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Health of farmed fish: its relation to fish welfare and its utility as welfare indicator

Segner, Helmut; Sundh, Henrik; Buchmann, Kurt; Douxfils, Jessica; Sundell, Kristina Snuttan; Mathieu, Cédric; Ruane, Neil; Jutfelt, Fredrik; Toften, Hilde; Vaughan, Lloyd (Springer Nature, 2011-06-18)

This brief review focuses on health and biological function as cornerstones of fish welfare. From the function-based point of view, good welfare is reflected in the ability of the animal to cope with infectious and ...

Resolution of a protracted serogroup b meningococcal outbreak with whole-genome sequencing shows interspecies genetic transfer

Mulhall, Robert M.; Brehony, Carina; O'Connor, Lois; Meyler, Kenneth; Jolley, Keith A.; Bray, James; Bennett, Desiree; Maiden, Martin C. J.; Cunney, Robert (American Society for Microbiology, 2016-09-14)

A carriage study was undertaken (n = 112) to ascertain the prevalence of Neisseria spp. following the eighth case of invasive meningococcal disease in young children (5 to 46 months) and members of a large extended indigenous ...

Elevated herv-k mrna expression in pbmc is associated with a prostate cancer diagnosis particularly in older men and smokers

Wallace, Tiffany A.; Downey, Ronan F.; Seufert, Caleb J.; Schetter, Aaron; Dorsey, Tiffany H.; Johnson, Carol A.; Goldman, Radoslav; Loffredo, Christopher A.; Yan, Peisha; Sullivan, Francis J.; Giles, Francis J.; Wang-Johanning, Feng; Ambs, Stefan; Glynn, Sharon A. (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014-05-23)

Aberrant expression of subgroup k human endogenous retroviruses (HERV-K) has been observed in prostate cancer. This subgroup is unique because it encodes sequences in the human genome containing open reading frames for ...

Effectiveness of a smartphone application to promote physical activity in primary care: the smart move randomised controlled trial

Glynn, L. G.; Hayes, P. S.; Casey, M.; Glynn, F.; Alvarez-Iglesias, A.; Newell, J.; OLaighin, G.; Heaney, D.; O'Donnell, M.; Murphy, A. W. (Royal College of General Practitioners, 2014-06-30)

Background Physical inactivity is a major, potentially modifiable, risk factor for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other chronic diseases. Effective, simple, and generalisable interventions that will increase physical ...

Atlantic dip: high prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance post partum is reduced by breast-feeding in women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus

O'Reilly, M. W.; Avalos, G.; Dennedy, M. C.; O'Sullivan, E. P.; Dunne, F. (BioScientifica, 2011-09-21)

Objective: Gestational diabetes (GDM) is associated with adverse fetal and maternal outcomes, and identifies women at risk of future type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Breast-feeding may improve post partum maternal glucose ...

Implementing a peer-support intervention for people with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study

Paul, G.; Keogh, K.; D'Eath, M.; Smith, S. M. (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2013-07-08)

This qualitative study aimed to explore participants, peer supporters and practice nurses experience of the implementation of a peer-support intervention for people with type 2 diabetes. The study was conducted in family ...

Quality of care and practice patterns in anaemia management at specialist kidney clinics in ireland: a national study

Stack, Austin G.; Alghali, Ahmed; Li, Xia; Ferguson, John P.; Casserly, Liam F.; Cronin, Cornelius J.; Reddan, Donal N.; Hussein, Wael; Elsayed, Mohamed E. (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017-07-13)

Background: Although anaemia is a common complication of advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), knowledge of quality of care and management practices in specialist clinics varies. We examined anaemia practices at specialist ...