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Stochastic Differential Equation-based Mixed Effects Model of the Fluid Volume in the Fasted Stomach in Healthy Adult Human (2023)
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Wang, K., Marciani, L., Amidon, G. L., Smith, D. E., & Sun, D. (2023). Stochastic Differential Equation-based Mixed Effects Model of the Fluid Volume in the Fasted Stomach in Healthy Adult Human. AAPS Journal, 25(5), https://doi.org/10.1208/s12248-023-00840-3

The rate and extent of drug dissolution and absorption from a solid oral dosage form depend largely on the fluid volume along the gastrointestinal tract. Hence, a model built upon the gastric fluid volume profiles can help to predict drug dissolution... Read More about Stochastic Differential Equation-based Mixed Effects Model of the Fluid Volume in the Fasted Stomach in Healthy Adult Human.

Prevalence of swallow, communication, voice and cognitive compromise following hospitalisation for COVID-19: the PHOSP-COVID analysis (2023)
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Dawson, C., Clunie, G., Evison, F., Duncan, S., Whitney, J., Houchen-Wolloff, L., …PHOSP-COVID collaborative Group. (2023). Prevalence of swallow, communication, voice and cognitive compromise following hospitalisation for COVID-19: the PHOSP-COVID analysis. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 10(1), Article e001647. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001647

Objective: Identify prevalence of self-reported swallow, communication, voice and cognitive compromise following hospitalisation for COVID-19. Design: Multicentre prospective observational cohort study using questionnaire data at visit 1 (2–7 mont... Read More about Prevalence of swallow, communication, voice and cognitive compromise following hospitalisation for COVID-19: the PHOSP-COVID analysis.

Associations of objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time and cardiorespiratory fitness with adipose tissue insulin resistance and ectopic fat (2023)
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Malaikah, S., Willis, S. A., Henson, J., Sargeant, J. A., Yates, T., Thackray, A. E., …King, J. A. (2023). Associations of objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time and cardiorespiratory fitness with adipose tissue insulin resistance and ectopic fat. International Journal of Obesity, 47(10), 1000–1007. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-023-01350-0

Background/objectives: Inadequate movement, excess adiposity, and insulin resistance augment cardiometabolic risk. This study examined the associations of objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA), sedentary time an... Read More about Associations of objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time and cardiorespiratory fitness with adipose tissue insulin resistance and ectopic fat.

Early MRI Predictors of Relapse in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Treated with MATRix Immunochemotherapy (2023)
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Cornell, I., Al Busaidi, A., Wastling, S., Anjari, M., Cwynarski, K., Fox, C. P., …Thust, S. C. (2023). Early MRI Predictors of Relapse in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Treated with MATRix Immunochemotherapy. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 13(7), Article 1182. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13071182

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL) is a highly malignant brain tumour. We investigated dynamic changes in tumour volume and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurements for predicting outcome following treatment with MATRix chemothe... Read More about Early MRI Predictors of Relapse in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Treated with MATRix Immunochemotherapy.

A survey by the European Society of Breast Imaging on radiologists’ preferences regarding quality assurance measures of image interpretation in screening and diagnostic mammography (2023)
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Michalopoulou, E., Clauser, P., Gilbert, F. J., Pijnappel, R. M., Mann, R. M., Baltzer, P. A., …Fallenberg, E. M. (2023). A survey by the European Society of Breast Imaging on radiologists’ preferences regarding quality assurance measures of image interpretation in screening and diagnostic mammography. European Radiology, 33, 8103-8111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-09973-7

Objectives: Quality assurance (QA) of image interpretation plays a key role in screening and diagnostic mammography, maintaining minimum standards and supporting continuous improvement in interpreting images. However, the QA structure across Europe s... Read More about A survey by the European Society of Breast Imaging on radiologists’ preferences regarding quality assurance measures of image interpretation in screening and diagnostic mammography.

Obesity-associated changes in molecular biology of primary breast cancer (2023)
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Nguyen, H., Geukens, T., Maetens, M., Aparicio, S., Bassez, A., Borg, A., …Desmedt, C. (2023). Obesity-associated changes in molecular biology of primary breast cancer. Nature Communications, 14, Article 4418. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39996-z

Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer (BC) and worse prognosis in BC patients, yet its impact on BC biology remains understudied in humans. This study investigates how the biology of untreated primary BC differs acc... Read More about Obesity-associated changes in molecular biology of primary breast cancer.

