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Health literacy in five districts in Sri Lanka: a baseline assessment of health literacy levels among 18-49-year-olds and associated factors

BMC Public Health
Background Despite Sri Lanka’s high general literacy rate, disparities persist in health literacy (HL), which is a critical determinant of healthcare outcomes.
Millawage Supun Dilara Wijesinghe, Nathasha Hithaishi Obeyesekera, Balangoda Muhamdiramlage Indika Gunawardana, Weerasinghe Mudiyanselage Prasad Chathuranga Weerasinghe, Upeksha Gayani Karawita, Nissanka Achchi Kankanamalage Ayoma Iroshanee Nissanka, Vithanage Chandima Nayani Vithana, Singappuli Arachchilage Sanjeewanie Champika Karunaratne, Praveen Nagendran, Gayani Sandeepika Dissanayake, Ranjith Batuwanthudawe, MAAP Alagiyawanna, Palitha Karunapema   +12 more
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Targeting EZH2 reverses thyroid cell dedifferentiation and enhances iodide uptake in anaplastic thyroid cancer

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) lacks iodide uptake ability due to MAPK activation increasing the expression of the histone methyltransferase EZH2, which represses thyroid differentiation genes (TDGs) such as the sodium iodide symporter (NIS). Dual inhibition of MAPK (U0126) and EZH2 (EPZ6438/Tazemetostat) reverses this mechanism, thus restoring TDG ...
Diego Claro de Mello, Marcella Maringolo Cristovão, Guilherme Henrique, Vinicius Gonçalves Rodrigues, Caroline Serrano‐Nascimento, Edna Teruko Kimura, Cesar Seigi Fuziwara   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community-based interventions to improve child nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices: a pilot study in three nutritionally vulnerable Sri Lankan districts

BMC Research Notes
Objective Child malnutrition remains a critical public health challenge in Sri Lanka and is exacerbated by socioeconomic disparities and gaps in community-based educational interventions.
Millawage Supun Dilara Wijesinghe, Nissanka Achchi Kankanamalage Ayoma Iroshanee Nissanka, Gayani Sandeepika Dissanayake, Upeksha Gayani Karawita, Balangoda Muhamdiramlage Indika Gunawardana, Weerasinghe Mudiyanselage Prasad Chathuranga Weerasinghe, Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Madushani Shiyamala Rathnayaka, Kanchana Lanka Kumari Mahagamage, Rajapaksha Pathirage Manjula Sandamali, Rajan Thavaseelan, Ranjith Batuwanthudawe, A. M. A. A. P. Alagiyawanna   +11 more
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Mobile App-Based Health Promotion Programs: A Systematic Review of the Literature

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018
This study investigated the features and usefulness of mobile app-based health promotion programs for the general population. A comprehensive bibliographic search of studies on health promotion programs using mobile apps in peer-reviewed journals ...
Mikyung Lee, Hyeonkyeong Lee, Youlim Kim, Junghee Kim, Mikyeong Cho, J. Jang, Hyo-Jeong Jang   +6 more
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By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo, Catherine S. Palmer, Jacqueline M. Kimmey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The eHealth literacy scale (eHEALS): is it suitable for health education nursing officers in Sri Lanka?

Health Literacy and Communication Open
Effective use of electronic health tools requires a specific set of skills. These skills can be assessed using valid eHealth literacy measurement tools.
Millawage Supun Dilara Wijesinghe, Sherine J. Balasingham, Balangoda Muhamdiramlage Indika Gunawardana, Weerasinghe Mudiyanselage Prasad Chathuranga Weerasinghe, Rajapaksha Mudiyanselage Nayani Umesha Rajapaksha, Praveen Shankar Nagendran, Dhanaja Kaushalya Illangasinghe, Eranda Janaka, Ranjith Batuwanthudawe, Palitha Karunapema   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Climate change and Indigenous Health Promotion

Global Health Promotion, 2019
Climate change poses a serious threat to the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples around the world. Despite living in diverse contexts, Indigenous peoples face a number of common challenges.
Rhys Jones
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Why emerging leaders should focus on being good postdoctoral supervisors

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Swamped with work and suddenly a new student is waiting at your doorstep for supervision? Great—this is your chance! In this article, we share tips on how postdocs can strengthen their leadership skills while supervising students. This image has been created using DALL·E. Many postdocs work as leaders later in their career.
Hannah Rostalski, Clara Oudenaarden, Miao Tian, Diyavarshini Gopaul, Anita Kurilla, Pelin Gülizar Ersan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hematopoietic (stem) cells—The elixir of life?

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The aging of HSCs (hematopoietic stem cells) and the blood system leads to the decline of other organs. Rejuvenating aged HSCs improves the function of the blood system, slowing the aging of the heart, kidney, brain, and liver, and the occurrence of age‐related diseases.
Emilie L. Cerezo, Jonah Anderson, Emilie Dinh Vedrenne, Noël Yeh Martín, Jette Lengefeld   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is health promotion in sports clubs associated with adolescent participants’ fruit and vegetable consumption? [PDF]

, 2023
Laura Heikkilä, Raija Korpelainen, Tuula Aira, Lauri Alanko, Olli J. Heinonen, Sami Kokko, Jari Parkkari, Kai Savonen, Kerttu Toivo, Maarit Valtonen, Tommi Vasankari, Jari Villberg, Marja Vanhala   +12 more
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