Public Health and Epidemiology
Achieving MDG 4 in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Has Contributed to the Accelerated Child Mortality Decline in Ghana?
Authors: Haruyo Nakamura, Nayu Ikeda, Andrew Stickley, Rintaro Mori, Kenji Shibuya DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017774 Abstract Summary Ghana's under-five mortality has steadily...
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When Tuberculosis Comes Back: Who Develops Recurrent Tuberculosis in California?
Authors: Lisa Pascopella, Kathryn DeRiemer, James P. Watt, Jennifer M. Flood DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026541 Abstract Summary Study of 23,517 TB patients...
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First Colombian Multicentric Newborn Screening for Congenital Toxoplasmosis
Authors: Jorge Enrique Gómez-Marin, Alejandra de-la-Torre, Edith Angel-Muller, Jorge Rubio, Jaime Arenas, Elkin Osorio, Lilian Nuñez, Lyda Pinzon, Luis Carlos...
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Age-Dependent Sex Bias in Clinical Malarial Disease in Hypoendemic Regions
Authors: Sulabha Pathak, Mayuri Rege, Nithya J. Gogtay, Umesh Aigal, Surya Kant Sharma, Neena Valecha, Gyan Bhanot, Nilima A. Kshirsagar,...
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The Flavoring Agent Dihydrocoumarin Reverses Epigenetic Silencing and Inhibits Sirtuin Deacetylases
Authors: Andrew J Olaharski, Jasper Rine, Brett L Marshall, Joshua Babiarz, Luoping Zhang, Eric Verdin, Martyn T Smith DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0010077...
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Towards a New Definition of Return-to-Work Outcomes in Common Mental Disorders from a Multi-Stakeholder Perspective
Authors: Hiske L. Hees, Karen Nieuwenhuijsen, Maarten W. J. Koeter, Ute Bültmann, Aart H. Schene DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039947 Abstract Summary Study...
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Apoptosis at Inflection Point in Liquid Culture of Budding Yeasts
Authors: Toshiyuki Hagiwara, Takashi Ushimaru, Kei-ichi Tainaka, Hironori Kurachi, Jin Yoshimura DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019224 Abstract SummaryResearchers discovered that aging yeast cells...
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Relationships between Clinicopathological Features and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Japanese Patients with Genetic Prion Diseases
Authors: Maya Higuma, Nobuo Sanjo, Katsuya Satoh, Yusei Shiga, Kenji Sakai, Ichiro Nozaki, Tsuyoshi Hamaguchi, Yosikazu Nakamura, Tetsuyuki Kitamoto, Susumu...
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A Cost-Consequences Analysis of a Primary Care Librarian Question and Answering Service
Authors: Jessie McGowan, William Hogg, Jianwei Zhong, Xue Zhao DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033837 Abstract SummaryJust-in-time librarian consultation service for primary care providers...
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Height of Nations: A Socioeconomic Analysis of Cohort Differences and Patterns among Women in 54 Low- to Middle-Income Countries
Authors: S. V. Subramanian, Emre Özaltin, Jocelyn E. Finlay DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018962 Abstract SummaryStudy of 364,538 women across 54 low-to-middle-income countries...
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