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Dr Christopher Gaffney

Senior Lecturer in Integrative Physiology

  1. 2021
  2. Published
  3. Published

    Response to the Comment on "the Impact of Prehabilitation on Patient Outcomes in Hepatobiliary, Colorectal, and Upper Gastro-intestinal Cancer Surgery: A PRISMA-Accordant Meta-analysis"

    Lambert, J., Hayes, L., Keegan, T., Subar, D. & Gaffney, C., 1/12/2021, In: Annals of Surgery. 274, 6, p. e946-e947 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

  4. Published

    Cancer: getting in shape before surgery can shorten hospital stays

    Keegan, T. & Gaffney, C., 16/09/2021

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsWeb publication/site

  5. Published

    Sprint interval training (SIT) reduces serum epidermal growth factor (EGF), but not other inflammatory cytokines in trained older men

    Yasar, Z., Elliott, B., Kyriakidou, Y., Nwokoma, C., Postlethwaite, R., Gaffney, C., Dewhurst, S. & Hayes, L., 31/07/2021, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology. 121, 7, p. 1909-1919 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Short-Term Immobilization Promotes a Rapid Loss of Motor Evoked Potentials and Strength That Is Not Rescued by rTMS Treatment

    Gaffney, C., Drinkwater, A., Joshi, S. D., O'Hanlon, B., Robinson, A., Sands, K-A., Slade, K., Braithwaite, J. J. & Nuttall, H. E., 26/04/2021, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 15, 640642.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Spaceflight Affects Neuronal Morphology and Alters Transcellular Degradation of Neuronal Debris in Adult Caenorhabditis elegans

    Laranjeiro, R., Harinath, G., Pollard, A. K., Gaffney, C., Deane, C., Vanapalli, S., Etheridge, T., Szewczyk, N. J. & Driscoll, M., 19/02/2021, In: iScience. 24, 2, 36 p., 102105.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Gene therapy-mediated enhancement of protective protein expression for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

    Owens, L., Benedetto, A., Dawson, N., Gaffney, C. & Parkin, E., 15/02/2021, In: Brain Research. 1753, 12 p., 147264.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. 2020
  10. E-pub ahead of print

    The impact of prehabilitation on patient outcomes in hepatobiliary, colorectal, and upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery: a PRISMA-accordant meta-analysis

    Lambert, J., Hayes, L., Keegan, T., Subar, D. & Gaffney, C., 12/11/2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Annals of Surgery. 0, p. 0-0

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Molecular Muscle Experiment: Hardware and Operational Lessons for Future Astrobiology Space Experiments

    Pollard, A., Gaffney, C., Deane, C., Balsamo, M., Cooke, M., Ellwood, R., Hewitt, J., Mierzwa, B., Mariani, A., Vanapalli, S. A., Etheridge, T. & Szewczyk, N. J., 6/08/2020, In: Astrobiology. 20, 8, p. 935-943 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Minimizing Muscle Atrophy

    Gaffney, C., Etheridge, T. & Szewczyk, N., 28/07/2020, Handbook of Life Support Systems for Spacecraft and Extraterrestrial Habitats. Shayler, D. J. & Seedhouse, E. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 1-27 27 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  13. Published

    High-intensity workouts may put regular gym goers at risk of rhabdomyolysis, a rare but dangerous condition

    Gaffney, C., 17/07/2020

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsWeb publication/site

  14. Published

    Commercial access for UK/ESA student experiments on board the ISS

    Gaffney, C., Nartallo, R., Neri, G., Zolesi, D., Torregrossa, R., Deane, C., Whiteman, M., Etheridge, T., Ellwood, R., Cooke, M., Gharahdaghi, N., Piasecki, M., Phillips, B. & Szewczyk, N., 15/04/2020, Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium on Space Educational Activities. Leicester: University of Leicester, p. 152-154 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paper

  15. E-pub ahead of print

    Effect of acute and short-term dietary fat ingestion on postprandial skeletal muscle protein synthesis rates in middle-aged, overweight and obese men

    Tsintzas, K., Jones, R., Pabla, P., Mallinson, J., Barrett, D., Kim, D-H., Cooper, S., Davies, A., Taylor, T., Gaffney, C., Chee, C., van Loon, L. & Stephens, F., 7/01/2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. 2019
  17. Published

    NemaLife Machine: An automated microfluidic system for whole-life studies in C. elegans

    Anupom, T., Rahman, M., Gupta, S., Edwards, H., Soni, P., LeBlanc, M., Koblah, D., Gaffney, C., Etheridge, T., Szewczyk, N., Driscoll, M. & Vanapalli, S. A., 20/06/2019.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Poster

  18. Published

    Space Race 2.0: Hostile Space

    Gaffney, C., 8/05/2019, Down to Earth.

    Research output: Other contribution

  19. Published

    Our experience with national and international outreach and engagement for #wormsinspace

    Deane, C., Gaffney, C., Etheridge, T., Szewczyk, N. & Phillips, B., 27/04/2019.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstract

  20. 2018
  21. Published

    Muscle strength deficiency and mitochondrial dysfunction in a muscular dystrophy model of C. elegans and its functional response to drugs

    Hewitt, J., Pollard, A., Lesanpezeshki, L., Deane, C., Gaffney, C. J., Etheridge, T., Szewczyk, N. & Vanapalli, S., 31/12/2018, In: Disease Models & Mechanisms. 11, 11, 13 p., 36137.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Worms in space: why we are launching them

    Gaffney, C. & Phillips, B., 3/12/2018, The Conversation.

    Research output: Other contribution

  23. Published

    C. elegans as a model for understanding spaceflight induced muscle decline

    Pollard, A., Gaffney, C., Deane, C., Cooke, M., Hewitt, J., Phillips, B., Szewczyk, N., Vanapalli, S. & Etheridge, T., 18/06/2018.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  24. Published

    Greater loss of mitochondrial function with ageing is associated with earlier onset of sarcopenia in C. elegans

    Gaffney, C. J., Pollard, A., Barratt, T., Constantin-Teodosiu, D., Greenhaff, P. L. & Szewczyk, N., 2018, In: Aging. 10, 11, p. 3382—3396 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Worms in Space for Outreach on Earth: Space Life Science Activities for the Classroom

    Gaffney, C. J., Pollard, A., Deane, C., Cooke, M., Balsamo, M., Hewitt, J., Vanapalli, S., Szewczyk, N., Etheridge, T. & Phillips, B., 2018, In: Gravitational and Space Research. 6, 2, p. 74-82 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. 2017
  27. Published

    The effect of long-term confinement and the efficacy of exercise countermeasures on muscle strength during a simulated mission to Mars: data from the Mars500 study

    Gaffney, C. J., Fomina, E., Babich, D., Kitov, V., Uskov, K. & Green, D. A., 13/11/2017, In: Sports Medicine - Open. 3, 1, 11 p., 40.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Mitochondria-targeting hydrogen sulfide donors prolong healthspan: lifespan ratio in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Etheridge, T., Gaffney, C., Szewczyk, N., Torregrossa, R., Wood, M. E. & Whiteman, M., 11/2017, In: Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 112, Suppl. 1, p. 51-51 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineMeeting abstractpeer-review

  29. Published

    FGF21 Is an Insulin-Dependent Postprandial Hormone in Adult Humans

    Samms, R. J., Lewis, J. E., Norton, L., Stephens, F. B., Gaffney, C. J., Butterfield, T., Smith, D. P., Cheng, C. C., Perfield, J. W., Adams, A. C., Ebling, F. J. P. & Tsintzas, K., 1/10/2017, In: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 102, 10, p. 3806-3813 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Exercise Metabolism in Nonobese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Following the Acute Restoration of Normoglycaemia

    Gaffney, C. J., Mansell, P., Stephens, F. B., Macdonald, I. A. & Tsintzas, K., 29/05/2017, In: Journal of Diabetes Research. 2017, 8 p., 8248725.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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