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Astrocytes in a dish: Using pluripotent stem cells to model neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders (2017)
Journal Article
Crompton, L. A., Cordero-Llana, O., & Caldwell, M. A. (2017). Astrocytes in a dish: Using pluripotent stem cells to model neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders. Brain Pathology, 27(4), 530-544. https://doi.org/10.1111/bpa.12522

Neuroscience and Neurobiology have historically been neuron biased, yet up to 40% of the cells in the brain are astrocytes. These cells are heterogeneous and regionally diverse but universally essential for brain homeostasis. Astrocytes regulate syna... Read More about Astrocytes in a dish: Using pluripotent stem cells to model neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Divergent metabolic regulation of autophagy and mTORC1-early events in Alzheimer's disease? (2017)
Journal Article
Harris, M., Shafei, M., & Conway, M. E. (2017). Divergent metabolic regulation of autophagy and mTORC1-early events in Alzheimer's disease?. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 9(JUN), https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00173

© 2017 Shafei, Harris and Conway. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive disease associated with the production and deposition of amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) aggregates and neurofibrillary tangles, which lead to synaptic and neuronal damage. Reduced au... Read More about Divergent metabolic regulation of autophagy and mTORC1-early events in Alzheimer's disease?.

Exaggerated Sexual Swellings and the Probability of Conception in Wild Sanje Mangabeys (Cercocebus sanjei) (2017)
Journal Article
Borries, C., Fernández, D., Doran-Sheehy, D., & Ehardt, C. L. (2017). Exaggerated Sexual Swellings and the Probability of Conception in Wild Sanje Mangabeys (Cercocebus sanjei). International Journal of Primatology, 38(3), 513-532. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-017-9961-1

© 2017, The Author(s). Females of several catarrhine primate species exhibit exaggerated sexual swellings that change in size and coloration during the menstrual cycle and, in some species, gestation. Although their function remains under debate, stu... Read More about Exaggerated Sexual Swellings and the Probability of Conception in Wild Sanje Mangabeys (Cercocebus sanjei).

A review of the evidence assessing impact of social prescribing on healthcare demand and cost implications (2017)
Report
Kimberlee, R., Polley, M., Bertotti, M., Pilkington, K., & Refsum, C. (2017). A review of the evidence assessing impact of social prescribing on healthcare demand and cost implications

The bio-psycho-social model of illness encourages healthcare practitioners to think beyond anatomy and physiology to consider how the interplay of mind, body and social circumstances affect health and wellbeing. Medicine has much to offer in treating... Read More about A review of the evidence assessing impact of social prescribing on healthcare demand and cost implications.

Cell biology (2017)
Book Chapter
Fry, C., Chess-Williams, R., Hashitani, H., Kanai, A., McCloskey, K., Takeda, M., & Vahabi, B. (2017). Cell biology. In P. Abrams, L. Cardozo, A. Wagg, & A. Wein (Eds.), Incontinence (143). UK: ICS

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Hollyweird science – A symposium at the 253rd annual meeting of the American Chemical Society. San Francisco 3 & 4 April 2017 (2017)
Journal Article
Stengler, E. (2017). Hollyweird science – A symposium at the 253rd annual meeting of the American Chemical Society. San Francisco 3 & 4 April 2017. JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 16(2),

Science in film is gaining attention from scientists and science communicators. Sixteen experts gathered at the 253rd Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society to explore the role and relevance of science in film. An audience of researchers, ac... Read More about Hollyweird science – A symposium at the 253rd annual meeting of the American Chemical Society. San Francisco 3 & 4 April 2017.

