Whittington Hospital

The effect of novel polymorphisms in the interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene on IL-6 transcription and plasma IL-6 levels, and an association with systemic-onset juvenile chronic arthritis.

During active disease, patients with systemic-onset juvenile chronic arthritis (S-JCA) demonstrate a rise and fall in serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) that parallels the classic quoti...

How to read a paper: Papers that summarise other papers (systematic reviews and meta-analyses)

Remember the essays you used to write as a student? You would browse through the indexes of books and journals until you came across a paragraph that looked relevant, and copied...

Effects of Metformin on Insulin Resistance, Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease, and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor in NIDDM Subjects: A study of two ethnic groups

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of metformin on glycemic control, insulin resistance, and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in NIDDM subjects from two ethnic groups (...

Humoral markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in relation to adiposity and in vivo insulin action in Pima Indians