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  • Gastroprotective activity of Trichosanthes cucumerina aerial parts 
    Arawwawala, L.D.A.M.; Thabrew, M.I.; Arambewela, L.S.R. (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2007)
    Trichosanthes cucumerina Linn. (Family: Cucurbitaceae), locally known as Dummella is commonly found in Asian countries including Sri Lanka. The aerial parts of T. cucumerina are widely used in combination with other plants ...
  • The gastroprotective effect of ethyl acetate fraction of hot water extract of Trichosanthes cucumerina Linn and its underlying mechanisms 
    Karunakaran, R.; Ira Thabrew, M.; Thammitiyagodage, G.M.; Galhena, P.B.; Menuka Arawwawala, L.D.A. (BioMed Central, 2017)
    BACKGROUND: Antacids, anticholinergic drugs, histamine H2- receptor antagonists and irreversible proton pump inhibitors have been used for the treatment of gastric ulcers. However, prolonged use of these drugs may lead to ...
  • Gatekeeper training for vendors to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural South Asia: a study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial 
    Weerasinghe, M.; Pearson, M.; Turner, N.; Metcalfe, C.; Gunnell, D.J.; Agampodi, S.; Hawton, K.; Agampodi, T.; Miller, M.; Jayamanne, S.; Parker, S.; Sumith, J.A.; Karunarathne, A.; Dissanayaka, K.; Rajapaksha, S.; Rodrigo, D.; Abeysinghe, D.; Piyasena, C.; Kanapathy, R.; Thedchanamoorthy, S.; Madsen, L.B.; Konradsen, F.; Eddleston, M. (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2022)
    Introduction: Pesticide self-poisoning kills an estimated 110 000-168 000 people worldwide annually. Data from South Asia indicate that in 15%-20% of attempted suicides and 30%-50% of completed suicides involving pesticides ...
  • GDF15 linked to maternal risk of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy 
    Fejzo, M.; Rocha, N.; Cimino, I.; Lockhart, S.M.; Petry, C.J.; Kay, R.G.; Burling, K.; Barker, P.; George, A.L.; Yasara, N.; Premawardhena, A.; Gong, S.; Cook, E.; Rimmington, D.; Rainbow, K.; Withers, D.J.; Cortessis, V.; Mullin, P.M.; MacGibbon, K.W.; Jin, E.; Kam, A.; Campbell, A.; Polasek, O.; Tzoneva, G.; Gribble, F.M.; Yeo, G.S.H.; Lam, B.Y.H.; Saudek, V.; Hughes, I.A.; Ong, K.K.; Perry, J.R.B.; Sutton, C.A.; Baumgarten, M.; Welsh, P.; Sattar, N.; Smith, G.C.S.; Charnock- Jones, D.S.; Coll, A.P.; Meek, C.L.; Mettananda, S.; Hayward, C.; Mancuso, N.; O'Rahilly, S. (Nature Pub. Group, 2024)
    GDF15, a hormone acting on the brainstem, has been implicated in the nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) including its most severe form, Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), but a full mechanistic understanding is lacking [1-4]. ...
  • GDF15 molecule is responsible for low body mass index in children with thalassaemia 
    Mettananda, S. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2024)
    No abstract available
  • Gender based differences in acute coronary syndrome 
    Danansuriya, D.S.T.; Alexander, M.A.F.; Harshanie, R.L.P.; Gammulla, S.P.K.H.M.A.T.; Pemarwansa, G.; Thirumavalan, K.; Samarakoon, S.M.S.B.; de Silva, A.P.; de Silva, S.T.; Ranawaka, U.K. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2011)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: To describe gender based differences in demographics, risk factors, management and early outcome in Sri Lankan patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Methods: All adults admitted with ...
  • Gender disparity as a threat to the mental well-being of young Sri Lankan women. 
    Chandradasa, M.; Rathnayake, L.C. (Cambridge University Press, 2019)
    ABSTRACT:Sri Lanka ranks highest in the region for human development. Despite producing the first female head of state in the world, the country has failed to achieve substantial gains in the gender inequality indices in ...
  • Gender distribution of editors in psychiatry journals of South Asia 
    Arafat, S.M.Y.; Amin, R.; Baminiwatta, A.; Hussain, F.; Singh, R.; Kar, S.K.; Mubashir, A.S. (lsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press, 2022)
    No abstract available
  • Gender dysphoria and morbid sexual jealousy in an adolescent. 
