Health impacts of anthropogenic biomass burning in the developed world (Publications)
Climate change policies have stimulated a shift towards renewable energy sources such as biomass. The economic crisis of 2008 has also increased the practice of household biomass burning as it is ofte
Discovery of inhibitors of<em> Trypanosoma brucei</em> by phenotypic screening of a focused protein kinase library (Publications)
A screen of a focused kinase inhibitor library against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense led to the identification of seven series, totaling 121 compounds, which showed > 50 % inhibition at 5 muM. Screen
How do clinicians prefer cultural competence training? Findings from the DSM-5 cultural formulation interview field trial (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: This study's objective is to analyze training methods clinicians reported as most and least helpful during the DSM-5 Cultural Formulation Interview field trial, reasons why, and association
Matching comprehensive health insurance reimbursements to their real costs: the case of antenatal care visits in a region of Peru (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Prepaid contributory systems are increasingly being recognized as key mechanisms in achieving universal health coverage in low and middle-income countries. Peru created the Seguro Integral
Preparation of antimalarial endoperoxides by a formal [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition (Publications)
A formal [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction between a 1,3-dione, an olefin, and molecular oxygen mediated by light is reported, which delivers endoperoxides in good yield through the formation of two
Highly antiplasmodial non-natural oxidative products of dioncophylline A: synthesis, absolute configuration, and conformational stability (Publications)
Four new compounds, the monomeric dioncotetralones A (6 a) and B (6 b) and the dimeric compounds jozimine A3 (7) and jozimine A4 (9), were semi-synthesized from the natural product dioncophylline A (4
Is <em>Caenorhabditis elegans</em> the magic bullet for anthelminthic drug discovery? (Publications)
Recent advances in handling and readout have facilitated high-throughput screens with Caenorhabditis elegans. A new study demonstrates that C. elegans is a useful tool in high-throughput anthelminthic
A novel isothermal microcalorimetry tool to assess drug effects on<em> Ancylostoma ceylanicum</em> and <em>Necator americanus</em> (Publications)
Soil-transmitted helminths, which affect the poorest communities, worldwide cause a range of symptoms and morbidity, yet few treatment options are available and drug resistance is a concern. To improv
A blueprint to address research gaps in the development of biomarkers for pediatric tuberculosis (Publications)
Childhood tuberculosis contributes significantly to the global tuberculosis disease burden but remains challenging to diagnose due to inadequate methods of pathogen detection in paucibacillary pediatr
Benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives have a strong antimalarial activity and inhibit indoleamine dioxygenase (Publications)
The heme-containing enzymes indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1 and -2 (IDO-1, -2) catalyze the conversion of the essential amino acid tryptophan into kynurenine. Metabolites of the kynurenine pathway and I