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Vitamin B3 and Neurodevelopment in Parkinson's Disease (2018)
Presentation / Conference
(2018, October). Vitamin B3 and Neurodevelopment in Parkinson's Disease. Presented at 2018 International Congress, Hong Kong

Vitamin B3 and Neurodevelopment in Parkinson’s Disease
A. Williams, S. Griffin, R. Fricker (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Meeting: 2018 International Congress

ABSTRACT NUMBER: 592

Keywords: Cell replacement therapy, Dopaminergic neurons

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Centre of Mass Acceleration-Derived Variables Detects Differences between Runners of Different Abilities and Fatigue-Related Changes during a Long Distance Over ground Run (2018)
Journal Article
Winter, S. (2018). Centre of Mass Acceleration-Derived Variables Detects Differences between Runners of Different Abilities and Fatigue-Related Changes during a Long Distance Over ground Run. https://doi.org/10.19080/jpfmts.2018.04.555632

Background: Wireless accelerometers provide a method of performing running assessments in sports-specific environments. The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in running movement using centre of mass acceleration-derived variables b... Read More about Centre of Mass Acceleration-Derived Variables Detects Differences between Runners of Different Abilities and Fatigue-Related Changes during a Long Distance Over ground Run.

Factors associated with pain and osteoarthritis at the hip and knee in Great Britain’s Olympians: a cross-sectional study (2018)
Journal Article
Cooper, D., Scammell, B., Batt, M., & Palmer, D. (2018). Factors associated with pain and osteoarthritis at the hip and knee in Great Britain’s Olympians: a cross-sectional study. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 1101 - 1108. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098315

<jats:sec><jats:title>Background</jats:title><jats:p>Knowledge of the epidemiology and potentially modifiable factors associated with musculoskeletal disease is an important first step in injury prevention among elite athletes.</jats:p></jats:sec><ja... Read More about Factors associated with pain and osteoarthritis at the hip and knee in Great Britain’s Olympians: a cross-sectional study.

E-cigarettes, vaping and performativity in the context of tobacco denormalisation. (2018)
Journal Article
Lucherini, M., Rooke, C., & Amos, A. (2018). E-cigarettes, vaping and performativity in the context of tobacco denormalisation. Sociology of Health and Illness, 1037 - 1052. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12741

E-cigarettes are devices through which a nicotine solution is 'vapourised' and inhaled by the user. Unlike cigarettes, the process involves no tobacco combustion. However, the inhalation and exhalation of vapour is reminiscent of smoking and there is... Read More about E-cigarettes, vaping and performativity in the context of tobacco denormalisation..

Predicting dementia from primary care records: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Ford, E., Greenslade, N., Paudyal, P., Bremner, S., Smith, H. E., Banerjee, S., …Cassell, J. (2018). Predicting dementia from primary care records: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one, e0194735 - e0194735. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194735

Introduction Possible dementia is usually identified in primary care by general practitioners (GPs) who refer to specialists for diagnosis. Only two-thirds of dementia cases are currently recorded in primary care, so increasing the proportion of case... Read More about Predicting dementia from primary care records: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

The effect of variation in interpretation of the La Trobe radiographic foot atlas on the prevalence of foot osteoarthritis in older women: the Chingford general population cohort. (2017)
Journal Article
McQueen, P., Gates, L., Marshall, M., Doherty, M., Arden, N., & Bowen, C. (in press). The effect of variation in interpretation of the La Trobe radiographic foot atlas on the prevalence of foot osteoarthritis in older women: the Chingford general population cohort. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 10, Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-017-0239-9

Background: The prevalence of foot osteoarthritis (OA) is much less understood than hip, knee and hand OA. The foot is anatomically complex and different researchers have investigated different joints with lack of methodological standardisation acros... Read More about The effect of variation in interpretation of the La Trobe radiographic foot atlas on the prevalence of foot osteoarthritis in older women: the Chingford general population cohort..

The British Lung Foundation asthma management programme - improving asthma control in adults (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Gilchrist. (2017, September). The British Lung Foundation asthma management programme - improving asthma control in adults. Presented at ERS International Congress 2017, Milan, Italy

Background: The 10-year Finland asthma programme showed that educating healthcare workers, patients and families reduces hospital admissions and asthma-related deaths (1).

Aim: The Department of Health and the Scottish Government funded a 2-year p... Read More about The British Lung Foundation asthma management programme - improving asthma control in adults.

Low Emotional Trust in Mothers Is Associated With Increased Suicide Attempts in Inpatient Adolescents With Depressive Symptoms (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Low Emotional Trust in Mothers Is Associated With Increased Suicide Attempts in Inpatient Adolescents With Depressive Symptoms. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 221 -237. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2017.36.3.221

Emotional trust is conceptualized as an individual's belief that others are not critical of personal disclosures and will maintain their confidentiality. Accordingly, adolescents who hold high emotional trust in their parents are inclined to disclose... Read More about Low Emotional Trust in Mothers Is Associated With Increased Suicide Attempts in Inpatient Adolescents With Depressive Symptoms.

