Search
Search Results
-
Examining geographical inequalities for malaria outcomes and spending on malaria in 40 malaria-endemic countries, 2010–2020
BackgroundWhile substantial gains have been made in the fight against malaria over the past 20 years, malaria morbidity and mortality are marked by...
-
Deployment of attractive targeted sugar baits in western Zambia: installation, monitoring, removal, and disposal procedures during a Phase III cluster randomized controlled trial
BackgroundAttractive Targeted Sugar Baits (ATSBs) offer a complementary vector control strategy to interventions targeting blood feeding or larval...
-
Evolution at Spike protein position 519 in SARS-CoV-2 facilitated adaptation to humans
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its fourth year, the pursuit of identifying a progenitor virus to SARS-CoV-2 and understanding the mechanism of its...
-
Two decades of molecular surveillance in Senegal reveal rapid changes in known drug resistance mutations over time
BackgroundDrug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum is a major threat to malaria control efforts. Pathogen genomic surveillance could be invaluable...
-
“Living with a question mark”: psychosocial experience of Portuguese young adults at risk for hereditary amyloid transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy
This study is the first to explore the psychosocial experience of young Portuguese adults at genetic risk for hereditary amyloid transthyretin...
-
Proactive home-based malaria management in rural communities of Bassar Health District in northern Togo from 2014 to 2017: PECADOM + , a pilot experiment
BackgroundTogo's National Malaria Control Programme has initiated an active home-based malaria management model for all age groups in rural areas of...
-
A randomised trial of malaria vaccine R21/Matrix-M™ with and without antimalarial drugs in Thai adults
In preparation for mass vaccinations with R21/Matrix-M™ combined with mass administrations of dihydroartemisinin, piperaquine, and a single low dose...
-
Yixin-Fumai granules modulate autophagy through the PI3K/AKT/FOXO pathway and lead to amelioration of aging mice with sick sinus syndrome
ObjectiveBy employing network pharmacology alongside molecular docking techniques, we can delve into the intricate workings of Yixin-Fumai granules...
-
Efficacy and safety of chloroquine plus primaquine for the treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Hamusit site, Northwestern Ethiopia
BackgroundPlasmodium vivax malaria is still an important public health problem in Ethiopia. Unlike Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax has a dormant...
-
Impact on pregnancy outcomes of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in urban and peri-urban Papua New Guinea: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundIntermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) reduces malaria-attributable adverse pregnancy...
-
Impaired ATP hydrolysis in blood plasma contributes to age-related neutrophil dysfunction
BackgroundThe function of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) decreases with age, which results in infectious and inflammatory complications in...
-
Challenges in collecting information on sexual orientation and gender identity for cancer patients: perspectives of hospital and central cancer registry abstractors
PurposeSexual and gender minority (SGM) populations experience cancer treatment and survival disparities; however, inconsistent sexual orientation...
-
A modified mycobacterial growth inhibition assay for the functional assessment of vaccine-mediated immunity
The Mycobacterial growth inhibition assay (MGIA) is an ex-vivo assay used to measure the overall functional immune response elicited by infection or...
-
Transmission dynamics of avian influenza viruses in Egyptian poultry markets
Live bird markets (LBMs) are considered hotspots for Avian Influenza Viruses (AIVs). In such markets, AIVs pose threats to both poultry and public...
-
Cancer fatalism, social media informational awareness, and education
ObjectiveUnderstand if cancer fatalism among adult social media users in the United States is linked to social media informational awareness and if...
-
Will a lack of fabric durability be their downfall? Impact of textile durability on the efficacy of three types of dual-active-ingredient long-lasting insecticidal nets: a secondary analysis on malaria prevalence and incidence from a cluster-randomized trial in north-west Tanzania
BackgroundThe Dual-Active Ingredient long-lasting insecticidal nets (Dual-AI LLIN) have been developed to counteract the reduced efficacy of...
-
Myocarditis associated with COVID-19 vaccination
Following the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, the adverse events of myocarditis and pericarditis were linked mainly to mRNA COVID-19...
-
Worse pulmonary function in association with cumulative exposure to nanomaterials. Hints of a mediation effect via pulmonary inflammation
BackgroundToday, nanomaterials are broadly used in a wide range of industrial applications. Such large utilization and the limited knowledge on to...