Sentences with phrase «tropical medicine research»

But we need to be vigilant as cure rates have fallen in areas where artemisinin resistance is established,» said Dr Elizabeth Ashley, lead scientist of the TRAC study and Clinical Researcher at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), University of Oxford.

TRAC is a large - scale collaboration coordinated by the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) in Bangkok, and comprises research groups and National Malaria Control Programmes in each of the study - site countries, along with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) and the Global Malaria Programme of the World Health Organization (WHO GMP).

TRAC is a large multi-centre collaboration coordinated by Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) in Bangkok, and comprises a range of research institutions as well as National Malaria Control Programmes and the World Health Organization (WHO).

While malaria deaths have been halved, this progress is at risk if artemisinin ceases to be effective,» says Nick Day, Director of the Mahidol - Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) in Bangkok, Thailand.

We're heading to the remote village of Veal Roulem, which means «rainy field» in Khmer, one of several sites where a team from the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit in Bangkok is wrapping up a pilot study of a radical approach to eliminating malaria.

There she met malariologist Nick White of the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit in Bangkok.

«We now see this very successful resistant parasite lineage emerging, outcompeting its peers, and spreading over a wide area,» said Arjen Dondorp, of the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit in Thailand, who co-led the work.

Not exact matches

The research undertaken by the London School of hygiene and Tropical Medicine, also raises the concern that new mothers may be missing out on vital support with breastfeeding and post-natal depression.

Although the new research looks «promising,» the newly identified compounds have not been tested outside of the lab, says James Logan, scientific director of the Arthropod Control Product Test Center at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who did not contribute to the study.

The research was led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in partnership with Imperial College London and King's College London.

According to lead author Dr Maria Rosario Capeding from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine in the Philippines, «Our results suggest that vaccination with CYD - TDV can reduce the incidence of symptomatic dengue infection by more than half and importantly reduced severe disease and hospitalisations.

Maria Elena Bottazzi leads the research, education and administration efforts of the school, is a Professor of Pediatric Tropical Medicine and the Deputy Director for the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development.

Dr Sian Clarke from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, also a principal investigator in the research, said: «This study shows that rapid diagnostic tests can improve the use of artemisinin - based combination therapies — the most effective treatment for malaria — in drug shops, but it's not without its challenges.

He is also collaborating with researchers at the Kenya Medical Research Institute and at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and beginning work with the Clinton Health Access Initiative.

Carukia barnesi's potentially fatal venom was extracted from each specimen for toxicology research by Associate Professor Seymour and others at JCU's Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine.

The research team also included scientists from the Yale School of Public Health, the Public Health Foundation of India, the Harvard School of Public Health, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

«This research team's dedication and previous research on dengue and other arboviruses enabled them to quickly develop this model for Zika virus, an important first step to enable testing of candidate vaccine and therapeutics,» said Stephen Higgs, PhD, the president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

The research was led by UEA (UK) in collaboration with the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kenya), the University of Oxford (UK) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Mediciresearch was led by UEA (UK) in collaboration with the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kenya), the University of Oxford (UK) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical MediciResearch Institute (Kenya), the University of Oxford (UK) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (UK).

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Center for Tropical Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Our results show that if these trends continue, we can also expect to see substantially more cancers as a result» *, said study leader Dr Krishnan Bhaskaran, National Institute for Health Research Postdoctoral Fellow, from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

«It's often assumed that extreme weather causes the majority of deaths, with most previous research focusing on the effects of extreme heat waves,» says lead author Dr Antonio Gasparrini from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the UK.

In this study, the research team, which included scientists from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Oxford University (UK) and the University of Toronto (Canada), established the ecological niche for Zika virus in the Americas (where Zika virus transmission has been reported or where conditions are suitable).

For the trial, Professor Peter Kremsner and Dr. Benjamin Mordmüller of the Institute of Tropical Medicine and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) used malaria parasites provided by Sanaria.

The research was carried out by UCL (University College London), the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and NatCen Social Rresearch was carried out by UCL (University College London), the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and NatCen Social ResearchResearch.

«These findings raise important questions relating to the processes that other venomous animals may have used to generate their venom toxins,» wroteNicholas Casewell, senior lecturer and Wellcome Trust research fellow with the Alistair Reid Venom Research Unit at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, in a summary dispatch published alongside the Current Biologresearch fellow with the Alistair Reid Venom Research Unit at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, in a summary dispatch published alongside the Current BiologResearch Unit at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, in a summary dispatch published alongside the Current Biology paper.

