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Meridians Under the Skin (2014)
Journal Article
Shaw, V., & Aland, R. C. (2014). Meridians Under the Skin. European Journal of Oriental Medicine, 7(6),

The physical nature of the acupuncture meridian system is currently the subject of enquiry. The original structural descriptions for the meridian system contained in the Huang Di Nei Jing, The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine, are detailed... Read More about Meridians Under the Skin.

c-MYC is a radiosensitive locus in human breast cells (2014)
Journal Article
Wade, M. A., Sunter, N. J., Fordham, S. E., Long, A., Masic, D., Russell, L. J., Harrison, C. J., Rand, V., Elstob, C., Bown, N., Rowe, D., Lowe, C., Cuthbert, G., Bennett, S., Crosier, S., Bacon, C. M., Onel, K., Scott, K., Scott, D., Travis, L. B., …Allan, J. M. (2015). c-MYC is a radiosensitive locus in human breast cells. Oncogene, 34(38), 4985-4994. https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2014.427

Ionising radiation is a potent human carcinogen. Epidemiological studies have shown that adolescent and young women are at increased risk of developing breast cancer following exposure to ionising radiation compared with older women, and that risk is... Read More about c-MYC is a radiosensitive locus in human breast cells.

The Anatomical Accuracy of the Robber King Ou Xi Fan (and his 56 dissected gang members) (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shaw, V. (2014, December). The Anatomical Accuracy of the Robber King Ou Xi Fan (and his 56 dissected gang members). Poster presented at Joint Meeting of the Anatomical Society and the Primate Society of Great Britain: Primate Ecomorpholgy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Anatomical drawings have formed the cornerstone of anatomical education in the West for centuries before the arrival of photography, the internet and virtual resources. The images in Vesalius’ On the Fabric of the Human Body and later in Gray’s Anato... Read More about The Anatomical Accuracy of the Robber King Ou Xi Fan (and his 56 dissected gang members).

High glucose enhances store-operated calcium entry by upregulating ORAI/STIM via calcineurin-NFAT signalling (2014)
Journal Article
Daskoulidou, N., Xu, S. Z., Zeng, B., Gomez, M. F., Berglund, L. M., Atkin, S. L., Jiang, H., Griffin, S., Ayoola, J., Bhandari, S., Kotova, O., Chen, G. L., Griffin, S., Jiang, H., Berglund, L. M., Zeng, B., & Daskoulidou, N. (2015). High glucose enhances store-operated calcium entry by upregulating ORAI/STIM via calcineurin-NFAT signalling. Journal of Molecular Medicine, 93(5), 511-521. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00109-014-1234-2

© 2014, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Abstract: ORAI and stromal interaction molecule (STIM) are store-operated channel molecules that play essential roles in human physiology through a coupling mechanism of internal Ca 2+ store to Ca 2+ influx.... Read More about High glucose enhances store-operated calcium entry by upregulating ORAI/STIM via calcineurin-NFAT signalling.

Human embryos from overweight and obese women display phenotypic and metabolic abnormalities (2014)
Journal Article
Leary, C., Leese, H. J., & Sturmey, R. G. (2015). Human embryos from overweight and obese women display phenotypic and metabolic abnormalities. Human Reproduction, 30(1), 122-132. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deu276

STUDY QUESTION Is the developmental timing and metabolic regulation disrupted in embryos from overweight or obese women? SUMMARY ANSWER Oocytes from overweight or obese women are smaller than those from women of healthy weight, yet post-fertilization... Read More about Human embryos from overweight and obese women display phenotypic and metabolic abnormalities.

Increased platelet reactivity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is mediated by a plasma factor (2014)
Journal Article
Crooks, M. G., Fahim, A., Naseem, K. M., Morice, A. H., & Hart, S. P. (2014). Increased platelet reactivity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is mediated by a plasma factor. PLoS ONE, 9(10), Article ARTN e111347. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111347

Introduction Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, incurable fibrotic interstitial lung disease with a prognosis worse than many cancers. Its pathogenesis is poorly understood. Activated platelets can release pro-fibrotic mediators th... Read More about Increased platelet reactivity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is mediated by a plasma factor.

