Research

Elsevier,

eClinicalMedicine, Volume 47, May 2022

An Article on the implementation of a culturally responsive midwifery care model for First Nations women at three major metropolitan health services in Australia, in support of SDG 3 and 10.
Elsevier,

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, Volume 71, May 2022

The objective of the study is to make visible the exposure to environmental contaminants and the health of workers in mercury mines in Mexico.
Elsevier,

The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 6, May 2022

A Comment on planetary health and Indigenous land rights, in the context of SDGs 3, 15, and 17, focusing specifically on safeguarding biological and cultural diversity to halt ecosystem destruction, disease emergence, and climate change.
Graphical abstract showing the effect of estrogen-deficiency on a tooth
Elsevier, Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 435, 1 May 2022
Emerging evidence indicates that postmenopausal women with periodontitis have aggravated inflammation and prolonged course, with the detailed mechanisms largely unknown. This study aimed to determine the pathogenic role of aberrant extracellular vesicles due to imbalanced-polarized macrophages and explore the therapeutic approach for periodontitis in postmenopausal individuals. Periodontitis in ovariectomized (OVX) mouse models were established to simulate the aggravated periodontitis in postmenopausal women.
Elsevier,

eBioMedicine, Volume 79, May 2022

This Article supports SDG 3 by describing a causal association between HBV infection and extrahepatic cancers in individuals of East Asian ancestry, suggesting this may have implications for cancer screening in patients with chronic HBV infection.
Elsevier, eBioMedicine, Volume 79, May 2022
Background: The effect of long-term exposure to air pollution on the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is still controversial, and the role of the interactions of air pollution with genetic risk and lifestyle in COPD risk is unclear. Methods: We included 452762 participants derived from the UK Biobank. Annual concentrations of air pollutions, including particle matter (PM2.5, PM10), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), were assessed using land-use regression model.
Elsevier,

Social Science and Medicine, Volume 301, May 2022

This article ties to SDG 3. It analyzes how social-capital-based interventions can improve the mental health of refugees.
Elsevier,

The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Volume 7, Issue 8, 2022, Pages 724-735

This Article supports SDG 3 by evaluating the prevalence of viral hepatitis among patients cirrhosis. Globally, the prevalence rates were 42% for HBV and 21% for HCV, with variation by region. The data in this study will help with resource allocation for viral hepatitis.
Elsevier,

Kaufman's Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists (Ninth)
Major Problems in Neurology
2023, Pages 295-324

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by discussing the physical deficits, which are accompanied in predictable frequencies by Intellectual Disability and epilepsy, that result from brain injury sustained in utero, during birth, and infancy.
Elsevier,

The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 6, May 2022

An Article in support of SDGs 2 and 15, showing that farm-level diversification might contribute to improved nutrition among children and other target groups in some but not all situations, but livestock production seems to be conducive for improving child and adolescent nutrition on average.

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