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Research Report 2006 - Menzies Institute for Medical Research

Journal Article
Andreasyan, K* and Ponsonby, AL and Dwyer, T* and Morley, R* and Riley, M* and Dear, K* and Cochrane, JA, “Higher maternal dietary protein intake in late pregnancy is associated with a lower infant ponderal index at birth”, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 61 (4) pp. 498-508. doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602552 ISSN 0954-3007 (2007) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Aschner, M* and West, AK*, “The role of metallothionein in neurological disorders”, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 8 (2) pp. 139-145. doi:10.3233/JAD-2005-8206 ISSN 1387-2877 (2005) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Baker, SC and Richardson, AMM and Barmuta, LA and Thomson, RJ, “Why conservation reserves should not always be concentrated in riparian areas: A study of ground-dwelling beetles in wet eucalypt forest”, Biological Conservation, 133 (2) pp. 156-168. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2006.05.029 ISSN 0006-3207 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Blizzard, CL and Hosmer, D, “Parameter Estimation and Goodness-of-Fit in Log Binomial Regression”, Biometrical Journal, 48 (1) pp. 5-22. doi:10.1002/bimj.200410165 ISSN 0323-3847 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Bruinsma, F* and Venn, A and Patton, G* and Rayner, J* and Pyett, P* and Werther, G* and Jones, P* and Lumley, J*, “Concern about tall stature during adolescence and depression in later life”, Journal of Affective Disorders, 91 (2-3) pp. 145-152. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2005.11.019 ISSN 0165-0327 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Burdon, KP* and McKay, JD and Wirth, MG* and Russell-Eggit, IM* and Bhatti, S* and Ruddle, JB* and Dimasi, D* and Mackey, DA and Craig, JE*, “The PITX3 gene in posterior polar congenital cataract in Australia”, Molecular Vision, 12 (42-45) pp. 367-371. ISSN 1090-0535 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Charlesworth, JC and Stankovich, J and Mackey, DA and Craig, JE and Haybittel, M* and Westmore, RN* and Sale, MM, “Confirmation of the Adult-Onset Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Locus GLC1B at 2cen-q13 in an Australian Family”, Ophthalmologica, 220 (1) pp. 23-30. doi:10.1159/000089271 ISSN 0030-3755 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Chung, RS and Staal, JA and McCormack, GH and Dickson, TC and Couzens, M* and Chuckowree, JA and Quilty, M* and Vickers, JC, “Mild axonal stretch injury in vitro induces a progressive series of neurofilament alterations ultimately leading to delayed axotomy”, Journal of Neurotrauma, 22 (10) pp. 1081-1091. doi:10.1089/neu.2005.22.1081 ISSN 0897-7151 (2005) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Collins, N* and Litt, J* and Moore, M* and Winzenberg, TM and Shaw, K*, “General practice: professional preparation for a pandemic”, Medical Journal of Australia, 185 (10) pp. S66-S69. doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00711.x ISSN 0025-729X (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Courtney-Pratt, HM and Cummings, EA and Reid, DW and Robinson, A and Turner, P and Walters, EH and Wood-Baker, R, “Building capacity of community nurses to act as mentors for older persons with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)”, Australasian Journal on Ageing, 25 (supp 1) pp. A13-14. ISSN 1440-6381 (2006) [Non Refereed Article] [Detail]
Cummings, EA and Courtney-Pratt, HM and Reid, DW and Robinson, A and Turner, P and Walters, EH and Wood-Baker, R, “Issues and experiences with technology supported development of patient self-efficacy and self-managed of chronic disease”, Australasian Journal on Ageing, 25 (supp 1) pp. A14-15. ISSN 1440-6381 (2006) [Non Refereed Article] [Detail]
Dickinson, JL and Sale, MM and Passmore, A and Fitzgerald, LM and Wheatley, CM and Burdon, KP and Craig, JE* and Tengtrisorn, S* and Carden, SM* and Franzco, HM* and Mackey, DA, “Mutations in the NDP gene: contribution to Norrie disease, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity”, Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 34 (7) pp. 682-688. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01314.x ISSN 1442-6404 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Ding, C and Cicuttini, F* and Scott, F and Cooley, H and Boon, CM and Jones, G, “Natural History of Knee Cartilage Defects and Factors Affecting Change”, Archives of Internal Medicine, 166 (6) pp. 651-658. doi:10.1001/archinte.166.6.651 ISSN 0003-9926 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Ding, C and Cicuttini, F* and Blizzard, CL and Jones, G, “Genetic mechanisms of knee osteoarthritis: a population-based longitudinal study”, Arthritis Research & Therapy, 8 (1) pp. R8. doi:10.1186/ar1835 ISSN 1478-6362 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Feltis, BN and Wignarajah, D* and Reid, DW and Ward, C* and Harding, R* and Walters, EH, “Effects of inhaled fluticasone on angiogenesis and vascular endothelial growth factor in asthma”, Thorax, 62 (4) pp. 314-319. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.069229 ISSN 0040-6376 (2007) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Foley, SJ and Lord, SR* and Srikanth, V and Cooley, H and Jones, G, “Falls risk is associated with pain and dysfunction but not radiographic osteoarthritis in older adults: Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort Study”, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage , 14 (6) pp. 533-539. doi:10.1016/j.joca.2005.12.007 ISSN 1063-4584 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Granger, R and Walters, JAE and Poole, P* and Lasserson, T* and Mangtani, P* and Cates, CJ* and Wood-Baker, R, “Injectable vaccines for preventing pneumococcal infection in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease”, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006 (4) pp. CD001390. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001390.pub2 ISSN 1469-493X (2006) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Granger, R and Blizzard, CL and Fryer, JL and Dwyer, T*, “Association between dietary fat and skin cancer in an Australian population using case-control and cohort study designs”, BMC Cancer, 6 (Article 141) EJ doi:10.1186/1471-2407-6-141 ISSN 1471-2407 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Lin, E* and Pappenfuss, T* and Tan, RB* and Senyschyn, D* and Bahlo, M* and Speed, TP* and Foote, SJ, “Mapping of the Plasmodium chabaudi Resistance Locus Char2”, Infection and Immunity, 74 (10) pp. 5814-5819. doi:10.1128/IAI.01690-05 ISSN 0019-9567 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Magnussen, CG and Fryer, JL and Venn, A and Laakkonen, M* and Raitakan, O*, “Evaluating the use of a portable ultrasound machine to quantify intima-media thickness and flow-mediated dilatation: Agreement between measurements from two ultrasound machines”, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 32 (9) pp. 1323-1329. doi:10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.05.009 ISSN 0301-5629 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Mahajan, H and Kolka, CM and Newman, JMB and Rattigan, S and Richards, SM and Clark, MG, “Vascular and metabolic effects of methacholine in relation to insulin action in muscle”, Diabetologia, 49 (4) pp. 713-723. doi:10.1007/s00125-005-0110-6 ISSN 0012-186X (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
McGlone, S* and Venn, A and Walters, EH and Wood-Baker, R, “Physical Activity,Spirometry and Quality -of-Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease”, Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 3 (June) pp. 83-88. ISSN 1541-2555 (2006) [Non Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Naunton, M* and Peterson, GM and Jones, G, “Pharmacist-provided quantitative heel ultrasound screening for rural women at risk of osteoporosis”, The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 40 (1) pp. 38-44. doi:10.1345/aph.1G208 ISSN 1060-0280 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Naunton, M* and Peterson, GM and Jones, G, “Letters to the Editor: Under-use of biosphosphonates in rural elderly women who have sustained fractures”, Australian Journal of Rural Health, 14 (6) pp. 286. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00832.x ISSN 1440-1584 (2006) [Letter or Note in Journal] [Full Text] [Detail]
Nelson, MR and Reid, C* and Ryan, P* and Willson, K* and Yelland, L*, “Self-reported adherence with medication and cardiovascular disease outcomes in the Second Australian National Blood Pressure Study (ANBP2)”, Medical Journal of Australia, 185 (9) pp. 487-489. doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00662.x ISSN 0025-729X (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Ponsonby, AL and Dwyer, T and Van der Mei, IAF and Kemp, A* and Blizzard, CL and Taylor, BVM and Kilpatrick, T* and Simmons, R*, “Asthma onset prior to multiple sclerosis and the contribution of sibling exposure in early life”, Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 146 (3) pp. 463-470. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2249.2006.03235.x ISSN 0009-9104 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Ponsonby, AL and Van der Mei, IAF and Dwyer, T and Blizzard, CL and Taylor, BV and Kemp, A*, “Birth order, infection in early life, and multiple sclerosis”, The Lancet Neurology, 4 (12) pp. 793-794. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(05)70233-7 ISSN 1474-4422 (2005) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] [Full Text] [Detail]
