Abstract Background Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are an important family of receptors that
constitute the first line of defense system against microbes. They can recognize both …

As the world counts down to the 2025 World Health Assembly nutrition targets and the 2030
Sustainable Development Goals, millions of women, children, and adolescents worldwide …

As humans age, the risk and severity of infections vary in line with immune competence
according to how the immune system develops, matures, and declines. Several factors …

Viral infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and the importance
of public health practices including handwashing and vaccinations in reducing their spread …

Abstract The Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND) project is designed to provide
evidence-informed advice to anyone with an interest in the role of nutrition in health. The …

The determination of iron status is challenging when concomitant infection and inflammation
are present because of confounding effects of the acute-phase response on the …

The debate around the COVID‐19 response in Africa has mostly focused on effects and
implications of public health measures, in light of the socio‐economic peculiarities of the …

Background: Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) is a common serious complication in
chronic pancreatitis (CP); however, little is known about its effect on mortality in these …

Acute malnutrition, or wasting, is implicated in over half of all deaths in children under five
and increases risk of infectious disease. Studies in humans and preclinical models have …

Background: Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) is characterized by inadequate
production, insufficient secretion, and/or inactivation of pancreatic enzymes, resulting in …