Published research authored or co-authored by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust staff.

Fidelity of 3D Printed Brains from MRI Scan in Children with Pathology (Prior Hypoxic Ischemic Injury) 

Authors: Chacko A, Rungsiprakarn P, Erlic I, Thai NJ, Andronikou S.  

Published: J Digit Imaging. February 2023 

doi: 10.1007/s10278-022-00723-7. Epub 2022 Oct 24. PMID: 36280655; PMCID: PMC9984578 

 

Dysfunction of basal ganglia functional connectivity associated with subjective and cognitive fatigue in multiple sclerosis 

Authors: Langley C, Masuda N, Godwin S, De Marco G, Smith AD, Jones R, Bruce J, Thai NJ. 

Published: Frontiers in Neuroscience 2 June 2023 

doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1194859. PMID: 37332875; PMCID: 

PMC10272433. 

 

Heart and Brain Changes in Acute Coronary Syndromes. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 

Authors: Williams MGL, Thai NJ, Liang K, De Garate E, Hartley-Davies R, Lawton C, 

Langley C, Hinton EC, Bucciarelli-Ducci C.  

Published: ScienceDirect 13 September 2023 

doi:10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.07.008. Epub 2023 Sep 13. PMID: 37715772. 

 

Ultradian hydrocortisone replacement alters neuronal processing, emotional ambiguity, affect and fatigue in adrenal insufficiency: The PULSES trial 

Authors:  Russell G, Kalafatakis K, Durant C, Marchant N, Thakrar J, Thirard R, King J,Bowles J, Upton T, Thai NJ, Brooks JCW, Wilson A, Phillips K, Ferguson S, 

Grabski M, Rogers CA, Lampros T, Wilson S, Harmer C, Munafo M, Lightman SL. 

Published: Journal of Internal Medicine 19 October 2023 

doi: 10.1111/joim.13721. Epub 2023 Oct 19. PMID: 37857352; PMCID: PMC10952319. 

 

Assessing the Impact of Evidence-Based Mental Health Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review and Qualitative Evaluation 

Authors: Smith KA, Ostinelli EG, Ede R, Allard L, Thomson M, Hewitt K, Brown P, Zangani C, Jenkins M, Hinze V, Ma G, Pothulu P, Henshall C, Malhi GS, Every-Palmer S, Cipriani A 

Published: JMIR Mental Health 22 December 2023 

Approaches used to prevent and reduce the use of restrictive practices on adults with learning disabilities: Protocol for a realist review 

Authors: Haines-Delmont A, Tsang A, Szifris K, Craig E, Chapman M, Baker J, Baker P, Ridley J, Thomson M, Bourlet G, Morrison B, Duxbury J. Approaches 

Published: PLOS one 28 September 2022   

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270028. PMID: 36170231; PMCID: PMC9518871. 

Coproduction: Towards Equality in Mental Healthcare  

Author: Julian Raffay Don Bryant Pamela Fisher Catherine Mills Mick McKeown Tim Thornton 

ISBN 9781915220035 

The chapter contributed by Mersey Care Research Practitioner Michaela Thomson focuses on the positive impact of engaging and facilitating people with Learning Disabilities to be involved in research and how best to support this. 

 

Losartan to slow the progression of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease through angiotensin targeting: the RADAR RCT 

Authors: Kehoe PG, Turner N, Howden B, Jarutyt L, Clegg SL, Malone IB, Barnes J, Nielsen C, Sudre CH, Wilson A, Thai NJ, Blair PS, Coulthard EJ, Lane JA, Passmore P, Taylor J, Mutsaerts HJ, Thomas DL, Fox NC, Wilkinson I, Ben-Shlomo Y.  

Published: NIHR Journals November 2021 

PMID: 34748298. 

 

RADAR investigators. Safety and efficacy of losartan for the reduction of brain atrophy in clinically diagnosed Alzheimer's disease (the RADAR trial): a double- blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial 

Authors:  Kehoe PG, Turner N, Howden B, Jarutyte L, Clegg SL, Malone IB, Barnes J, Nielsen C, Sudre CH, Wilson A, Thai NJ, Blair PS, Coulthard E, Lane JA, Passmore P, Taylor J, Mutsaerts HJ, Thomas DL, Fox NC, Wilkinson I, Ben-Shlomo Y 

Published: The Lancet Neurology November 2021 

doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(21)00263-5. PMID: 34687634; PMCID: 

PMC8528717. 

 

Voxel-based map of the inter-arterial watershed zones in children 

Authors: Barrera CA, Chacko A, Gonçalves FG, Thai NJ, Andronikou S 

Published: August 2021 

doi: 10.1177/19714009211041526. Epub 2021 Aug 23. PMID: 

34423669; PMCID: PMC9130609 

 

Glucocorticoid ultradian rhythmicity differentially regulates mood and resting  state networks in the human brain: A randomised controlled clinical trial 

Authors: Kalafatakis K, Russell GM, Ferguson SG, Grabski M, Harmer CJ, Munafò MR, Marchant N, Wilson A, Brooks JC, Thakrar J, Murphy P, Thai NJ, Lightman SL. 

Published: Psychoneuroendocrinology. February 2021 

Doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.105096. Epub 2020 Dec 1. PMID: 33296841; PMCID: 

PMC7895801. 

Accuracy of radiologists, nonradiologists, and laypeople for identifying children with cerebral cortical atrophy from "Mercator map" curved reconstructions of MRIs of the brain 

Authors: Chacko A, Vedajallam S, Andronikou S, Simpson E, Thai NJ. 

Published: Indian J Radiol Imaging. April - June 2020  

doi: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_130_20. Epub 2020 Jul 13. PMID: 33100677; PMCID: PMC7546289. 

  

Using structural and functional MRI as a neuroimaging technique to investigate chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy: a systematic review 

Authors: Almutairi B, Langley C, Crawley E, Thai NJ.  

Published BMJ Open 30 August 2020 

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031672. PMID: 32868345; PMCID: PMC7462162.