A cross-sectional study to ascertain malaria prevalence among asymptomatic travellers arriving on the Lihir Group of Islands, Papua New Guinea: implications for elimination efforts
The Lihir Islands of Papua New Guinea host a mining operation that has resulted in a mine-impacted zone (MIZ) with reduced malaria transmission and a substantial influx of mine employees, informal cross-countr... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 29, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Pere Millat-Mart ínez, Bàrbara Baro, Bernadine Kasian, Lina Lorry, Sergi Sanz, Chilaka Wali, Sylvia Raulo, Arthur Elizah, Tamarah Koleala, Maria Kaius-Ome, Stephan Karl, Oriol Mitjà, Moses Laman, William Pomat and Quique Bassat Tags: Research Source Type: research
The State and Direction of Treatment of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction in Papua New Guinea
Heart failure is a leading cause of death and morbidity worldwide.1 It has a protean clinical history punctuated by recurrent hospitalisation after the initial diagnosis that is characterised by progressive deterioration in the cardiac structural and functional status of patients without interventions.2Heart failure mortality remains high, despite the advancement in treat... (Source: Radcliffe Cardiology)
Source: Radcliffe Cardiology - November 28, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: dbarot525787 Source Type: research
How rains, pigs, and waterbirds fueled a shocking disease outbreak in Australia
Construction supervisor Jack McCann started to feel “a bit crook”—that’s “sick,” in Australian slang—on the hot afternoon of 26 February 2022. He and some buddies had just finished laying a fireplace hearth in his backyard in Corowa, Australia, population 5500. His friends suggested a trip to the pub. McCann, then 30, told them he needed to beg off. “Usually, I would have been the first one there,” he says.
Corowa sits beside the Murray River, which in that region forms the border between the states of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria, to the south. It’s a scenic area that draws tourists to fish...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - November 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
News at a glance: SETI ’s big bucks, Australia’s research integrity, and Mars sample return’s slowdown
ASTRONOMY
Extraterrestrial intelligence hunt gets big financial boost
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI, received a huge gain last week: a gift of $200 million from the estate of Franklin Antonio, co-founder of Qualcomm, which makes semiconductors and software supporting wireless technology. Antonio, who died last year, was a longtime supporter of the field. He served as the primary benefactor of SETI research on the Allen Telescope Array, a set of radio dishes that listen for alien activity, and also backed PANOSETI, an all-sky search at optical wavelengths. His bequest to the SE...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - November 16, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Cytochrome P450 2D6 profiles and anti-relapse efficacy of tafenoquine against < em > Plasmodium vivax < /em > in Australian Defence Force personnel
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2023 Nov 16:e0101423. doi: 10.1128/aac.01014-23. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPlasmodium vivax infections and relapses remain a major health problem for malaria-endemic countries, deployed military personnel, and travelers. Presumptive anti-relapse therapy and radical cure using the 8-aminoquinoline drugs primaquine and tafenoquine are necessary to prevent relapses. Although it has been demonstrated that the efficacy of primaquine is associated with Cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) activity, there is insufficient data on the role of CYP2D6 in the anti-relapse efficacy of tafenoquine. We investigat...
Source: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy - November 16, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Simone Dowd Nanhua Chen Michelle L Gatton Michael D Edstein Qin Cheng Source Type: research
Why a climate researcher pushed the limits of low-carbon travel — and his employer’s patience
Nature, Published online: 08 November 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03496-3A refusal to fly to Papua New Guinea for fieldwork took Gianluca Grimalda the long way across 22,000 kilometres and 12 countries. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - November 8, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Christine Ro Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 28, Pages 7422: Differentiating Dyes: A Spectroscopic Investigation into the Composition of Scarlet Bloodroot (Haemodorum coccineum R.Br.) Rhizome
We report the characterisation of 20 compounds extracted from the rhizome of H. coccineum: four sugars and 16 compounds belonging to the PhP family. The compounds include five aglycones and seven glycosylated compounds, of which four contain malonate esters in their structures. Characterisation of these compounds was achieved through 1D and 2D NMR, MS analysis and comparison to the known phytochemistry of other species from the Haemodorum genus. Preliminary anti-microbial activity of the crude extract shows significant inhibition of the growth of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, but no activity against Candid...
Source: Molecules - November 3, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Matheus Carpinelli de Jesus Taylah Church Johanna A. Wapling Raelene Collins Gregory J. Leach David Leach James J. De Voss Joanne T. Blanchfield Tags: Article Source Type: research
Health literacy and health behaviors of Guinean university students residing in Brazil
CONCLUSION: Adequate health literacy of Guinean university students was associated with mostly healthy behaviors, except for screen time and consumption of fatty meat.PMID:37909515 | DOI:10.1590/1983-1447.2023.20220295.en (Source: Revista gaucha de enfermagem EENFUFRGS)
Source: Revista gaucha de enfermagem EENFUFRGS - November 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Andressa Suelly Saturnino de Oliveira Florinda Francisco Adulai Seidi Katarina Milly Pinheiro de Sousa Gilvan Ferreira Felipe Elizi ê Pereira Pinheiro Nila Larisse Silva de Albuquerque Source Type: research