Genotoxicity and functionality assessment of a bone marrow stromal cell line following chemotherapy exposure in an in vitro model of multiple myeloma (2017)
Thesis
Andrews, S. W. Genotoxicity and functionality assessment of a bone marrow stromal cell line following chemotherapy exposure in an in vitro model of multiple myeloma. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/887562

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a haematological malignancy characterized by terminally differentiated plasma cells and their accumulation in the bone marrow (BM). Despite significant advances in therapeutic strategies it currently remains incurable. The in... Read More about Genotoxicity and functionality assessment of a bone marrow stromal cell line following chemotherapy exposure in an in vitro model of multiple myeloma.

Cheap and disposable gold and silver electrodes: Trends in the application of compact discs and digital versatile discs for electroanalytical chemistry (2017)
Journal Article
Honeychurch, K. C. (2017). Cheap and disposable gold and silver electrodes: Trends in the application of compact discs and digital versatile discs for electroanalytical chemistry. Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 93, 51-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2017.04.013

© 2017 Increasingly more reports have focused on the use of digital versatile discs (DVDs) and compact discs (CDs) for the fabrication of electrodes. The majority of discs use Al to reflect the laser. However, a notable percentage utilise Au or Ag. T... Read More about Cheap and disposable gold and silver electrodes: Trends in the application of compact discs and digital versatile discs for electroanalytical chemistry.

Hydrogen sulfide causes excision of a genomic island in Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola (2017)
Journal Article
Neale, H., Deshappriya, N., Arnold, D. L., Wood, M. E., Whiteman, M., & Hancock, J. T. (2017). Hydrogen sulfide causes excision of a genomic island in Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 149(4), 911-921. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-017-1240-7

© 2017, The Author(s). Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is known to be an important signalling molecule in both animals and plants, despite its toxic nature. In plants it has been seen to control stomatal apertures, so altering the ability of bacteria to invad... Read More about Hydrogen sulfide causes excision of a genomic island in Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola.

Voltammetric behaviour of zinc at a 3-D printed carbon nanofiber–graphite–polystyrene electrode and its anodic stripping voltammetric determination in water (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Honeychurch, K. C., Rymansaib, Z., & Iravani, P. (2017, May). Voltammetric behaviour of zinc at a 3-D printed carbon nanofiber–graphite–polystyrene electrode and its anodic stripping voltammetric determination in water. Poster presented at 5th International Conference on Bio-Sensing Technology, Riva del Garda (on Lake Garda), Italy

Previous studies have shown the possibility of 3-D printing carbon electrodes. However, these studies required further fabrication steps. In this present investigation we show for the first time the possibility of utilising fully 3-D printed carbon n... Read More about Voltammetric behaviour of zinc at a 3-D printed carbon nanofiber–graphite–polystyrene electrode and its anodic stripping voltammetric determination in water.

Redox binding partners of the hBCAT proteins and their distribution and expression in control and disease human brains: Implications in protein folding in neurodegeneration (2017)
Thesis
Lee, C. Redox binding partners of the hBCAT proteins and their distribution and expression in control and disease human brains: Implications in protein folding in neurodegeneration. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/888429

INTRODUCTION: Novel binding partners of the branched chain aminotransferase proteins (hBCAT) proteins have been identified and indicate that these metabolic proteins may have alternative functions to their housekeeping role. In particular, the molecu... Read More about Redox binding partners of the hBCAT proteins and their distribution and expression in control and disease human brains: Implications in protein folding in neurodegeneration.

Is electrolyte transfer across the urothelium important?: ICI-RS 2015 (2017)
Journal Article
McCluskey, K., Vahabi, B., & Fry, C. (2017). Is electrolyte transfer across the urothelium important?: ICI-RS 2015

Abstract AIMS: This article summarizes discussion at the International Consultation on Incontinence Research Society (ICI-RS) 2015 meeting of urine modification in the urinary tract by the urothelium. It considers the literature and proposes pertin... Read More about Is electrolyte transfer across the urothelium important?: ICI-RS 2015.

