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The role of URO17® in diagnosis and follow up of bladder cancer patients
(2024-12)
Objective: to evaluate the role of urinary URO17® biomarker in the detection of urothelial tumors in haematuria patients and the detection of recurrence in non-muscle invasive bladder urothelial tumors. Materials and ...
Definition, assessment and management of frailty for people with intellectual disabilities: A scoping review.
(2024-05)
Background: People with intellectual disabilities may experience frailty earlier than the general population. This scoping review aimed to investigate how frailty is defined, assessed, and managed in adults with an ...
The importance of recovery and staffing on midwives’ emotional wellbeing: a UK national survey
(2024-05)
Background: There is currently a gap in the evidence on how working practices, such as the ability to take rest breaks, finish on time or intershift recovery influence outcomes. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore ...
Seeing the impossible: the impact of watching magic on positive emotions, optimism, and wellbeing
(2024-04-30)
Watching a magic trick is a unique experience in which seemingly impossible events appear possible but without any suspension of disbelief. Unfortunately, relatively little work has examined the psychological impact of ...
Perceptions, behaviours and barriers towards exercise practices in inflammatory bowel disease
(2024-04-05)
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic disease affecting the digestive tract, has a significant impact on health-related quality of life. Pharmaceutical treatment is typically adopted, yet exercise is increasingly ...
Assessing the role of biomarker feedback in a 12-week community weight management programme among overweight men: a pilot study
(2024-03-28)
Background The primary objective of this study was to examine the feasibility of recruitment, retention, and delivery of biomarker feedback among men partaking in Shape Up, a physical activity for health programme. ...
SV2B /miR-34a/miR-128 axis as prognostic biomarker in glioblastoma multiforme
(2024-03-19)
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a heterogenous primary brain tumour that is characterised with unfavourable patient prognosis. The identification of biomarkers for managing brain malignancies is of utmost importance. MicroRNAs ...
Testing a faith-placed education intervention for bowel cancer screening in Muslim communities using a two-group non-randomised mixed-methods approach: Feasibility study protocol
(2024-03-15)
Background Inequalities exist in uptake of bowel cancer screening in England with low uptake in areas with high deprivation and amongst certain ethnic and religious groups. Individuals from these groups are more likely to ...
Whole Systems Approaches to Diet and Healthy Weight: A Scoping Review of Reviews
(2024-03)
Background Obesity is a global epidemic affecting all age groups, populations, and income levels across continents, though is known to disproportionately affect socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. The causes of ...
Modified dietary fat intake for treatment of gallstone disease in people of any age
(2024-02-06)
Background The prevalenceof gallstones varies between less than 1% and 64% in different populations andis thought to be increasing in response to changes in nutritional intake andincreasing obesity. Some people with ...