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Mobile phone use and the welfare of community health nurses in Ghana: An analysis of unintended costs (2021)
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Robson, E., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Kasim, A., Owusu, S., & Mariwah, S. (2021). Mobile phone use and the welfare of community health nurses in Ghana: An analysis of unintended costs. World Development Perspectives, 23, Article 100317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2021.100317

The use of mobile phones is fast transforming the healthcare delivery landscape in Ghana. A substantial number of health facilities are now dependent on mobile phones to facilitate their work. Evidence of the use of mobile phones in Ghana's healthcar... Read More about Mobile phone use and the welfare of community health nurses in Ghana: An analysis of unintended costs.

Household indoor microplastics within the Humber region (United Kingdom): quantification and chemical characterisation of particles present (2021)
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Jenner, L., Sadofsky, L., Danopoulos, E., & Rotchell, J. M. (2021). Household indoor microplastics within the Humber region (United Kingdom): quantification and chemical characterisation of particles present. Atmospheric Environment, 259, Article 118512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118512

Knowledge regarding the presence of suspended microplastics (MPs) within the air is lacking, especially indoors, yet the importance of indoor air quality and human health is rising. This study is the first to report MPs within multiple homes over a 6... Read More about Household indoor microplastics within the Humber region (United Kingdom): quantification and chemical characterisation of particles present.

Pro-cachectic factors link experimental and human chronic kidney disease to skeletal muscle wasting programs (2021)
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Solagna, F., Tezze, C., Lindenmeyer, M. T., Lu, S., Wu, G., Liu, S., Zhao, Y., Mitchell, R., Meyer, C., Omairi, S., Kilic, T., Paolini, A., Ritvos, O., Pasternack, A., Matsakas, A., Kylies, D., zur Wiesch, J. S., Turner, J. E., Wanner, N., Nair, V., …Huber, T. B. (2021). Pro-cachectic factors link experimental and human chronic kidney disease to skeletal muscle wasting programs. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 131(11), Article e135821. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI135821

Skeletal muscle wasting is commonly associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. However, the link between kidney and muscle function remains poorly understood. Here, we took a complementary interorgan... Read More about Pro-cachectic factors link experimental and human chronic kidney disease to skeletal muscle wasting programs.

Understanding and addressing challenges for advance care planning in the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of the UK CovPall survey data from specialist palliative care services (2021)
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Bradshaw, A., Dunleavy, L., Walshe, C., Preston, N., Cripps, R. L., Hocaoglu, M., Bajwah, S., Maddocks, M., Oluyase, A. O., Sleeman, K., Higginson, I. J., Fraser, L., & Murtagh, F. (2021). Understanding and addressing challenges for advance care planning in the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of the UK CovPall survey data from specialist palliative care services. Palliative medicine, 35(7), 1225-1237. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163211017387

Background: Specialist palliative care services play an important role in conducting advance care planning during COVID-19. Little is known about the challenges to advance care planning in this context, or the changes services made to adapt. Aim: Des... Read More about Understanding and addressing challenges for advance care planning in the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of the UK CovPall survey data from specialist palliative care services.

COSMIC, chemotherapy plus ofatumumab at standard or mega-dose in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, a phase II randomised study (2021)
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Allsup, D., Howard, D., Emmerson, J., Hockaday, A., Rawstron, A., Oughton, J. B., Bloor, A., Phillips, D., Nathwani, A., Paneesha, S., Turner, D., Munir, T., & Hillmen, P. (in press). COSMIC, chemotherapy plus ofatumumab at standard or mega-dose in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, a phase II randomised study. British journal of haematology, https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.17526

Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP): a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity on weight at 12 months postpartum (2021)
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Robles, J. A., Simpson, S. A., Coulman, E., Gallagher, D., Jewell, K., Cohen, D., Newcombe, R. G., Huang, C., Robles-Zurita, J. A., Busse, M., Owen-Jones, E., Duncan, D., Williams, N., Stanton, H., Avery, A., McIntosh, E., & Playle, R. (2021). Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP): a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity on weight at 12 months postpartum. International journal of obesity, 45(8), 1728-1739. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00835-0

Objective: To assess whether a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity was effective in reducing body mass index (BMI) 12 months after giving birth. Methods: Pragmatic, cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT) with embedded co... Read More about Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP): a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity on weight at 12 months postpartum.

Feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of online supportive care for individuals living with and beyond lung cancer: a systematic review (2021)
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Curry, J., Patterson, M., Greenley, S., Pearson, M., & Forbes, C. (in press). Feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of online supportive care for individuals living with and beyond lung cancer: a systematic review. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06274-x

Purpose: To examine the evidence of the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of online supportive care interventions for people living with and beyond lung cancer (LWBLC). Methods: Studies were identified through searches of Medline, EM... Read More about Feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of online supportive care for individuals living with and beyond lung cancer: a systematic review.

Palliative care for children and young people with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (2021)
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Craig, F., Henderson, E. M., Patel, B., Murtagh, F. E., & Bluebond-Langner, M. (2021). Palliative care for children and young people with stage 5 chronic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-021-05056-1

Death from stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD 5) in childhood or adolescence is rare, but something that all paediatric renal physicians and most paediatricians will encounter. In this paper, we present the literature on three key areas of palliativ... Read More about Palliative care for children and young people with stage 5 chronic kidney disease.

Eliapixant (BAY 1817080), a P2X3 receptor antagonist, in refractory chronic cough: A randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover phase 2a study (2021)
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Morice, A., Smith, J. A., McGarvey, L., Birring, S. S., Parker, S. M., Turner, A., Hummel, T., Gashaw, I., Fels, L., Klein, S., Francke, K., & Friedrich, C. (2021). Eliapixant (BAY 1817080), a P2X3 receptor antagonist, in refractory chronic cough: A randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover phase 2a study. European respiratory journal, 58(5), Article 2004240. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.04240-2020

Background. ATP acting via P2X3 receptors is an important mediator of refractory chronic cough (RCC). This phase 2a double-blinded crossover study assessed the safety, tolerability and efficacy of eliapixant (BAY 1817080), a selective P2X3 receptor a... Read More about Eliapixant (BAY 1817080), a P2X3 receptor antagonist, in refractory chronic cough: A randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover phase 2a study.

Astaxanthin and Nrf2 signaling pathway: a novel target for new therapeutic approaches (2021)
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Ashrafizadeh, M., Ahmadi, Z., Yaribeygi, H., Sathyapalan, T., & Sahebkar, A. (in press). Astaxanthin and Nrf2 signaling pathway: a novel target for new therapeutic approaches. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, 22(2), 312-321. https://doi.org/10.2174/1389557521666210505112834

Astaxanthin (AST) is a naturally occurring compound isolated from various sources such as fungi, plants, salmon, and crab. However, Haematococcus Pluvialis, a green alga, is the primary source of this beta carotenoid compound. AST has several favoura... Read More about Astaxanthin and Nrf2 signaling pathway: a novel target for new therapeutic approaches.

Current and emerging investigational venetoclax-based therapies in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (2021)
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Molica, S., Allsup, D., Gianfelici, V., Levato, L., Aiello, V., Bailey, J., & Polliack, A. (in press). Current and emerging investigational venetoclax-based therapies in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, https://doi.org/10.1080/13543784.2021.1924669

Introduction: Venetoclax has emerged as a breakthrough treatment which has revolutionized the therapeutic paradigm of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). This is primarily attributed to the efficacy of venetoclax as a time-limited, chemo-free, therap... Read More about Current and emerging investigational venetoclax-based therapies in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Amyloid-related protein changes associated with dementia differ according to severity of hypoglycemia (2021)
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Moin, A. S. M., Kahal, H., Al-Qaissi, A., Kumar, N., Sathyapalan, T., Atkin, S. L., & Butler, A. E. (2021). Amyloid-related protein changes associated with dementia differ according to severity of hypoglycemia. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 9(1), Article e002211. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002211

Introduction Hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes (T2D) may increase risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but no data on changes in AD-related proteins with differing degrees of hypoglycemia exist. We hypothesized that milder prolonged hypoglycemia would ca... Read More about Amyloid-related protein changes associated with dementia differ according to severity of hypoglycemia.

