Living with cystic fibrosis: an exploration of the impact of beliefs on emotional coping and mtivation to adhere to treatment regimes among parents of children with cystic fibrosis (2008)
Journal Article
Williams, B., Coyle, J., Dowell, J., & Mukhopadhyay, S. (2008). Living with cystic fibrosis: an exploration of the impact of beliefs on emotional coping and mtivation to adhere to treatment regimes among parents of children with cystic fibrosis. International Journal of Disability, Community & Rehabilitation, 6(1),

Objective: To explore the impact of beliefs on emotional coping and motivation to implement treatment regimes among parents of children with cystic fibrosis in Scotland, with a view to enabling health professionals support parents to cope emotionally... Read More about Living with cystic fibrosis: an exploration of the impact of beliefs on emotional coping and mtivation to adhere to treatment regimes among parents of children with cystic fibrosis.

Breast cancer screening in women with learning disabilities: current knowledge and considerations (2008)
Journal Article
Willis, D., Kennedy, C., & Kilbride, L. (2008). Breast cancer screening in women with learning disabilities: current knowledge and considerations. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 36, 171-184. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3156.2008.00520.x

This paper looks at what has been written about breast screening in women with learning disabilities. Breast screening checks for lumps in your breast that might be cancer. Breast screening is done in a special clinic and machines are used to take a... Read More about Breast cancer screening in women with learning disabilities: current knowledge and considerations.

Modification of the inverse association between dietary vitamin D intake and colorectal cancer risk by aFokI variant supports a chemoprotective action of Vitamin D intake mediated through VDR binding (2008)
Journal Article
Theodoratou, E., Farrington, S. M., Tenesa, A., McNeill, G., Cetnarskyj, R., Barnetson, R. A., Porteous, M. E., Dunlop, M. G., & Campbell, H. (2008). Modification of the inverse association between dietary vitamin D intake and colorectal cancer risk by aFokI variant supports a chemoprotective action of Vitamin D intake mediated through VDR binding. International Journal of Cancer, 123, 2170-2179. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.23769

Vitamin D has anticarcinogenic properties and might influence colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, but the epidemiological evidence is inconsistent. Many mechanisms of action for vitamin D have been proposed, with some of them initiating via its binding to... Read More about Modification of the inverse association between dietary vitamin D intake and colorectal cancer risk by aFokI variant supports a chemoprotective action of Vitamin D intake mediated through VDR binding.

Modification of the associations between lifestyle, dietary factors and colorectal cancer risk by APC variants (2008)
Journal Article
Theodoratou, E., Campbell, H., Tenesa, A., McNeill, G., Cetnarskyj, R., Barnetson, R. A., Porteous, M. E., Dunlop, M. G., & Farrington, S. M. (2008). Modification of the associations between lifestyle, dietary factors and colorectal cancer risk by APC variants. Carcinogenesis, 29, 1774-1780. https://doi.org/10.1093/carcin/bgn082

In a large Scottish case–control study, we investigated the effects of adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) Asp1822Val (rs459552) and APC Glu1317Gln substitutions on colorectal cancer (CRC) risk and whether these associations were influenced by lifestyle... Read More about Modification of the associations between lifestyle, dietary factors and colorectal cancer risk by APC variants.

Older people and inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review (2008)
Journal Article
Smith, G. D., Watson, R., & Thompson, D. R. (2008). Older people and inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 17, 400-406. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02577.x

Aims and objectives.  To review the literature on inflammatory bowel disease in older and younger people and to identify whether they included a nursing or psychosocial perspective, or were informed by theories of ageing.

Background.  Inflammatory... Read More about Older people and inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review.

A questionnaire-based survey of perioperative blood conservation practice for revision hip arthroplasty in Scotland (2008)
Journal Article
Harkness, M., Palmer, J. B., Watson, D., & Walsh, T. S. (2008). A questionnaire-based survey of perioperative blood conservation practice for revision hip arthroplasty in Scotland. Transfusion Medicine, 18, 296-301. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3148.2008.00883.x

The aim of this study was to describe current blood conservation practice during revision hip surgery in Scotland and document practice variation. Revision hip surgery is associated with a high likelihood of blood transfusion. A decrease in the propo... Read More about A questionnaire-based survey of perioperative blood conservation practice for revision hip arthroplasty in Scotland.

Exploring the experiences and perspectives of families using a children’s hospice and professionals providing hospice care to identify future research priorities for children’s hospice care (2008)
Journal Article
Malcolm, C., Forbat, L., Knighting, K., & Kearney, N. (2008). Exploring the experiences and perspectives of families using a children’s hospice and professionals providing hospice care to identify future research priorities for children’s hospice care. Palliative Medicine, 22(8), 921-928. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216308098214

The main objective of this study is to generate a list of priority topics for children’s hospice care research in Scotland from the perspective of its key stakeholders. The method consists of qualitative semi-structured interviews with families using... Read More about Exploring the experiences and perspectives of families using a children’s hospice and professionals providing hospice care to identify future research priorities for children’s hospice care.

