Publications by authors named "W D Humphrey"

Background: Mass drug administration (MDA) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are potent malaria burden reduction tools. The impact of combining MDA and IRS is not well documented. We evaluated the impact of MDA + IRS compared to IRS alone at a high transmission site in Eastern Uganda.

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Canine atopic dermatitis (AD) is associated with increased levels of allergen-specific IgE due to hyper-sensitization to environmental allergens. Intradermal testing (IDT) and allergen-specific IgE serology testing are often used to determine the allergens which elicit an IgE response in animals with a diagnosis of AD. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of oclacitinib on IDT and allergen-specific IgE serology testing using a laboratory model of house-dust mite sensitized Beagle dogs.

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Background: Medical blogs have become valuable information sources for patients and caregivers. Most research has focused on patients' creation of blogs as therapy. But we know less about how these blogs affect their readers and what format of information influences readers to take preventative health actions.

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Article Synopsis
  • - Drosophila sechellia, a fruit fly native to the Seychelles, has adapted to eat the toxic fruit of Morinda citrifolia by developing resistance to its harmful compounds, octanoic and hexanoic acids.
  • - Research is focused on how D. sechellia has evolved resistance specifically to hexanoic acid, as previous studies have primarily tackled octanoic acid resistance.
  • - By exposing D. sechellia and related species to hexanoic acid and analyzing their gene expression, the study found that while generalist flies activated many detoxification genes, D. sechellia downregulated immune-related genes, revealing unique adaptations to its specialized diet.
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