Publications by authors named "J Finlayson"

Background: Urinary and bowel incontinence are more common in adults with intellectual disability (ID), compared to the general population. Little is known about their incontinence experiences and toileting issues. The aim was to learn about their experiences and toileting issues.

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Background: Between 26% and 52% of adults with intellectual disability experience urinary incontinence (UI). Little is known about the implications of urinary tract infections (UTIs) for this group. The aim was to screen for UTIs in a sample of adults with intellectual disability and UI.

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to refine a draft of the ACTiON FALLS LD programme based on the views of adults with an intellectual disability (AWID), carers and healthcare professionals (HCPs).

Design, Setting And Participants: The semistructured interview study included HCP as well as AWID and carers supporting AWID living in the community. Community settings included sheltered living, supported living, AWID living at home with family carers or independently.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study investigates how different dietary interventions—an inulin-enriched diet, a commercial probiotic product, and traditional kefir—affect gut microbiota and urine metabolome over 28 days in healthy adults.
  • While none of the treatments significantly impacted clinical parameters, kefir consumption notably increased the presence of Lactococcus raffinolactis in the gut.
  • The results suggest that daily kefir consumption specifically leads to measurable changes in gut microbiota and associated metabolites in the body.
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The post-transcriptional modifier tRNA-(NG37) methyltransferase (TrmD) has been proposed to be essential for growth in many Gram-negative and Gram-positive pathogens, however previously reported inhibitors show only weak antibacterial activity. In this work, optimisation of fragment hits resulted in compounds with low nanomolar TrmD inhibition incorporating features designed to enhance bacterial permeability and covering a range of physicochemical space. The resulting lack of significant antibacterial activity suggests that whilst TrmD is highly ligandable, its essentiality and druggability are called into question.

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