Constructions of ‘race’ and ethnicity continue to affect how some people are socialized by the structures of society. This chapter explores theoretical and policy contributions to constructions of ‘race’ and ethnicity, and ...
Microparticles (MPs) are shed membrane vesicles released from a variety of cell types in response to cellular activation or apoptosis. They are elevated in a wide variety of disease states and have been previously measured ...
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is an aggressive cancer associated with advanced disease at diagnosis and lack of effective therapy. Microparticles (MP), biologically active nanoparticles shed from cells, are novel markers of ...
Individuals of South Asian and Black African origin are at a greater risk of diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Microparticles (MP), biologically active nanoparticles shed from cells, are novel markers of ...
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is an aggressive cancer and is the 5th leading cause of cancer death in Western Europe and unfavourable prognosis is attributed to advanced disease at diagnosis and lack of effective therapy. The ...
Students-as-teachers is a useful pedagogy for future professionals that require teaching abilities in their profession such as nurses and medical doctors. However, this has been little explored in other human health sciences ...
Background: Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) experience muscle wasting
which is associated with morbidity and mortality. Exercise can provide physiological
and psychological benefits for CKD patients, however ...
Human hair can be used as a tool to determine environmental exposure to inorganic metal contaminants and to estimate the chemical burden in the individual. However, a series of factors (including sex and age) have been ...
Agents involved in biological incidents can spread easily, so response teams are required to decontaminate the environment impacted by these incidents to minimise public risks. We are developing training to provide basic ...
Background: It is widely recognised that the use of web-based teaching resources is an increasingly important method for delivering education, and it will be particularly important in the near future due to the progressively ...
Recent chemical and biological incidents such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa (2014-15) or the fire affecting a large tire landfill in Toledo (Spain, 2016) has highlighted the importance of training future health care ...
Human pathogenic free-living amoebas include Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleria fowleri and Balamuthia mandrillaris. These FLA are widely distributed protozoa in the environment and are becoming a public health threat as they ...
Background Academics from De Montfort University (DMU, UK) in collaboration with other EU universities, virologists and first responders are developing training for health science students to deal with biological incidents. ...
Opportunistic parasites such as free living Amoebae (FLA) and microsporidia can cause serious diseases in cases of immunosuppression or a weak immune system, for example in infants and the elderly. FLA can infect the central ...
Background Greater than 11,000 people died during the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak, which had a severe impact on health systems and social/economic consequences. Outbreaks and other biological incidents have highlighted the ...
There is increasing evidence that urban animals could play a significant role in the spread of antibiotic-resistant (AR) bacterial infections. Wild birds and pigeons have been found as carriers of multidrug-resistance ...
Microsporidia are recognised as an emerging opportunistic group of pathogens. Recent studies highlight the possible zoonotic potential of various microsporidia species but transmission routes in humans and animals are still ...
Microsporidia are recognised as an emerging opportunistic group of pathogens. Recent studies highlight the possible zoonotic potential of various microsporidia species but transmission routes in humans and animals are still ...
The European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX) has recently published a statement paper to highlight that toxicology training and expertise is being eroded in the European Union. Toxicology as a subject appears to have ...