Academic Articles & Research Papers

The hidden toll: Atrophy of key central nervous system relays in African American women with multiple sclerosis.

Nathoo N, Neyal N, Son J, Schwarz CG et al. • Journal of neuroimmunology (2025)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2025.578776 PMC: PMC12705190

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Disaster risk reduction strategies for cold lahar-induced flash floods at Mount Marapi, Indonesia.

Danhas M, Syah N, Ernawati E, Barlian E et al. • Jamba (Potchefstroom, South Africa) (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.4102/jamba.v18i1.2099 PMC: PMC13636420

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Assessing disaster-smart school governance to advance an integrated evaluation framework.

Putera RE, Fathani AT, Alhadi Z, Pancasilawan R • Jamba (Potchefstroom, South Africa) (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.4102/jamba.v18i1.2101 PMC: PMC13636404

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Non-evacuation to cyclone shelters and the imperative of implementing disaster-resilient community-based housing and shelter plans.

Alam E • Jamba (Potchefstroom, South Africa) (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.4102/jamba.v18i1.2081 PMC: PMC13636435

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Impact of Households' Income Sources on Child's Multidimensional Poverty in South Africa.

Molelekoa TC • Journal of epidemiology and global health (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1007/s44197-026-00607-x PMC: PMC13638849

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Dementia care gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review of technology, environmental, community perspectives, and financial constraints.

Borty SC, Block Ngaybe MG, Apeagyei AE, Bhagianadh D et al. • PLOS global public health (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0007265 PMC: PMC13641696

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Design, implementation, and evaluation of a peer-led virtual research training program for early-career health researchers in Central Africa.

Ebasone PV, Mabou GT, Barche B, Ngwa C et al. • Research square (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10235482/v1 PMC: PMC13640917

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Lack of association between APOE genotypes and COVID-19 in a black South African cohort.

Chebii VJ, Madala S, Taporoski TP, Berkman LF et al. • Scientific reports (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-51844-w PMC: PMC13642033

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roadDB: An R package for exploring early human prehistory and environments with the ROCEEH Out of Africa Database.

Sommer C, Pedersen JB, Kanaeva Z, Streicher TP et al. • PloS one (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0359952 PMC: PMC13645032

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Pathways from neighborhood adversity to life satisfaction among older African American adults.

Knauft K, Davis KM, Cutchin MP, Bruinsma J et al. • The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2025)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbaf188 PMC: PMC12856355

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Prospective multicenter study evaluating safety, tolerability and metabolism of niraparib as maintenance for ovarian cancer in women of African ancestry.

Schlumbrecht M, Audu B, Hamidu A, Mustapha A et al. • Frontiers in oncology (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2026.1976278 PMC: PMC13647164

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Considerations for Postrelease Environmental Safety Monitoring of Gene Drive-Modified Mosquitoes as a Tool for Malaria Control in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Abram PK, Bouyer J, Dass B, Ogoyi D et al. • The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.26-0049 PMC: PMC13444447

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Mapping long-read sequences to a complete reference genome reveals uncaptured variants across the β-Globin cluster in Africans with sickle cell disease.

Lurie P, Mahmoud M, Haldipur A, Han Y et al. • HGG advances (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2026.100669 PMC: PMC13651657

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Plant size differences between quartz islands and their surroundings in a South African desert ecosystem.

Irl SDH, Eibes PM, Bürger AM, Meyer K et al. • AoB PLANTS (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plag047 PMC: PMC13650701

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Novel environmental risk index reveals uneven impact of climate change on fascioliasis risk across Africa and Europe.

van der Deure T, Mukaratirwa S, Chimbari M, Dube A et al. • PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013821 PMC: PMC13657299

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Epidemiological update on spatial and space-time clusters of African swine fever in the Philippines.

Hsu JC, Schambow RA, Humphreys JM, Montenegro M et al. • Frontiers in veterinary science (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2026.1888714 PMC: PMC13659439

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MGUS in Black individuals in Soweto, South Africa screened by mass spectrometry: results of the PROMISE South Africa study.

Lee DJ, Chen WC, Bertamini L, El-Khoury H et al. • EClinicalMedicine (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.104208 PMC: PMC13659611

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Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial among young people and their peers to reduce substance use and inequitable gender beliefs in Southern Africa.

Carney T, Menon JA, Chiyokoma B, Madzeke K et al. • Addiction science & clinical practice (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1186/s13722-026-00718-7 PMC: PMC13663153

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Microbiome-Guided Maternal and Child Nutrition: A Structured Narrative Review of Indigenous African Foods, Fermented Foods, and Emerging Evidence.

Mafe AN, Büsselberg D • International journal of molecular sciences (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.3390/ijms27198503 PMC: PMC13665178

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A multiregional serosurvey of RNA virus-reactive antibodies in bats and rodents reveals the enzootic presence of flavi- and paramyxoviruses in African Pteropodidae.

Emanuel J, Papies J, Meiners L, Veith T et al. • PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013689 PMC: PMC13674865

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