Wrenn May

Bats are primary consumers of nocturnal insects, disperse nutrients across landscapes, and are excellent bioindicators of an ecosystem’s health, however four of the seventeen Great British species are listed as declining. In this study we aim to investigate the link between bat guano morphology and diet, specifically looking at the ability to…[Read more]

Background Inherited retinal diseases with cone dysfunction can be accompanied by severe visual loss and a marked loss of color vision despite relatively normal fundus appearance. Autosomal dominant occult macular dystrophy (RP1L1 gene) and X‑chromosomal retinitis pigmentosa (RPGR gene, including heterozygous female carriers) are important e…[Read more]

The CLE (CLAVATA3/ESR) gene family, encoding a group of small secretory peptides, plays important roles in cell-to-cell communication, thereby controlling a broad spectrum of developmental processes. The CLE family has been systematically characterized in some plants but not Brassica napus. In the present study, 116 BnCLE genes were identified in…[Read more]

nd hyphal morphogenesis, and its in vivo efficacy and innocuous nature to HBECs suggests that piperine may be considered as a potential candidate for the treatment of biofilm-associated C. albicans infection, especially for oral candidiasis.Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common viral illness affecting infants and children that is…[Read more]

The incidence of paediatric glioblastoma is uncommon in comparison to their adult counterpart. Even more infrequent are extraneural metastases in glioblastoma. A previously well 14-year-old female presented with progressive right hemiparesis secondary to a left fronto-temporal lobe glioblastoma (WHO IV). She underwent successful gross total…[Read more]