Life Sciences

Sum, Kiu 2024. Healing the Healer: Exploring UK-based doctors’ and nurses’ nutrition and dietary behaviours within the workplace. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/wq300

Vecchiato, Vittoria 2024. Doctoral Research Project : Sustainable production of bacterial polymers. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/wq2zy

Agyekum Boaitey, Y., Alex Owusu-Ofori,, Amarachukwu Anyogu, Farhang Aghakhanian, Natasha Arora, Jonathan B. Parr, Philipp P. Bosshard, Saki Raheem and Pascale Gerbault 2024. Prevalence of yaws and syphilis in the Ashanti region of Ghana and occurrence of H. ducreyi, herpes simplex virus 1 and herpes simplex virus 2 in skin lesions associated with treponematoses. PLoS ONE. 19 (5) e0295088. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295088

Steponenaite, A., Lalic, T., Atkinson, L., Tanday, N., Brown, L., Mathie, A., Cader, Z.M. and Lall, G.S. 2024. TASK-3, two-pore potassium channels, contribute to circadian rhythms in the electrical properties of the suprachiasmatic nucleus and play a role in driving stable behavioural photic entrainment. Chronobiology International. 41 (6), pp. 802-816. https://doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2024.2351515

Akkhasith, D., Sayasone, S., Homsana, A., Huebschen, J.M., Virachith, S., Black, A. and Paboriboune, P. 2024. Challenges to hepatitis C virus testing and treatment in a rural setting of Lao People's Democratic Republic. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. 14 (5) 101426.

D. Alwyn Dart, Charlotte L. Bevan, Pinar Uysal Onganer and Wen Guo Jiang 2024. Analysis of androgen receptor expression and activity in the mouse brain. Scientific Reports. 14 11115. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-61733-9

Shahzadi, Z., Yousaf, Z., Anjum, I., Bilal, M., Yasin, H., Aftab, A., Booker, A., Ullah, R. and Bari, A. 2024. Network pharmacology and molecular docking: Combined computational approaches to explore the antihypertensive potential of Fabaceae species. Bioresources and Bioprocessing. 11 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40643-024-00764-6

Dekker, Trude, Hefele, Lisa, Neven, Anouk, Hübschen, Judith M., Essink, Dirk R. and Black, Antony P. 2024. Factors associated with hepatitis B vaccination in Laos: findings from the multiple indicator cluster surveys in 2011/12 and 2017. The Lancet Regional Health -Western Pacific. 46 101059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101059

Jones, D., Celis-Morales, C., Gray, S.R., Morrison, D.J., Ozone, S.E., Jain, M., Mattin, L.R. and Burden, S. 2024. Effect of Sustainably Sourced Protein Consumption on Nutrient Intake and Gut Health in Older Adults: A Systematic Review. Nutrients. 16 (9) 1398. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16091398

Alistair Mathie, Samuel R. Bourne, Rachel Forfar, Walter E. Perfect and Emma L. Veale 2024. The Contribution of Genetic Sequencing Information to the Identification and Functional Characterization of Two-Pore Domain Potassium (K2P) Channels as Viable Therapeutic Targets. in: Stephens, G. and Stevens, E. (ed.) Ion Channels as Targets in Drug Discovery Springer Nature. pp. 199-220

Percy, L. 2024. Culturing marine bacteria from UK sediment samples to design co-created student research projects and promote microbiology and genomics education. Smith, C.L. (ed.) Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024. Edinburgh 08 - 11 Apr 2024 Microbiology Society.

Roberts, S. 2024. London Marathon 2024: Best meals for after the run according to an expert - and restaurants to dine at. LondonWorld.

Gancitano, G., Mucci, N., Stange, R., Ogal, M., Vimalanathan, S., Sreya, M., Booker, A., Hadj-Cherif, B., Albrich, W., Woelkart-Ardjomand, K., Kreft, S., Vanden Berghe, W., Hoexter, G., Schapowal, A. and Johnston, S.L. 2024. Echinacea Reduces Antibiotics by Preventing Respiratory Infections: A Meta-Analysis (ERA-PRIMA). Antibiotics. 13 (4) 364. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13040364

Wu, X, Cunningham, K.P., Bruening-Wright, A, Pandey, S and Larsson, H. P. 2024. Loose Coupling between the Voltage Sensor and the Activation Gate in Mammalian HCN Channels Suggests a Gating Mechanism. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25 (8) 4309. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25084309

Mohammed, M. 2024. Genomic Analysis of uropathogenic E. coli strains in Egypt. Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024. Edinburgh 08 - 11 Apr 2024 Microbiology Society.

