Life Sciences

Arisan, S., Sever, A., Obakan Yerlikaya, P., Arisan, E. and Uysal Onganer, P. 2025. Targeting Methionine Metabolism Reveals AMPK-SAMTOR Signaling as a Therapeutic Vulnerability in Prostate Cancer. Biology. 14 (5) 507. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14050507

Vaughan, O.R., Maksym, K., Hillman, S., Spencer, R.N., Hristova, M., David, A.L. and Lange, S. 2025. Placental Protein Citrullination Signatures Are Modified in Early- and Late-Onset Fetal Growth Restriction. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26 (9), p. 4247 4247. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26094247

Mujral, M., Zariwala, M., Begum, G., Safi, A. and Mattin, L.R. 2025. Sensory perceptions of inulin-enriched vs. placebo biscuits: A feasibility study. 40th Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences. Frankfurt, Germany 11 - 14 Sep 2025 The Physiological Society.

Ajayi, S., Mattin, L.R., Gaze, D.C. and Brayson, D. 2025. Investigating heart rate regulation in ultra-endurance cyclists: A pilot study. 40th Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences. Frankfurt, Germany 11 - 14 Sep 2025 The Physiological Society.

Kosciuszko, M., Huen, H., Simpson, L., Mattin, L.R., Wizard, O., Lett, A., Mcclelland, I., Kraus, W.E., Huffman, K., Martin, C.K., Das, S.K., Racette, S.B. and Dorling, J.L. 2025. Association between dietary fibre intake and body composition and inflammatory markers in healthy adults without obesity: A cross-sectional analysis. 32nd European Congress On Obesity . Malaga, Spain 11 - 14 May 2025

Cunningham, K. 2025. Propofol rescues voltage-dependent gating of HCN1 channel epilepsy mutants. Ion Channel Modulation Symposium (ICMS) 2025. Cambridge, UK 25 - 26 Jun 2025

Cunningham, K. 2025. Targeting hyperpolarisation-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channels in the treatment of neurological disorders. Seminar DBS of the Department of Biosciences. University of Milan 24 Jan 2025

Petagine, L., Zariwala, M., Somavarapu, D.S., Chan, S. and Patel, V. B. 2025. Curcumin Nanocarriers in the Protection Against Iron- and Alcohol-Induced Oxidative Stress in a Cellular Model of Liver Disease. Biology. 14 (5), p. 455. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14050455

Aashna Kundra, Hiba Batool, Sally G. Moore, Avril Aslett‐Bentley, Sharon Noonan‐Gunning, Isabel Rice, Jo Smith and Luise V. Marino 2025. Supporting those experiencing food insecurity: A scoping review of the role of a dietitian. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 38 (1) e13407. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13407

Smith, Lucy 2025. Going green: a contextual exploration of the use of green exercise in UK primary schools as a pathway to resilience. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/wzz53

Cooper, Isabella 2025. Ketosis Suppression and Ageing (KetoSAge): Suppression of ketosis negatively affects multiple biomarkers associated with chronic diseases and ageing. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/wzvw8

Abel Ebong, Simon Arunga, Tara B. Mtuy, Angela Meric Birungi, John Onyango, Gilbert Arinda, Francis Orishaba, Teddy Kwaga, Rita Kageni, David Macleod, Reena Yadav, Sandip Das Sanyam, Jeremy J. Hoffman, Abeer H.A. Mohamed Ahmed, Astrid Leck and Mathew J. Burton 2025. Management of microbial keratitis by private pharmacies in Uganda: a study of knowledge, attitude, and practice. Wellcome Open Research. 10 30. Advanced online publication.

Barr, A.J. 2025. "Effect of protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor Razuprotafib (AKB-9778) on in vitro thrombus formation and molecular docking analysis". Pharmacology Research & Perspectives.

Dartnell, L.R. 2025. Analysis of microbial diversity and evidence of contamination at a Mars analogue habitat. Environmental Microbiology Reports.

