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The 7-Year change in the prevalence of insulin resistance, inflammatory biomarkers, and their determinants in an urban South African population.
(2020-05-22)Background Insulin resistance (IR) and subclinical inflammation are involved in pathological pathways leading to the development of biological cardiovascular risk factors and subsequent cardiovascular events. Therefore, ... -
Association between arterial compliance and anthropometry of children from four ethnic groups in South Africa: the Thusa bana study
(2003)Aim: To investigate whether associations and differences exist regarding the arterial compliance, dietary intake and anthropometric parameters of children of four different ethnic groups in South Africa. Study design: In ... -
Boris Ivan Balinsky : 10 September 1905 - 1 September 1997 : history of science
(2005)On 10 September 2005, we celebrate the centenary of the birth of Boris Ivan Balinsky, one of the best-known and most respected embryologists of the twentieth century. Through his remarkable and painstaking research, he ... -
Circadian variation in the effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on body temperature, feeding and activity in rats
(Springer, 2002-02)We have investigated whether there is circadian variation in the effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on body temperature, physical activity and feeding. We used nocturnally active Sprague-Dawley rats, housed at ... -
Differential RD-1-specific IFN-γ host responses to diverse Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in HIV-uninfected persons may be explained by genotypic variation in the ESX-1 region
(Elsevier, 2020-04-21)Objectives: Between-person variability in T-cell-specific interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) responses and discordance between IGRA test formats are poorly understood. Methods: We evaluated the IFN-γ responses ... -
Diverse genomoviruses representing twenty‑nine species identified associated with plants
(Springer, 2020)Genomoviruses (family Genomoviridae) are circular single-stranded DNA viruses that have been mainly identified through metagenomics studies in a wide variety of samples from various environments. Here, we describe 98 genomes ... -
Effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on the febrile response to muramyl dipeptide and lipopolysaccharide in rats
(Springer, 2002)We have administered aminoguanidine, a relatively specific inhibitor of inducible nitric oxide synthase, and N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), an unspecific nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, to rats made febrile ... -
Epidemiology of Astrovirus Infection in Zaria, Nigeria
(Oxford University Press, 2002)Astrovirus has been shown to be an important aetiological agent associated with gastroenteritis in children, although few studies have been conducted in Africa. In this study, stool specimens were obtained from 375 young ... -
A genomics network established to respond rapidly to public health threats in South Africa
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Hoarding in obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders: a preliminary report of 15 cases
(2002)Hoarding, the repetitive collection of excessive quantities of poorly useable items of little or no value with failure to discard these items over time, is characterized in DSM-IV as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive ... -
An implementation study of oral and blood-based HIV self-testing and linkage to care among men in rural and peri-urban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(John Wiley and Sons, 2020-04-22)Introduction: In South Africa, men living with HIV are less likely than women to test and know their status (the first UNAIDS “90-90-90” target), and men have worse outcomes across the HIV care cascade. HIV self-testing ... -
Influence of infant-feeding patterns on early mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Durban, South Africa: a prospective cohort study.
(The Lancet, 1999-08-07)Background: The observation that mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 can occur through breastfeeding has resulted in policies that recommend avoidance of breastfeeding by HIV-1-infected women in the developed world and ... -
Intimate partner violence: associations with low infant birthweight in a South African birth cohort.
(2014)Violence against women is a global public health problem. Exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy has been associated with a number of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes, including delivery of a low ... -
Is diet partly responsible for differences in COVID‑19 death rates between and within countries?
(BMC, 2020-05-27)Reported COVID-19 deaths in Germany are relatively low as compared to many European countries. Among the several explanations proposed, an early and large testing of the population was put forward. Most current debates on ... -
Maternal and fetal blood lead levels
(1999)Background. Elevated blood lead levels during pregnancy can affect neurological development in the fetus 'and the child. The extent of this problem has not been well studied in ~ developing countries. ~ Aim. To assess ... -
An optimal diagnostic strategy for tuberculosis in hospitalized HIV-infected patients using GeneXpert MTB/RIF and alere determine TB LAM Ag
(American society for Microbiology, 2020-09-22)The diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected patients is challenging. Both a urinary lipoarabinomannan (LAM) test (Alere TB LAM) and GeneXpert-MTB/RIF (Xpert) are useful for the diagnosis of TB. However, how to ... -
Potential risk factors for asbestos exposure amongst six-months-old infants living in the township of Soweto, South Africa
(2000)During recent years there has been increased attention paid to public exposure to asbestos in the nonoccupational environment. As part of a longitudinal cohort study of urban child health and development (the Birth to ... -
Prevalence of elevated blood lead in Nigerian children
(2000)To determine the prevalence and risk factors of elevated blood lead levels in young, urban Nigerian children. Design A randomized cluster sample of children aged 6–35 months. Setting Jos, a community in north central ... -
Rosmarinic acid exhibits anticancer effects via MARK4 inhibition
(Nature Publishing Group, 2020-06-25)Microtubule affinity regulating kinase (MARK4) is a potential drug target for different types of cancer as it controls the early step of cell division. In this study, we have screened a series of natural compounds and ...