Efficacy of β blockers in patients with heart failure plus atrial fibrillation: An individual-patient data meta-analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Kotecha, D., Holmes, J., Krum, H., Altman, D. G., Manzano, L., Cleland, J. G., Lip, G. Y., Coats, A. J., Andersson, B., Kirchhof, P., Von Lueder, T. G., Wedel, H., Rosano, G., Shibata, M. C., Rigby, A., & Flather, M. D. (2014). Efficacy of β blockers in patients with heart failure plus atrial fibrillation: An individual-patient data meta-analysis. Lancet, 384(9961), 2235-2243. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2814%2961373-8

Background: Atrial fibrillation and heart failure often coexist, causing substantial cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. β blockers are indicated in patients with symptomatic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; however, the efficacy of... Read More about Efficacy of β blockers in patients with heart failure plus atrial fibrillation: An individual-patient data meta-analysis.

A comparison of the effectiveness of treating those with and without the complications of superficial venous insufficiency (2014)
Journal Article
Carradice, D., Wallace, T., Gohil, R., & Chetter, I. (2014). A comparison of the effectiveness of treating those with and without the complications of superficial venous insufficiency. Annals of Surgery, 260(2), 396-401. https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000000541

Objective: To test the hypothesis that patients with soft tissue changes related to superficial venous insufficiency (SVI) have greater benefits from treatment than those with only symptomatic varicose veins.
Background: A commonly held view is that... Read More about A comparison of the effectiveness of treating those with and without the complications of superficial venous insufficiency.

Linking Early Clinical Experience and Basic Science using Images of Disease (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cookson, J., Hammond, A., Ken, W., & Owen, S. (2014, August). Linking Early Clinical Experience and Basic Science using Images of Disease. Presented at The International Association for Health Professions Education. AMEE 2014: Excellence in Education - the 21st Century Teacher, Milan, Italy

Short Communication 7C1 (Curriculum: Educational Strategies)

A comparison of physical activity preferences among breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors in Nova Scotia, Canada (2014)
Journal Article
Forbes, C. C., Blanchard, C. M., Mummery, W. K., & Courneya, K. S. (2015). A comparison of physical activity preferences among breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors in Nova Scotia, Canada. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 12(6), 823-833. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2014-0119

Background:
Physical activity (PA) preferences may vary by cancer survivor group, but few studies have made direct comparisons. The purpose of this study was to compare the PA preferences of breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors in Nova S... Read More about A comparison of physical activity preferences among breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Frequency over function : raised levels of CD127low/- regulatory T cells in the tumour microenvironment compared with the periphery of head and neck cancer patients (2014)
Journal Article
Drennan, S., Stafford, N. D., Greenman, J., & Green, V. L. (2014). Frequency over function : raised levels of CD127low/- regulatory T cells in the tumour microenvironment compared with the periphery of head and neck cancer patients. Journal of clinical & cellular immunology, 5(4), Article 241. https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-9899.1000241

Objective: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are known to infiltrate the tumour microenvironment of many cancers, including head and neck malignancies, and are thought to contribute to the host's impaired anti-tumour immune response. However, their immunosu... Read More about Frequency over function : raised levels of CD127low/- regulatory T cells in the tumour microenvironment compared with the periphery of head and neck cancer patients.

Hyperpolarisation through reversible interactions with parahydrogen (2014)
Journal Article
Lloyd, L. S., Asghar, A., Burns, M. J., Charlton, A., Coombes, S., Cowley, M. J., Dear, G. J., Duckett, S. B., Genov, G. R., Green, G. G. R., Highton, L. A. R., Hooper, A. J. J., Khan, M., Khazal, I. G., Lewis, R. J., Mewis, R. E., Roberts, A. D., & Ruddlesden, A. J. (2014). Hyperpolarisation through reversible interactions with parahydrogen. Catalysis science & technology, 4(10), 3544-3554. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cy00464g

We describe here how the complexes Ir(COD)(NHC)Cl [NHC = IMes, SIMes, IPr, SIPr, ICy, IMe and ImMe2NPri2] provide significant insight into the catalytic process that underpins the hyperpolarization method signal amplification by reversible exchange (... Read More about Hyperpolarisation through reversible interactions with parahydrogen.

A previously undescribed dorsal branch of the anterior interosseous nerve (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shaw, V., & Morris, J. (2014, July). A previously undescribed dorsal branch of the anterior interosseous nerve. Poster presented at Anatomical Society Summer Meeting: Skin and Bones, Bradford, UK

The path of the anterior interosseous nerve is commonly described as passing along the deep compartment of the volar aspect of the forearm where it innervates the muscles in that compartment including pronator quadratus. Previous electromyographi... Read More about A previously undescribed dorsal branch of the anterior interosseous nerve.

