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Epigenome-wide profiling identifies significant differences in DNA methylation between matched-pairs of T-and B-lymphocytes from healthy individuals (2013)
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Glossop, J. R., Nixon, N. B., Emes, R. D., Haworth, K. E., Packham, J. C., Dawes, P. T., …Farrell, W. E. (2013). Epigenome-wide profiling identifies significant differences in DNA methylation between matched-pairs of T-and B-lymphocytes from healthy individuals. Epigenetics, 8(11), 1188-1197. https://doi.org/10.4161/epi.26265

Multiple reports now describe changes to the DNA methylome in rheumatoid arthritis and in many cases have analyzed methylation in mixed cell populations from whole blood. However, these approaches may preclude the identification of cell type-specific... Read More about Epigenome-wide profiling identifies significant differences in DNA methylation between matched-pairs of T-and B-lymphocytes from healthy individuals.

Perspectives of community pharmacy staff on Healthy Living Pharmacies: A qualitative study (2013)
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Brooks, D., Hopps, A., & White, S. (2013). Perspectives of community pharmacy staff on Healthy Living Pharmacies: A qualitative study. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 21(S2),

The HLP initiative has led to quality and productivity improvements in community pharmacy, and better public access to health and wellbeing services.1 Key features include quality and performance criteria for services provided and trained Healthy Liv... Read More about Perspectives of community pharmacy staff on Healthy Living Pharmacies: A qualitative study.

Analysis of volatile compounds in phytomedicines using thermal desorption gas chromatography mass spectroscopy (2013)
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Aldulaimi, O., & Li, W. (2013). Analysis of volatile compounds in phytomedicines using thermal desorption gas chromatography mass spectroscopy. Planta Medica, 79(13), https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1352285

Volatile essential oils (EOs) from medicinal plants play an important role in the treatment of various diseases. EOs have been shown to exhibit anti-bacterial, antiviral, antimycotic, antitoxigenic, antiparasitic, and insecticidal properties [1]. Sev... Read More about Analysis of volatile compounds in phytomedicines using thermal desorption gas chromatography mass spectroscopy.

Anti-cancer thymoquinone from Nigella sativa (2013)
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Li, W., Rosa, J., Siddique, M., Bajana, B., Sulé-Suso, J., & Richardson, A. Anti-cancer thymoquinone from Nigella sativa. Planta Medica, 79(13), https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1351896

Quinones and phenolic compounds are important bioactive natural products in medicinal and dietary plants [1 – 3]. For example, thymoquinone (2-isopropyl-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone, TQ) is the main bioactive compound from Nigella sativa (black cumin) (... Read More about Anti-cancer thymoquinone from Nigella sativa.

A qualitative study of cardiac rehabilitation patients' perspectives on taking medicines: implications for the 'medicines-resistance' model of medicine-taking (2013)
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White. (2013). A qualitative study of cardiac rehabilitation patients' perspectives on taking medicines: implications for the 'medicines-resistance' model of medicine-taking. BMC Health Services Research, 302 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-302

BACKGROUND: The appropriate use of medicines continues to be an important area of inter-disciplinary research activity both in the UK and beyond. Key qualitative work in this area in the last decade has included the 'medicines resistance' model of me... Read More about A qualitative study of cardiac rehabilitation patients' perspectives on taking medicines: implications for the 'medicines-resistance' model of medicine-taking.

The gemin2-binding site on SMN protein: Accessibility to antibody (2013)
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Lam, L. T., Fuller, H. R., & Morris, G. E. (2013). The gemin2-binding site on SMN protein: Accessibility to antibody. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 438(4), 624-627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.08.005

Reduced levels of SMN (survival-of-motor-neurons) protein are the cause of spinal muscular atrophy, an inherited disorder characterised by loss of motor neurons in early childhood. SMN associates with more than eight other proteins to form an RNA-bin... Read More about The gemin2-binding site on SMN protein: Accessibility to antibody.

Albumin reduces paracentesis induced circulatory dysfunction and reduces death and renal impairment among patients with cirrhosis and infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2013)
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(2013). Albumin reduces paracentesis induced circulatory dysfunction and reduces death and renal impairment among patients with cirrhosis and infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BioMed Research International, https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/295153

Background. Studies have suggested that albumin has a value in cirrhotic patients undergoing paracentesis but its value in infection and sepsis is less clear. We planned to perform a meta-analysis of the risk of adverse outcomes in cirrhotic patients... Read More about Albumin reduces paracentesis induced circulatory dysfunction and reduces death and renal impairment among patients with cirrhosis and infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Fibrin-based scaffold incorporating VEGF- and bFGF-loaded nanoparticles stimulates wound healing in diabetic mice. (2013)
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(2013). Fibrin-based scaffold incorporating VEGF- and bFGF-loaded nanoparticles stimulates wound healing in diabetic mice. Acta biomaterialia, 7814 -7821

Diabetic skin ulcers are difficult to heal spontaneously due to the reduced levels and activity of endogenous growth factors. Recombinant human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) are known to stimulate... Read More about Fibrin-based scaffold incorporating VEGF- and bFGF-loaded nanoparticles stimulates wound healing in diabetic mice..

Enhanced nanomagnetic gene transfection of human prenatal cardiac progenitor cells and adult cardiomyocytes (2013)
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(2013). Enhanced nanomagnetic gene transfection of human prenatal cardiac progenitor cells and adult cardiomyocytes. PloS one, e69812 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069812

Magnetic nanoparticle-based gene transfection has been shown to be an effective, non-viral technique for delivery of both plasmid DNA and siRNA into cells in culture. It has several advantages over other non-viral delivery techniques, such as short t... Read More about Enhanced nanomagnetic gene transfection of human prenatal cardiac progenitor cells and adult cardiomyocytes.