    Rathnayake, L.C.; Kuruppuarachchi, C.; Abeyrathne, M.; de Silva Rajaratne, P.K.D.H.J.L.; Chandradasa, M.; Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A. (Kandy Society of Medicine, 2022)
    Gender dysphoria is the psychological distress that occurs when an individual’s biologically determined sex and gender identity do not align. Jealousy is likely to occur in any form of intimate partnership, irrespective ...
  • Gender issues among medical students in sri lanka: a preliminary Study 
    de Silva, N.R.; Thabrew, I.; Saparamadu, P.A.M.; Jayawardena, D.K.R.C. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2000)
    OBJECTIVE: Find out if gender issues affect the progress of medical students ill Sri Lanka, METHOD: Students of the Medical Faculty, Kelahrya University, were given a questionnaire that explored gender issues in relation ...
  • Gender parity among psychiatrists: The trends and current status in Sri Lanka 
    Baminiwatta, A.; Alahakoon, H.; Kasturi Mudali, A. (Elsevier, 2021)
    No abstract available
  • Gene flow patterns among Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) populations in Sri Lanka 
    Fernando, H.S.D.; Hapugoda, M.; Perera, R.; Black Iv, W.C.; de Silva, B.G.D.N.K. (MDPI AG, 2020)
    ABSTRACT:In Sri Lanka, dengue is the most serious arboviral disease. Recent increases in dengue cases suggest a higher infection rate and spread of the disease to new areas. The present study explores gene flow patterns ...
  • Gene-educational attainment interactions in a multi-ancestry genome-wide meta-analysis identify novel blood pressure loci 
    de Las Fuentes, L.; Sung, Y. J.; Noordam, R.; Winkler, T.; Feitosa, M.F.; Schwander, K.; Bentley, A.R.; Brown, M.R.; Guo, X.; Manning, A.; Chasman, D.I.; Aschard, H.; Bartz, T. M.; Bielak, L.F.; Campbell, A.; Cheng, C.Y.; Dorajoo, R.; Hartwig, F. P.; Horimoto, A.R.V.R.; Li, C.; Li-Gao, R.; Liu, Y.; Marten, J.; Musani, S.K.; Ntalla, I.; Rankinen, T.; Richard, M.; Sim, X.; Smith, A.V.; Tajuddin, S.M.; Tayo, B.O.; Vojinovic, D.; Warren, H.R.; Xuan, D.; Alver, M.; Boissel, M.; Chai, J.F.; Chen, X.; Christensen, K.; Divers, J.; Evangelou, E.; Gao, C.; Girotto, G.; Harris, S.E.; He, M.; Hsu, F.C.; Kühnel, B.; Laguzzi, F.; Li, X.; Lyytikäinen, L. P.; Nolte, I. M.; Poveda, A.; Rauramaa, R.; Riaz, M.; Rueedi, R.; Shu, X.O.; Snieder, H.; Sofer, T.; Takeuchi, F.; Verweij, N.; Ware, E.B.; Weiss, S.; Yanek, L.R.; Amin, N.; Arking, D.E.; Arnett, D.K.; Bergmann, S.; Boerwinkle, E.; Brody, J.A.; Broeckel, U.; Brumat, M.; Burke, G.; Cabrera, C.P.; Canouil, M.; Chee, M.L.; Chen, Y. I.; Cocca, M.; Connell, J.; de Silva, H.J.; de Vries, P. S.; Eiriksdottir, G.; Faul, J.D.; Fisher, V.; Forrester, T.; Fox, E.F.; Friedlander, Y.; Gao, H.; Gigante, B.; Giulianini, F.; Gu, C.C.; Gu, D.; Harris, T. B.; He, J.; Heikkinen, S.; Heng, C. K.; Hunt, S.; Ikram, M. A.; Irvin, M.R.; Kähönen, M.; Kavousi, M.; Khor, C.C.; Kilpeläinen, T.O.; Koh, W.P.; Komulainen, P.; Kraja, A.T.; Krieger, J.E.; Langefeld, C. D.; Li, Y.; Liang, J.; Liewald, D.C.M.; Liu, C.T.; Liu, J.; Lohman, K.K.; Mägi, R.; McKenzie, C.A.; Meitinger, T.; Metspalu, A.; Milaneschi, Y.; Milani, L.; Mook-Kanamori, D.O.; Nalls, M.A.; Nelson, C.P.; Norris, J. M.; O'Connell, J.; Ogunniyi, A.; Padmanabhan, S.; Palmer, N.D.; Pedersen, N. L.; Perls, T.; Peters, A.; Petersmann, A.; Peyser, P. A.; Polasek, O.; Porteous, D. J.; Raffel, L. J.; Rice, T. K.; Rotter, J.I.; Rudan, I.; Rueda-Ochoa, O.L.; Sabanayagam, C.; Salako, B. L.; Schreiner, P.J.; Shikany, J.M.; Sidney, S.S.; Sims, M.; Sitlani, C.M.; Smith, J. A.; Starr, J. M.; Strauch, K.; Swertz, M. A.; Teumer, A.; Tham, Y. C.; Uitterlinden, A.G.; Vaidya, D.; van