Latest publications: October 2023

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Congratulations to members of the Department who have recently had their research findings published. Here’s our round-up of the latest publication successes.


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Title Canonical journal title Publication type Authors OR Authors/Contributors Publication date
Active elite rugby participation is associated with altered precentral cortical thickness Brain Communications Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov’t Parker TD, Zimmerman KA, Laverse E, Bourke NJ, Graham NSN, Mallas E-J, Heslegrave A, Zetterberg H, Kemp S, Morris HR, Sharp DJ 06/10/2023
Acute blood biomarker profiles predict cognitive deficits 6 and 12 months after COVID-19 hospitalization. Nature Medicine Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov’t Taquet M, Skorniewska Z, Hampshire A, Chalmers JD, Ho L-P, Horsley A, Marks M, Poinasamy K, Raman B, Leavy OC, Richardson M, Elneima O, McAuley HJC, Shikotra A, Singapuri A, Sereno M, Saunders RM, Harris VC, Houchen-Wolloff L, Greening NJ, Mansoori P, Harrison EM, Docherty AB, Lone NI, Quint J, Sattar N, Brightling CE, Wain LV, Evans RE, Geddes JR, Harrison PJ, PHOSP-COVID Study Collaborative Group 01/10/2023
Age and mental health moderates the association between environmental concern (EC) and smoking frequency: smoking as a polluting behavior Frontiers in Public Health Article Kang W 04/10/2023
Alzheimer’s disease marker phospho-tau181 is not elevated in the first year after moderate-to-severe TBI. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry Journal Article Graham N, Zimmerman K, Heslegrave AJ, Keshavan A, Moro F, Abed-Maillard S, Bernini A, Dunet V, Garbero E, Nattino G, Chieregato A, Fainardi E, Baciu C, Gradisek P, Magnoni S, Oddo M, Bertolini G, Schott JM, Zetterberg H, Sharp D 13/10/2023
Antidepressants for the prevention of depression following first-episode psychosis (ADEPP): study protocol for a multi-centre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial. Trials Journal Article Palmer ER, Griffiths SL, Watkins B, Weetman T, Ottridge R, Patel S, Woolley R, Tearne S, Au P, Taylor E, Sadiq Z, Al-Janabi H, Major B, Marriott C, Husain N, Katshu MZUH, Giacco D, Barnes NM, Walters JTR, Barnes TRE, Birchwood M, Drake R, Upthegrove R 06/10/2023
Characterising subgroups of people with severe COVID anxiety by latent profile analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders Journal Article King JD, McQuaid A, Leeson VC, Tella O, Crawford MJ 10/10/2023
Clinical outcomes evolve years after traumatic brain injury Nature Reviews Neurology Article, Journal Sharp DJ, Graham NSN 01/10/2023
Computational assessment of visual coding across mouse brain areas and behavioural states Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience Article Xie Y, Sadeh S 13/10/2023
Dementia after traumatic brain injury. BMJ: British Medical Journal Editorial Graham NS, Sharp DJ 19/10/2023
Differential association of cerebral blood flow and anisocytosis in APOE ε4 carriers at midlife Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism Article, Early Access, Journal Dounavi M-E, Mak E, Swann P, Low A, Muniz-Terrera G, McKeever A, Pope M, Williams GB, Wells K, Lawlor B, Naci L, Malhotra P, Mackay C, Koychev I, Ritchie K, Su L, Ritchie CW, O’Brien JT 01/10/2023
Elevated Expression of Two Pore Potassium Channel THIK-1 in Alzheimer’s Disease: An Inflammatory Mechanism. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Journal Article Tang H, Sun Y, Fachim HA, Cheung TKD, Reynolds GP, Harte MK 10/10/2023
Exploring the Potential Utility of Psychedelic Therapy for Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Journal of Palliative Medicine Journal Article, Review Gold ND, Mallard AJ, Hermann JC, Zeifman RJ, Pagni BA, Bogenschutz MP, Ross S 01/10/2023
Fifteen-minute consultation: Recognition and management of eating disorders presenting to the emergency department Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition Article, Journal Rothwell L, Vivek K, Nicholls D, Maconochie I, Dyer EM 01/10/2023
Identifying Subpopulations of Cells in Single-Cell Transcriptomic Data: A Bayesian Mixture Modeling Approach to Zero Inflation of Counts. Journal of Computational Biology Journal Article Wilson T, Vo DHT, Thorne T 01/10/2023
Intricate relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and dementia in older adults GeroScience Review, Early Access, Journal Ercolano E, Bencivenga L, Palaia ME, Carbone G, Scognamiglio F, Rengo G, Femminella GD 09/10/2023
Life-threatening obsessive-compulsive disorder precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic in an adolescent BJPsych Bulletin Article, Early Access, Journal Jayakumar A, Sanchez-Cerezo J, Khayam A, Spreeuwenberg B, Hodes M 01/10/2023
Long-term health impacts of COVID-19 among 242,712 adults in England. Nature Communications Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov’t Atchison CJ, Davies B, Cooper E, Lound A, Whitaker M, Hampshire A, Azor A, Donnelly CA, Chadeau-Hyam M, Cooke GS, Ward H, Elliott P 24/10/2023
Microglia-synapse engulfment via PtdSer-TREM2 ameliorates neuronal hyperactivity in Alzheimer’s disease models The EMBO Journal Article, Journal Rueda-Carrasco J, Sokolova D, Lee S-E, Childs T, Jurcakova N, Crowley G, De Schepper S, Ge JZ, Lachica J, Toomey CE, Freeman OJ, Hardy J, Barnes SJ, Lashley T, Stevens B, Chang S, Hong S 04/10/2023
Migraine in older adults. Lancet Neurology Journal Article, Review, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov’t, Research Support, U.S. Gov’t, Non-P.H.S. Hugger SS, Do TP, Ashina H, Goicochea MT, Jenkins B, Sacco S, Lee MJ, Brennan KC, Amin FM, Steiner TJ, Ashina M 01/10/2023
National Clinical Guideline for Stroke for the United Kingdom and Ireland: Part I – An overview of the updated recommendations British Journal of Occupational Therapy Editorial Material, Journal Crow J, Smith A 01/10/2023
Neurodevelopmental and other phenotypes recurrently associated with heterozygous BAZ2B loss-of-function variants. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A Journal Article Sewani S, Azamian MS, Mendelsohn BA, Mau-Them FT, Réda M, Nambot S, Isidor B, van der Smagt JJ, Shen JJ, Shillington A, White L, Elloumi HZ, Baker PR, Svihovec S, Brown K, Koopman-Keemink Y, Hoffer MJV, Lakeman IMM, Brischoux-Boucher E, Kinali M, Zhao X, Lalani SR, Scott DA 23/10/2023
Oligodendrocyte pathology in Huntington’s disease: from mechanisms to therapeutics Trends in Molecular Medicine Journal article Ferrari Bardile C, Radulescu CI, Pouladi MA 01/10/2023
Pharmacological Dissection of Antipsychotics Biological Psychiatry Editorial Material, Journal Nutt DJ 01/10/2023
Phenotyping urban built and natural environments with high-resolution satellite images and unsupervised deep learning Science of the Total Environment Article, Journal Metzler B, Nathvani R, Sharmanska V, Bai W, Muller E, Moulds S, Agyei-Asabere C, Adjei-Boadi D, Kyere-Gyeabour E, Tetteh JD, Owusu G, Agyei-Mensah S, Baumgartner J, Robinson BE, Arku RE, Ezzati M 01/10/2023
Planning ahead: Predictable switching recruits task-active and resting-state networks Human Brain Mapping Article, Journal Kurtin DL, Arana-Oiarbide G, Lorenz R, Violante IR, Hampshire A 15/10/2023
Precision medicine analysis of heterogeneity in individual-level treatment response to amyloid beta removal in early Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s and Dementia Journal Article Pang M, Gabelle A, Saha-Chaudhuri P, Huijbers W, Gafson A, Matthews PM, Tian L, Rubino I, Hughes R, de Moor C, Belachew S, Shen C 26/10/2023
Progression of brain cholinergic dysfunction in patients with isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder. European Journal of Neurology Journal Article Staer K, Iranzo A, Terkelsen MH, Stokholm MG, Danielsen EH, Østergaard K, Serradell M, Otto M, Svendsen KB, Garrido A, Vilas D, Santamaria J, Møller A, Gaig C, Brooks DJ, Borghammer P, Tolosa E, Pavese N 17/10/2023
Psychological and physiological effects of extended DMT. Journal of Psychopharmacology Journal Article Luan LX, Eckernäs E, Ashton M, Rosas FE, Uthaug MV, Bartha A, Jagger S, Gascon-Perai K, Gomes L, Nutt DJ, Erritzøe D, Carhart-Harris RL, Timmermann C 28/10/2023
Should autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation be offered as a first-line disease modifying therapy to patients with multiple sclerosis? Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders Review, Journal Mariottini A, Muraro PA, Saccardi R 01/10/2023
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Gait Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease and Atypical Parkinsonism: A Systematic Review of Preclinical and Clinical Data. Neuromodulation Systematic Review, Journal Article, Review Ciocca M, Seemungal BM, Tai YF 01/10/2023
Stroke Outcome and Evolution Prediction from CT Brain Using a Spatiotemporal Diffusion Autoencoder Machine Learning in Clinical Neuroimaging Journal article Marcus A, Bentley P, Rueckert D 01/10/2023
What proportion of people with migraine report postdromal symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Cephalalgia: an international journal of headache Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review, Journal Article, Review Christensen RH, Eigenbrodt AK, Ashina H, Steiner TJ, Ashina M 01/10/2023