Clinical response to primary letrozole therapy in elderly patients with early breast cancer : possible role for p53 as a biomarker (2014)
Journal Article
Garimella, V., Hussain, T., Agarwal, V., Radhakrishna, S., Fox, J. N., Kneeshaw, P. J., Long, E. D., Mahapatra, T. K., McManus, P. L., Lind, M. J., Drew, P. J., & Cawkwell, L. (2014). Clinical response to primary letrozole therapy in elderly patients with early breast cancer : possible role for p53 as a biomarker. International journal of surgery, 12(8), 821-826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.06.009

Primary tamoxifen therapy has been widely used to treat elderly women with ER-positive breast cancer in the past. Aromatase inhibitors may be more beneficial than tamoxifen when used as primary endocrine therapy in elderly patients. We aimed to retro... Read More about Clinical response to primary letrozole therapy in elderly patients with early breast cancer : possible role for p53 as a biomarker.

A randomized placebo controlled trial to evaluate the effects of butamirate and dextromethorphan on capsaicin induced cough in healthy volunteers (2014)
Journal Article
Faruqi, S., Wright, C., Thompson, R., & Morice, A. H. (2014). A randomized placebo controlled trial to evaluate the effects of butamirate and dextromethorphan on capsaicin induced cough in healthy volunteers. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 78(6), 1272-1280. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.12458

AIMS The examination of cough reflex sensitivity through inhalational challenge can be utilized to demonstrate pharmacological end points. Here we compare the effect of butamirate, dextromethorphan and placebo on capsaicin-induced cough in healthy vo... Read More about A randomized placebo controlled trial to evaluate the effects of butamirate and dextromethorphan on capsaicin induced cough in healthy volunteers.

Expression analysis of mouse Rhobtb3 using a LacZ reporter and preliminary characterization of a knockout strain (2014)
Journal Article
Lutz, J., Grimm-Günter, E. M. S., Joshi, P., & Rivero, F. (2014). Expression analysis of mouse Rhobtb3 using a LacZ reporter and preliminary characterization of a knockout strain. Histochemistry and cell biology, 142(5), 511-528. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00418-014-1235-9

RhoBTB3 is an atypical member of the Rho family of small GTPases. It localizes at the Golgi apparatus and endosomes and is involved in vesicle trafficking and in targeting proteins for degradation in the proteasome. Previous studies using Northern bl... Read More about Expression analysis of mouse Rhobtb3 using a LacZ reporter and preliminary characterization of a knockout strain.

Chōng meridian an ancient Chinese description of the vascular system? (2014)
Journal Article
Shaw, V. (2014). Chōng meridian an ancient Chinese description of the vascular system?. Acupuncture in Medicine, 32(3), 279-285. https://doi.org/10.1136/acupmed-2013-010496

The objectives of this research are, first, to establish if the extraordinary acupuncture meridian known as Chōng, Penetrating Vessel or Sea of Blood, is in essence a description of certain macroscopic parts of the underlying vascular system and, sec... Read More about Chōng meridian an ancient Chinese description of the vascular system?.

On the definition of chronic cough and current treatment pathways: An international qualitative study (2014)
Journal Article
Faruqi, S., Murdoch, R. D., Allum, F., & Morice, A. H. (2014). On the definition of chronic cough and current treatment pathways: An international qualitative study. Cough, 10(1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-9974-10-5

Background: The pathogenesis of chronic cough is not well understood and treatment options are limited. In this study we sought to explore the current understanding and management of chronic cough across an international group of specialists.Methods:... Read More about On the definition of chronic cough and current treatment pathways: An international qualitative study.

Fracture healing following high energy tibial trauma: Ilizarov versus Taylor Spatial Frame (2014)
Journal Article
Menakaya, C., Rigby, A., Hadland, Y., Barron, E., & Sharma, H. (2014). Fracture healing following high energy tibial trauma: Ilizarov versus Taylor Spatial Frame. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 96(2), 106-110. https://doi.org/10.1308/003588414x13824511650335

Introduction: The optimal treatment of high energy tibial fractures remains controversial and a challenging orthopaedic problem. The role of external fi xators for all these tibial fractures has been shown to be crucial. Methods: A fi ve-year consecu... Read More about Fracture healing following high energy tibial trauma: Ilizarov versus Taylor Spatial Frame.