Dimopoulou, Aggeliki, Panagiotakopoulou, Vasiliki, Mourtzi, Theodora, Kazanis, Ilias and Angelatou, Fevronia 2024. Alpha-synuclein pathology in the "weaver" mouse, a genetic model of dopaminergic denervation. microPublication biology. 2024, p. 10.17912/micropub.biology.001156. https://doi.org/10.17912/micropub.biology.001156

Dimitrios Kakogiannis, Michaela Kourla, Dimitrios Dimitrakopoulos and Ilias Kazanis 2024. Reversal of Postnatal Brain Astrocytes and Ependymal Cells towards a Progenitor Phenotype in Culture. Cells. 13 (8) 668. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13080668

V. Savickas, A. J. Stewart, V. J. Short, A. Mathie, S. K. Bhamra, E. L. Veale and S. A. Corlett 2024. Screening for atrial fibrillation in care homes using pulse palpation and the AliveCor Kardia Mobile® device: a comparative cross-sectional pilot study. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. 46, pp. 529-535. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-023-01672-z

Alavanda, Ceren, Dirimtekin, Esra, Mortoglou, Maria, Uysal Onganer, Pinar, Arslan Ates, Esra and Guney, Ahmet Ilter 2024. BRCA Mutations and MicroRNA Expression Patterns in the Peripheral Blood of Breast Cancer Patients. ACS Omega. 9 (15), pp. 17217-17228. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c10086

Marjola Thanaj, Nicolas Basty, Brandon Whitcher, Jimmy D. Bell and E. Louise Thomas 2024. Preprint: MRI assessment of adipose tissue fatty acid composition in the UK Biobank and its association with diet and disease. medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.27.24304957

Cresswell, E., Basty, N., Atabaki-Pasdar, N., Karpe, F. and Pinnick, K.E. 2024. The value of neck adipose tissue as a predictor for metabolic risk in health and type 2 diabetes. Biochemical Pharmacology. 223 116171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116171

Sum, K. 2024. Learning Development as a collaborative discipline. Book review: Syska, A. and Buckley, C. (eds.) (2023) How to be a Learning Developer in higher education: critical perspectives, community and practice. Abingdon: Routledge. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. 30.

Bonaccorsi-Riani, Eliano, Ghinolfi, Davide, Czigany, Zoltan, Dondossola, Daniele, Emamaullee, Juliet, Yuksel, Muhammed, Boteon, Yuri L., Al-Adra, David, Ho, Cheng-Maw, Abdelrahim, Maen, Pang, Li, Barbas, Andrew, Meier, Raphael, MacParland, Sonya, Sayed, Blayne Amir, Pavan-Guimaraes, Juliana, Brüggenwirth, Isabel M.A., Zarrinpar, Ali, Mas, Valeria R., Selzner, Markus, Martins, Paulo N. and Bhat, Mamatha 2024. What Is Hot and New in Basic and Translational Science in Liver Transplantation in 2023? Report of the Basic and Translational Research Committee of the International Liver Transplantation Society. Transplantation. 108 (5), pp. 1043-1052. https://doi.org/10.1097/tp.0000000000004980

Roberts, S. 2024. Westminster hosts Student Health and Nutrition Conference 2024. University of Westminster.

de Valois, B., Young, T., Zollman, C., Appleyard, I., Ben-Arye, E., Cummings, M., Green, R., Hoffman, C., Lacey, J., Moir, F., Peckham, R., Stringer, J., Veleber, S., Weitzman, M. and Wode, K. 2024. Acupuncture in cancer care: recommendations for safe practice (peer-reviewed expert opinion). Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 32 (4) 229. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08386-6

Mohammed, M. 2024. Developing Phage Therapy by Investigating the Basis of Bacteria-Phage interaction. Research & Innovation 2024: Accelerating Future Drug Discovery. Manchester University, UK 20 - 21 Mar 2024

Aljasir, S, Noura Eid N, Volpi, E and Tewfik, I. 2024. Nutrigenomics-guided lifestyle intervention programmes: A critical scoping review with directions for future research. Bulletin of the National Research Centre.

Rashvand, S., Dishkelov, A. and Jurcevic, S. 2024. The role of Inflammation in platelet activation (and in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis). GTH Congress 2024 – 68th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research – Building Bridges in Coagulation. Vienna, Austria 27 Feb - 01 Mar 2024 Georg Thieme Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1779178

Abraham, Angela, Cule, M., Thanaj, M., Basty, N., Hashemloo, M.A., Sorokin, E., Whitcher, B., Burgess, S., Bell, J.D., Sattar, N., Thomas, E.L. and Yaghootkar, H. 2024. Genetic evidence for distinct biological mechanisms that link adiposity to type 2 diabetes: towards precision medicine. Diabetes. 73 (6), pp. 1012-1025. https://doi.org/10.2337/db23-1005

Abdulbari Bener, A., Tokaç, M., Tewfik, I., Zughaier, S.M., Ağan, A.F. and Day, A.S. 2024. Breastfeeding duration reduces the risk of childhood leukemia lymphoma and modifies the risk of developing functional gastrointestinal disorders. Breastfeeding Medicine. 19 (7), pp. 539-546. https://doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2024.0033

Sum, K. 2024. Book review: Pedagogical Partnerships: A How-To Guide for Faculty, Students, and Academic Developers in Higher Education by Alison Cook-Sather, Melanie Bahti and Anita Ntem - A Book Review. The Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change. 9 (1).

