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Targeted genotype analyses of GWAS-derived lean body mass and handgrip strength-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms in elite masters athletes (2020)
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Crossland, H., Piasecki, J., McCormick, D., Phillips, B. E., Wilkinson, D. J., Smith, K., …Atherton, P. J. (2020). Targeted genotype analyses of GWAS-derived lean body mass and handgrip strength-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms in elite masters athletes. AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 319(2), R184-R194. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00110.2020

Recent large genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have independently identified a set of genetic loci associated with lean body mass (LBM) and handgrip strength (HGS). Evaluation of these candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may be usef... Read More about Targeted genotype analyses of GWAS-derived lean body mass and handgrip strength-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms in elite masters athletes.

COVID-19 highlights the need for universal adoption of standards of medical care for physicians in nursing homes in Europe (2020)
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O’Neill, D., Briggs, R., Holmerová, I., Samuelsson, O., Gordon, A. L., Martin, F. C., & The Special Interest Group in Long Term Care of the European Geriatric Medicine Society. (2020). COVID-19 highlights the need for universal adoption of standards of medical care for physicians in nursing homes in Europe. European Geriatric Medicine, 11(4), 645–650. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-020-00347-6

The nursing home sector has seen a disproportionately high number of deaths as part of the COVID-19 pandemic. This reflects, in part, the frailty and vulnerability of older people living in care homes but has also, in part, been a consequence of the... Read More about COVID-19 highlights the need for universal adoption of standards of medical care for physicians in nursing homes in Europe.

Protocol for a realist review of General Practitioners’ Role in Advancing Practice in Care Homes (GRAPE study) (2020)
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Gordon, A. L., Devi, R., Williams, C., Goodman, C., Sartain, K., & Chadborn, N. H. (2020). Protocol for a realist review of General Practitioners’ Role in Advancing Practice in Care Homes (GRAPE study). BMJ Open, 10(6), Article e036221. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036221

Introduction Older people who live in care homes have a high level of need with complex health conditions. In addition to providing medical care to residents, general practitioners (GPs) play a role as gatekeeper for access to services, as well as l... Read More about Protocol for a realist review of General Practitioners’ Role in Advancing Practice in Care Homes (GRAPE study).

A meta-analysis of remote ischaemic conditioning in experimental stroke (2020)
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Weir, P., Maguire, R., O’Sullivan, S. E., & England, T. J. (2021). A meta-analysis of remote ischaemic conditioning in experimental stroke. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 41(1), 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/0271678x20924077

Remote ischaemic conditioning (RIC) is achieved by repeated transient ischaemia of a distant organ/limb and is neuroprotective in experimental ischaemic stroke. However, the optimal time and methods of administration are unclear. Systematic review id... Read More about A meta-analysis of remote ischaemic conditioning in experimental stroke.

Special issues for older women with primary breast cancer (2020)
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Parks, R. M., Jauhari, Y., Morgan, J., Wyld, L., & Cheung, K.-L. (2020). Special issues for older women with primary breast cancer. Breast Cancer Management, 9(3), Article BMT43. https://doi.org/10.2217/bmt-2020-0022

It is estimated that the number of older women living with breast cancer will quadruple by 2040. Despite this, there is a lack of strong evidence and guidelines to support management decisions for this population. This article has evolved from a c... Read More about Special issues for older women with primary breast cancer.

Helping people to live well with chronic kidney disease (2020)
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Fraser, S., & Taal, M. (2020). Helping people to live well with chronic kidney disease. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 81(6), https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2020.0069

Reduced glomerular filtration rate and presence of albuminuria are both associated with increased risk of several poor outcomes. People with chronic kidney disease also commonly suffer from lower quality of life than their age-matched peers. The expe... Read More about Helping people to live well with chronic kidney disease.

