1.
Critical research gaps and translational priorities for the successful prevention and treatment of breast cancer
Suzanne
A
Eccles,
Eric
O
Aboagye,
Simak
Ali,
Annie
S
Anderson,
Jo
Armes,
Fedor
Berditchevski,
Jeremy
P
Blaydes,
Keith
Brennan,
Nicola
J
Brown,
Helen
E
Bryant,
Nigel
J
Bundred,
Joy
M
Burchell,
Anna
M
Campbell,
Jason
S
Carroll,
Robert
B
Clarke,
Charlotte
E
Coles,
Gary
JR
Cook,
Angela
Cox,
Nicola
J
Curtin,
Lodewijk
V
Dekker,
Isabel
dos Santos Silva,
Stephen
W
Duffy,
Douglas
F
Easton,
Diana
M
Eccles,
Dylan
R
Edwards,
Joanne
Edwards,
D
Evans,
Deborah
F
Fenlon,
James
M
Flanagan,
Claire
Foster
et al.
Breast Cancer Research 2013, 15 :R92 (1 October 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Current knowledge 'gaps' in the understanding of breast cancer are examined, and research should focus on these to improve future clinical care.
2.
Age-period-cohort analysis for trends in body mass index in Ireland
Tao
Jiang,
Mark
S
Gilthorpe,
Frances
Shiely,
Janas
M
Harrington,
Ivan
J
Perry,
Cecily
C
Kelleher,
Yu-Kang
Tu
BMC Public Health 2013, 13 :889 (25 September 2013)
Abstract | Provisional PDF
| PubMed
3.
Delivering enhanced cardiovascular (Hypertension) disease care through private health facilities in Pakistan
Muhammad Amir
Khan,
Wajiha
Javed,
Maqsood
Ahmed,
John
Walley,
Haroon Jahangir
Khan
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2013, 13 :76 (25 September 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
4.
Removing financial barriers to access reproductive, maternal and newborn health services: the challenges and policy implications for human resources for health
Barbara
McPake,
Sophie
Witter,
Tim
Ensor,
Suzanne
Fustukian,
David
Newlands,
Tim
Martineau,
Yotamu
Chirwa
Human Resources for Health 2013, 11 :46 (22 September 2013)
Abstract | Provisional PDF
| PubMed
5.
A combination of improved differential and global RNA-seq reveals pervasive transcription initiation and events in all stages of the life-cycle of functional RNAs in Propionibacterium acnes , a major contributor to wide-spread human disease
Yu-fei
Lin,
David
A,
Shuang
Guan,
Lira
Mamanova,
Kenneth
J
McDowall
BMC Genomics 2013, 14 :620 (14 September 2013)
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6.
Muslim communities learning about second-hand smoke (MCLASS): study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial
Hannah
Ainsworth,
Sarwat
Shah,
Faraz
Ahmed,
Amanda
Amos,
Ian
Cameron,
Caroline
Fairhurst,
Rebecca
King,
Ghazala
Mir,
Steve
Parrott,
Aziz
Sheikh,
David
Torgerson,
Heather
Thomson,
Kamran
Siddiqi
Trials 2013, 14 :295 (13 September 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
7.
Exploring smooth muscle phenotype and function in a bioreactor model of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Kirsten
Riches,
Timothy
G
Angelini,
Gurprit
S
Mudhar,
Jean
Kaye,
Emily
Clark,
Marc
A
Bailey,
Soroush
Sohrabi,
Sotirios
Korossis,
Peter
G
Walker,
D Julian
A
Scott,
Karen
E
Porter
Journal of Translational Medicine 2013, 11 :208 (12 September 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
8.
Avian blood parasite infection during the non-breeding season: an overlooked issue in declining populations?
Jenny
C
Dunn,
Simon
J
Goodman,
Tim
G
Benton,
Keith
C
Hamer
BMC Ecology 2013, 13 :30 (6 September 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Yellowhammers infected with the blood parasite Haemoproteus suffer a survival disadvantage and immunological challenge during the overwintering period, highlighting the need to consider the effects of sub-clinical disease in the non-breeding season for vulnerable populations.
9.
MC1R genotype as a predictor of early-onset melanoma, compared with self-reported and physician-measured traditional risk factors: an Australian case-control-family study
Anne
E
Cust,
Chris
Goumas,
Kylie
Vuong,
John
R
Davies,
Jennifer
H
Barrett,
Elizabeth
A
Holland,
Helen
Schmid,
Chantelle
Agha-Hamilton,
Bruce
K
Armstrong,
Richard
F
Kefford,
Joanne
F
Aitken,
Graham
G
Giles,
D
Bishop,
Julia
A
Newton-Bishop,
John
L
Hopper,
Graham
J
Mann,
Mark
A
Jenkins
BMC Cancer 2013, 13 :406 (4 September 2013)
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10.
Intervening to change problematic alcohol use: using online personalized feedback to encourage changes in behaviour
Bridgette
M
Bewick
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2013, 8 (Suppl 1):A11 (4 September 2013)
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11.
Developing and implementing an integrated delirium prevention system of care: a theory driven, participatory research study
Mary
Godfrey,
Jane
Smith,
John
Green,
Francine
Cheater,
Sharon
K
Inouye,
John
B
Young
BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13 :341 (3 September 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
12.
