1.
Effects of physical activity on the development and progression of microvascular complications in type 1 diabetes: retrospective analysis of the DCCT study
Caroline
BT
Makura,
Krishnarajah
Nirantharakumar,
Alan
J
Girling,
Ponnusamy
Saravanan,
Parth
Narendran
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2013, 13 :37 (2 October 2013)
Abstract | Provisional PDF
2.
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)
Abstract | Full text | PDF
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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.
3.
HANDS: a tool for genome-wide discovery of subgenome- specific base-identity in polyploids
Aziz
Mithani,
Eric
J
Belfield,
Carly
Brown,
Caifu
Jiang,
Lindsey
J
Leach,
Nicholas
P
Harberd
BMC Genomics 2013, 14 :653 (24 September 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
4.
LIHNCS - Lugol’s iodine in head and neck cancer surgery: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of Lugol’s iodine to assist excision of moderate dysplasia, severe dysplasia and carcinoma in situ at mucosal resection margins of oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
James
A
McCaul,
James
A
Cymerman,
Stuart
Hislop,
Chris
McConkey,
Jeremy
McMahon,
Hisham
Mehanna,
Richard
Shaw,
David
N
Sutton,
Janet
Dunn
Trials 2013, 14 :310 (24 September 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
5.
Augmentation therapy for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: towards a personalised approach
Robert
A
Stockley,
Marc
Miravitlles,
Claus
Vogelmeier
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2013, 8 :149 (24 September 2013)
Abstract | Provisional PDF
| PubMed
6.
Perineal Assessment and Repair Longitudinal Study (PEARLS): a matched-pair cluster randomized trial
Khaled M
K
Ismail,
Christine
Kettle,
Sue
E
Macdonald,
Sue
Tohill,
Peter
W
Thomas,
Debra
Bick
BMC Medicine 2013, 11 :209 (23 September 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Women with perineal trauma after childbirth have lower risk of wound infection when managed by healthcare practitioners who undergo evidence-based perineal trauma training, suggesting that this training may improve some maternal clinical outcomes.
7.
Using the framework method for the analysis of qualitative data in multi-disciplinary health research
Nicola
K
Gale,
Gemma
Heath,
Elaine
Cameron,
Sabina
Rashid,
Sabi
Redwood
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2013, 13 :117 (18 September 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
8.
Health economics education in undergraduate medical training: introducing the health economics education (HEe) website
Raymond
Oppong,
Hema
Mistry,
Emma
Frew
BMC Medical Education 2013, 13 :126 (13 September 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
9.
Methylation profiling and evaluation of demethylating therapy in renal cell carcinoma
Christopher
J
Ricketts,
Mark
R
Morris,
Dean
Gentle,
Salwati
Shuib,
Michael
Brown,
Noel
Clarke,
Wenbin
Wei,
Paul
Nathan,
Farida
Latif,
Eamonn
R
Maher
Clinical Epigenetics 2013, 5 :16 (13 September 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
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Editor’s summary
Preclinical evidence that hypomethylating agent azacitidine reduces cancer cell growth in renal cell carcinoma.
10.
A systematic review investigating fatigue, psychological and cognitive impairment following TIA and minor stroke: protocol paper
Grace
M
Moran,
Benjamin
Fletcher,
Melanie
Calvert,
Max
G
Feltham,
Catherine
Sackley,
Tom
Marshall
Systematic Reviews 2013, 2 :72 (8 September 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
11.
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and liver regeneration: believe the hypoxia!
Abhilok
Garg,
Philip
N
Newsome
Stem Cell Research & Therapy 2013, 4 :108 (4 September 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Garg and Newsome comment on recent research demonstrating transient hypoxic preconditioning of mesenchymal stem cells improves their efficacy in a rat model of massive hepatectomy.
12.
Visual cue training to improve walking and turning after stroke: a study protocol for a multi-centre, single blind randomised pilot trial
Kristen
L
Hollands,
Trudy
Pelton,
Andrew
Wimperis,
Diane
Whitham,
Sue
Jowett,
Catherine
Sackley,
Wing
Alan,
Paulette
van Vliet
Trials 2013, 14 :276 (3 September 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
13.
Effect of nitrite treatment on endothelial nitric oxide synthase in human left ventricle biopsy
Jenna
Bailey,
Sayqa
Arif,
Jorge
Mascaro,
Robert
S
Bonser,
Michael
P
Frenneaux,
Melanie
Madhani
BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology 2013, 14 (Suppl 1):P3 (29 August 2013)
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14.