The clinical and biological significance of estrogen receptor-low positive breast cancer (2023)
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Makhlouf, S., Althobi, M., Toss, M., Muftah, A. A., Mongan, N. P., Lee, A. H. S., …Rakha, E. A. (2023). The clinical and biological significance of estrogen receptor-low positive breast cancer. Modern Pathology, 36(10), Article 100284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.modpat.2023.100284

Estrogen Receptor (ER) status in breast cancer (BC) is determined using immunohistochemistry (IHC) with nuclear expression in ≥1% of cells defined as ER-positive. BC with 1-9% expression (ER-low positive), is a clinically and biologically unique subg... Read More about The clinical and biological significance of estrogen receptor-low positive breast cancer.

Randomised trial comparing standard versus thermocontrolled haemodialysis using intradialytic cardiac, brain and renal magnetic resonance imaging (2023)
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Gullapudi, V. R. L., Cox, E. F., Buchanan, C. E., Canaud, B., White, K., Taal, M. W., …Francis, S. T. (2024). Randomised trial comparing standard versus thermocontrolled haemodialysis using intradialytic cardiac, brain and renal magnetic resonance imaging. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 39(2), 233–241. https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfad150

Background Ischaemic end-organ damage during haemodialysis (HD) is a significant problem that may be ameliorated by intradialytic cooling. A randomised trial was performed to compare standard HD (SHD; dialysate temperature 37°C) and programmed cooli... Read More about Randomised trial comparing standard versus thermocontrolled haemodialysis using intradialytic cardiac, brain and renal magnetic resonance imaging.

Spatially resolved transcriptomic profiles reveal unique defining molecular features of infiltrative 5ALA-metabolizing cells associated with glioblastoma recurrence (2023)
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Andrieux, G., Das, T., Griffin, M., Straehle, J., Paine, S. M., Beck, J., …Chakraborty, S. (2023). Spatially resolved transcriptomic profiles reveal unique defining molecular features of infiltrative 5ALA-metabolizing cells associated with glioblastoma recurrence. Genome Medicine, 15, Article 48. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-023-01207-1

Background Spatiotemporal heterogeneity originating from genomic and transcriptional variation was found to contribute to subtype switching in isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 wild-type glioblastoma (GBM) prior to and upon recurrence. Fluorescence-guide... Read More about Spatially resolved transcriptomic profiles reveal unique defining molecular features of infiltrative 5ALA-metabolizing cells associated with glioblastoma recurrence.

Understanding colorectal cancer risk for symptomatic patients in primary care: A cohort study utilising faecal immunochemical tests and blood results in England (2023)
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Crooks, C. J., Banerjea, A., Jones, J., Chapman, C., Oliver, S., West, J., & Humes, D. J. (2023). Understanding colorectal cancer risk for symptomatic patients in primary care: A cohort study utilising faecal immunochemical tests and blood results in England. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 58(4), 443-452. https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17632

Background: A faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) cut-off of ≥10 μg Hb/g faeces is now recommended in the UK as a gateway to urgent (suspected cancer) investigation for colorectal cancer (CRC), based on an expected CRC risk threshold of 3%. Aims: To qu... Read More about Understanding colorectal cancer risk for symptomatic patients in primary care: A cohort study utilising faecal immunochemical tests and blood results in England.

Changes in serum albumin concentrations over 7 days in medical inpatients with and without nutritional support. A secondary post-hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial (2023)
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Boesiger, F., Poggioli, A., Netzhammer, C., Bretscher, C., Kaegi-Braun, N., Tribolet, P., …Schuetz, P. (2023). Changes in serum albumin concentrations over 7 days in medical inpatients with and without nutritional support. A secondary post-hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 77, 989–997. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-023-01303-w

Background: Serum albumin concentrations are frequently used to monitor nutritional therapy in the hospital setting but supporting studies are largely lacking. Within this secondary analysis of a randomized nutritional trial (EFFORT), we assessed whe... Read More about Changes in serum albumin concentrations over 7 days in medical inpatients with and without nutritional support. A secondary post-hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial.

Risks and benefits of oral modified-release compared with oral immediate-release opioid use after surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
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Liu, S., Athar, A., Quach, D., Patanwala, A. E., Naylor, J. M., Stevens, J. A., …Penm, J. (2023). Risks and benefits of oral modified-release compared with oral immediate-release opioid use after surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Anaesthesia, 78(10), 1225-1236. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.16085

Prescription of modified-release opioids for acute postoperative pain is widespread despite evidence to show their use may be associated with an increased risk of adverse effects. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the availabl... Read More about Risks and benefits of oral modified-release compared with oral immediate-release opioid use after surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Respiratory rate responses to both hypercapnia and acidaemia are modified by age in patients with acidosis (2023)
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Crooks, C. J., West, J., Morling, J. R., Simmonds, M., Juurlink, I., Briggs, S., …Fogarty, A. W. (2023). Respiratory rate responses to both hypercapnia and acidaemia are modified by age in patients with acidosis. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 315, Article 104098. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2023.104098

Objective To explore the associations between arterial pO2, pCO2 and pH and how these are modified by age. Methods An analysis of 2598 patients admitted with a diagnosis of Covid-19 infection to a large UK teaching hospital. Results There we... Read More about Respiratory rate responses to both hypercapnia and acidaemia are modified by age in patients with acidosis.

