Public health impacts of city policies to reduce climate change: findings from the URGENCHE EU-China project (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Climate change is a global threat to health and wellbeing. Here we provide findings of an international research project investigating the health and wellbeing impacts of policies to reduc
Identification of new human malaria parasite <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitors by pharmacophore and... (Publications)
Plasmodium falciparum dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (PfDHODH), a key enzyme in the de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis pathway, which the Plasmodium falciparum relies on exclusively for survival, has emerg
Bimodal X-ray and infrared imaging of an organometallic derivative of praziquantel in <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
An organometallic derivative of praziquantel was studied directly in worms, using ICP-MS for quantification and synchrotron based imaging. X-Ray fluorescence and IR absorption microspectroscopy, were
Reaching the surveillance-response stage of schistosomiasis control in the People's Republic of China: a modelling approach (Publications)
With the goal set to eliminate schistosomiasis nationwide by 2020, The People's Republic of China has initiated the surveillance-response stage to identify remaining sources of infection and potential
Synthesis of novel amide and urea derivatives of thiszol-2-ethylamines and their activity against<em> Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense</em> (Publications)
2-(2-Benzamido)ethyl-4-phenylthiazole (1) was one of 1035 molecules (grouped into 115 distinct scaffolds) found to be inhibitory to Trypanosoma brucei, the pathogen causing human African trypanosomias
Prenatal exposure to NO2 and ultrasound measures of fetal growth in the Spanish INMA cohort (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Air pollution exposure during pregnancy has been associated with impaired fetal growth. However, few studies have measured fetal biometry longitudinally, remaining unclear as to whether th
Utilization of health care services among internal migrants in Hanoi and its correlation with health insurance: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Economic transition (DoiMoi) in the 1980s in Viet Nam has led to internal migration, particularly rural-to-urban migration. Many studies suggested that there is a difference between non-mi
Trends in amenable mortality rate in the Mongolian population, 2007-2014 (Publications)
Amenable mortality (AM) is an indicator of medical care quality. This study aimed to assess the trend and magnitude of AM in Mongolia, with the purpose of providing evidence for decisions on resource
DNA methylation in newborns and maternal smoking in pregnancy: genome-wide consortium meta-analysis (Publications)
Epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, represent a potential mechanism for environmental impacts on human disease. Maternal smoking in pregnancy remains an important public health proble
What we breathe impacts our health: improving understanding of the link between air pollution and health (Publications)
Air pollution contributes to the premature deaths of millions of people each year around the world, and air quality problems are growing in many developing nations. While past policy efforts have succ