Germline Elongator mutations in Sonic Hedgehog medulloblastoma (Publications)
Cancer genomics has revealed many genes and core molecular processes that contribute to human malignancies, but the genetic and molecular bases of many rare cancers remains unclear. Genetic predisposi
Aceitabilidade da quimioprofilaxia em área endêmica para a hanseníase: projeto PEP-Hans Brasil (Publications)
The aim was to analyze the acceptability of chemoprophylaxis with single-dose rifampicin (PEP) in contacts, index leprosy cases, and health professionals and related factors that can influence adheren
Association between the proportion of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> infections detected by passive surveillance and the... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Passively collected malaria case data are the foundation for public health decision making. However, because of population-level immunity, infections might not always be sufficiently sympt
Early life risk factors of motor, cognitive and language development: a pooled analysis of studies from low/middle-income countries (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the magnitude of relationships of early life Ffactors with child development in low/middle-income countries (LMICs). DESIGN: Meta-analyses of standardised mean differences (SMD
An African origin for<em> Mycobacterium bovis</em> (Publications)
Background and objectives: Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium caprae are two of the most important agents of tuberculosis in livestock and the most important causes of zoonotic tuberculosis in huma
Financial support to medicaid-eligible mothers increases caregiving for preterm infants (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of financial support on maternal caregiving activities for preterm infants. METHODS: We conducted a small randomized controlled trial (RCT) in two Massachusetts Neonat
Mapping stakeholders of the Palestinian health research system: a qualitative study (Publications)
Background: There is a growing international and regional interest in Health Research Systems (HRSs) in light of a global strategy for HRS stakeholders' (HRSSHs) active involvement. HRSSHs in Palestin
Piloting a surveillance system to monitor the global patterns of drug efficacy and the emergence of anthelmintic resistance in soil-transmitted... (Publications)
To eliminate soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections as a public health problem, the administration of benzimidazole (BZ) drugs to children has recently intensified. But, as drug pressure increases
Sleeping sickness at the crossroads (Publications)
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT; sleeping sickness) is a disease with truly historic dimensions [...].
Investigating health impacts of natural resource extraction projects in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mozambique, and Tanzania: protocol for a mixed methods... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Natural resource extraction projects offer both opportunities and risks for sustainable development and health in host communities. Often, however, the health of the community suffers. Hea
