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The influence of immobility on muscle loss in older people with frailty and fragility fractures (2024)
Journal Article
Lunt, E. K., Gordon, A. L., Greenhaff, P. L., & Gladman, J. F. R. (2024). The influence of immobility on muscle loss in older people with frailty and fragility fractures. GeroScience, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-024-01177-1

This longitudinal study aimed to assess muscle morphological and functional changes in older patients admitted with fragility fractures managed by immobilisation of the affected limb for at least 6 weeks. Patients aged ≥ 70 hospitalised with non-weig... Read More about The influence of immobility on muscle loss in older people with frailty and fragility fractures.

Co-producing composite storytelling comics: (counter) narratives by academics of working-class heritage (2024)
Journal Article
Davis, C., Matthews, A., Mihut, G., Mottershaw, S., Hawkins, J., Rivlin, P., & Matthews, B. (2024). Co-producing composite storytelling comics: (counter) narratives by academics of working-class heritage. Qualitative Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/14687941241245954

Composite storytelling as a social qualitative research method represents a growing spirit of creativity to explore themes of social injustice. This article discusses the potential methodological affordances and challenges of such approaches when use... Read More about Co-producing composite storytelling comics: (counter) narratives by academics of working-class heritage.

Frailty identification and management among Brazilian healthcare professionals: a survey (2024)
Journal Article
Azevedo, P. S., Caldeira De Melo, R., Souza, J. T., Frost, R., Gavin, J. P., Robinson, K., …Gordon, A. L. (in press). Frailty identification and management among Brazilian healthcare professionals: a survey. BMC Geriatrics,

Background: National and international guidelines on frailty assessment and management recommend frailty screening in older people. This study aimed to determine how Brazilian healthcare professionals (HCPs) identify and manage frailty in practice.... Read More about Frailty identification and management among Brazilian healthcare professionals: a survey.

Democracy Doesn't Always Happen Over Night: Regime Change in Stages and Economic Growth (2024)
Journal Article
Boese-Schlosser, V., & Eberhardt, M. (in press). Democracy Doesn't Always Happen Over Night: Regime Change in Stages and Economic Growth. Review of Economics and Statistics,

How substantial are the economic benefits from democratic regime change? We argue that democratisation is often not a discrete event but a two-stage process: autocracies enter into 'episodes' of political liberalisation which eventually culminate in... Read More about Democracy Doesn't Always Happen Over Night: Regime Change in Stages and Economic Growth.

Alcohol triggers the accumulation of oxidatively-damaged proteins in neuronal cells and tissues (2024)
Journal Article
Mudyanselage, A. W., Wijamunige, B. C., Kocoń, A., Turner, R., Mclean, D., Morentin, B., …Carter, W. G. (2024). Alcohol triggers the accumulation of oxidatively-damaged proteins in neuronal cells and tissues. Antioxidants, 13(5), Article 580. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox13050580

Alcohol is toxic to neurons and can trigger alcohol-related brain damage, neuronal loss, and cognitive decline. Neuronal cells may be vulnerable to alcohol toxicity and damage from oxidative stress after differentiation. To consider this further, the... Read More about Alcohol triggers the accumulation of oxidatively-damaged proteins in neuronal cells and tissues.