Lancet
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Clinical impression is that rates of eating disorders vary between schools; we are not aware of any previous research on this topic. We aimed to investigate whether rates of eating disorders in 16-20-year-old girls vary between upper secondary schools, and to test the hypothesis that school characteristics are associated with rates of eating disorders, even after accounting for characteristics of individual students. ⋯ HB was supported by a Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund (via the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute).
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Only half of patients with locally invasive rectal carcinoma respond to short-course preoperative radiotherapy. A predictive test enabling better patient selection could avoid unneccessary radiation exposure to poor responders. Macrophages within the tumour immune microenvironment with tumoricidal M1 and tumour-protective M2 phenotypes could be modulating this response. This study investigated the possible predictive value of M1 and M2 subpopulations in identifying patients' likely response to short-course preoperative radiotherapy. ⋯ None.
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The myeloproliferative neoplasms are a group of haematological malignancies characterised by pathological activation of the JAK/STAT (Janus kinase and signal transducer and activator of transcription) intracellular signalling pathway. 50-95% of patients have an acquired mutation (JAK2V617F) causing constitutive activation of JAK2. Our aim was to find new treatments for myeloproliferative neoplasms by identifying compounds that suppress JAK/STAT pathway activation. ⋯ Cancer Research UK, Yorkshire Cancer Research, UK Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, EU Framework Cancer Pathways.
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Dengue infection can result in a wide spectrum of disease. The defining feature of severe disease is increased capillary permeability, which can lead to hypovolaemic shock. Microvascular and endothelial dysfunction might underlie hypovolaemic shock, but they have not been assessed clinically. We aimed to investigate the use of microvascular assessment as a prognostic method in dengue. ⋯ Wellcome Trust.
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In the UK, the Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF) has specific targets for general practictioners to record body-mass index (BMI) and blood pressure (BP) in major mental illness, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. Although incentives are given for aspects of major mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and related psychoses), barriers to care can occur. Our aim was to compare recording of specific targets for BP and BMI in individuals with major mental illness relative to diabetes and chronic kidney disease across the UK. ⋯ None.