Modulation of age- and cancer-associated DNA methylation change in the healthy colon by aspirin and lifestyle (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Aberrant DNA methylation in gene promoters is associated with aging and cancer, but the circumstances determining methylation change are unknown. We investigated the impact of lifestyle mo
Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Millennium Declaration in 2000 brought special global attention to HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria through the formulation of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 6. The Global Burden of D
Acute muscular sarcocystosis: an international investigation among ill travelers returning from Tioman island, Malaysia, 2011 and 2012 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Through two international traveler-focused surveillance networks (GeoSentinel and TropNet), we identified and investigated a large outbreak of acute muscular sarcocystosis (AMS), a rarely-
Tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea: from yesterday until today (Publications)
Little is known about the situation of tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea despite its high TB burden, emerging drug resistance and rising HIV co-infection. This review gives an overview on the current s
Noise-related sleep disturbances: does gender matter? (Publications)
Women sleep differently and report differently about sleep disturbances than men. However, it is unclear whether the sleep of women and men is affected differently by traffic noise exposure. We aimed
A Bayesian generalized age-period-cohort power model for cancer projections (Publications)
Age-period-cohort (APC) models are the state of art in cancer projections, assessing past and recent trends and extrapolating mortality or incidence data into the future. Nordpred is a well-establishe
Rethinking eye health systems to achieve universal coverage: the role of research (Publications)
Achieving universal coverage in eye care remains a tremendous challenge as 226 million people in the world remain visually impaired, the majority from avoidable causes. The impact of eye care interven
Vaccines safety; effect of supervision or SMS on reporting rates of adverse events following immunization (AEFI) with meningits vaccine... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To ensure vaccines safety, given the weaknesses of the national pharmacovigilance system in Cameroon, there is a need to identify effective interventions that can contribute to improving A
HPLC-based activity profiling for antiplasmodial compounds in the traditional Indonesian medicinal plant <em>Carica papaya</em> L (Publications)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Leaf decoctions of Carica papaya have been traditionally used in some parts of Indonesia to treat and prevent malaria. Leaf extracts and fraction have been previously s