Inherited ataxias are a heterogenous group of neurodegenerative disorders characterised by progressive impairment of balance and coordination, typically leading to permanent and progressive disability. Diagnosis and management of these disorders incurs a range of direct and indirect financial costs. The aim of this study was to collect individual ataxia-related healthcare resources in a large cohort of individuals with differe...

Summary Mucosa‐associated microbial populations of the gastrointestinal tract are in intimate contact with the outer mucus layer. This proximity offers these populations a higher potential, than lumenal microbiota, in exerting effects on the host. Functional characteristics of the microbiota and influences of host‐physiology shape the composition and activity of the mucosa‐associated bacterial community. We have shown previous...

The magnitude of the flux of biogenic particulate organic carbon (POC) exported from the surface waters of the world ocean and remineralized at depth is critical to constraining models of the global carbon cycle, yet remains controversial. The use of upper ocean sediment traps is still one of the primary tools for determining this export flux, although trap fluxes have been shown to vary significantly because of hydrodynamic a...

226 Ra (half‐life 1,600 yr) and 228 Ra (half‐life 5.75 yr) were used as tracers to determine seasonal changes in groundwater input to the Pettaquamscutt estuary from June 1999 to June 2000. Ra isotopes were observed to be in excess of activities due to input from streams, Rhode Island Sound water, and particle desorption. The source of excess 226 Ra and 228 Ra within the estuary is attributed to groundwater transport of Ra der...