Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (48)

Professional identity formation within longitudinal integrated clerkships: A scoping review (2021)
Journal Article
Brown, M. E. L., Whybrow, P., Kirwan, G., & Finn, G. M. (in press). Professional identity formation within longitudinal integrated clerkships: A scoping review. Medical Education, https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.14461

Context Although the uptake of Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships (LICs) is increasing worldwide, and there are documented benefits to participation, there is a lack of conceptual evidence regarding how LICs exert many of their benefits, including t... Read More about Professional identity formation within longitudinal integrated clerkships: A scoping review.

The potential role of incretin-based therapies for polycystic ovary syndrome: a narrative review of the current evidence (2021)
Journal Article
Abdalla, M. A., Deshmukh, H., Atkin, S., & Sathyapalan, T. (2021). The potential role of incretin-based therapies for polycystic ovary syndrome: a narrative review of the current evidence. Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 12, https://doi.org/10.1177/2042018821989238

© The Author(s), 2021. Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder that affects women of reproductive age. Metabolic consequences associated with PCOS include, but are not limited to, insulin resistance (IR), type 2... Read More about The potential role of incretin-based therapies for polycystic ovary syndrome: a narrative review of the current evidence.

Through-knee versus above-knee amputation for vascular and non-vascular major lower limb amputations (Protocol) (2021)
Journal Article
Crane, H., Boam, G., Carradice, D., Vanicek, N., Twiddy, M., & Smith, G. E. (2021). Through-knee versus above-knee amputation for vascular and non-vascular major lower limb amputations (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(1), Article CD013839. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013839

Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows:. To assess the effects of through-knee amputation compared to above-knee amputation on clinical and rehabilitation outcomes and complication rates in... Read More about Through-knee versus above-knee amputation for vascular and non-vascular major lower limb amputations (Protocol).

Radiological anatomy of the abdomen (2021)
Journal Article
Fang, C., Kane, P., Bazira, P. J., & Ben Cresswell, A. (2021). Radiological anatomy of the abdomen. Surgery (Oxford), 39(2), 61-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpsur.2020.12.001

Advances in technology have led to significant developments in techniques for imaging the abdominal and pelvic organs, in both the elective and emergency surgical settings. Improvements in the quality and availability of imaging has had a profound ef... Read More about Radiological anatomy of the abdomen.

Platelet releasate normalises the compromised muscle regeneration in a mouse model of hyperlipidaemia (2021)
Journal Article
Barlow, J., Sfyri, P. P., Mitchell, R., Verpoorten, S., Scully, D., Andreou, C., …Matsakas, A. (2021). Platelet releasate normalises the compromised muscle regeneration in a mouse model of hyperlipidaemia. Experimental Physiology, 106(3), 700-713. https://doi.org/10.1113/ep088937

Muscle satellite cells are important stem cells for skeletal muscle regeneration and repair after injury. ApoE‐deficient mice, an established mouse model of hyperlipidaemia and atherosclerosis, show evidence of oxidative stress‐induced lesions and fa... Read More about Platelet releasate normalises the compromised muscle regeneration in a mouse model of hyperlipidaemia.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: An overview of current evidence and activities in the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Schölin, L., Mukherjee, R. A., Aiton, N., Blackburn, C., Brown, S., Flemming, K. M., …Cook, P. A. (2021). Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: An overview of current evidence and activities in the UK. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 106(7), 636-640. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-320435

Estimates for the UK suggest that alcohol consumption during pregnancy and prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) - the most common neurodevelopmental condition - are high. Considering the significant health and social impacts of FASD,... Read More about Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: An overview of current evidence and activities in the UK.

Optimising planned medical education strategies to develop learners' person-centredness: A realist review (2021)
Journal Article
Bansal, A., Greenley, S., Mitchell, C., Park, S., Shearn, K., & Reeve, J. (2021). Optimising planned medical education strategies to develop learners' person-centredness: A realist review. Medical Education, https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.14707

Context: Person-centeredness is a stated aim for medical education; however, studies suggest this is not being achieved. There is a gap in our understanding of how, why and in what circumstances medical education interventions that aim to develop per... Read More about Optimising planned medical education strategies to develop learners' person-centredness: A realist review.

Therapeutics for type-2 diabetes mellitus: a glance at the recent inclusions and novel agents under development for use in clinical practice (2021)
Journal Article
Shah, N., Abdalla, M. A., Deshmukh, H., & Sathyapalan, T. (2021). Therapeutics for type-2 diabetes mellitus: a glance at the recent inclusions and novel agents under development for use in clinical practice. Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 12, https://doi.org/10.1177/20420188211042145

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic, progressive, and multifaceted illness resulting in significant physical and psychological detriment to patients. As of 2019, 463 million people are estimated to be living with DM worldwide, out of which 90% have t... Read More about Therapeutics for type-2 diabetes mellitus: a glance at the recent inclusions and novel agents under development for use in clinical practice.