Effect of curcumin on proinflammatory cytokines: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (2021)
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Gorabi, A. M., Razi, B., Aslani, S., Abbasifard, M., Imani, D., Sathyapalan, T., & Sahebkar, A. (2021). Effect of curcumin on proinflammatory cytokines: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Cytokine, 143, Article 155541. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cyto.2021.155541

It has been suggested that curcumin has the potential for lowering inflammation. In the current meta-analysis, we attempted to clarify the efficacy of curcumin/turmeric supplementation in reducing concentrations of interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, IL-8, and... Read More about Effect of curcumin on proinflammatory cytokines: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Midwives’ views on alcohol guidelines: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to implementation in UK antenatal care (2021)
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Schölin, L., Watson, J., Dyson, J., & Smith, L. A. (2021). Midwives’ views on alcohol guidelines: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to implementation in UK antenatal care. Sexual and Reproductive HealthCare, 29, Article 100628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2021.100628

Objective: Midwives play an important role in health promotion and prevention of alcohol-related harm, but previous research has suggested that although most midwives report advising on abstinence, evidence exist that women are informed that “some” a... Read More about Midwives’ views on alcohol guidelines: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to implementation in UK antenatal care.

Antioxidative Potentials of Incretin-Based Medications: A Review of Molecular Mechanisms (2021)
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Yaribeygi, H., Maleki, M., Sathyapalan, T., Jamialahmadi, T., & Sahebkar, A. (2021). Antioxidative Potentials of Incretin-Based Medications: A Review of Molecular Mechanisms. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2021, Article 9959320. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9959320

Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists and dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 inhibitors are medications used for managing diabetes, mimicking the metabolic effects of incretin hormones. Recent evidence suggests that these medications have antioxidative poten... Read More about Antioxidative Potentials of Incretin-Based Medications: A Review of Molecular Mechanisms.

Urinary Angiogenin as a Marker for Bladder Cancer: A Meta-Analysis (2021)
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Aalami, A. H., Abdeahad, H., Mesgari, M., Sathyapalan, T., & Sahebkar, A. (2021). Urinary Angiogenin as a Marker for Bladder Cancer: A Meta-Analysis. Biomed research international, 2021, Article 5557309. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5557309

Aims. Bladder cancer (BCa) is a common cancer in North America and Europe that carries considerable morbidity and mortality. A reliable biomarker for early detection of the bladder is crucial for improving the prognosis of BCA. In this meta-analysis,... Read More about Urinary Angiogenin as a Marker for Bladder Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.

Recall, perceptions and determinants of receiving physical activity advice amongst cancer survivors: a mixed-methods survey (2021)
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Orange, S. T., Gilbert, S. E., Brown, M. C., & Saxton, J. M. (2021). Recall, perceptions and determinants of receiving physical activity advice amongst cancer survivors: a mixed-methods survey. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 29(11), 6369-6378. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06221-w

Purpose: This study explored cancer survivors’ views and experiences of receiving physical activity advice post-diagnosis. We also determined the influence of sociodemographic characteristics on the recall of physical activity advice and whether rece... Read More about Recall, perceptions and determinants of receiving physical activity advice amongst cancer survivors: a mixed-methods survey.

Plasma heat shock protein response to euglycemia in type 2 diabetes (2021)
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Atkin, A. S., Moin, A. S., Al-Qaissi, A., Sathyapalan, T., Atkin, S. L., & Butler, A. E. (2021). Plasma heat shock protein response to euglycemia in type 2 diabetes. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 9(1), Article e002057. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-002057

Introduction Glucose variability is associated with mortality and macrovascular diabetes complications. The mechanisms through which glucose variability mediates tissue damage are not well understood, although cellular oxidative stress is likely invo... Read More about Plasma heat shock protein response to euglycemia in type 2 diabetes.

Regulation of circulating CTRP-2/CTRP-9 and GDF-8/GDF-15 by intralipids and insulin in healthy control and polycystic ovary syndrome women following chronic exercise training (2021)
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Jerobin, J., Ramanjaneya, M., Bettahi, I., Parammal, R., Siveen, K. S., Alkasem, M., Aye, M., Sathyapalan, T., Skarulis, M., Atkin, S. L., & Abou-Samra, A. B. (2021). Regulation of circulating CTRP-2/CTRP-9 and GDF-8/GDF-15 by intralipids and insulin in healthy control and polycystic ovary syndrome women following chronic exercise training. Lipids in Health and Disease, 20(1), Article 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-021-01463-3

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with obesity, diabetes, and insulin resistance. The circulating C1Q/TNF-related proteins (CTRP-2, CTRP-9) and growth differentiation factors (GDF-8, GDF-15) contribute to glucose and lipid ho... Read More about Regulation of circulating CTRP-2/CTRP-9 and GDF-8/GDF-15 by intralipids and insulin in healthy control and polycystic ovary syndrome women following chronic exercise training.