The Contributions of the Celtic Masters and Their Associates (2013)
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Moss, G. (2013). The Contributions of the Celtic Masters and Their Associates. Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 26(4-6), 343-355. https://doi.org/10.1159/000352012

This article summarizes the work of 4 researchers in the field of percutaneous absorption - Keith Brain, Mark Cronin, Dermot McCafferty and John Pugh. It summarizes their main achievements in this field and reviews their major contributions to the br... Read More about The Contributions of the Celtic Masters and Their Associates.

Valproate reduces collagen and osteonectin in cultured bone cells (2013)
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Humphrey, E. L., Morris, G. E., & Fuller, H. R. (2013). Valproate reduces collagen and osteonectin in cultured bone cells. Epilepsy Research, 106(3), 446-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.06.011

Valproate is a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor that was introduced more than 40 years ago and is commonly used to treat epilepsy and mood disorders. Its long-term side effects can include bone loss, although the exact mechanism for this is curre... Read More about Valproate reduces collagen and osteonectin in cultured bone cells.

Cardiac rehabilitation: impact of graded exercise in the recovery period following myocardial infarction (2013)
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White, S. (in press). Cardiac rehabilitation: impact of graded exercise in the recovery period following myocardial infarction. Research Reports in Clinical Cardiology, 2013(4), 115-124. https://doi.org/10.2147/rrcc.s30955

This paper reviews the impact of graded exercise undertaken as part of a cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program in the recovery period following a myocardial infarction, focusing on how CR may be best provided and the evidence-base relating to exercise-... Read More about Cardiac rehabilitation: impact of graded exercise in the recovery period following myocardial infarction.

A multidirectional fracture stiffness model to determine the principal stiffness properties of a healing human tibia (2013)
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Ogrodnik, P. J., Thomas, P. B., Moorcroft, C. I., & Mohammed, K. N. (2013). A multidirectional fracture stiffness model to determine the principal stiffness properties of a healing human tibia. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 227(10), 1125-1134. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954411913495789

A model for the stiffness of a fractured human tibia has been developed. The model is based on Mohr’s circle of inertia and relies on tibial fracture stiffness being measured in a number of planes. Using in vitro data, it has been shown that this mod... Read More about A multidirectional fracture stiffness model to determine the principal stiffness properties of a healing human tibia.

An educational framework for managing and supporting medication adherence in Europe (2013)
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White, S., Clyne, W., & Mshelia, C. (2013). An educational framework for managing and supporting medication adherence in Europe. Pharmacy Education, 13, 118-120

Introduction: Decisions about taking medicines ultimately lie with patients, so health professionals need to engage with patients to manage and support medication adherence. Health professionals need appropriate education to do this. We aimed to deve... Read More about An educational framework for managing and supporting medication adherence in Europe.

Chronic disease multimorbidity transitions across healthcare interfaces and associated costs: a clinical-linkage database study. (2013)
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(2013). Chronic disease multimorbidity transitions across healthcare interfaces and associated costs: a clinical-linkage database study. BMJ Open, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003109

OBJECTIVE: To investigate multimorbidity transitions from general practice populations across healthcare interfaces and the associated healthcare costs. DESIGN: Clinical-linkage database study. SETTING: Population (N=60 660) aged 40 years and over re... Read More about Chronic disease multimorbidity transitions across healthcare interfaces and associated costs: a clinical-linkage database study..

Identification of different subsets of lung cells using Raman microspectroscopy and whole cell nucleus isolation (2013)
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Pijanka, J. K., Stone, N., Rutter, A. V., Forsyth, N., Sockalingum, G. D., Yang, Y., & Sulé-Suso, J. (2013). Identification of different subsets of lung cells using Raman microspectroscopy and whole cell nucleus isolation. Analyst, 138(17), 5052. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3an00968h

Raman spectroscopy has been widely used to study its possible clinical application in cancer diagnosis. However, in order to make it into clinical practice, it is important that this technique is able not only to identify cancer cells from their norm... Read More about Identification of different subsets of lung cells using Raman microspectroscopy and whole cell nucleus isolation.

Increased production of clusterin in biopsies of repair tissue following autologous chondrocyte implantation (2013)
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McCarthy, H. S., Malda, J., Richardson, J. B., & Roberts, S. (2013). Increased production of clusterin in biopsies of repair tissue following autologous chondrocyte implantation. Cartilage, 4(3), 227 -238. https://doi.org/10.1177/1947603513477652

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the immunolocalization of clusterin in the repair cartilage of patients having undergone autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) and evaluate correlation to clinical outcome. DESIGN: Full-depth core biopsies of repair tis... Read More about Increased production of clusterin in biopsies of repair tissue following autologous chondrocyte implantation.

Itraconazole and inhaled fluticasone causing hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis suppression in adults with cystic fibrosis (2013)
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Gilchrist, F. J. (2013). Itraconazole and inhaled fluticasone causing hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis suppression in adults with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 399-402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2012.10.007

Background Although there have been case reports of hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis suppression in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) caused by the combination of oral itraconazole and inhaled fluticasone, to date no study has assessed the... Read More about Itraconazole and inhaled fluticasone causing hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis suppression in adults with cystic fibrosis.

FRI0567-PC Using adaptive choice based conjoint (ACBC) analysis to study patients’ preferences regarding pharmaceutical treatment for osteoarthritis (OA). (2013)
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Al-Omari, B., Frisher, M., Croft, P., & Sim, J. (2013). FRI0567-PC Using adaptive choice based conjoint (ACBC) analysis to study patients’ preferences regarding pharmaceutical treatment for osteoarthritis (OA). Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 72(Suppl 3), A567.2-A567. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.1694