Development of minimal resource pre-screening tools for chronic kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes.

Regular chronic kidney disease (CKD) screening can facilitate earlier diagnosis of CKD and preventative action to reduce the risk of CKD progression. People with type 2 diabetes are at a higher risk of developing CKD; hence, it is recommended that they undergo annual screening. However, resources may be limited, particularly in lower-to-middle income countries, and those at the highest risk of having an abnormal CKD screening result should be prioritised for screening.

Implementation of a novel mHealth application for the management of people with diabetes and recently healed foot ulceration: A feasibility study.

Background: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) cause significant morbidity and mortality. Faster referral to specialist clinics is associated with a reduced risk of severe DFUs. The INTELLIN diabetes management platform is a novel mHealth application for the management of recently healed DFUs and other complications, promoting engagement and expediting self-referral.

Associations between consumption of coffee and caffeinated soft drinks and late stillbirth-Findings from the Midland and North of England stillbirth case-control study.

Objective: The consumption of caffeinated drinks and soft drinks is widespread in society, including by pregnant women. Data regarding the association of caffeine intake and stillbirth are varied. We aimed to investigate the degree of consumption of caffeinated drinks or soft drinks in the last four weeks of pregnancy in women who experienced a late stillbirth compared to women with ongoing live pregnancies at similar gestation.

Women's experiences of being invited to participate in a case-control study of stillbirth - findings from the Midlands and North of England Stillbirth Study.

Background: The Midlands and North of England Stillbirth Study (MiNESS) was a case-control study of women who had a stillbirth or who had an ongoing pregnancy. During the set up phase questions were raised about whether interviewing women within six weeks of a stillbirth and recruiting women who were still pregnant into a "stillbirth" study was acceptable. This led to the research questions "whether it is appropriate to ask women who have recently experienced a stillbirth to participate in research?" and "whether it is appropriate to ask pregnant women to participate in a research project looking at factors associated with stillbirth.

Alterations in maternally perceived fetal movement and their association with late stillbirth: findings from the Midland and North of England stillbirth case-control study.

Objective: To report perception of fetal movements in women who experienced a stillbirth compared with controls at a similar gestation with a live birth.

Design: Case-control study.

Setting: 41 maternity units in the UK.

"They told me all mothers have worries", stillborn mother's experiences of having a 'gut instinct' that something is wrong in pregnancy: Findings from an international case-control study.

Objective: To describe and explore 'gut instinct' that something was wrong in women who identified that they experienced gut instinct during pregnancy.

Method: A case-control study utilising an international web-based questionnaire. Stillborn cases (n = 146) and liveborn controls (n = 234) answered the gut instinct question within 30 days of the pregnancy ending.

Stillbirth is associated with perceived alterations in fetal activity - findings from an international case control study.

Background: Stillbirth after 28 weeks gestation affects between 1.3-8.8 per 1000 births in high-income countries.

Effects of alcohol detoxification on dopamine D2 receptors in alcoholics: a preliminary study.

Imaging studies in patients with Type II alcohol dependence have revealed significant reductions in dopamine (DA) D2 receptor availability. Here we assessed the effects of alcohol detoxification in DA D2 receptors in alcoholic subjects. We evaluated 14 patients with Type II alcohol dependence tested within 6 weeks of detoxification and then re-tested 1-4 months later while alcohol free.