Publications by authors named "B T Wilkins"
Sex differences in the maximal metabolic steady state of fitness matched women and men.
J Appl Physiol (1985)
January 2025
We tested the hypothesis that power at maximal metabolic steady state is similar between fitness matched men and women. Eighteen participants (9 men, 9 women) performed a cycling graded exercise test for maximal oxygen consumption (V̇O). Men and women were matched for V̇O normalized to fat free mass (FFM), which was 50.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Parents often point to bedtime as a source of frustration, yet early bedtimes and sufficient sleep are important for children's development, learning, and behavior.
Objectives: This pilot study aimed to assess the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a yoga-based bedtime routine in a sample of parent-child dyads from a rural community.
Methods: Using a waitlist control study design, children aged 2-5 years and their parent were randomized to either intervention (yoga) or control (bedtime story) groups.
Article Synopsis
- Adenovirus has been linked to acute liver failure (ALF), prompting a study on the prevalence of various viruses in children who underwent liver transplants due to liver diseases.
- The study analyzed 33 liver samples, finding HHV-6 in the majority of cases, while adenovirus was only detected in one ALF case, suggesting it may not significantly contribute to liver failure.
- The findings highlight HHV-6 as the most common virus in liver transplant cases, providing foundational data for understanding viral links to ALF.
Article Synopsis
- - Cholangiopathies are complex disorders with limited understanding and no effective treatments, prompting a study on the extrahepatic biliary tree (EHBD) in Mdr2 mice, a cholestatic mouse model, across different ages (2 to 40 weeks).
- - The study assessed the effects of N-acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC), an antioxidant and glutathione precursor, on EHBD injury both ex vivo (using bile duct samples) and in vivo (through oral administration for three weeks).
- - Results showed that NAC treatment improved bile duct morphology and reduced liver fibrosis along with lower liver enzyme levels, suggesting a shift in cellular state from apoptosis to proliferation, indicating NAC's potential as a therapeutic
Introduction: Worldwide, the unmet rehabilitation needs of adults with musculoskeletal disorders are high. Aquatic exercise is clinically effective in managing musculoskeletal disorders, but access to rehabilitative services is limited.
Objective: To determine the feasibility of a community-based aquatic exercise and peer support intervention for patients with musculoskeletal disorders delivered via a multisector partnership between an NHS physiotherapy service, a leisure operator and a social enterprise that creates personalised exercise programmes delivered through an application on a tablet computer.