UCL University College London Eprints
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UCL Eprints collects the work of UCL researchers and makes it freely available over the web, helping the worldwide scholarly community to discover UCL research. Institutional repositories like UCL Eprints complement the traditional academic publishing and scholarly communications processes. They raise the visibility of research and help to maximise its impact. UCL researchers are encouraged to deposit a copy of each journal article, conference paper, working paper, and any other research output, in the UCL Eprints at the earliest opportunity, ensuring that their research reaches as wide an audience as possible.
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Asymmetry of balance responses to monaural galvanic vestibular stimulation in subjects with vestibular schwannoma. - Welgampola, MS; Ramsay, E; Gleeson, MJ; Day, BL
OBJECTIVE: We investigated the potential of galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) to quantify lateralised asymmetry of the vestibulospinal pathways by measuring balance responses to monaural GVS in 10 subjects with vestibular schwannoma and 22 healthy control subjects. METHODS: Subjects standing without vision were stimulated with 3s, 1mA direct current stimuli delivered monaurally. The mean magnitude and direction of the evoked balance responses in the horizontal plane were measured from ground-reaction forces and from displacement and velocity of the trunk. Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) to 500Hz air and bone-conducted tones were also recorded. RESULTS: In healthy subjects, the magnitudes of the force,...
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Using a birth cohort to study ageing: representativeness and response rates in the National Survey of Health and Development. - Stafford, M; Black, S; Shah, I; Hardy, R; Pierce, M; Richards, M; Wong, A; Kuh, D
Britain's oldest birth cohort study, the MRC National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD) provides data to explore life time influences on ageing. The latest data collection was undertaken between 2006 and 2011 when study members were aged 60-64 and consisted of postal and pre-assessment questionnaires to eligible study members, followed by invitation to attend one of six clinical research facilities (CRFs) across the UK for clinical assessments, and dietary diaries and activity monitors in the days following the CRF visit. The option of a home visit for clinical assessments was provided if the study member refused or was unable...
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Time-of-day of energy intake: association with hypertension and blood pressure 10 years later in the 1946 British Birth Cohort. - Almoosawi, S; Prynne, CJ; Hardy, R; Stephen, AM
The role of circadian rhythm of energy and macronutrient intake in influencing cardiometabolic risk factors is increasingly recognized. However, little is known of the association between time of energy intake and blood pressure. We examined the association between time-of-day of energy intake and subsequent hypertension and change in blood pressure.
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Paternal and Maternal Influences on Differences in Birth Weight between Europeans and Indians Born in the UK. - Wells, JC; Sharp, G; Steer, PJ; Leon, DA
BACKGROUND: Ethnic groups differ significantly in adult physique and birth weight. We aimed to improve understanding of maternal versus paternal contributions to ethnic differences in birth weight, by comparing the offspring of same-ethnic versus mixed-ethnic unions amongst Europeans and South Asian Indians in the UK. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We used data from the UK Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study (LS) and the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (CWH), London. In the combined sample at all gestational ages, average birth weight of offspring with two European parents was significantly greater than that of offspring with two Indian parents [Δ = 344 (95%...
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Differences between endogenous and exogenous emotion inhibition in the human brain. - Kühn, S; Haggard, P; Brass, M
The regulation of emotions is an integral part of our mental health. It has only recently been investigated using brain imaging techniques. In most studies, participants are instructed by a cue to inhibit a specific emotional reaction. The aim of the present study was to investigate the alternative situation where a person decides to inhibit an emotion as an act of endogenous self-control. Healthy participants viewed highly arousing pictures with negative valence. In the endogenous condition, participants could freely choose on each trial to inhibit or feel the emotions elicited by the picture. In an exogenous condition, a visual cue...
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Enrichment in c-Kit(+) enhances mesodermal and neural differentiation of human chorionic placental cells. - Resca, E; Zavatti, M; Bertoni, L; Maraldi, T; De Biasi, S; Pisciotta, A; Nicoli, A; La Sala, GB; Guillot, PV; David, AL; Sebire, NJ; De Coppi, P; De Pol, A
OBJECTIVE: Human term placenta (HTP) has attracted increasing attention as an alternative source of stem cells for regenerative medicine since the amniochorionic membrane harbors stem cells populations that are easily accessible, abundantly available without ethical objections. In the chorionic side of HTP we found a progenitor perivascular "niche" in which rare cells co-express Oct-4 and c-Kit. We investigated the stem cell characteristics and differentiation potential of a chorionic derived population enriched in c-Kit(+) cells and compared this to the unenriched population. STUDY DESIGN: Cells, isolated from the chorion of HTP, were expanded and enriched in c-Kit(+) cells (Chorionic Stem Cells-CSC)....
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Relationship Between Wealth and Age Trajectories of Walking Speed Among Older Adults: Evidence From the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. - Zaninotto, P; Sacker, A; Head, J
BACKGROUND: Slow walking speed is associated with higher risk of accidents, disability, and mortality in older adults, with people in more disadvantaged socioeconomic positions being at higher risk. We explore the relationship between wealth and age trajectories of walking speed among older adults. METHODS: Data come from three waves (2002-2003 to 2006-2007) of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. We use latent growth curve models and aging-vector graphs to explore individual changes and average population age trajectories of walking speed by wealth among 7,225 individuals aged 60 and older. RESULTS: For someone aged 71 in the poorest wealth quintile, the...
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Social communicative variation in 1-3-year-olds with severe visual impairment. - Dale, NJ; Tadić, V; Sonksen, P
BACKGROUND: Although the social communicative domain is recognized as being at risk in young children with visual impairment (VI), few tools are available for identifying those most at risk or the aspects that are most vulnerable. METHODS: A standard parent interview - Social Communication Interview for young children with visual impairment (SOCI-VI), was developed and tested with 55 parents of 17 profoundly, 15 severely VI and 23 normally sighted children; mean age 22 months (range 10-40 months). The 35-item SOCI-VI 35 showed adequate inter-rater and test-retest reliability (P < 0.001). RESULTS: Thirteen of 35 items discriminated within and between the...
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of genotype-phenotype associations in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by sarcomeric protein mutations. - Lopes, LR; Rahman, MS; Elliott, PM
BACKGROUND: The genetic basis of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is well described, but the relation between genotype and clinical phenotype is still poorly characterised. OBJECTIVE: To summarise and critically review the current literature on genotype-phenotype associations in patients with HCM and to perform a meta-analysis on selected clinical features. DATA SOURCES: PubMed/Medline was searched up to January 2013. Retrieved articles were checked for additional publications. SELECTION CRITERIA: Observational, cross-sectional and prospectively designed English language human studies that analysed the relationship between the presence of mutations in sarcomeric protein genes and clinical parameters. DATA EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS: The pooled analysis was...
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Introduction to thematic minireview series on celebrating the discovery of the cysteine loop ligand-gated ion channel superfamily. - Stephenson, FA
The year 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the discovery of the Cys loop ligand-gated ion channel superfamily of neurotransmitter receptors. This minireview series celebrates this with a series of articles reviewing current information for each of the family members, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, glycine receptors, GABA(A) receptors, serotonin-3 (5-HT(3)) receptors, and glutamate-gated chloride ion channels of proteasome invertebrate phyla.
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