Residential distance to high voltage power lines and risk of neurodegenerative diseases: a Danish population-based case-control study (Publications)
logistic regression models, hazard ratios for ever living close to a power line in the time period 5-20 years before diagnosis were computed. The risks for developing dementia, Parkinson's disease, multiple
Putative biomarkers of environmental enteric disease fail to correlate in a cross-sectional study in two study sites in Sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
proposed and are widely used in the field. Here, we assessed in a cross-sectional study of children aged 2-5 years for a large set of biomarkers including markers of protein exudation (duodenal and fecal alph
Pharyngeal carriage of beta-haemolytic <em>Streptococcus </em>species and seroprevalence of anti-streptococcal antibodies in children in Bouaké, Côte... (Publications)
was employed for ASO titres. The mean age of participating children was 9 years (standard deviation 2.5 years). In total, we detected 190 bacteria in culture, with 109 beta-haemolytic Streptococcus isolates
A meta-research study revealed several challenges in obtaining placebos for investigator-initiated drug trials (Publications)
study drug were more likely to have obtained placebos from the drug manufacturer (18 of 49; 37% vs. 5 of 29; 17%). Median costs for placebos and packaging was 58,286 US$ (IQR 2,428-160,770 US$; n=24) accounting
A randomized, double-blind placebo-control study assessing the protective efficacy of an odour-based 'push-pull' malaria vector control strategy in... (Publications)
positioned at open eave gaps of houses; a 'pull' intervention placing an odour-baited mosquito trap at a 5 m distance from a house; the combined 'push-pull' package; and the control where houses contained all
Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
mug/m(3)). The overall confidence in the evidence was rated moderate, strengthened by the addition of 5 recently published studies. Conclusion: There was moderate evidence for an association of long-term
Recent advances on social determinants of mental health: looking fast forward (Publications)
on mental health outcomes. In this overview, the authors discuss the recent research, from the past 5 years, on advances made in SDOH work. SDOH frameworks and theories have expanded to include more social
Animal presence modulates frontal brain activity of patients in a minimally conscious state: a pilot study (Publications)
session had five phases: (1) baseline, (2) watching animal, (3) passive contact, (4) active contact, (5) neutral. Data were descriptively analysed. All participants showed the largest hemodynamic response
Optimization of benzothiazole and thiazole hydrazones as inhibitors of schistosome bcl-2a (Publications)
X-ray structural data to inform optimization and then applied a scaffold-hop strategy to identify the 5-carboxamide thiazole hydrazone scaffold (43) with potent sBCL-2 activity (IC(50) 30 nM). Human BCL-XL
Anthelmintic activity and cytotoxic effects of compounds isolated from the fruits of <em>Ozoroa insignis</em> del. (Anacardiaceae) (Publications)
6-[10(Z)-heptadecenyl] anacardic acid (2), and 3-[7(Z)-pentadecenyl] phenol (3) were evaluated against the 5 parasitic organisms Schistosoma mansoni (adult and newly transformed schistosomula), Strongyloides ratti