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Alan Thomas

Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, Newcastle University, UK
Verified email at ncl.ac.uk
Cited by 25803

Best practice policies for male infertility

…, AM Belker, LI Lipshultz, M Sigman, AJ Thomas… - Fertility and …, 2002 - fertstert.org
An initial screening evaluation of the male partner of an infertile couple should be performed
if pregnancy has not occurred within 1 year of unprotected intercourse. An evaluation may …

Depression and dementia: cause, consequence or coincidence?

S Bennett, AJ Thomas - Maturitas, 2014 - Elsevier
The relationship between depression and dementia is complex and still not well understood.
A number of different views exist regarding how the two conditions are linked as well as the …

Research criteria for the diagnosis of prodromal dementia with Lewy bodies

IG McKeith, TJ Ferman, AJ Thomas, F Blanc… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
The prodromal phase of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) includes (1) mild cognitive
impairment (MCI), (2) delirium-onset, and (3) psychiatric-onset presentations. The purpose of our …

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass vs intensive medical management for the control of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia: the Diabetes Surgery Study …

…, JE Connett, WB Inabnet, CJ Billington, AJ Thomas… - Jama, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Controlling glycemia, blood pressure, and cholesterol is important for patients
with diabetes. How best to achieve this goal is unknown. Objective To compare Roux-en-Y …

Common and distinct patterns of grey-matter volume alteration in major depression and bipolar disorder: evidence from voxel-based meta-analysis

…, S Selvaraj, AC Stanfield, AJ Thomas… - Molecular …, 2017 - nature.com
Finding robust brain substrates of mood disorders is an important target for research. The
degree to which major depression (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD) are associated with …

Results of 1,469 microsurgical vasectomy reversals by the Vasovasostomy Study Group

AM Belker, AJ Thomas Jr, EF Fuchs, JW Konnak… - The Journal of …, 1991 - Elsevier
During a 9-year period 1,469 men who underwent microsurgical vasectomy reversal procedures
were studied at 5 institutions. Of 1,247 men who had first-time procedures sperm were …

Gendered racism, psychological distress, and coping styles of African American women.

AJ Thomas, KM Witherspoon… - Cultural Diversity and …, 2008 - psycnet.apa.org
This study explores the relationship of the accumulative effect of gendered racism, the
discrimination felt by African American women, on psychological distress. The study also explores …

Relationship between ROS production, apoptosis and DNA denaturation in spermatozoa from patients examined for infertility

…, E Mascha, MA Abdel‐Hafez, AJ Thomas… - Human …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to examine the role of apoptosis and reactive
oxygen species (ROS) in inducing DNA damage in ejaculated spermatozoa. METHODS: We …

[HTML][HTML] Negative effects of increased sperm DNA damage in relation to seminal oxidative stress in men with idiopathic and male factor infertility

…, RK Sharma, A Meyer, DR Nelson, AJ Thomas Jr - Fertility and sterility, 2003 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of increased sperm DNA damage in relation to seminal
oxidative stress in men with idiopathic and male factor infertility. DESIGN: Prospective study. …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress is associated with increased apoptosis leading to spermatozoa DNA damage in patients with male factor infertility

X Wang, RK Sharma, SC Sikka, AJ Thomas Jr… - Fertility and sterility, 2003 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate ejaculated spermatozoa from patients with male factor infertility for
the role of cytochrome c and caspases 9 and 3 (the proteins known to mediate apoptosis) …