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nicola robinson

Professor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Integrated Health
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[HTML][HTML] Can Chinese medicine be used for prevention of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? A review of historical classics, research evidence and current …

H Luo, Q Tang, Y Shang, S Liang, M Yang… - Chinese journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Objective Since December 2019, an outbreak of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) occurred in Wuhan, and rapidly spread to almost all parts of China. This was followed by …

[HTML][HTML] The quest for modernisation of traditional Chinese medicine

Q Xu, R Bauer, BM Hendry, TP Fan, Z Zhao… - … and Alternative Medicine, 2013 - Springer
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an integral part of mainstream medicine in China.
Due to its worldwide use, potential impact on healthcare and opportunities for new drug …

Cinnamon in glycaemic control: Systematic review and meta analysis

R Akilen, A Tsiami, D Devendra, N Robinson - Clinical Nutrition, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Cinnamon seems to be highly bioactive, appearing to mimic the
effect of insulin through increased glucose uptake in adipocytes and skeletal muscles. This …

The use of focus group methodology—with selected examples from sexual health research

N Robinson - Journal of advanced nursing, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The use of focus group methodology—with selected examples from sexual health research¶
This paper describes in detail the use of the focus group approach in research. The …

Delphi methodology in health research: how to do it?

EG Trevelyan, N Robinson - European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction Delphi technique is widely used to develop consensus on group opinion.
However, no strict guidelines exist and various methods are often employed. The aim of this …

[HTML][HTML] Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 in HIV infection: a single-arm substudy of a phase 2/3 clinical …

J Frater, KJ Ewer, A Ogbe, M Pace, S Adele… - The lancet HIV, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Data on vaccine immunogenicity against SARS-CoV-2 are needed for the 40
million people globally living with HIV who might have less functional immunity and more …

Changing social-class distribution of heart disease.

MG Marmot, AM Adelstein, N Robinson, GA Rose - Br Med J, 1978 - bmj.com
Analysis of mortality trends over 40 years in England and Wales showed that mortality from
coronary heart disease had become progressively more common in working-class men and …

HIV-1 DNA predicts disease progression and post-treatment virological control

JP Williams, J Hurst, W Stöhr, N Robinson, H Brown… - elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
In HIV-1 infection, a population of latently infected cells facilitates viral persistence despite
antiretroviral therapy (ART). With the aim of identifying individuals in whom ART might …

Glycated haemoglobin and blood pressure‐lowering effect of cinnamon in multi‐ethnic Type 2 diabetic patients in the UK: a randomized, placebo‐controlled, double …

R Akilen, A Tsiami, D Devendra… - Diabetic medicine, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Diabet. Med. 27, 1159–1167 (2010) Abstract Aims To determine the blood glucose lowering
effect of cinnamon on HbA1c, blood pressure and lipid profiles in people with type 2 …

Selective recruitment of polarized T cells expressing CCR5 and CXCR3 to the inflamed joints of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

LR Wedderburn, N Robinson, A Patel… - … : Official Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To study the expression of chemokine receptors CCR5 and CXCR3 and the
Th1/Th2 cytokine balance in children with oligoarticular or polyarticular juvenile idiopathic …