Moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary time and cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents (Publications)
CONTEXT: Sparse data exist on the combined associations between physical activity and sedentary time with cardiometabolic risk factors in healthy children. OBJECTIVE: To examine the independent and co
Field issues related to effectiveness of insecticide-treated nets in Tanzania (Publications)
Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) impregnated with pyrethroid insecticides have become one of the most promising interventions to prevent malaria in highly endemic areas. Despite the large body of exper
Praziquantel: mechanisms of action, resistance and new derivatives for schistosomiasis (Publications)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Praziquantel (PZQ) is the only drug being used to treat human schistosomiasis on a large scale. This review focuses on current knowledge about the mechanisms of action of PZQ, prosp
Relationship of hyperactivity/inattention with adiposity and lifestyle characteristics in preschool children (Publications)
We performed a cross-sectional study in 450 nonreferred preschool children aged 4 to 6 years to assess the association between hyperactivity/inattention with adiposity and lifestyle characteristics. M
Synthesis and anti-protozoal activity of novel dihydropyrrolo[3,4-d][1,2,3]triazoles (Publications)
1,2,4-Oxadiazole and 1,2,3-triazole containing heterocyclic compounds continue to gain interest in synthesis of chemical entities and exhibit various biological activities as anti-protozoal and anti-c
Antiprotozoal activities of traditional medicinal plants from the Garhwal region of North West Himalaya, India (Publications)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: In a search for new plant-derived biologically active compounds against protozoan parasites, an ethnopharmacological study was carried out to evaluate extracts from sel
Toll-like receptor 2 as a major gene for asthma in children of European farmers (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The finding that the prevalence of asthma and allergies is less frequent in children raised on animal farms has led to the conjecture that exposure to microbial products modifies immune re