Novel tools and strategies for breaking schistosomiasis transmission: study protocol for an intervention study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Global elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem is set as target in the new World Health Organization's Neglected Tropical Diseases Roadmap for 2030. Due to a long history
Urban-rural gaps in breastfeeding practices: evidence from Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
Objectives: Breastfeeding rates are decreasing rapidly in many low and middle-income countries, disproportionately affecting urban residences. We use data from Lao People's Democratic Republic to iden
The role of children and adolescents in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a rapid review (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There has been much discussion about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the virus that causes it, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in children and adolesce
From magic bullet to magic bomb: reductive bioactivation of antiparasitic agents (Publications)
Paul Ehrlich coined the term "magic bullet" to describe how a drug kills the parasite inside its human host without harming the host itself. Ehrlich concluded that the drug must have a greater affinit
A household-based community health worker programme for non-communicable disease, malnutrition, tuberculosis, HIV and maternal health: a stepped-wedge... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Community health worker (CHW) programmes are a valuable component of primary care in resource-poor settings. The evidence supporting their effectiveness generally shows improvements in dis
Whole-genome sequence-informed MALDI-TOF MS diagnostics reveal importance of <em>Klebsiella oxytoca</em> group in invasive infections: a retrospective... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Klebsiella spp. are opportunistic pathogens which can cause severe infections, are often multi-drug resistant and are a common cause of hospital-acquired infections. Multiple new Klebsiell
Same-day antiretroviral therapy initiation for people living with HIV who have tuberculosis symptoms: a systematic review (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Tuberculosis symptoms are very common among people living with HIV (PLHIV) initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART), are not specific for tuberculosis disease and may result in delayed ART
Truncated S-MGBs: towards a parasite-specific and low aggregation chemotype (Publications)
This paper describes the design and synthesis of Strathclyde minor groove binders (S-MGBs) that have been truncated by the removal of a pyrrole ring in order to mimic the structure of the natural prod
Association of transportation noise with sleep during the first year of life: a longitudinal study (Publications)
STUDY OBJECTIVES: During infancy, adequate sleep is crucial for physical and neurocognitive development. In adults and children, night-time noise exposure is associated with sleep disturbances. Howeve
Variability in the association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and mortality by exposure assessment method and covariate... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Ambient air pollution exposure has been associated with higher mortality risk in numerous studies. We assessed potential variability in the magnitude of this association for non-accidental