Rebecca D. Merrill
While anemia can result from many conditions including infectious diseases such as hook worm and malaria, micronutrient deficiencies of folate, vitamin A and vitamin B 12 , to name a few, and inherited blood disorders such as thalassemia, the consensus is that half of all anemia cases, world-wide, c...
Rebecca D. Merrill, Saskia de Pee, Tahmeed Ahmed, Klaus Krämer et al.
<ns4:p> <ns4:bold>Background</ns4:bold> : Lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) are effective for treating childhood wasting and for preventing stunting, wasting, and anemia, but large-scale production and programmatic use are a barrier. Locally-developed and produced LNS may be more affordable and...
Andrew J. Hryckowian, Bryan D. Merrill, Nathan T. Porter, William Van Treuren et al.
Summary Our emerging view of the gut microbiome largely focuses on bacteria and less is known about other microbial components such as of bacteriophages (phages). Though phages are abundant in the gut, very few phages have been isolated from this ecosystem. Here, we report the genomes of 27 phages f...
Keith P. West, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Sucheta Mehra, Alain Labrique et al.
In poor regions of the world, multiple micronutrient (MM) deficiencies are common among pregnant women, along with burdens of low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth, small for gestational age (SGA), stillbirth, infant mortality, and maternal mortality. Several studies have compared the effects of dai...
Christopher D. Heaney, Brittany Kmush, Ana Navas‐Acién, Kevin Francesconi Francesconi et al.
infection during pregnancy Christopher Heaney, MS, PhD; Brittany Kmush, MS; Ana Navas-Acien, MD, PhD; Kevin Francesconi Francesconi, PhD; Kerry Schulze, PhD; Kenrad Nelson, MD; Delisa Fairweather, PhD; Sabra Klein, PhD; Hasmot Ali; Saijuddin Shaikh; Rebecca Merrill PhD; Lee Wu; Keith West Dr PH, RD;...
Rebecca Kramer, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Mehnaz Alam Kumkum, Mohammad Hanif et al.
During a preparatory phase of a CFS feeding trial in rural NW Bangladesh, we field tested WSB++, an enhanced fortified blended food, using formative research methods to examine its acceptance by mothers and children and potential barriers to its use. Mothers (n = 44) living in the (JiVitA) study are...
Rebecca D. Merrill, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Hasmot Ali, Alain Labrique et al.
Among women of reproductive age in rural Bangladesh, iron deficiency was nonexistent despite high rates of anemia (57%). We assessed the influence of thalassemia, diet, and groundwater minerals on the risk of anemia in this population. Data was collected in 2008 from 207 women, representing a random...
Rebecca D. Merrill, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Kerry Schulze, Parul Christian et al.
While iron deficiency anemia is common among women of reproductive age and the focus of public health concern in developing countries, little attention has been paid to the constancy of low, adequate or high iron stores, their relationship to anemia risk and factors that influence the stability of i...