EURO-WABB: an EU rare diseases registry for Wolfram syndrome, Alström syndrome and Bardet-Biedl syndrome
Amy
Farmer,
Ségolène
Aymé,
Miguel
de Heredia,
Pietro
Maffei,
Susan
McCafferty,
Wojciech
Młynarski,
Virginia
Nunes,
Kay
Parkinson,
Véronique
Paquis-Flucklinger,
Julia
Rohayem,
Richard
Sinnott,
Vallo
Tillmann,
Lisbeth
Tranebjærg,
Timothy
G
Barrett
BMC Pediatrics 2013, 13 :130 (27 August 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
15.
Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers
Caroline
E
Jenkinson,
Andy
P
Dickens,
Kerry
Jones,
Jo
Thompson-Coon,
Rod
S
Taylor,
Morwenna
Rogers,
Clare
L
Bambra,
Iain
Lang,
Suzanne
H
Richards
BMC Public Health 2013, 13 :773 (23 August 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
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Editor’s summary
Observational evidence suggests that volunteering may benefit mental health and survival but future research is needed to explore the causal mechanisms between volunteering and mortality as these remain unclear.
16.
Pilot study of a social network intervention for heroin users in opiate substitution treatment: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Edward
Day,
Alex
Copello,
Jennifer
L
Seddon,
Marilyn
Christie,
Deborah
Bamber,
Charlotte
Powell,
Sanju
George,
Andrew
Ball,
Emma
Frew,
Nicholas
Freemantle
Trials 2013, 14 :264 (19 August 2013)
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17.
Disruption of DNA methylation via S -adenosylhomocysteine is a key process in high incidence liver carcinogenesis
Leda
Mirbahai,
Tim
D
Williams,
Guangliang
Yin,
Andrew
D
Southam,
Ulf
Sommer,
Ning
Li,
John
P
Bignell,
Brett
P
Lyons,
Mark
R
Viant,
James
K
Chipman
Clinical Epigenetics 2013, 5 (Suppl 1):S9 (19 August 2013)
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Epigenetic modulation of distal regulatory elements in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)
Malgorzata
Wiench,
Songjoon
Baek,
Gordon
Hager
Clinical Epigenetics 2013, 5 (Suppl 1):S3 (19 August 2013)
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19.
Seropositivity for CMV and IL-6 levels are associated with grip strength and muscle size in the elderly
Alixe
HM
Kilgour,
Charlotte
Firth,
Rowan
Harrison,
Paul
Moss,
Mark
E
Bastin,
Joanna
M
Wardlaw,
Ian
J
Deary,
John
M
Starr
Immunity & Ageing 2013, 10 :33 (13 August 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
20.
Dexamethasone reduces emesis after major gastrointestinal surgery (DREAMS)
Emma
Hamilton,
Reena
Ravikumar,
David
Bartlett,
Elizabeth
Hepburn,
Mei-Ju
Hwang,
Nazzia
Mirza,
Sandeep
S
Bahia,
Anthony
Wilkey,
Helen
Bodenham Chilton,
Kelly
Handley,
Laura
Magill,
Dion
Morton,
Trials 2013, 14 :249 (12 August 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
21.
Biophysical characterization of low-frequency ultrasound interaction with dental pulp stem cells
Sleiman
R
Ghorayeb,
Upen
S
Patel,
A
Walmsley,
Ben
A
Scheven
Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound 2013, 1 :12 (1 August 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF
22.
Role of the Candida albicans MNN1 gene family in cell wall structure and virulence
Steven
Bates,
Rebecca
A
Hall,
Jill
Cheetham,
Mihai
G
Netea,
Donna
M
MacCallum,
Alistair
JP
Brown,
Frank
C
Odds,
Neil
AR
Gow
BMC Research Notes 2013, 6 :294 (26 July 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
23.
A Method for generating marker-less gene deletions in multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Ismawati
Amin,
Grace
E
Richmond,
Paromita
Sen,
Tse
Koh,
Laura
JV
Piddock,
Kim
Chua
BMC Microbiology 2013, 13 :158 (13 July 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
24.
Development and feasibility testing of a smart phone based attentive eating intervention
Eric
Robinson,
Suzanne
Higgs,
Amanda
J
Daley,
Kate
Jolly,
Deborah
Lycett,
Amanda
Lewis,
Paul
Aveyard
BMC Public Health 2013, 13 :639 (9 July 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
25.
How do United Kingdom (UK) medical schools identify and support undergraduate medical students who ‘fail’ communication assessments? A national survey
Connie
Wiskin,
Eva
M
Doherty,
Martin
von Fragstein,
Anita
Laidlaw,
Helen
Salisbury,
BMC Medical Education 2013, 13 :95 (8 July 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed