Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Comparing cognitive behavioural therapy for eating disorders integrated with behavioural weight loss therapy to cognitive behavioural therapy-enhanced alone in overweight or obese people with bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Published 2015-01-01Open AccessArticle -
Anorexia/cachexia of chronic diseases: a role for the TGF-β family cytokine MIC-1/GDF15
Published 2012-12-01Anorexia/cachexia is a common and currently mostly untreatable complication of advanced cancer. It is also a feature of a number of chronic diseases and can also occur as part of the normal ageing process. Over recent ...Open AccessArticle -
A fundamental bimodal role for neuropeptide Y1 receptor in the immune system
Published 2005-12-01Psychological conditions, including stress, compromise immune defenses. Although this concept is not novel, the molecular mechanism behind it remains unclear. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the central nervous system is a major ...Open AccessArticle -
Greater Bone Formation of Y2 Knockout Mice Is Associated with Increased Osteoprogenitor Numbers and Altered Y1 Receptor Expression
Published 2007-10-01Germ line or hypothalamus-specific deletion of Y2 receptors in mice results in a doubling of trabecular bone volume. However, the specific mechanism by which deletion of Y2 receptors increases bone mass has not yet been ...Open AccessArticle -
Novel Role of Y1 Receptors in the Coordinated Regulation of Bone and Energy Homeostasis
Published 2007-10-01The importance of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and Y2 receptors in the regulation of bone and energy homeostasis has recently been demonstrated. However, the contributions of the other Y recep- tors are less clear. Here we show ...Open AccessArticle