The team is led by Wageningen and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, with support from key stakeholders including Rothamsted Research, for its expertise in data analysis and the chemical ecology of insects.

Cut back on the beef, dairy, sweets and savory snacks, but feel free to munch away on more fruits, vegetables and cereals, if you'd like a more climate - friendly and healthy diet, according to recent research conducted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

While deaths from infectious diseases are declining as a result of research and medical intervention, preterm birth has remained a difficult problem, says Joy Lawn at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

«The results of this study found no significant difference in the incidence and severity of AMS between prophylactic dosing of acetaminophen and ibuprofen,» noted the study's lead investigator Buddha Basnyat, MD, from the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Kathmandu, Nepal, and the Himalayan Rescue Association and the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, UK, and his co-investigators.

In what is believed to be the first study of the prevalence of Ebola infection in international responders the research team, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and funded by the Wellcome Trust, enrolled 300 UK and Ireland healthcare and other frontline workers ¹ for the study and sent them oral fluid collection devices.

Jessica Datta, a lecturer in the Department of Social and Environmental Health Research at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (London, UK), who led the research, said: «We were surprised that almost half of the people in our study who had experienced infertility had not sought helpResearch at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (London, UK), who led the research, said: «We were surprised that almost half of the people in our study who had experienced infertility had not sought helpresearch, said: «We were surprised that almost half of the people in our study who had experienced infertility had not sought help.»

The remaining two people, who had no known exposure or symptoms, had positive results, but follow - up testing using different methods was negative, making Ebola virus infection very unlikely.The research team, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and funded by the Wellcome Trust, enrolled 300 UK and Ireland healthcare and other frontline workers ¹ for the study and sent them oral fluid collection devices.

Lead author Dr Nadja van Ginneken, who completed the research at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine's Centre for Global Mental Health with funding from the Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD programme, said: «Many low - and middle - income countries have started to train primary care staff, and in particular lay and other community - based health workers, to deliver mental health care.

In a collaborative research effort between Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Qi and colleagues analyzed the impact of tooth loss in large studies of adults, aged 45 to 69 years, in which participants had reported on the numbers of natural teeth they had, then in a follow - up questionnaire, reported recent tooth loss.

Mosquitoes are capable of carrying Zika and chikungunya viruses simultaneously and can secrete enough in their saliva to potentially infect humans with both viruses in a single bite, according to new research presented today at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).

The research was done in collaboration with the Proteomics Science Technology Platform at the Crick as well as scientists at Birkbeck College, King's College London and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Knols has won both the Ig Nobel Prize, a spoof award for unusual or trivial research results, and the prestigious Dutch Eijkman Medal for tropical medicine.

«This research illustrates the ever - changing world we live in and why we must sustain our nation's investment in research into these types of diseases that the majority of Americans will never hear of,» said David H. Walker, MD, president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, whose research has included a focus on tick - borne diseases.

Dr James Logan: «Dr Logan is a Senior Lecturer in Medical Entomology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine with grant funding to research personal protection against disease transmission.

Prof. Jimmy Whitworth: Jimmy Whitworth directs the ERAES programme (Enhancing Research Activity in Epidemic Situations) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine which is supported by the Wellcome Trust to provide funding for urgent research during ouResearch Activity in Epidemic Situations) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine which is supported by the Wellcome Trust to provide funding for urgent research during ouresearch during outbreaks.

As dengue fever continues to spread from Key West north into the Florida mainland, it remains a mystery as to why this dangerous mosquito - borne illness is not yet common around Tucson, Arizona — even though outbreaks routinely occur in nearby Mexico and mosquitoes that can carry dengue are now common in the state, according to a new research presented today at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).

Researchers from the University of York, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, South African Medical Research Council and Stellenbosch University carried out a Cochrane review to assess the impact and effectiveness of school - based interventions.

Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom.

KEMRI - Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom.

The «hook» of the J — in this case, the people with the lowest sodium intake — should be interpreted very carefully, says Paul Whelton, MD, a research professor at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, in New Orleans, who wrote an editorial accompanying the study.

«What happens to 19 people on a metabolic ward may not apply to the general population out in the real world who are trying to lose weight,» says Lydia Bazzano, MD, PhD, professor in nutrition research at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

Mason, who spent a year in the area studying tropical medicine, has supplemented his real - life experience with considerable research, and the book combines historical faithfulness with plot drama that will have readers racing through the last 30 pages.

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