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‘Low’ faecal immunochemical test (FIT) colorectal cancer: a 4-year comparison of the Nottingham ‘4F’ protocol with FIT10 in symptomatic patients (2024)
Journal Article

Aim: To evaluate colorectal cancer outcomes after “low” (sub-threshold) Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) results in symptomatic patients tested in primary care. Method: Retrospective audit of 35,289 patients with FIT results, having consulte... Read More about ‘Low’ faecal immunochemical test (FIT) colorectal cancer: a 4-year comparison of the Nottingham ‘4F’ protocol with FIT10 in symptomatic patients.

Glycerol-based sustainably sourced resin for volumetric printing (2024)
Journal Article

Volumetric Additive Manufacturing (VAM) represents a revolutionary advancement in the field of Additive Manufacturing, as it allows for the creation of objects in a single, cohesive process, rather than in a layer-by-layer approach. This innovative t... Read More about Glycerol-based sustainably sourced resin for volumetric printing.

Colon length in pediatric health and constipation measured using magnetic resonance imaging and three dimensional skeletonization (2024)
Journal Article

Recent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies showed that colonic volumes in children are different between health and functional constipation. The length of the colon has however been rarely measured and principally using unphysiological colon pre... Read More about Colon length in pediatric health and constipation measured using magnetic resonance imaging and three dimensional skeletonization.

Protective effects of fecal microbiota transplantation against ischemic stroke and other neurological disorders: an update (2024)
Journal Article

The bidirectional communication between the gut and brain or gut-brain axis is regulated by several gut microbes and microbial derived metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids, trimethylamine N-oxide, and lipopolysaccharides. The Gut microbiota (... Read More about Protective effects of fecal microbiota transplantation against ischemic stroke and other neurological disorders: an update.

Preview of the Lung Science Conference 2024 (2023)
Journal Article

Liver disease admissions in the UK are increasing, urgently needing local and national solutions (2023)
Journal Article

‘Project period’: a workplace health promotion innovation in a higher education setting (2023)
Journal Article

Recommendations for reproducibility of cerebrospinal fluid extracellular vesicle studies (2023)
Journal Article

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear, transparent fluid derived from blood plasma that protects the brain and spinal cord against mechanical shock, provides buoyancy, clears metabolic waste and transports extracellular components to remote sites in t... Read More about Recommendations for reproducibility of cerebrospinal fluid extracellular vesicle studies.

Risk of alcohol-related liver disease in the offspring of parents with alcohol-related liver disease: A nationwide cohort study (2023)
Journal Article

Background and aims: Offspring of patients with alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) may have higher risk of ALD. We examined their risk of ALD and survival with ALD. Approach & Results: We used Danish nationwide registries to identify offspring of... Read More about Risk of alcohol-related liver disease in the offspring of parents with alcohol-related liver disease: A nationwide cohort study.

Presentation and publication skills: How to review a paper (2023)
Journal Article

We provide comprehensive insights into the peer review process and guide potential reviewers through the steps of reviewing scientific manuscripts. We discuss essential aspects such as the reviewer’s responsibility in responding to invitations and ma... Read More about Presentation and publication skills: How to review a paper.

ESPEN practical guideline on clinical nutrition in acute and chronic pancreatitis (2023)
Journal Article

Both acute and chronic pancreatitis are frequent diseases of the pancreas, which, despite being of benign nature, are related to a significant risk of malnutrition and may require nutritional support. Acute necrotizing pancreatitis is encountered in... Read More about ESPEN practical guideline on clinical nutrition in acute and chronic pancreatitis.

Temporal trends and patterns in initial opioid prescriptions after hospital discharge following colectomy in England over 10 years (2023)
Journal Article

Background While opioid analgesics are often necessary for the management of acute postoperative pain, appropriate prescribing practices are crucial to avoid harm. The aim was to investigate the changes in the proportion of people receiving initial... Read More about Temporal trends and patterns in initial opioid prescriptions after hospital discharge following colectomy in England over 10 years.

Balancing the value and risk of exercise-based therapy post-COVID-19: a narrative review (2023)
Journal Article

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can lead to ongoing symptoms such as breathlessness, fatigue and muscle pain, which can have a substantial impact on an individual. Exercise-based rehabilitation programmes have proven beneficial in many long-term... Read More about Balancing the value and risk of exercise-based therapy post-COVID-19: a narrative review.

Cohort Profile: Post-Hospitalisation COVID-19 (PHOSP-COVID) study (2023)
Journal Article

Risk-stratified monitoring for sulfasalazine toxicity: prognostic model development and validation (2023)
Working Paper

Background Sulfasalazine induced cytopenia, nephrotoxicity, and hepatotoxicity is uncommon during long-term treatment. Some guidelines recommend three monthly monitoring blood-tests indefinitely while others recommend stopping monitoring after one ye... Read More about Risk-stratified monitoring for sulfasalazine toxicity: prognostic model development and validation.

Gene regulatory network analysis predicts cooperating transcription factor regulons required for FLT3-ITD+ AML growth (2023)
Journal Article

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous disease caused by different mutations. Previously, we showed that each mutational subtype develops its specific gene regulatory network (GRN) with transcription factors interacting within multiple gene... Read More about Gene regulatory network analysis predicts cooperating transcription factor regulons required for FLT3-ITD+ AML growth.

Can angiotropism and lymphovascular invasion refine the current cutaneous melanoma staging system? (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Several prognostic factors for primary cutaneous melanoma (PCM) have been identified, and these predict metastasis and survival, to a certain extent. We sought to determine the frequency of angiotropism (AT) and lymphovascular invasion (L... Read More about Can angiotropism and lymphovascular invasion refine the current cutaneous melanoma staging system?.

Mathematical modelling and deep learning algorithms to automate assessment of single and digitally multiplexed immunohistochemical stains in tumoural stroma (2023)
Journal Article

Whilst automated analysis of immunostains in pathology research has focused predominantly on the epithelial compartment, automated analysis of stains in the stromal compartment is challenging and therefore requires time-consuming pathological input a... Read More about Mathematical modelling and deep learning algorithms to automate assessment of single and digitally multiplexed immunohistochemical stains in tumoural stroma.

Understanding recent advances in genomic testing in paediatric oncology (2023)
Journal Article

Advancements in genomics have had a significant impact on our ability to diagnose and treat several health conditions, notably cancer. In this article, we discuss the evolution of genomic methods from the early first-generation genome sequencing meth... Read More about Understanding recent advances in genomic testing in paediatric oncology.

Regional variations and deprivation are linked to poorer access to laparoscopic and robotic colorectal surgery: a national study in England (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Laparoscopic and now robotic colorectal surgery has rapidly increased in prevalence; however, little is known about how uptake varies by region and sociodemographics. The aim of this study was to quantify the uptake of minimally invasive... Read More about Regional variations and deprivation are linked to poorer access to laparoscopic and robotic colorectal surgery: a national study in England.