Trastuzumab infusion reactions in breast cancer. Should we routinely observe after the first dose? (2017)
Report
Price, L., & Brunt, A. M. (2017). Trastuzumab infusion reactions in breast cancer. Should we routinely observe after the first dose?

Trastuzumab (Herceptin) is used in neoadjuvant, adjuvant and metastatic breast cancer. Infusion reactions are a common side effect most of which are mild and easily managed, anaphylaxis occurs rarely. The summary of product characteristics recommends... Read More about Trastuzumab infusion reactions in breast cancer. Should we routinely observe after the first dose?.

What do older people experiencing loneliness think about primary care or community based interventions to reduce loneliness?: a qualitative study in England (2017)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2017). What do older people experiencing loneliness think about primary care or community based interventions to reduce loneliness?: a qualitative study in England. Health and Social Care in the Community, 1733-1742. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12438

Loneliness in later life is a common problem with poor health outcomes. However, interventions to prevent or ameliorate loneliness have a weak evidence base. The views of older people experiencing or at risk of loneliness in the community are importa... Read More about What do older people experiencing loneliness think about primary care or community based interventions to reduce loneliness?: a qualitative study in England.

Can Raising Awareness about the Psychological Causes of Obesity Reduce Obesity Stigma? (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Can Raising Awareness about the Psychological Causes of Obesity Reduce Obesity Stigma?. Health Communication, 585-592. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2017.1283566

Obesity stigma largely remains a socially acceptable bias with harmful outcomes for its victims. While many accounts have been put forward to explain the bias, the role of obesity etiology beliefs has received little scrutiny. The research examined t... Read More about Can Raising Awareness about the Psychological Causes of Obesity Reduce Obesity Stigma?.

Awareness of HPV infection and attitudes toward HPV vaccination among Latvian adolescents (2017)
Journal Article
Patel, H., Pčolkina, K., Rezeberga, D., Moss, E., Strazdina, K., Viberga, I., …Redman, C. (2017). Awareness of HPV infection and attitudes toward HPV vaccination among Latvian adolescents. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 138-144. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.12117

Objective
To evaluate awareness of HPV and its vaccine among Latvian adolescents.

Methods
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a 2-week period in September 2015 among 270 adolescents attending a secondary school in Riga, Latvia. All student... Read More about Awareness of HPV infection and attitudes toward HPV vaccination among Latvian adolescents.

Acceptability and potential effectiveness of commercial portion control tools amongst people with obesity (2016)
Journal Article
Solis-Trapala. (2016). Acceptability and potential effectiveness of commercial portion control tools amongst people with obesity. British Journal of Nutrition, 1974 -1983. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114516004104

Exposure to large portion sizes is a risk factor for obesity. Specifically designed tableware may modulate how much is eaten and help with portion control. We examined the experience of using a guided crockery set (CS) and a calibrated serving spoon... Read More about Acceptability and potential effectiveness of commercial portion control tools amongst people with obesity.

Oxygen Costs of the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test in Cardiac Rehabilitation Participants: An Historical and Contemporary Analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Buckley, J., Cardoso, F., Sandercock, G., & Birkett, S. (2016). Oxygen Costs of the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test in Cardiac Rehabilitation Participants: An Historical and Contemporary Analysis. Sports Medicine, 1953 - 1962. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0521-1

Background
The incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) is a standardised assessment for cardiac rehabilitation. Three studies have reported oxygen costs (VO2)/metabolic equivalents (METs) of the ISWT. In spite of classic representations from these stud... Read More about Oxygen Costs of the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test in Cardiac Rehabilitation Participants: An Historical and Contemporary Analysis.

The Feasibility of Health Trainer Improved Patient Self-Management in Patients with Low Health Literacy and Poorly Controlled Diabetes: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial (2016)
Journal Article
Protheroe, J., Rathod, T., Bartlam, B., Rowlands, G., Richardson, G., & Reeves, D. (2016). The Feasibility of Health Trainer Improved Patient Self-Management in Patients with Low Health Literacy and Poorly Controlled Diabetes: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial. Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016, Article 6903245. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6903245

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is most prevalent in deprived communities and patients with low health literacy have worse glycaemic control and higher rates of diabetic complications. However, recruitment from this patient population into intervention tria... Read More about The Feasibility of Health Trainer Improved Patient Self-Management in Patients with Low Health Literacy and Poorly Controlled Diabetes: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial.

Lay Health Trainers Supporting Self-Management amongst Those with Low Heath Literacy and Diabetes: Lessons from a Mixed Methods Pilot, Feasibility Study (2016)
Journal Article
Bartlam, B., Rathod, T., Rowlands, G., & Protheroe, J. (2016). Lay Health Trainers Supporting Self-Management amongst Those with Low Heath Literacy and Diabetes: Lessons from a Mixed Methods Pilot, Feasibility Study. Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016, Article 4723636. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/4723636

This article reports a mixed methods process evaluation of a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing a Lay Health Trainer (LHT) intervention and usual care for those with poorly controlled Type 2 Diabetes Melitus (T2DM). Set in a depr... Read More about Lay Health Trainers Supporting Self-Management amongst Those with Low Heath Literacy and Diabetes: Lessons from a Mixed Methods Pilot, Feasibility Study.