RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF THE COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAMME TO REDUCE LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION FOR ADULTS WITH TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION IN SECONDARY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: TRIAL PROTOCOL

Randomised controlled trial of the Community Navigator programme to reduce loneliness and depression for adults with treatment-resistant depression in secondary community mental health services: trial protocol

Abstract Background New treatments are needed for people with Round End Table treatment-resistant depression (TRD), who do not benefit from anti-depressants and many of whom do not recover fully with psychological treatments.The Community Navigator programme was co-produced with service users and practitioners.It is a novel social intervention whic

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Persistent high-risk behavior and escalating HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B incidences among men who have sex with men living in Bangui, Central African Republic

INTRODUCTION: HIV in sub-Saharan Africa remains a great concern in men who have sex with men (MSM).Intervention on MSM is a key strategy to control the burden of HIV among this population.Herein we assessed the effect of 2 years of HIV testing and counseling on risk-tacking and HIV and STI incidences among MSM living in Bangui in Sensor Kit the Cen

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Development of rabbit monoclonal antibodies for detection of alpha-dystroglycan in normal and dystrophic tissue.

Alpha-dystroglycan requires a rare O-mannose glycan modification to form its binding epitope for extracellular matrix proteins such as laminin.This functional glycan is disrupted in a cohort Fleeces of muscular dystrophies, the secondary dystroglycanopathies, and is abnormal in some metastatic cancers.The most commonly used reagent for detection of

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