Mohammed, M. 2025. Towards Effective Phage Therapy. Advanced Therapeutics congress. London Excel 18 - 19 Mar 2025

Rakjumar Rajendram, Vinood B. Patel and Victor R. Preedy 2025. Placing Disease and Mental Health in Context. in: Colin R. Martin, Victor R. Preedy, Vinood B. Patel and Rajkumar Rajendram (ed.) Handbook of the Behavior and Psychology of Disease Springer Nature. pp. 1-10

Jim R Parkinson, Marjola Thanaj, Nicolas Basty, Brandon Whitcher, E Louise Thomas, Jimmy D Bell and Thomas, E.L. 2025. Preprint: Fat fraction and iron concentration in lumbar vertebral bone marrow in the UK Biobank. medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.19.25324245

Mica Xu Ji, Marjola Thanaj, Lena Nehale-Ezzine, Brandon Whitcher, Elizabeth Louise Thomas, Jimmy D Bell and Thomas, E.L. 2025. Preprint: Deep learning predicts onset acceleration of 38 age-associated diseases from blood and body composition biomarkers in the UK Biobank. medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.16.25323714

Jones, D.J., Morrison, D., Gray, S.R., Ozanne, S., Celis-Morales, C.A., Jain, M., Mattin, L.R., Gittins, M., Alkhedhairi, S.A.A., Dorling, J.L. and Burden, S. 2025. Dietary intake in healthy older individuals is associated with lipopolysaccharide binding protein a biomarker of gut function: An exploratory cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Aging. 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fragi.2025.1572867

Marjola Thanaj, Nicolas Basty, Madeleine Cule, Elena Sorokin, Brandon Whitcher, Ramprakash Sriniva, Jimmy Bell and E. Louise Thomas 2025. Preprint: Changes in Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Thickness Associate with Disease and Anthropometric Factors. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6014653/v1

Mattin, L.R. 2025. Gastrointestinal Resilience: exercise, appetite and a full lot more! Westminster Neuroscience Symposium . 115 New Cavendish Street 10 Mar 2025

Blasco-Fontecilla, H., Ramos, José Manuel, López-Ibor, María Inés, Chiclana-Actis, Carlos, Faraco, Manuel, González-Cabrera, Joaquín, González-Fraile, Eduardo, Mestre-Bach, Gemma, Pinargote-Celorio, H., Corpas, Manuel, Gallego, Lucía, Corral, Octavio and Soriano, Vicente 2025. Rising Rate of Hospitalizations in Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder in Spain. Journal of Attention Disorders. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547251320210

Mohammed, M. 2025. Dr Manal Mohammed for The Land on bovine colostrum wellness trend. The Land.

Mohammed, M. 2025. Your Toothbrush Is Way Germier Than You Might Realize . Huffington Post UK.

Petagine, L., Zariwala, M., Somavarapu, D.S., Chan, S. and Patel, V.B. 2025. Oxidative stress in a cellular model of alcohol-related liver disease: protection using curcumin nanoformulations. Scientific Reports. 15 7752. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-91139-0

Harvey Rutland, Jiseon You, Haixia Liu and Kyle Bowman 2025. Application of Machine Learning for FOS/TAC Soft Sensing in Bio-Electrochemical Anaerobic Digestion. Molecules. 30 (5) 1092. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30051092

Agnieszka Kujawska, Sławomir Kujawski, Jūratė Zupkauskienė, Jakub Husejko, Weronika Hajec, Claire E. Robertson, Mitchell G. Miglis, Nicholas McMahon, Melanie Dani, José Augusto Simões, Paweł Zalewski and Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska 2025. Prevalence, co-existence, and factors related to a change in geriatric giant syndromes over 2 years: results of the Second Wave of Cognition of Older People, Education, Recreational Activities, NutritIon, Comorbidities, fUnctional Capacity Studies (COPERNICUS). Psychogeriatrics. 25 (3) e70018. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.70018

Rajkumar Rajendram, Vinood B. Patel and Victor R. Preedy 2025. Understanding the Biology and Pathology of Mental Disorders. in: Handbook of the Biology and Pathology of Mental Disorders Springer Nature.

