Medical Research Council Unit for Metabolic Studies in Psychiatry, Sheffield

1973 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-384
Author(s):  
F. A. Jenner
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Considerable Extent ◽  
Metabolic Studies ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The University

The Medical Research Council Unit for Metabolic Studies in Psychiatry was set up at Middle-wood Hospital, Sheffield, in 1967. It was to a considerable extent a continuation of the Medical Research Council Unit for the Chemical Pathology of Mental Disorders which had been associated with the Department of Physiology in the University of Birmingham under the direction of Professor I. E. Bush. The latter unit had in its turn largely corne from a group headed by Sir George Pickering at Oxford.

An experiment in biophysics

1951 ◽  
Vol 208 (1092) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Rockefeller Foundation ◽  
Research Unit ◽  
King's College ◽  
Generous Support ◽  
Set Up ◽  
New Research ◽  
The University

I am indebted to the Council of the Royal Society for this opportunity of describing the early biophysics developments at King’s College, for the inception and encouragement of which the Society has itself been so much responsible. At the end of the last war the Society was extremely active in supporting new research schemes in Universities for which the financial procedures normal to such institutions might not be appropriate. It had for some years been my intention to engage in biophysical research, and I submitted a scheme of work to the Society early in 1946, receiving much help and encouragement from Professor A. V. Hill and Sir Edward Salisbury. A Committee of the Society was set up under the chairmanship of Sir Edward Salisbury to consider the scheme. General approval was given a little later in the same year, but the biophysical nature of the programme prompted the Treasury to suggest that the Medical Research Council would be the appropriate body to administer the scheme I had in mind; the Medical Research Council gave its approval in March 1947 to the formation of a Biophysics Research Unit with myself as honorary director, and a Biophysics Committee with Sir Edward Salisbury as Chairman was also formed at this time. The former Secretary of the Medical Research Council, Sir Edward Mellanby, and his successor, Dr H. P. Himsworth, together with the headquarters staff, have been most helpful and considerate, and I cannot emphasize too strongly how encouraging this has been to us during the early stages of the Unit’s existence. The generous support of King’s College, of the University of London, and of the Rockefeller Foundation has enabled the work to go forward with greater impetus and on a bigger scale than would otherwise have been possible. The total number of scientists engaged on biophysical research at King’s College is at the present time 26, and the corresponding number of technicians 23.

An experiment in biophysics

1951 ◽  
Vol 138 (892) ◽  
pp. 301-324 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Rockefeller Foundation ◽  
King's College ◽  
Generous Support ◽  
Set Up ◽  
New Research ◽  
The University

I am indebted to the Council of the Royal Society for this opportunity of describing the early biophysics developments at King’s College, for the inception and encouragement of which the Society has itself been so much responsible. At the end of the last war the Society was extremely active in supporting new research schemes in Universities for which the financial procedures normal to such stitutions might not be appropriate. It had for some years been my intention to gage in biophysical research, and I submitted a scheme of work to the Society early in 1946, receiving much help and encouragement from Professor A. V. Hill and Sir Edward Salisbury. A Committee of the Society was set up under the chairlanship of Sir Edward Salisbury to consider the scheme. General approval was given a little later in the same year, but the biophysical nature of the programme rompted the Treasury to suggest that the Medical Research Council would be the propriate body to administer the scheme I had in mind; the Medical Research council gave its approval in March 1947 to the formation of a Biophysics Research nit with myself as honorary director, and a Biophysics Committee with Sir Edward Salisbury as Chairman was also formed at this time. The former Secretary of the Medical Research Council, Sir Edward Mellanby, and his successor, Dr. P. Him sworth, together with the headquarters staff, have been most helpful and considerate, and I cannot emphasize too strongly how encouraging this has been to us during the early stages of the Unit’s existence. The generous support of King’s College, of the University of London, and of the Rockefeller Foundation has enabled the work to go forward with greater impetus and on a bigger scale than would otherwise have been possible. The total number of scientists engaged on biophysical research at King’s College is at the present time 26, and the corresponding number of technicians 23.

scholarly journals Observations on the Growth of Meningococciin vitroin Relation to Virulence: A Report to the Medical Research Council on Work Carried out at the University of Cambridge pathological laboratory and field Laboratories

1924 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. G. D. Murray ◽  
R. Ayrton
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Culture Media ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
The Many ◽  
The University ◽  
Growth Of Bacteria

Every bacteriologist is only too well aware of the many problems presented by the preparation of culture media for the growth of bacteriain vitro.