der Ende, M.Y.; Waldenberger, M.; Wang, L.; Wang, Y. X.; Wei, W.B.; Weir, D.R.; Wen, W.; Yao, J.; Yu, B.; Yu, C.; Yuan, J. M.; Zhao, W.; Zonderman, A.B.; Becker, D.M.; Bowden, D.W.; Deary, I. J.; Dörr, M.; Esko, T.; Freedman, B. I.; Froguel, P.; Gasparini, P.; Gieger, C.; Jonas, J.B.; Kammerer, C.M.; Kato, N.; Lakka, T. A.; Leander, K.; Lehtimäki, T.; Lifelines Cohort Study; Magnusson, P. K. E.; Marques-Vidal, P.; Penninx, B. W. J. H.; Samani, N. J.; van der Harst, P.; Wagenknecht, L. E.; Wu, T.; Zheng, W.; Zhu, X.; Bouchard, C.; Cooper, R. S.; Correa, A.; Evans, M. K.; Gudnason, V.; Hayward, C.; Horta, B. L.; Kelly, T. N.; Kritchevsky, S. B.; Levy, D.; Palmas, W. R.; Pereira, A. C.; Province, M. M.; Psaty, B. M.; Ridker, P. M.; Rotimi, C. N.; Tai, E. S.; van Dam, R. M.; van Duijn, C. M.; Wong, T. Y.; Rice, K.; Gauderman, W. J.; Morrison, A. C.; North, K. E.; Kardia, S. L. R.; Caulfield, M. J.; Elliott, P.; Munroe, P. B.; Franks, P. W.; Rao, D. C.; Fornage, M. (Stockton Press., 2021)
    ABSTRACT:Educational attainment is widely used as a surrogate for socioeconomic status (SES). Low SES is a risk factor for hypertension and high blood pressure (BP). To identify novel BP loci, we performed multi-ancestry ...
  • Gene-educational attainment interactions in a multi-population genome-wide meta-analysis identify novel lipid loci 
    de Las, F.L.; Schwande, K.L.; Brown, M.R.; Bentley, A.R.; Winkler, T.W.; Sung, Y.J.; Munroe, P.B.; Miller, C.L.; Aschard, H.; Aslibekyan, S.; Bartz, T.M.; Bielak, L.F.; Chai, J.F.; Cheng, C.Y.; Dorajoo, R.; Feitosa, M.F.; Guo, X.; Hartwig, F.P.; Horimoto, A.; Kolčić, I.; Lim, E.; Liu, Y.; Manning, A.K.; Marten, J.; Musani, S.K.; Noordam, R.; Padmanabhan, S.; Rankinen, T.; Richard, M.A.; Ridker, P.M.; Smith, A.V.; Vojinovic, D.; Zonderman, A.B.; Alver, M.; Boissel, M.; Christensen, K.; Freedman, B.I.; Gao, C.; Giulianini, F.; Harris, S.E.; He, M.; Hsu, F.C.; Kühnel, B.; Laguzzi, F.; Li, X.; Lyytikäinen, L.P.; Nolte, I.M.; Poveda, A.; Rauramaa, R.; Riaz, M.; Robino, A.; Sofer, T.; Takeuchi, F.; Tayo, B.O.; van der, M.P.J.; Verweij, N.; Ware, E.B.; Weiss, S.; Wen, W.; Yanek, L.R.; Zhan, Y.; Amin, N.; Arking, D.E.; Ballantyne, C.; Boerwinkle, E.; Brody, J.A.; Broeckel, U.; Campbell, A.; Canouil, M.; Chai, X.; Chen, Y.I.; Chen, X.; Chitrala, K.N.; Concas, M.P.; de Faire, U.; de Mutsert, R.; de Silva, H.J.; de Vries, P.S.; Do, A.; Faul, J.D.; Fisher, V.; Floyd, J.S.; Forrester, T.; Friedlander, Y.; Girotto, G.; Gu, C.C.; Hallmans, G.; Heikkinen, S.; Heng, C.K.; Homuth, G.; Hunt, S.; Ikram, M.A.; Jacobs, D.R.J.R.; Kavousi, M.; Khor, C.C.; Kilpeläinen, T.O.; Koh, W.P.; Komulainen, P.; Langefeld, C.D.; Liang, J.; Liu, K.; Liu, J.; Lohman, K.; Mägi, R.; Manichaikul, A.W.; McKenzie, C.A.; Meitinger, T.; Milaneschi, Y.; Nauck, M.; Nelson, C.P.; O'Connell, J.R.; Palmer, N.D.; Pereira, A.C.; Perls, T.; Peters, A.; Polašek, O.; Raitakari, O.T.; Rice, K.; Rice, T.K.; Rich, S.S.; Sabanayagam, C.; Schreiner, P.J.; Shu, X.; Sidney, S.; Sims, M.; Smith, J.A.; Starr, J.M.; Strauch, K.; Tai, E.S.; Taylor, K.D.; Tsai, M.Y.; Uitterlinden, A.G.; Heemst, D.V.; Waldenberger, M.; Wang, Y.; Wei, W.; Wilson, G.; Xuan, D.; Yao, J.; Yu, C.; Yuan, J.; Zhao, W.; Becker, D.M.; Bonnefond, A.; Bowden, D.W.; Cooper, R.S.; Deary, I.J.; Divers, J.; Esko, T.; Franks, P.W.; Froguel, P.; Gieger, C.; Jonas, J.B.; Kato, N.; Lakka, T.A.; Leander, K.; Lehtimäki, T.; Magnusson, P.K.E.; North, K.E.; Ntalla, I.; Penninx, B.; Samani, N.J.; Snieder, H.; Spedicati, B.; Harst, P.V.D.; Völzke, H.; Wagenknecht, L.E.; Weir, D.R.; Wojczynski, M.K.; Wu, T.; Zheng, W.; Zhu, X.; Bouchard, C.; Chasman, D.I.; Evans, M.K.; Fox, E.R.; Gudnason, V.; Hayward, C.; Horta, B.L.; Kardia, S.L.R.; Krieger, J.E.; Mook-Kanamori, D.O.; Peyser, P.A.; Province, M.M.; Psaty, B.M.; Rudan, I.; Sim, X.; Smith, B.H.; Dam, R.M.V.; Duijn, C.M.V.; Wong, T.Y.; Arnett, D.K.; Rao, D.C.; Gauderman, J.; Liu, C.; Morrison, A.C.; Rotter, J.I.; Fornage, M. (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2023)
    INTRODUCTION: Educational attainment, widely used in epidemiologic studies as a surrogate for socioeconomic status, is a predictor of cardiovascular health outcomes. METHODS: A two-stage genome-wide meta-analysis of ...
  • Geneder differences in undergraduate medical examination results in Sri Lanka 
    de Silva, N.R.; Thabrew, M.I.; Saparamadu, P.A.M.; Jayawardena, D.R.K.C.; Arachchige, A.A.; Weerawardhane, M.; Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2000)
    OBJECTIVE: To identify possible gender related differences in performance at undergraduate medical examinations in Sri Lanka. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Results of examinations conducted by the faculty of medicine, University ...
  • General embryology for medical students 
    Salgado, S. (Authour, 2008)
    No abstract available
  • General pathology made easy 
    Hewavisenthi, J. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2017)
    No abstract available
  • General practice is "different": a qualitative study of adaptation experiences of East Staffordshire general practice speciality trainees 
    Perera, D.P.; Mohanna, K. (Taylor & Francis-Radcliffe Medical Press, 2021)
    ABSTRACT: Undergraduate medical education and foundation training are still largely hospital based. General practice trainees also spend nearly half of their speciality training in hospitals. Aims: To explore adaptation ...
  • General practice is ‘different’: qualitative study of acculturation experiences of East Staffordshire general practice specialty trainees 
    Perera, D.; Mohanna, K. (Royal College of General Practitioners, 2020)
    BACKGROUND Undergraduate medical education and postgraduate foundation training are largely secondary care based. General practice trainees also spend nearly half of their training in hospital rotations. Little is known ...
  • General practitioners requesting radiological investigations: a qualitative study of the perceptions of radiologists 
    Ramanayake, R.P.J.C.; Perera, D.P.; Basnayake, B.M.T.K. (College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka, 2017)
    BACKGROUND: General practice provides person centred, continuing, comprehensive and coordi- nated whole person care to individuals and families in their communities. Patients present with early nonspecific symptoms of ...

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