Raheem, S. 2025. Result of reclamation of man-made dumps from phosphorite deposits in the semi-desert zone of Kazakhstan. PLoS ONE. 20 (2) e0317500. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317500

Booker, Anthony, Zabetakis, Ioannis, Teusch, Nicole Elisabeth, Dalby, Andrew, Hartung, Thomas and Peter, Angela E 2025. Editorial: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome observed post-COVID-19: the role of natural products, medicinal plants and nutrients and the use of prediction tools supporting traditional forms of diagnosis. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16 1539793. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2025.1539793

Murray, Kate, Oldfield, Lucy, Stefanova, Irena, Gentiluomo, Manuel, Aretini, Paolo, O’Sullivan, Rachel, Greenhalf, William, Paiella, Salvatore, Aoki, Mateus N, Pastore, Aldo, Birch-Ford, James, Rao, Bhavana Hemantha, Uysal-Onganer, Pinar, Walsh, Caoimhe M, Hanna, George B, Narang, Jagriti, Sharma, Pradakshina, Campa, Daniele, Rizzato, Cosmeri, Turtoi, Andrei, Sever, Elif Arik, Felici, Alessio, Sucularli, Ceren, Peduzzi, Giulia, Öz, Elif, Sezerman, Osman Uğur, Van der Meer, Robert, Thompson, Nathan and Costello, Eithne 2025. Biomarkers, Omics and Artificial Intelligence for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 111, pp. 76-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcancer.2025.02.009

Isra Al-Qadi, Michel Hanania, Ismail Warad, Nisreen Al-Hajj, Rand Hazzam, Yousef Salama, Saki Raheem and Nawaf Al-Maharik 2025. Synthesis and biological activities of 3-aminoimidazo[1,2-α]pyridine compounds. BMC Chemistry. 19 (1) 48. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13065-025-01412-6

Laura Boranbayeva, Galina Boiko, Alexander Didukh, Raushan Sarmurzina, Zhanserik Ilmaliyev, Nina Lubchenko, Assel Kozhamzharova, Serzhan Mombekov and Saki Raheem 2025. Combined Effect of Depressor Additive and Heat Treatment on the Rheological Properties of Highly Paraffinic Oils. ACS Omega. 10 (8), pp. 7783-7794. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c08126

Yayork, Belinda 2025. Strategies for enhancing bioelectrochemical remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/wyzv2

Golluscio, Alessia, Eldstrom, Jodene R., Jowais, Jessica J., Perez-Rodriguez, Marta E., Cunningham, Kevin P., Cruz, Alicia de la, Wu, Xiaoan, Corradi, Valentina, Tieleman, D. Peter, Fedida, David and Larsson, Peter H. 2025. BPS2025 - Pufa stabilizes a conductive state of the selectivity filter in IKs channels. Biophysical Journal. 124 (3, Supplement 1), p. 124a. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2024.11.706

McIver, V.J., Mattin, L.R., Evans, E.H and Yau. A.M.W 2025. The effect of morning or evening fasted cycling on gastrointestinal function and appetite and metabolic responses in healthy males with overweight. Experimental Physiology. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1113/EP092078

Leon Ribas, Jacqueline 2025. Novel Biomaterials for Applications in Cartilage Tissue Engineering. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences

Thyagu Pereira, M., Keshavarz, T. and Kyazze, G. 2025. The role of different pre-treatments in anaerobic biodegradation of plastics and upcycling to bioenergy using microbial fuel cells. 1st ISMET-Africa Conference. Ain Sokhna, Egypt 05 - 07 Feb 2025

Nyadroh, C., Keshavarz, T. and Kyazze, G. 2025. Water desalination using 3D-printed biofilms in microbial desalination cells. 1st ISMET-Africa Conference. Ain Sokhna, Egypt 05 - 07 Feb 2025

Stefanie Ho Yi Chan, Raymond W. Fitzpatrick, Deborah Layton, Sherael Webley and Sam Salek 2025. Cancer Therapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity: Results of the Analysis of the UK DEFINE Database. Cancers. 17 (2) 311. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17020311