Can we define and characterize the aging lower urinary tract?-ICI-RS 2015 (2017)
Journal Article
Vahabi, B., Wagg, A. S., Rosier, P. F. W. M., Rademakers, K. L. J., Denys, M., Pontari, M., …Fry, C. H. (2017). Can we define and characterize the aging lower urinary tract?-ICI-RS 2015. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 36(4), 854-858. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.23035

The prevalence of lower urinary tract (LUT) symptoms increases with age but the etiology is unknown. This article aims to identify research directions that clarify the basis of this association. The initial question is whether biological age is the v... Read More about Can we define and characterize the aging lower urinary tract?-ICI-RS 2015.

The antimicrobial activity of various essential oils against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Elcocks, E., Spencer-Phillips, P., & Adukwu, E. (2017, April). The antimicrobial activity of various essential oils against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Poster presented at SfAM Early Career Scientists Research Symposium 2017, London, UK

Aims The aim of this study is to assess the in vitro antimicrobial activity of several essential oils against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Methods and results Disc diffusion, microdilution, and disc volatilisation assays, are me... Read More about The antimicrobial activity of various essential oils against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria.

S-nitrosoglutathione spraying improves stomatal conductance, Rubisco activity and antioxidant defense in both leaves and roots of sugarcane plants under water deficit (2017)
Journal Article
Silveira, N. M., Marcos, F. C., Frungillo, L., Moura, B. B., Seabra, A. B., Salgado, I., …Ribeiro, R. V. (2017). S-nitrosoglutathione spraying improves stomatal conductance, Rubisco activity and antioxidant defense in both leaves and roots of sugarcane plants under water deficit. Physiologia Plantarum, 160(4), 383-395. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.12575

© 2017 Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society Water deficit is a major environmental constraint on crop productivity and performance and nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule associated with many biochemical and physiological processes... Read More about S-nitrosoglutathione spraying improves stomatal conductance, Rubisco activity and antioxidant defense in both leaves and roots of sugarcane plants under water deficit.

Research Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Elder Abuse Prevalence Studies (2017)
Journal Article
Wilber, K. H., Gassoumis, Z. D., Yon, Y., & Mikton, C. (2017). Research Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Elder Abuse Prevalence Studies. Canadian Journal on Aging / Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 36(2), 256-265. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980817000137

© 2017 Canadian Association on Gerontology. Elder abuse is an important public health and human rights issue, yet its true extent is not well understood. To address this, we will conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of elder abuse prevalence... Read More about Research Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Elder Abuse Prevalence Studies.

Confocal microscopy reveals in planta dynamic interactions between pathogenic, avirulent and non-pathogenic Pseudomonas syringae strains (2017)
Journal Article
Beuzón, C. R., Ruiz-Albert, J., Mansfield, J. W., Corry, D. S., Rufián, J. S., Macho, A. P., & Arnold, D. L. (2018). Confocal microscopy reveals in planta dynamic interactions between pathogenic, avirulent and non-pathogenic Pseudomonas syringae strains. Molecular Plant Pathology, 19(3), 537-551. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12539

© 2017 BSPP AND JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD Recent advances in genomics and single-cell analysis have demonstrated the extraordinary complexity reached by microbial populations within their hosts. Communities range from complex multispecies groups to hom... Read More about Confocal microscopy reveals in planta dynamic interactions between pathogenic, avirulent and non-pathogenic Pseudomonas syringae strains.

An evaluation of faecal transport swabs using the swab elution method in accordance with approved standard CLSI M40-A2 (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Elcocks, E., Spencer-Phillips, P., & Adukwu, E. (2017, April). An evaluation of faecal transport swabs using the swab elution method in accordance with approved standard CLSI M40-A2. Poster presented at Scientific Spring Meeting KNVM & NVMM 2017, Papendal, Netherlands

Introduction Efficient absorption, transportation and release of specimens from faecal transport swabs are characteristics that commercial swabs must possess to be compliant with the M40-A2 criteria. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare... Read More about An evaluation of faecal transport swabs using the swab elution method in accordance with approved standard CLSI M40-A2.