical activity interventions such as The Daily Mile (TDM) are widely promoted in children's physical activity guidance. However, targeting such interventions to areas of greatest need is challenging ... -
No association between polygenic risk scores for cancer and development of radiotherapy toxicity.
(Elsevier BV, 2022-07-12)PURPOSE: To test whether updated polygenic risk scores (PRS) for susceptibility to cancer affect risk of radiotherapy toxicity. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Analyses included 9,717 patients with breast (n=3,078), prostate (n=5,748) ...