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Pharmacogenomic profiling of variants affecting efficacy and toxicity of anti-infective medicines in a south Asian population from Sri Lanka. [PDF]

BMC Infect Dis
Ranasinghe P, Jeyapragasam H, Sirisena N, Bhagya Hendalage DP, Dissanayake VHW.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The effect of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative compliance on the association between mode of birth and breastfeeding initiation in Sri Lanka. [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
Lokeesan L, Martin E, Byrne R, Miller YD.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Living Beyond the Edge: Impacts of Climate Change on Rock Lizards at the Niche Margin

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Climate change threatens ectotherms by disrupting their thermoregulation, pushing populations at the warm edge of their thermal niche towards potential extinction. ABSTRACT Ectotherms are particularly threatened by climate change because they are strictly reliant on environmental conditions for homeostasis.
Pierluigi Bombi, Fabrizio Calò, Daniele Salvi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis in acute myeloid leukemia patients: a case series from Sri Lanka. [PDF]

BMC Infect Dis
Siriwardena P, Wariyapperuma U, Nanayakkara P, Jayawardena N, Mendis D, Bahar M, Somawardana B.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Need for Understanding Beliefs and Barriers Around Physical Activity Postpartum Among South Asian Immigrant Women to Improve Health Equity: A Commentary

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
I. A. Lesser, B. Mahmood, S. A. Lear, C. Bean   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opportunities and Challenges of Population Pharmacogenomics

Annals of Human Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pharmacological responses can vary significantly among patients from different ethnogeographic backgrounds. This variability can, at least in part, be attributed to population‐specific genetic patterns in genes involved in drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion, as well as in genes associated with drug‐induced toxicity ...
Yitian Zhou, Yoomi Park, Mahamadou D. Camara, Volker M. Lauschke   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

SARC-F: an effective screening tool for detecting sarcopenia and predicting health-related quality of life in older women in Sri Lanka. [PDF]

BMC Geriatr
Rathnayake N, Abeygunasekara T, Liyanage G, Subasinghe S, De Zoysa W, Palangasinghe D, Lekamwasam S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Childhood mortality due to pneumonia; evidence from a tertiary paediatric referral center in Sri Lanka. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Kudagammana ST, Premathilaka S, Vidanapathirana G, Kudagammana W.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Insights into the morbidity profiles of epidemiologically excluded COVID-19 patients in primary care settings during the third wave of the pandemic in the Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. [PDF]

BMC Prim Care
Abeyrathna P, Agampodi SB, Samaranayake S, Pushpakumara PHGJ.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Comparison of respiratory symptoms and pulmonary functions of adult male cigarette smokers and non-smokers in Sri Lanka; A comparative analytical study. [PDF]

PLoS One
Herath P, Wimalasekera SW, Amarasekara TD, Fernando MS, Turale S.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source