The Role of NLRP3 Inflammasome in Obesity and PCOS — A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2023)
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Alenezi, S. A., Khan, R., Snell, L., Aboeldalyl, S., & Amer, S. (2023). The Role of NLRP3 Inflammasome in Obesity and PCOS — A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(13), Article 10976. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241310976

Inflammasomes have recently been implicated in the pathogenesis of several chronic inflammatory disorders, such as diabetes and obesity. The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the possible role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in obesity and polyc... Read More about The Role of NLRP3 Inflammasome in Obesity and PCOS — A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Does knowledge of liver fibrosis affect high-risk drinking behaviour (KLIFAD): an open-label pragmatic feasibility randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Subhani, M., Enki, D. G., Knight, H., Jones, K. A., Sprange, K., Rennick-Egglestone, S., …Ryder, S. D. (2023). Does knowledge of liver fibrosis affect high-risk drinking behaviour (KLIFAD): an open-label pragmatic feasibility randomised controlled trial. eClinicalMedicine, 61, Article 102069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102069

Background: Early identification followed by effective behaviour interventions is pivotal to changing the natural history of alcohol-related liver disease. We examined the feasibility of using transient elastography based advice and alcohol recovery... Read More about Does knowledge of liver fibrosis affect high-risk drinking behaviour (KLIFAD): an open-label pragmatic feasibility randomised controlled trial.

What to expect from the ERS International Congress 2023 (2023)
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Farr, A., Cuevas Ocaña, S., Gille, T., Pinnock, H., Bonsignore, M. R., Roche, N., …Cruz, J. (2023). What to expect from the ERS International Congress 2023. Breathe, 19(2), Article 230107. https://doi.org/10.1183/20734735.0107-2023

For the second consecutive year, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress will be held in a hybrid format, in Milan, Italy and online, from 9 September to 13 September 2023. This year, the Congress will return to a 5-day programm... Read More about What to expect from the ERS International Congress 2023.

Thinking outside the box: a review of gastrointestinal symptoms and complications in cystic fibrosis (2023)
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Yule, A., Sills, D., Smith, S., Spiller, R., & Smyth, A. R. (2023). Thinking outside the box: a review of gastrointestinal symptoms and complications in cystic fibrosis. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 17(7), 547-561. https://doi.org/10.1080/17476348.2023.2228194

Introduction Gastrointestinal (GI)-related symptoms, complications, and comorbidities in cystic fibrosis (CF) are common and research to reduce their burden is a priority for the CF community. To enable future research, this review aimed to summariz... Read More about Thinking outside the box: a review of gastrointestinal symptoms and complications in cystic fibrosis.

Associations between AI-Assisted Tumor Amphiregulin and Epiregulin IHC and Outcomes from Anti-EGFR Therapy in the Routine Management of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (2023)
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Williams, C. J. M., Elliott, F., Sapanara, N., Aghaei, F., Zhang, L., Muranyi, A., …Quirke, P. (2023). Associations between AI-Assisted Tumor Amphiregulin and Epiregulin IHC and Outcomes from Anti-EGFR Therapy in the Routine Management of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, 29(20), 4153-4165. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-0859

Purpose: High tumor production of the EGFR ligands, amphiregulin (AREG) and epiregulin (EREG), predicted benefit from anti-EGFR therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) in a retrospective analysis of clinical trial data. Here, AREG/EREG IHC wa... Read More about Associations between AI-Assisted Tumor Amphiregulin and Epiregulin IHC and Outcomes from Anti-EGFR Therapy in the Routine Management of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.

The Regulation of m6A Modification in Glioblastoma: Functional Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches (2023)
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Deacon, S., Walker, L., Radhi, M., & Smith, S. (2023). The Regulation of m6A Modification in Glioblastoma: Functional Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches. Cancers, 15(13), Article 3307. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15133307

Glioblastoma is the most prevalent primary brain tumour and invariably confers a poor prognosis. The immense intra-tumoral heterogeneity of glioblastoma and its ability to rapidly develop treatment resistance are key barriers to successful therapy. A... Read More about The Regulation of m6A Modification in Glioblastoma: Functional Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches.