The association between road traffic noise exposure, annoyance and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) (Publications)
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between road traffic noise exposure, annoyance caused by different noise sources and validated health indicators in a cohort of 1375 adults fr
Transportation noise and blood pressure in a population-based sample of adults (Publications)
Background: There is some evidence for an association between traffic noise and ischemic heart disease, however associations with blood pressure have been inconsistent and little is known about health
Natural-cause mortality and long-term exposure to particle components: an analysis of 19 European cohorts within the multi-center ESCAPE project (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Studies have shown associations between mortality and long-term exposure to particulate matter air pollution. Few cohort studies have estimated the effects of the elemental composition of
Is diabetes a risk factor for a severe clinical presentation of dengue? Review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The mean age of acute dengue has undergone a shift towards older ages. This fact points towards the relevance of assessing the influence of age-related comorbidities, such as diabetes, on
A comprehensive evaluation of potential lung function associated genes in the SpiroMeta general population sample (Publications)
RATIONALE: Lung function measures are heritable traits that predict population morbidity and mortality and are essential for the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Variations i
Can community health workers play a greater role in increasing access to medical abortion services? A qualitative study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite being legally available in India since 1971, barriers to safe and legal abortion remain, and unsafe and/or illegal abortion continues to be a problem. Community health workers have
Joint effect of obesity and TNFA variability on asthma: two international cohort studies (Publications)
Obesity is a risk factor for asthma. Adipose tissue expresses pro-inflammatory molecules including tumour necrosis factor (TNF), and levels of TNF are also related to polymorphisms in the TNF-alpha (T
Defining the next generation of <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> diagnostic tests for control and elimination: target product profiles (Publications)
The global prevalence of malaria has decreased over the past fifteen years, but similar gains have not been realized against Plasmodium vivax because this species is less responsive to conventional ma
Development and evaluation of a bioinformatics approach for designing molecular assays for viral detection (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Viruses belonging to the Flaviviridae and Bunyaviridae families show considerable genetic diversity. However, this diversity is not necessarily taken into account when developing diagnosti
Interventions that effectively target <em>Anopheles funestus</em> mosquitoes could significantly improve control of persistent malaria transmission in... (Publications)
Malaria is transmitted by many Anopheles species whose proportionate contributions vary across settings. We re-assessed the roles of Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus, and examined potential
