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Strength in Numbers: an international consensus conference to develop a novel approach to care delivery for young adults with type 1 diabetes, the D1 Now Study
(BioMed Central, 2017-12-04)Many young adults with type 1 diabetes struggle with the day-to-day management of their condition. They often find it difficult to find the time to attend their clinic appointments and to meet with their diabetes healthcare ... -
Stress-induced analgesia.
(Butler, R. K. & Finn, D.P. (2009). Stress-induced analgesia. Progress in Neurobiology, 88, 184-202., 2009)For over 30 years, scientists have been investigating the phenomenon of pain suppression upon exposure to unconditioned or conditioned stressful stimuli, commonly known as stress-induced analgesia. These studies have ... -
Stress-induced hyperalgesia
(Elsevier, 2014-07-08)The importance of the modulation of pain by emotion is now widely recognised. In particular, stress and anxiety, depending on their nature, duration and intensity, can exert potent, but complex, modulatory influences ... -
Stromal cell PD-L1iInhibits CD8(+) T-cell antitumor immune responses and promotes colon cancer
(American Association for Cancer Research, 2018-11)Stromal cells of mesenchymal origin reside below the epithelial compartment and provide structural support in the intestine. These intestinal stromal cells interact with both the epithelial cell compartments, as well as ... -
Stromal TRIM28-associated signaling pathway modulation within the colorectal cancer microenvironment
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2018-04-10)Background Stromal gene expression patterns predict patient outcomes in colorectal cancer. TRIM28 is a transcriptional co-repressor that regulates an abundance of genes through the KRAB domain family of transcription ... -
Structural connectivity and rich-club organization in recent onset psychosis
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Subconjunctival administration of low-dose murine allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cells promotes corneal allograft survival in mice
(BMC, 2021-04-06)Systemic administration of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) has been efficacious in many inflammatory disease settings; however, little data are available on the potential immunomodulatory effects following local MSC ... -
Suicidal behaviours in adjustment disorder and depressive episode
(Elsevier, 2014-12-10)Little is known about suicidal ideation and behaviours in adjustment disorder (AD). In this paper we sought to examine the variables independently associated with suicidal ideation and behaviour in patients diagnosed with ... -
Supraspinal modulation of pain by cannabinoids: the role of GABA and glutamate
(2007)Recent physiological, pharmacological and anatomical studies provide evidence that one of the main roles of the endocannabinoid system in the brain is the regulation of ¿-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate release. ... -
Supraspinal Transient Receptor Potential Subfamily V Member 1 (TRPV1) in pain and psychiatric disorders
(Karger, 2015)The transient receptor potential subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1) belongs to the diverse transient receptor potential (TRP) family of cation channels. It was first characterized in primary afferent fibres as a receptor for ... -
Supraspinal transient receptor potential subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1) in pain and psychiatric disorders
(Karger, 2015)The transient receptor potential subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1) belongs to the diverse transient receptor potential (TRP) family of cation channels. It was first characterized in primary afferent fibres as a receptor for ... -
Surgical checklists: the human factor
(2013)Surgical checklists has been shown to improve patient safety and teamwork in the operating theatre. However, despite the known benefits of the use of checklists in surgery, in some cases the practical implementation has ... -
A systematic review of 7 years of research on entrustable professional activities in graduate medical education, 2011–2018
(Wiley, 2019-01-04)Purpose This review aimed to synthesise some of the extant work on the use of entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for postgraduate physicians, to assess the quality of the work and provide direction for future ... -
A systematic review of interventions to foster physician resilience
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-02-21)This review aimed to synthesise the literature describing interventions to improve resilience among physicians, to evaluate the quality of this research and to outline the type and efficacy of interventions implemented. ... -
A systematic review of measurement tools for the proactive assessment of patient safety in general practice
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017-04-04)Background Primary care physicians have reported a difficulty in understanding how best to measure and improve patient safety in their practices. Objectives The aims of the study were to identify measures of patient ... -
A systematic review of patient complaints about general practice
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019-11-19)Objective This review aimed to synthesize the extant research on complaints in general practice. Methods Five electronic databases were searched: Medline, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Academic Search Complete. ... -
A systematic review of patient complaints about general practice.
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019-11-19)Health care complaints are an underutilized resource for quality and safety improvement. Most research on health care complaints is focused on secondary care. However, there is also a need to consider patient safety in ... -
Systemic chemokine levels in breast cancer patients and their relationship with circulating menstrual hormones
(Springer, 2008-06-04)Introduction The chemokines Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1 alpha (SDF-1 alpha/CXCL12) and Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2) have been implicated in breast cancer progression. We recently reported elevated systemic ... -
Teaching and learning through civic engagement: prospects for sustainability in teacher education
(2010)This paper considers the prospects for sustainable service/community based learning as an element of a civic engagement strategy within the context of teacher education. It draws on findings of a study of the policy, ... -
Therapeutic effect of neurotrophin-3 treatment in an injectable collagen scaffold following rat spinal cord hemisection injury
(American Chemical Society, 2016-08-01)Spinal cord injury (SCI) patients display varying quantities of spinal cord tissue damage with injuries that present as complete, incomplete or compressive. One theory proposed to repair the injured spinal cord and regain ...