NMDA receptor function in osteoarthritic chondrocytes is dependent on β1 integrins (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ramage, L., Hardingham, G., & Salter, D. (2008, September). NMDA receptor function in osteoarthritic chondrocytes is dependent on β1 integrins. Presented at 2008 World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Rome, Italy

Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with abnormal loading of articular joints. In normal joints physiological loading maintains structure and function of cartilage and chondrocytes within. This is mediated by a process known as mechanotransduc... Read More about NMDA receptor function in osteoarthritic chondrocytes is dependent on β1 integrins.

What do hospitalization data reveal about ways to reduce admissions of epilepsy patients? (2008)
Journal Article
Mantri, P. (2008). What do hospitalization data reveal about ways to reduce admissions of epilepsy patients?. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 4(9), 438-447. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2008.4.9.31087

Adults with epilepsy are sometimes admitted to hospital as emergencies. It was expected that these admissions would be due to status epilepticus, injuries sustained during seizures and adverse side effects or toxicity from antiepileptic drugs. Howev... Read More about What do hospitalization data reveal about ways to reduce admissions of epilepsy patients?.

NMDA receptor expression and activity in osteoarthritic human articular chondrocytes (2008)
Journal Article
Ramage, L., Martel, M.-A., Hardingham, G. E., & Salter, D. M. (2008). NMDA receptor expression and activity in osteoarthritic human articular chondrocytes. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 16(12), 1576-1584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2008.04.023

Objective: Classical neuronal signalling molecules such as substance P and glutamate have been identified in cartilage and have roles in
regulation of chondrocyte function. This study looks at expression and activity of the ionotropic glutamate NMDA... Read More about NMDA receptor expression and activity in osteoarthritic human articular chondrocytes.

Genome-wide association scan identifies a colorectal cancer susceptibility locus on 11q23 and replicates risk loci at 8q24 and 18q21 (2008)
Journal Article
Tenesa, A., Farrington, S. M., Prendergast, J. G. D., Porteous, M. E., Walker, M., Haq, N., Barnetson, R. A., Theodoratou, E., Cetnarskyj, R., Cartwright, N., Semple, C., Clark, A. J., Reid, F. J. L., Smith, L. A., Kavoussanakis, K., Koessler, T., Pharoah, P. D. P., Buch, S., Schafmayer, C., Tepel, J., …Dunlop, M. G. (2008). Genome-wide association scan identifies a colorectal cancer susceptibility locus on 11q23 and replicates risk loci at 8q24 and 18q21. Nature Genetics, 40(5), 631-637. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.133

In a genome-wide association study to identify loci associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, we genotyped 555,510 SNPs in 1,012 early-onset Scottish CRC cases and 1,012 controls (phase 1). In phase 2, we genotyped the 15,008 highest-ranked SNPs... Read More about Genome-wide association scan identifies a colorectal cancer susceptibility locus on 11q23 and replicates risk loci at 8q24 and 18q21.

NMDA receptor function in osteoarthritic chondrocytes is dependent on B1 integins (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ramage, L., Hardingham, G. E., & Salter, D. M. (2008, May). NMDA receptor function in osteoarthritic chondrocytes is dependent on B1 integins. Poster presented at Scottish society of experimental medicine

No abstract available - details of conference poster.

A comparison of carers' experiences of caring for individuals with dementia or intellectual disability: A longitudinal grounded theory study (2008)
Thesis
Lin, M.-C. A comparison of carers' experiences of caring for individuals with dementia or intellectual disability: A longitudinal grounded theory study. (Thesis). Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2397

Introduction:
Increasingly the provision of care for older people with dementia or children with intellectual disabilities (ID) has shifted from institutions to the community. This has resulted in an increase in burden and a reduction in autonomy fo... Read More about A comparison of carers' experiences of caring for individuals with dementia or intellectual disability: A longitudinal grounded theory study.

Intrauterine growth and survival in cerebral palsy (2008)
Journal Article
Hemming, K., Hutton, J., Bonellie, S., & Kurinczuk, J. J. (2008). Intrauterine growth and survival in cerebral palsy. Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition, 93, F121-F126. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2007.121129

Background and objectives: Deviations in birth weight from an optimum, thought to be just above average for gestational age, are known to increase both the risk of developing cerebral palsy and the risk of developing cerebral palsy of a more severe f... Read More about Intrauterine growth and survival in cerebral palsy.