Royal Victoria Hospital

The Timed “Up & Go”: A Test of Basic Functional Mobility for Frail Elderly Persons

This study evaluated a modified, timed version of the “Get‐Up and Go” Test (Mathias et al, 1986) in 60 patients referred to a Geriatric Day Hospital (mean age 79.5 years). The p...

Nivolumab in Previously Untreated Melanoma without <i>BRAF</i> Mutation

Nivolumab was associated with significant improvements in overall survival and progression-free survival, as compared with dacarbazine, among previously untreated patients who h...

Host–microbe interactions have shaped the genetic architecture of inflammatory bowel disease

Genome-wide association defines more than 30 distinct susceptibility loci for Crohn's disease

Therapeutic angiogenesis. A single intraarterial bolus of vascular endothelial growth factor augments revascularization in a rabbit ischemic hind limb model.

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a heparin-binding, endothelial cell-specific mitogen. Previous studies have suggested that VEGF is a regulator of naturally occurrin...

Physical Illness, the Individual and the Coping Processes

Growing interest in the psychological and social aspects of physical illness and disability has extended to all facets of the behavior of patients. The ways in which people cope...