Publications by authors named "W Perry"
Aim: Minimally invasive transanal platforms are now the standard of care for select low-risk rectal tumours. However, existing platforms come with persistent technical challenges. The da Vinci SP Surgical System™ offers a new alternative designed to work effectively in narrow spaces.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Prisons are high-risk settings for the transmission of communicable disease. Robust surveillance systems are required to identify and control outbreaks. Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 was introduced in four prisons in Wales in March 2022.
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- New technologies have greatly advanced animal behavior studies, but similar approaches in human psychiatry are lacking.
- This study used machine learning to analyze spontaneous behaviors in individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) and non-BD participants in an open-field setting.
- The research introduced innovative measures to quantify behavioral dynamics and variability in BD, providing a better understanding of cognitive patterns and improving predictions of BD compared to traditional methods.
As the population ages, the prevalence of cognitive impairment due to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer disease (AD) is expected to double in the United States to nearly 14 million over the next 40 years. AD and related dementias (ADRD) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and among the costliest to society. Although emerging biomedical interventions for ADRD focus on early stages and are currently limited to AD, care management can benefit patients with ADRD across the disease course.
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