Leahy, Siobhan; Cassarino, Marica; O' Connell, Matthew DL.; Glynn, Liam; Galvin, Rose(BMJ publishing Group, 2019)
Two major global health challenges are the rapidly ageing population and the high prevalence of obesity in all age groups. Older adults are also susceptible to age-related loss of muscle strength, termed dynapaenia. The ...
Traditionally, perceptions about extreme sport athletes being disconnected from
nature and a risk-taking population have permeated the research literature. Drawing
upon theoretical perspectives from environmental, sport, ...
Sauer, Ann Katrin; Bockmann, Juergen; Steinestel, Konrad; Boeckers, Tobias M.; Grabrucker, Andreas M.(MDPI, 2019)
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders
characterized by deficits in social interaction and communication, and repetitive behaviors. In addition, co-morbidities such as gastro-intestinal ...
Armstrong, Nicholas C.; Anderson, Rebeccca C.; McDermott, Kieran W.(Elsevier, 2019)
Over the past 20 years the structure and function of Reelin, an extracellular glycoprotein with a
role in cell migration and positioning during development has been elucidated. Originally
discovered in mice exhibiting a ...
Andrews, Katie L.; Gallagher, Stephen; Herring, Matthew P.(Wiley and Sons Ltd.,, 2019)
OBJECTIVE:
The present review synthesized the available empirical evidence to provide support of the effectiveness and feasibility of exercise interventions for improving health and fitness of firefighters.
METHODS: ...
Purpose: To determine the association between training-load (TL) factors, baseline characteristics, and new injury and/or pain (IP) risk in an endurance sporting population (ESP). Methods: Ninety-five ESP participants from ...
This narrative review explores the relationship between sleep and nutrition. Various nutritional interventions have been shown to improve sleep including high carbohydrate, high glycaemic index evening meals, melatonin, ...
Whittaker, Anna C.; Gallagher, Stephen(Elsevier, 2019)
Older caregivers of dementia patients have been studied as a model of chronic stress
influencing psychological and physical well-being and the function of the immune system.
These immune decrements can relate to altered ...
The aim of this research was to study the relationship between user sustainable design attitudes versus behaviour, and to develop and test environmental personas as design tools. Current approaches towards environmentally ...
Manning, Molly; MacFarlane, Anne E.; HIckey, Anne; Franklin, Sue(Public Library of Science, 2019)
Background
There is increased focus on supporting people with chronic conditions to live well via person-
centred, integrated care. There is a growing body of qualitative literature examining the
insider perspectives ...
Schoen, Michael; Asoglu, Harun; Bauer, Helen F.; Müller, Hans-Peter; Abael, Alireza; Saurer, Ann Katrin; Zhang, Rong; Song, Tian-jia; Bockmann, Juergen; Kassubek, Jan; Rasche, Volker; Grabrucker, Andreas M.; Boeckers, Tobias M.(Frontiers Media, 2019)
Research efforts over the past decades have unraveled both genetic and environmental factors, which contribute to the development of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). It is, to date, largely unknown how different underlying ...
This study aims to investigate the validity and reliability of a novel plastic optical fiber
(POF) sensor, which was developed to measure the angles of flexion, extension and lateral bend at
the lumbar region. The angles ...
Zadeh, Neda Khalil; Robertson, Kirsten; Green, James A.(Wiley Open Access, 2019)
Objective: Direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines encourages individuals
to search for or request advertised medicines, can stimulate taking medications rather than
making lifestyle behaviour changes, ...
Murphy, Joseph J.; Woods, Catherine B.; Murphy, Marie H.; Murphy, Niamh; Byrne, Neal; MacDonncha, Ciaran(JMIR Publications, 2019)
Background: Increasing proportions of the global population transition through a university setting, a setting associated with
engagement in behaviors that diminish health such as high levels of physical inactivity. ...
Murphy, Joseph J.; MacDonncha, Ciaran; Murphy, Marie H.; Murphy, Niamh; Timperio, Anna; Leech, Rebecca M.; Woods, Catherine B.(BMC, 2019)
Background: Students engage in risky health-related behaviours that influence their current and future health
status. Health-related behaviours cluster among adults and differently based on sub-populations characteristics ...
Flygaard, Rasmus Kock; Malacrida, Beatrice; Kiely, Patrick A.; Jenner, Lasse Bohl(Elsevier, 2019)
Human elongation factor 2 is the translocase that is responsible for the movement of tRNA from the A- to P- and P- to E-site on the ribosome during the elongation phase of translation. Being a vital factor of protein ...
Mohammed, Elshaeima; Browne, Leonard D.; Kumar A. U., Arun; Adeeb, Fahd; Fraser, Alexander D.; Stack, Austin G.(Public Library of Science, 2019)
Gout is a common inflammatory arthritis associated with adverse clinical outcomes.
Under treatment is common in the general population. The aim of this study was to determine
the prevalence of gout and its treatment among ...
Carter, Daniel D.; Robinson, Katie; Forbes, John F.; Hayes, Sara(Public Library of Science, 2018)
Objective
Despite evidence supporting physical activity in primary and secondary prevention, many
individuals do not meet recommended levels. Mobile health is a field with a growing evidence
base and is proposed as a ...
Pishnamazi, Mahboubeh; Iqbal, Javed; Shirazian, Saeed; Walker, Gavin M.; Collins, Maurice N.(Elsevier, 2018)
The main focus of this paper is on the improvement of formulations utilising non-conventional bio-based excipients to improve tablet release rates. Two different formulations were considered. The first formulation contains ...