Fenoterol and asthma deaths

1990 ◽  
Vol 28 (17) ◽  
pp. suppl1-suppl2
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Usual Form ◽  
Set Up

Our article outlining the dispute over fenoterol safety has provoked letters both of acclaim and criticism. The manufacturer, Boehringer-Ingelheim, correctly pointed out that we had in several places misattributed the work of independent groups to the New Zealand Medical Research Council and the Asthma Task Force, which it set up. We apologise for these errors, but rather than publish a correction in the usual form we decided it would be more helpful to reprint the whole article highlighting the parts which have changed. Boehringer also criticised our selection and interpretation of the evidence and our conclusion. Our article emphasised the difficulty interpreting the data and the debate over the whole issue is still continuing. Our conclusion remains as stated here: 'while doubts about fenoterol remain unresolved, it seems wise to avoid using it'.

scholarly journals Physiological and Psychological Responses to Stress in Neurotic Patients

1948 ◽  
Vol 94 (395) ◽  
pp. 392-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxwell Jones
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Psychological Responses ◽  
Special Unit ◽  
Effort Syndrome ◽  
Set Up

At the beginning of the war part of the Maudsley Hospital moved to Mill Hill School, and a neurosis centre of 550 beds was established. During the six years of war some 20,000 neurotic patients, both forces and civilian, were treated at this centre. Within the centre a special unit for the study of Forces patients with effort syndrome (E.S.) was set up. This unit was in existence from 1939 to 1945, and during this period 2,324 cases of E.S. were treated. The writer was associated with this unit throughout, working in association with a cardiologist (Paul Wood (1)), and with other psychiatrists (Lewis (2), Guttmann (3), Gillespie (4)). Much of the material brought together in this thesis has already been published (Jones (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 38, 43)). During most of the war years the writer was in receipt of a Medical Research Council grant.

scholarly journals Nutrient Intake, Physical Activity Levels, and Metabolic Status in Australian University Biomedical Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 1404-1404
Author(s):  
Linda Gallo ◽  
Karen Moritz ◽  
Lisa Akison
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Nutritional Intake ◽  
Biomedical Science ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
The University

Abstract Objectives This study aimed to assess nutritional intake, physical activity levels and their association to metabolic health in a cohort of university biomedical science students. Methods This study followed a cross-sectional design. Participants were recruited from a third-year endocrinology practical class from The University of Queensland (2018–2019), with complete data obtained from 324 students, aged 19–25 years (n = 196 females and 128 males of which 57% were Caucasian, 28% Asian, 7% Subcontinental Asian, 6% of mixed race or other, and 2% not disclosed). Nutritional intake was quantified using the Automated 24 h dietary assessment Tool (ASA24-Australia) and physical activity levels quantified using the Active Australia Survey. Results Mean height and body mass (±SD) was 164.36 cm (±6.85) and 60.0 kg (±10.6) in females and 178.1 cm (±7.41) and 73.4 kg (±11.5) in males. Median daily energy intake was 6760 kJ in females and 10,338 kJ in males. The following nutrients had a low percentage of female and/or male students meeting the minimum recommendations: fibre (24% of females and 30% of males), calcium (16% of females and 32% of males), folate (32% of females, 59% of males), iron (6% of females, 80% of males), and potassium (33% of females and 32% of males). In females, median daily intake was well below recommendations for calcium (621 vs 1000 mg) and iron (8.8 vs 18 mg). Sufficient level of physical activity, defined as at least 150 minutes over at least five sessions in one week, was met in 82% of females and 85% of males. Conclusions These results suggest that undergraduate biomedical science students in Australia have inadequate intakes of fibre, calcium, folate, and potassium, with a particular concern regarding the very low intake of calcium and iron among young adult females. Associations to metabolic health, including blood glucose control, insulin sensitivity, advanced glycation end products, and body composition are currently being analysed. Funding Sources The study was funded by institutional support from School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia. L.A.G. was supported by an Early Career Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council and Heart Foundation (Australia), and a UQ Amplify Fellowship. K.M.M was supported by a Senior Research Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council.

Medical Research Council Social Psychiatry Unit

1972 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-88
Author(s):  
J. K. Wing
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Social Psychiatry ◽  
Scientific Programme ◽  
Clinical Factors ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Set Up

The Medical Research Council Social Psychiatry Unit was set up at the Institute of Psychiatry in 1948 by Professor Sir Aubrey Lewis, who remained its honorary director until March 1965. The origins of the unit were described by Dr. Neil O'Connor in an introduction toStudies in Psychiatry(Shepherd and Davies, 1968). This book in honour of Professor Lewis contains six chapters by former unit members summarizing the scientific programme up to that date. A new unit, with the same name, was then set up at the Institute of Psychiatry under the directorship of Professor J. K. Wing, with the aim of investigating social and clinical factors which influence the development of chronic disablement in psychiatric patients and of devising and evaluating techniques of treatment and prevention.

Infections of Toxocara canis in dogs fed infected mouse tissues

Parasitology ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 837-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. G. Warren
Keyword(s):  
Small Intestine ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Adult Stage ◽  
Toxocara Canis ◽  
Research Grants ◽  
Mouse Tissues ◽  
The University ◽  
Host Development

Toxocara canis larvae infecting dogs undergo tracheal migration following their ingestion in an experimental intermediate host. Development of the parasite then proceeds to the adult stage in the small intestine. Adult dogs are therefore capable of distributing fertile T. canis ova which, if ingested, could cause larva mirans in humans and other animals.This work was financed by research grants from the University of Queensland and the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. The writer wishes to acknowledge the encouragement and criticism of Professor J. F. A. Sprent.

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