Poustie, SJ* and Taylor, D* and Forbes, A* and Skiba, M* and Nelson, MR and McNeil, J*, “Implementing a research governance framework for clinical and public health research”, Medical Journal of Australia, 185 (11/12) pp. 623-626. doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00732.x ISSN 0025-729X (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Rattigan, S and Bradley, EA and Richards, SM and Clark, MG, “Muscle metabolism and control of capillary blood flow: insulin and exercise”, Essays in Biochemistry, 42 (1) pp. 133-144. doi:10.1042/bse0420133 ISSN 0071-1365 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Schmidt, MD and Pekow, P* and Freedson, PS* and Markenson, G* and Chasan-Taber, L*, “Pysical Activity Patterns during Pregnancy in a Diverse Population of Women”, Journal of Women's Health, 15 (8) pp. 909-18. doi:10.1089/jwh.2006.15.909 ISSN 1540-9996 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Shaw, K and Chilcott, A* and Hansen, EC and Winzenberg, TM, “The GP's response to pandemic influenza: a qualitative study”, Family Practice , 23 (3) pp. 267-272. doi:10.1093/fampra/cml014 ISSN 0263-2136 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Srikanth, V and Quinn, SJ and Donnan, G* and Saling, M* and Thrift, A*, “Long-term cognitive transitions, rates of cognitive change, and predictors of incident dementia in a population-based first-ever stroke cohort”, Stroke, 37 (10) pp. 2479-2483. doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000239666.46828.d7 ISSN 0039-2499 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Srikanth, V and Thrift, AG* and Fryer, JL and Saling, MM* and Dewey, HM* and Sturm, JW* and Donnan, GA*, “The validity of brief screening cognitive instruments in the diagnosis of cognitive impairment and dementia after first-ever stroke”, International Psychogeriatrics, 18 (2) pp. 295-305. doi:10.1017/S1041610205002711 ISSN 1041-6102 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Stankovich, J and Cox, CJ* and Tan, RB* and Montgomery, DS* and Huxtable, SJ* and Rubio, JP* and Ehm, MG* and Johnson, L* and Butzkueven, H* and Kilpatrick, TJ* and Speed, TJ* and Roses, AD* and Bahlo, M* and Foote, SJ, “On the utility of data from the International HapMap Project for Australian association studies”, Human Genetics, 119 (1-2) pp. 220-222. doi:10.1007/s00439-005-0120-y ISSN 0340-6717 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Thrift, AG* and Dewey, HM* and Sturm, JW* and Paul, SL and Gilligan, AK* and Srikanth, V and Macdonell, RAL* and McNeil, JJ* and Macleod, MR* and Donnan, GA*, “Greater Incidence of Both Fatal and Nonfatal Strokes in Disadvantaged Areas: The Northeast Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study”, Stroke: A Journal of Cerebral Circulation, 37 (3) pp. 877-882. doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000202588.95876.a7 ISSN 0039-2499 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Van der Mei, IAF and Blizzard, CL and Ponsonby, AL* and Dwyer, T*, “Validity and reliability of adult recall of past sun exposure in a case-control study of multiple sclerosis”, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 15 (8) pp. 1538-1544. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-05-0969 ISSN 1055-9965 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Wang, Y* and Ding, C and Wluka, AE* and Davis, S* and Ebeling, PR* and Jones, G and Cicuttini, FM*, “Factors affecting progression of knee cartilage defects in normal subjects over 2 years”, Rheumatology, 45 (1) pp. 79-84. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei108 ISSN 1462-0324 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Winzenberg, TM and Shaw, K and Fryer, JL and Jones, G, “Effects of calcium supplementation on bone density in healthy children:meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials”, British Medical Journal, 333 (7572) pp. 775-778. doi:10.1136/bmj.38950.561400.55 ISSN 0959-8146 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Winzenberg, TM and Shaw, K and Fryer, JL and Jones, G, “Calcium supplementation for improving bone mineral density in children”, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006 (2) pp. CD005119. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD005119.pub2 ISSN 1469-493X (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Winzenberg, TM and Oldenburg, B* and Frendin, S* and de Wit, L and Riley, M* and Jones, G, “The effect on behavior and bone mineral density of individualized bone mineral density feedback and educational interventions in premenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial”, BMC Public Health, 6 (12) EJ doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-12 ISSN 1471-2458 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Winzenberg, TM, Consider collaborations: value adding to your research, 12 (2) pp. 29-31. ISSN 1327-8835 (2005) [Edited Journal] [Detail]
