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Tumour necrosis factor-α gene polymorphisms and Alzheimer's disease (2003)
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Recent findings suggest that production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), is increased in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD). We used direct sequencing methods on a section of the enhancer/pr... Read More about Tumour necrosis factor-α gene polymorphisms and Alzheimer's disease.
Grounding ethical mindfulness for/in nature: Trees in their places (2003)
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In this paper we examine attempts to reframe the ethics of nature-society relations. We trace a postmodern turn which reflects a distrust of overarching moral codes and narratives and points towards a more nuanced understanding of how personal moral... Read More about Grounding ethical mindfulness for/in nature: Trees in their places.
Disaggregating the space-time layers of city-centre activities and their users (2003)
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Adopting a focus on both time and space, the authors aim to unpack the complexity of uses and users in the city centre. Evidence from Swansea reveals a stark twofold temporal division between a frequently visited daytime city and a much less frequent... Read More about Disaggregating the space-time layers of city-centre activities and their users.
There's more to moving and handling than meets the eye (2003)
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Downright dangerous! (2003)
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The effects of galantamine treatment on caregier time in Alzheimer's disease (2003)
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Aim: The aim of the study was to determine whether the clinical benefits of galantamine for patients with Alzheimer's disease lead to benefits for caregivers. Methods: Data were pooled from two concurrent, multi-centre, randomized, double-blind, plac... Read More about The effects of galantamine treatment on caregier time in Alzheimer's disease.
Doctoring the spirit: Exploring the use and meaning of mimicry and parody at a healing centre in the North of England (2003)
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The widespread increase of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in western societies has been well documented, yet biomedicine has not been significantly challenged by this resurgence. Even within the more esoteric practices such as spiritual... Read More about Doctoring the spirit: Exploring the use and meaning of mimicry and parody at a healing centre in the North of England.
The wobbly pillar? Housing and the British postwar welfare state (2003)
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The image of housing as the wobbly pillar under the welfare state has been widely used in recent years, and is clearly an attractive metaphor in the present period as residualisation deepens and privatisation continues. However, this paper is concern... Read More about The wobbly pillar? Housing and the British postwar welfare state.
How strong is the Mayor of London? (2003)
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This article addresses the question 'How strong is the Mayor of London?' from two perspectives: the distinction between 'strong' and 'weak' mayors that emerged from American urban political analysis; and the strength of mayors outside the formal conf... Read More about How strong is the Mayor of London?.
Home improvements for better health (2003)
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Die Flächeninanspruchnahme in Deutschland im Vergleich mit der Situation in England (2003)
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A comparison of the differences in land consumption in England and Germany as well as an analysis of the generał conditions of the English planning system show how blatant the differences between the two industrial countries are and deliver the initi... Read More about Die Flächeninanspruchnahme in Deutschland im Vergleich mit der Situation in England.
Site of intracellular expression of ß-catenin influences the outcome in sporadic colorectal cancer (2003)
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Background: Stabilisation and nuclear translocation of beta-catenin are suggested to be the early events in the colorectal carcinogenesis. Nuclear accumulation of beta-catenin was associated with high-grade tumour and increased cell proliferation in... Read More about Site of intracellular expression of ß-catenin influences the outcome in sporadic colorectal cancer.
Enhancement of antibody responses to influenza vaccination in the elderly following a cognitive-behavioural stress management intervention (2003)
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Background: Previous research has demonstrated that the psychological morbidity experienced by informal caregivers is associated with increased vulnerability to infectious diseases, in particular influenza. A pragmatic trial was conducted to examine... Read More about Enhancement of antibody responses to influenza vaccination in the elderly following a cognitive-behavioural stress management intervention.
British newspapers priviledge health and medicine topics over other science news (2003)
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This study examines coverage of science, health and medicine in five UK national newspapers: three broadsheets, a mid-sheet and a tabloid. The content analysis is compared with a quantitative survey of members of the Association of British Science Wr... Read More about British newspapers priviledge health and medicine topics over other science news.
Private enterprise in eclipe? A reassessment of British housing policy in the 1940s (2003)
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Conventional analyses of housing policy in most European countries treat the 1940s as a decade when private enterprise was eclipsed by social housing programmes. As a result, private enterprise is also eclipsed in most accounts of housing and housing... Read More about Private enterprise in eclipe? A reassessment of British housing policy in the 1940s.
Lessons from America: The role of business improvement districts as an agent of urban regeneration (2003)
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The government intends to bring out new legislation in 2004 to enable cities to set up Business Improvement Districts (BIDs). These were introduced in Canada in the 1970s but have been most commonly adopted in the USA during the 1980s and 1990s. Ther... Read More about Lessons from America: The role of business improvement districts as an agent of urban regeneration.
Environment 2003 conference: How can the NHS promote sustainability? (2003)
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Hogarth on the square: Framing the freemasons (2003)
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