Breast cancer surgery in older women: outcomes of the Bridging Age Gap in Breast Cancer study (2020)
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Morgan, J. L., George, J., Holmes, G., Martin, C., Reed, M. W. R., Ward, S., …Bridging the Age Gap Trial Management Team. (2020). Breast cancer surgery in older women: outcomes of the Bridging Age Gap in Breast Cancer study. British Journal of Surgery, https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.11617

© 2020 The Authors. British Journal of Surgery published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of BJS Society Ltd Background: Breast cancer surgery in older women is variable and sometimes non-standard owing to concerns about morbidity. Bridging the A... Read More about Breast cancer surgery in older women: outcomes of the Bridging Age Gap in Breast Cancer study.

The Landscape of Videofluoroscopy in the UK: A Web-Based Survey (2020)
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Benfield, J. K., Michou, E., Everton, L. F., Mills, C., Hamdy, S., Bath, P. M., & England, T. J. (2020). The Landscape of Videofluoroscopy in the UK: A Web-Based Survey. Dysphagia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-020-10130-1

Videofluoroscopy (VFS) is considered one of the gold-standard assessments of swallowing. Whilst guidelines for the application and conduct of VFS exist, their translation into clinical practice remain challenging. To build a greater understanding on... Read More about The Landscape of Videofluoroscopy in the UK: A Web-Based Survey.

Skin autofluorescence and malnutrition as predictors of mortality in persons receiving dialysis: a prospective cohort study (2020)
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Viramontes Hörner, D., Selby, N. M., & Taal, M. W. (2020). Skin autofluorescence and malnutrition as predictors of mortality in persons receiving dialysis: a prospective cohort study. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 33(6), 852-861. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12764

Background Skin autofluorescence (SAF), which is a measure of accumulation of advanced glycation end‐products (AGE), and malnutrition are each associated with higher mortality in dialysis populations, although no studies have investigated these po... Read More about Skin autofluorescence and malnutrition as predictors of mortality in persons receiving dialysis: a prospective cohort study.

Funnel plots may show asymmetry in the absence of publication bias with continuous outcomes dependent on baseline risk: presentation of a new publication bias test (2020)
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Doleman, B., Freeman, S. C., Lund, J. N., Williams, J. P., & Sutton, A. J. (2020). Funnel plots may show asymmetry in the absence of publication bias with continuous outcomes dependent on baseline risk: presentation of a new publication bias test. Research Synthesis Methods, 11(4), 522-534. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1414

This study aimed to determine for continuous outcomes dependent on baseline risk, whether funnel plot asymmetry may be due to statistical artefact rather than publication bias and evaluate a novel test to resolve this. Firstly, we conducted assessmen... Read More about Funnel plots may show asymmetry in the absence of publication bias with continuous outcomes dependent on baseline risk: presentation of a new publication bias test.

Hydrostatic pressure regulates CYP1A2 expression in human hepatocytes via a mechanosensitive aryl hydrocarbon receptor-dependent pathway (2020)
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Burton, L., Scaife, P., Paine, S. W., Mellor, H. R., Abernethy, L., Littlewood, P., & Rauch, C. (2020). Hydrostatic pressure regulates CYP1A2 expression in human hepatocytes via a mechanosensitive aryl hydrocarbon receptor-dependent pathway. American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology, 318(5), C889-C902. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpcell.00472.2019

Approximately 75% of xenobiotics are primarily eliminated through metabolism; thus the accurate scaling of metabolic clearance is vital to successful drug development. Yet, when data is scaled from in vitro to in vivo, hepatic metabolic clearance, th... Read More about Hydrostatic pressure regulates CYP1A2 expression in human hepatocytes via a mechanosensitive aryl hydrocarbon receptor-dependent pathway.

