Of the 1.1 billion people in the world who do not have a formal identity, 40% are children under the age of 18 and 78% are located in underdeveloped areas ...
The global prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing rapidly . T2D in ethnic minority groups in Europe is of particular interest as they have experienced rapidly changing environments ...
With the rapid global expansion of effective strategies to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), an increasing proportion of HIV-exposed children (born to HIV-infected mothers) are uninfected. Worldwide, more than ...
This blog post was written by Nathaly Aya Pastrana, Maria Kathia Cárdenas, María Amalia Pesantes, L. Suzanne Suggs, Silvana Pérez León, for the COHESION Project The global burden of both ...
This blog post was written by Michèle Ramsay, Clement Adebomowo and Nicola Mulder The Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Consortium developed as a partnership among the African Society of ...
The Middle East, North Africa and Europe currently host millions of Syrian refugees who have fled violence and destruction. Many have lost their loved ones, homes and belongings and their ...
This blog post was written by Dr. Kelly Thompson (kelly.thompson@womeningh.org), Dr. Roopa Dhatt (roopa.dhatt@womeningh.org) and Mehr Manzoor (research@womeningh.org). Despite women making up the vast majority of those working in the ...
Cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) are a growing public health concern in Africa. Diabetes prevalence has more than doubled since 1980 on the continent and is projected to double again by 2025. ...
This blog post was written by Christentze Schmiegelow1, Daniel Minja2, John Lusingu2, Ib Bygbjerg3 Approximately three quarters of individuals with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) live in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) (1). ...
Nutrigenomics is a branch of nutritional science that explores the effects of nutrients on gene function, as well as the effects of genetic variation on nutrient response. The latter, sometimes ...