Winzenberg, TM and Higginbotham, N*, “Why don't providers more often deliver more effective continuing medical education activities to general practitioners?”, Focus on Health Professional Education, 12 (2) pp. 29-31. ISSN 1442-1100 (2005) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Wluka, AE* and Forbes, A* and Wang, Y* and Hanna, F* and Jones, G and Cicuttini, FM*, “Knee cartilage loss in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis over 4.5 years”, Arthritis Research and Therapy, 8 (4) pp. R90. doi:10.1186/ar1962 ISSN 1478-6362 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Wood-Baker, R and McGlone, S* and Venn, A and Walters, EH, “Written action plans in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increase appropriate treatment for acute exacerbations”, Respirology, 11 (5) pp. 619-626. doi:10.1111/j.1400-1843.2006.00902.x ISSN 1323-7799 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Zhai, G and Blizzard, CL and Srikanth, V and Ding, C and Cooley, H and Cicuttini, F* and Jones, G, “Correlates of knee pain in older adults: Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort Study”, Arthritis and Rheumatism, 55 (2) pp. 264-271. doi:10.1002/art.21835 ISSN 0004-3591 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Zhai, G and Cicuttini, F* and Ding, C and Scott, F and Garnero, P* and Jones, G, “Correlates of knee pain in younger subjects”, Clinical Rheumatology, 26 (1) pp. 75-80. doi:10.1007/s10067-006-0248-8 ISSN 0770-3198 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Detail]
Zhai, G and Stankovich, J and Cicuttini, F* and Ding, C and Jones, G, “Familial, structural, and environmental correlates of MRI-defined bone marrow lesions: a sibpair study”, Arthritis Research & Therapy, 8 (4) pp. R137. doi:10.1186/ar2027 ISSN 1478-6362 (2006) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Review
Ding, C and Jones, G, “Belimumab Human Genome Sciences/Cambridge Antibody Technology/GlaxoSmithKline”, Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs, 7 (5) pp. 464-472. (2006) [Review Single Work] [Detail]
Ding, C, “Does diclofenac induce accelerated progression of hip and knee radiographic osteoarthritis? Comment on the article by Reijman et al”, Arthritis and Rheumatism, 54 (3) pp. 1028. (2006) [Other Review] [Detail]
Ding, C, “Drug evaluation: VX-702, a MAP kinase inhibitor for rheumatoid arthritis and acute coronary syndrome”, Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs, 7 (11) pp. 1020-1025. (2006) [Review Single Work] [Detail]
West, A* and Chuah, I* and Vickers, J* and Chung, RS, “Protective role of metallothioneins in the injured mammalian brain”, Reviews in the Neurosciences, 15 (3) pp. 157-166. (2004) [Review Several Works] [Detail]
Conference Publication
Bradley, EA and Clark, MG and Rattigan, S, “Acute AICAR infusion stimulates capillary recruitment in skeletal muscle”, Diabetes, vol 55, Supplement 1, 9-13 June, 2006, Washington, pp. A336. ISSN 0012-1797 (2006) [Conference Extract] [Detail]
Chung, RS and Dittmann, J* and Fung, S* and Chuah, MI* and Vickers, JC* and West, AK*, “Metallothionein plays an important role in brain-injury induced reactive astrogliosis”, Rotterdam, Holland (2006) [Conference Extract] [Detail]
Chung, RS and Dittmann, J* and Fung, S* and Chuah, MI* and Vickers, JC* and West, AK*, “The role of metallothionein in brain-injury induced reactive astrogliosis”, Singapore (2006) [Conference Extract] [Detail]
Chung, RS, “Metallothioneins as a model for investigating neuron-astrocyte iinteractions following CNS injury”, Innsbruck, Austria (2005) [Conference Extract] [Detail]
Chung, RS, “Neuron-astrocyte interactions following brain injury activate a novel, metallothionein-based neuroprotective mechanism”, Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Perth (2005) [Conference Extract] [Detail]
Clark, MG and Dwyer, RM and Newman, JMB and Richards, SM and Rattigan, S, “A comparison of ultrasound and laser Doppler for Measuring Capillary Recruitment Using Models in vitro”, Proceedings, 27-30 September, 2006, Indianapolis, pp. 10. (2006) [Conference Extract] [Detail]
Dwyer, RM and Newman, JMB and Richards, SM and Rattigan, S and Clark, MG, “Laser Doppler flowmetry, but not contrast enhanced ultrasound, influenced by flow when measuring changes in muscle capillary recruitment - a study in vitro”, Proceedings of Meeting, 13th September, 2006, Copenhagen, pp. 16. (2006) [Conference Extract] [Detail]
Gartlan, J and Winzenberg, TM and Male, S* and Donaldson, L* and Nelson, MR, “Age, sex, place of qualification but not rurality are associated with GP workforce participation in Tasmania”, 2006 General Practice & Primary Health Care Research Conference Program and Abstracts, 5-7 July 2006, Perth Convention Exhibition Centre, pp. 151. (2006) [Conference Extract] [Detail]
Nelson, MR and Harrap, SB* and Winzenberg, TM, “A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Of An Automated Versus Manual Device For Blood Pressure Management (CRAB)”, High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting 2006 Program and Abstracts, 6-8 December, Brisbane Queensland, pp. 22. (2006) [Conference Extract] [Detail]
Newman, JMB and Clark, MG and Dwyer, RM and Richards, SM and Rattigan, S, “Use of microdialysis to assess capillary recruitment in muscle - a study in vitro”, Proceedings of Meeting, 13th September, 2006, Copenhagen, pp. 17. (2006) [Conference Extract] [Detail]
Patent
Chung, RS and Chuah, MI* and Vickers, JC* and West, AK*, Metallothionein based neuronal therapeutics and therapeutic methods (2003) [Patent] [Detail]

* This author is not affiliated with the University of Tasmania.