Implementing a training intervention to support caregivers after stroke: a process evaluation examining the initiation and embedding of programme change
David
Clarke,
Mary
Godfrey,
Rebecca
Hawkins,
Euan
Sadler,
Geoffrey
Harding,
Anne
Forster,
Christopher
McKevitt,
Josie
Dickerson,
Amanda
Farrin
Implementation Science 2013, 8 :96 (23 August 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
13.
Evaluation of multisystemic therapy pilot services in the Systemic Therapy for At Risk Teens (START) trial: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Peter
Fonagy,
Stephen
Butler,
Ian
Goodyer,
David
Cottrell,
Stephen
Scott,
Stephen
Pilling,
Ivan
Eisler,
Peter
Fuggle,
Abdullah
Kraam,
Sarah
Byford,
James
Wason,
Rachel
Haley
Trials 2013, 14 :265 (20 August 2013)
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14.
Regulation of distinct pools of amyloid β -protein by multiple cellular proteases
Malcolm
A
Leissring,
Anthony
J
Turner
Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2013, 5 :37 (13 August 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Impaired amyloid-beta protein (Abeta) clearance in the brain may underlie the majority of sporadic Alzheimer's disease cases; Leissring and Turner review the Abeta-degrading proteases that could facilitate new therapeutic developments.
15.
Informing the design of a randomised controlled trial of an exercise-based programme for long term stroke survivors: lessons from a before-and-after case series study
Leon
Poltawski,
Jacqueline
Briggs,
Anne
Forster,
Victoria
A
Goodwin,
Martin
James,
Rod
S
Taylor,
Sarah
Dean
BMC Research Notes 2013, 6 :324 (13 August 2013)
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16.
Study protocol for the randomised controlled trial: Antiglucocorticoid augmentation of anti-Depressants in Depression (The ADD Study)
R
McAllister-Williams,
Eleanor
Smith,
Ian
M
Anderson,
Jane
Barnes,
Peter
Gallagher,
Heinz
CR
Grunze,
Peter
M
Haddad,
Allan
O
House,
Tom
Hughes,
Adrian
J
Lloyd,
Elaine
MM
McColl,
Simon
HS
Pearce,
Najma
Siddiqi,
Baxi
Sinha,
Chris
Speed,
I
Steen,
June
Wainright,
Stuart
Watson,
Fiona
H
Winter,
I
Ferrier
BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13 :205 (3 August 2013)
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17.
First description of seasonality of birth and diagnosis amongst teenagers and young adults with cancer aged 15–24 years in England, 1996–2005
Marlous
van Laar,
Sally
E
Kinsey,
Susan
V
Picton,
Richard
G
Feltbower
BMC Cancer 2013, 13 :365 (31 July 2013)
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18.
The prevalence of pain at pressure areas and pressure ulcers in hospitalised patients
Michelle
Briggs,
Michelle
Collinson,
Lyn
Wilson,
Carly
Rivers,
Elizabeth
McGinnis,
Carol
Dealey,
Julia
Brown,
Susanne
Coleman,
Nikki
Stubbs,
Rebecca
Stevenson,
E
Nelson,
Jane
Nixon
BMC Nursing 2013, 12 :19 (31 July 2013)
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A randomized controlled trial of eicosapentaenoic acid and/or aspirin for colorectal adenoma prevention during colonoscopic surveillance in the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (The seAFOod Polyp Prevention Trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Mark
A
Hull,
Anna
C
Sandell,
Alan
A
Montgomery,
Richard
FA
Logan,
Gayle
M
Clifford,
Colin
J
Rees,
Paul
M
Loadman,
Diane
Whitham
Trials 2013, 14 :237 (29 July 2013)
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20.
Development and initial validation of the Influences on Patient Safety Behaviours Questionnaire
Natalie
Taylor,
Sahdia
Parveen,
Victoria
Robins,
Beverley
Slater,
Rebecca
Lawton
Implementation Science 2013, 8 :81 (29 July 2013)
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21.
Hyperemic stress myocardial perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance in mice at 3 Tesla: initial experience and validation against microspheres
Roy
Jogiya,
Markus
Makowski,
Alkystsis
Phinikaridou,
Ashish
S
Patel,
Christian
Jansen,
Niloufar
Zarinabad,
Amedeo
Chiribiri,
Rene
Botnar,
Eike
Nagel,
Sebastian
Kozerke,
Sven
Plein
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2013, 15 :62 (21 July 2013)
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22.
Lifestyle referral assessment in an acute cardiology setting: study protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial
Kate
M
Hill,
Rebecca
EA
Walwyn,
Diana
C
Camidge,
David
M
Meads,
Jenni
Y
Murray,
Greg
Reynolds,
Amanda
J
Farrin,
Allan
O
House
Trials 2013, 14 :212 (11 July 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
23.
pMIIND-an MPI-based population density simulation framework
Marc
de Kamps,
David
Sichau
BMC Neuroscience 2013, 14 (Suppl 1):P362 (8 July 2013)
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24.
Second primary cancers after radiation for prostate cancer: a review of data from planning studies
Louise
Murray,
Ann
Henry,
Peter
Hoskin,
Frank-Andre
Siebert,
Jack
Venselaar,
Radiation Oncology 2013, 8 :172 (8 July 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
25.
Modeling large populations of spiking neurons with a universal population density solver
Marc
de Kamps
BMC Neuroscience 2013, 14 (Suppl 1):P90 (8 July 2013)
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