Psychometric assessment and validation of the dysphagia severity rating scale in stroke patients (2020)
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Everton, L. F., Benfield, J. K., Hedstrom, A., Wilkinson, G., Michou, E., England, T. J., …Hamdy, S. (2020). Psychometric assessment and validation of the dysphagia severity rating scale in stroke patients. Scientific Reports, 10, Article 7268. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64208-9

Post stroke dysphagia (PSD) is common and associated with poor outcome. The Dysphagia Severity Rating Scale (DSRS), which grades how severe dysphagia is based on fluid and diet modification and supervision requirements for feeding, is used for clinic... Read More about Psychometric assessment and validation of the dysphagia severity rating scale in stroke patients.

Trainee-led emergency laparotomy operating (2020)
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Boyd-Carson, H., Doleman, B., Lockwood, S., Williams, J. P., Tierney, G. M., & Lund, J. N. (2020). Trainee-led emergency laparotomy operating. British Journal of Surgery, 107(10), 1289-1298. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.11611

© 2020 BJS Society Ltd Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Background: To achieve completion of training in general surgery, trainees are required to demonstrate competency in common procedures performed at emergency laparotomy. The aim of this stud... Read More about Trainee-led emergency laparotomy operating.

Do Post-Translational Modifications Influence Protein Aggregation in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Systematic Review (2020)
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Schaffert, L.-N., & Carter, W. G. (2020). Do Post-Translational Modifications Influence Protein Aggregation in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Systematic Review. Brain Sciences, 10(4), Article 232. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10040232

The accumulation of abnormal protein aggregates represents a universal hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). Post-translational modifications (PTMs) regulate protein structure and function. Dysregulated PTMs may influence the propensity for... Read More about Do Post-Translational Modifications Influence Protein Aggregation in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Systematic Review.

A Randomized, Open-label, Presurgical, Window-of-Opportunity Study Comparing the Pharmacodynamic Effects of the Novel Oral SERD AZD9496 with Fulvestrant in Patients with Newly Diagnosed ER+ HER2- Primary Breast Cancer (2020)
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Robertson, J. F., Evans, A., Henschen, S., Kirwan, C. C., Jahan, A., Kenny, L. M., …Harbeck, N. (2020). A Randomized, Open-label, Presurgical, Window-of-Opportunity Study Comparing the Pharmacodynamic Effects of the Novel Oral SERD AZD9496 with Fulvestrant in Patients with Newly Diagnosed ER+ HER2- Primary Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, 26(16), 4242-4249. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-3387

©2020 American Association for Cancer Research. PURPOSE: Fulvestrant, the first-in-class selective estrogen receptor (ER) degrader (SERD), is clinically effective in patients with ER+ breast cancer, but it has administration and pharmacokinetic limit... Read More about A Randomized, Open-label, Presurgical, Window-of-Opportunity Study Comparing the Pharmacodynamic Effects of the Novel Oral SERD AZD9496 with Fulvestrant in Patients with Newly Diagnosed ER+ HER2- Primary Breast Cancer.

The modified functional comorbidity index performed better than the Charlson index and original functional comorbidity index in predicting functional outcome in geriatric rehabilitation: a prospective observational study (2020)
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Kabboord, A. D., Godfrey, D., Gordon, A. L., Gladman, J. R. F., Van Eijk, M., van Balen, R., & Achterberg, W. P. (2020). The modified functional comorbidity index performed better than the Charlson index and original functional comorbidity index in predicting functional outcome in geriatric rehabilitation: a prospective observational study. BMC Geriatrics, 20(1), Article 114. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-1498-z

The Effect of Whey Protein Supplementation on Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis and Performance Recovery in Resistance-Trained Men (2020)
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Davies, R. W., Bass, J. J., Carson, B. P., Norton, C., Kozior, M., Wilkinson, D. J., …Jakeman, P. M. (2020). The Effect of Whey Protein Supplementation on Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis and Performance Recovery in Resistance-Trained Men. Nutrients, 12(3), Article 845. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12030845

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of whey protein supplementation on myofibrillar protein synthesis (myoPS) and muscle recovery over a 7-d period of intensified resistance training (RT). Methods: In a double-blind random... Read More about The Effect of Whey Protein Supplementation on Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis and Performance Recovery in Resistance-Trained Men.