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Impact of Physical Activity and Exercise on Bone Health in Patients with Chroni...
Cardoso, D; Marques, E; Leal, D; Ferreira, A; Baker, L; Smith, A; Viana, JBackground: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients frequently develop life-impairing bone mineral disorders. Despite the reported impact of exercise on bone health, systematic reviews of the evidence are lacking. This review examines the association of both physical activity (PA) and the effects of different exercise interventions with bone outcomes in CKD. Methods: English-language publications in EBSCO, Web of...
A point-of-care neutrophil elastase activity assay identifies bronchiectasis se...
Shoemark, A; Cant, E; Carreto, L; Smith, A; Oriano, M; Keir, HR, et al.Abstract INTRODUCTION: Neutrophil elastase activity in sputum can identify patients at high risk of airway infection and exacerbations in bronchiectasis. Application of this biomarker in clinical practice is limited, because no point-of-care test is available. We tested whether a novel semi-quantitative lateral flow device (neutrophil elastase airway test stick - NEATstik®) can stratify bronchiectasis patients ...