Tilman T. Rau, William Cross, Ricardo R. Lastra, Regina C‐L. Lo, Andres Matoso and C. Simon Herrington 2024. Closing the loop – the role of pathologists in digital and computational pathology research. The Journal of Pathology: Clinical Research. 10 (2) e12366. https://doi.org/10.1002/2056-4538.12366

Xiaoan Wu, Kevin P. Cunningham, Andrew Bruening-Wright, Shilpi Pandey and H. Peter Larsson 2024. Preprint: Loose Coupling between the Voltage Sensor and the Activation Gate in Mammalian HCN Channels Suggests a Gating Mechanism. Preprints.org. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0499.v1

Elok Zubaidah, Eirene Charista Dea, Ella Saparianti, Rhytia Ayu Christianty Putri, Hidayat Sujuti, Ignatius Srianta, Laura Godelive and Ihab Tewfik 2024. Redefining the hepatoprotective potential of Javanese turmeric (Curcuma xanthorrhiza) Kombucha towards the diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatotoxicity of mice. Nutrition & Food Science. 54 (3), pp. 483-494. https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-09-2023-0219

Julian Stowell, John C Mathers, Manana Stanley, F Nur Baran Aksakal, Avril Aslett-Bentley, Diána Bánáti, Eka Bobokhidze, Özlem Üliç Çatar, Özge Dinç, Rusudan Gvamichava, Begüm Mutus, Caroline Saunders, Oliver Shannon and Ihab Tewfik 2024. Nutrition and Public Health in Georgia: Reviewing the current status and inspiring improvements: A joint event of the Georgian Nutrition Society, The Nutrition Society of the UK and Ireland and the Sabri Ülker Foundation, October 2023. British Journal of Nutrition. 131 (12), pp. 2080-2089. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007114524000618

Brandon Bergsneider, Elise Bailey, Yusuf Ahmed, Namrata Gogineni, Derek Huntley and Ximena Montano 2024. Preprint: SARS-CoV-2 infection associated cell entry proteins ACE2, CD147, PPIA, and PPIB as potential prognostic and infection biomarkers in neuroblastoma. Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.170666000.06060674/v1

Nugerahani, I., Cahyadi, F.I., Hartono, P.C., Kuswardani, I., Ristiarini, S., Srianta, I. and Tewfik, I. 2024. The Evaluation of Microbiological, Physicochemical, and Sensory Properties of Rice Bran Yogurt with Cavendish Banana (Musa acuminata) Puree at Various Concentrations. Journal of Food, Culinary and Nutrition. 1 (1), pp. 33-42. https://doi.org/10.24167/jfcn.v1i1.4627

Costa, Andreia, Henriques, Joana, Alarcão, Violeta, Madeira, Teresa, Virgolino, Ana, Henriques, Adriana, Feteira-Santos, Rodrigo, Polley, Marie, Arriaga, Miguel and Nogueira, Paulo 2024. Social prescribing for older adults in mainland Portugal: Perceptions and future prospects. Preventive Medicine Reports. 39, p. 102652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102652

Smith, H.E., Mackenzie, A.M., Seddon, C., Mould, R., Kalampouka, I., Bateman, B., Needham, S.R., Beis, K., Bell, J.D., Nunn, A. and Botchway, S.W. 2024. The Use of NADH Anisotropy to Investigate Mitochondrial Cristae Alignment. Scientific Reports. 14 5980. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55780-5

Eriksen, Rebeca, White, Margaret C., Dawed, Adem Y., Perez, Isabel Garcia, Posma, Joram M., Haid, Mark, Sharma, Sapna, Prehn, Cornelia, Thomas, E. Louise, Koivula, Robert W., Bizzotto, Roberto, Mari, Andrea, Giordano, Giuseppe N., Pavo, Imre, Schwenk, Jochen M., De Masi, Federico, Tsirigos, Konstantinos D., Brunak, Søren, Viñuela, Ana, Mahajan, Anubha, McDonald, Timothy J., Kokkola, Tarja, Rutters, Femke, Beulens, Joline, Muilwijk, Mirthe, Blom, Marieke, Elders, Petra, Hansen, Tue H., Fernandez-Tajes, Juan, Jones, Angus, Jennison, Chris, Walker, Mark, McCarthy, Mark I., Pedersen, Oluf, Ruetten, Hartmut, Forgie, Ian, Holst, Jens J., Thomsen, Henrik S., Ridderstråle, Martin, Bell, Jimmy D., Adamski, Jerzy, Franks, Paul W., Hansen, Torben, Holmes, Elaine, Frost, Gary and Pearson, Ewan R. 2024. The Association of Cardiometabolic, Diet and Lifestyle Parameters With Plasma Glucagon-like Peptide-1: An IMI DIRECT Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 109 (9), pp. e1697-e1707. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgae119