Genomic analysis identifies targets of convergent positive selection in drug-resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
M. tuberculosis is evolving antibiotic resistance, threatening attempts at tuberculosis epidemic control. Mechanisms of resistance, including genetic changes favored by selection in resistant isolates
Concentrations of urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine and 8-isoprostane in women exposed to woodsmoke in a cookstove intervention study in San Marcos,... (Publications)
Nearly half of the world's population is exposed to household air pollution (HAP) due to long hours spent in close proximity to unvented cooking fires. The effect of woodsmoke exposure on oxidative st
Antiprotozoal screening of 60 south African plants, and the identification of the antitrypanosomal germacranolides schkuhrin I and II (Publications)
Two hundred and seven extracts were prepared from sixty plants from South Africa and screened for in vitro activity against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania donovani, and
Nonrandomized controlled trial of artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine with or without primaquine for preventing posttreatment circulation of... (Publications)
Artemisinin combination therapies eliminate immature Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes but not mature gametocytes, which may persist for up to 1 month posttreatment. A single dose of primaquine, which
Novel 3-nitro-1<em>H</em>-1,2,4-triazole-based piperazines a nd 2-amino-1,3-benzothiazoles as antichagasic agents (Publications)
We have previously shown that 3-nitro-1H-1,2,4-triazole-based amines demonstrate significant trypanocidal activity, in particular against Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative parasite of Chagas disease. I
Mobile phone use and the risk of skin cancer: a nationwide cohort study in Denmark (Publications)
The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified radiofrequency radiation as possibly carcinogenic. Previous studies have focused on intracranial tumors, although the skin receives much
Synthesis and antiprotozoal activity of dicationic 2, 6-diphenylpyrazines and aza-analogues (Publications)
Dicationic 2,6-diphenylpyrazines, aza-analogues and prodrugs were synthesized; evaluated for DNA affinity, activity against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (T. b. r.) and Plasmodium falciparum (P. f.)