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  1. A Review of Gastric Cancer Research in Malaysia
    Lim KG, Palayan K
    Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 2019 Jan 25;20(1):5-11.
    PMID: 30677863
    Incidence rates of gastric cancer in Malaysia has declined by 48% among males and 31% among females in the latest reporting period of 13 years. Malays used to have age-standardized-rates only a fifth of those in Chinese and Indians, but the incidence among them is slightly rising even as the rates drop in the other races. Besides ethnicity, a low level of education, high intake of salted fish and vegetables, H pylori infection and smoking are risk factors. Consumption of fresh fruit and vegetable is protective. Variation in the strains of H pylori infection affect gastric cancer risk, with hspEAsia isolates among Chinese appearing linked to a high incidence than with hpAsia2 or hpEurope strains among Indians and Malays. It was reported in the 1980s that only about 3% of patients presented with early gastric cancer, but more encouraging rates reaching 27% with Stage 1 and 2 disease have been reported in the twenty-first century from leading centres. More tumours occur in the distal stomach except in Kelantan, where the incidence is low and main site is the cardia. Prompt endoscopy is advocated and open access, with direct referrals, to such services using a weighted scoring system should be more utilized. In view of the high rate of late disease laparoscopic staging unnecessary laparotomy needs to be avoided. Late presentation of gastric cancer however, is still predominant and the mortality to incidence ratio is relatively high. Besides seeking to reduce risk factors and achieve early detection, implementation of improved care for patients with late disease must be promoted in Malaysia.
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research*
  2. Fulltext A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Medical Students' Perspectives on the Engagement in Research
    Naing C, Wai VN, Durham J, Whittaker MA, Win NN, Aung K, et al.
    Medicine (Baltimore), 2015 Jul;94(28):e1089.
    PMID: 26181541 DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001089
    Engaging students in active learning lies at the center of effective higher education. In medical schools, students' engagement in learning and research has come under increasing attention. The objective of this study was to synthesize evidence on medical students' perspectives on the engagement in research. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis. Relevant studies were searched in electronic databases. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed. Overall, 14 observational studies (with 17 data sets) were included. In general, many studies did not use the same questionnaires and the outcome measurements were not consistently reported; these presented some difficulties in pooling the results. Whenever data permitted, we performed pooled analysis for the 4 education outcomes. A Bayesian meta-analytical approach was supplemented as a measure of uncertainty. A pooled analysis showed that 74% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.57%-11.07%; I2: 95.2%) of those students who engaged in research (while at the medical school) had positive attitudes toward their research experiences, whereas 49.5% (95% CI: 36.4%-62.7%; I2: 93.4%) had positive attitudes toward the study of medical sciences, 62.3% (95% CI: 46.7%-77.9%; I2: 96.3%) had self-reported changes in their practices, and 64% (95% CI: 30.8%-96.6%; I2: 98.5%) could have published their work. There was substantial heterogeneity among studies. We acknowledged the caveats and the merit of the current review. Findings showed that engagement in research resulted in favorable reactions toward research and academic learning. Future well-designed studies using standardized research tools on how to engage students in research are recommended.
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research*
  3. A TRIP TO EAST AFRICA, SAIGON, MALAYSIA FOR CARE/MEDICO, AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    PARENTE JT
    J Int Coll Surg, 1965 Sep;44:6-13.
    PMID: 14320543
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research*
  4. Fulltext A bibliometric analysis of research productivity of Malaysian publications in leading toxicology journals during a 10-year period (2003-2012)
    Zyoud Sh, Al-Jabi S, Sweileh W, Awang R
    Hum Exp Toxicol, 2014 Dec;33(12):1284-93.
    PMID: 24505047 DOI: 10.1177/0960327113514101
    Toxicology in Malaysia has experienced rapid development and made great progress in education and research in conjunction with economic development in Malaysia over the past two decades.
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research/trends; Biomedical Research/statistics & numerical data
  5. Fulltext A call for a global COVID-19 Neuro Research Coalition
    Winkler AS, Knauss S, Schmutzhard E, Leonardi M, Padovani A, Abd-Allah F, et al.
    Lancet Neurol, 2020 06;19(6):482-484.
    PMID: 32470416 DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(20)30150-2
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research/organization & administration*
  6. Fulltext A global exploratory comparison of country self-citations 1996-2019
    Baccini A, Petrovich E
    PLoS One, 2023;18(12):e0294669.
    PMID: 38157326 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294669
    Self-citations are a key topic in evaluative bibliometrics because they can artificially inflate citation-related performance indicators. Recently, self-citations defined at the largest scale, i.e., country self-citations, have started to attract the attention of researchers and policymakers. According to a recent research, in fact, the anomalous trends in the country self-citation rates of some countries, such as Italy, have been induced by the distorting effect of citation metrics-centered science policies. In the present study, we investigate the trends of country self-citations in 50 countries over the world in the period 1996-2019 using Scopus data. Results show that for most countries country self-citations have decreased over time. 12 countries (Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Malaysia, Pakistan, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Ukraine), however, exhibit different behavior, with anomalous trends of self-citations. We argue that these anomalies should be attributed to the aggressive science policies adopted by these countries in recent years, which are all characterized by direct or indirect incentives for citations. Our analysis confirms that when bibliometric indicators are integrated into systems of incentives, they are capable of affecting rapidly and visibly the citation behavior of entire countries.
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research*
  7. A proposal for a legally enforceable no-fault compensation framework for clinical trial-related injury in Malaysia
    Chin WK, Thuraisingam AS, Kanagasabapathy S
    Account Res, 2021 May 05.
    PMID: 33857400 DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2021.1917397
    Clinical trials play a critical role in the development of life-enhancing and life-sustaining biomedical advances. It is costly and, regardless of how well-designed and ethically conducted, there are always inherent uncertainties which subsequently expose human participants to the risk of injuries or even death. In Malaysia, compensation for clinical trial-related injury has not been incorporated into standard national regulations or policies. Therefore, when clinical trial-related injuries do occur, such participants cannot be compensated by researchers, and with the absence of specific statutory laws governing trial-related injury within the local legal framework, aggrieved parties need to seek legal redress and can only depend on the existing tort laws. To propose a viable compensation framework, the existing compensation regulations and policies implemented in India and South Africa are analyzed, and their best principles have been recommended. This study proposes the implementation of a no-fault compensation framework in Malaysia which should be disbursed efficiently at minimum administrative cost. This proposed approach should be mandated by the amendment of current laws governing biomedical research and, in the interim, should be adopted voluntarily by research sponsors, institutions and investigators conducting clinical trials in Malaysia.
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research
  8. A review of aortic disease research in Malaysia
    Tan GJS, Khoo PLZ, Sailesh MK, Chan KMJ
    Med J Malaysia, 2019 02;74(1):67-78.
    PMID: 30846666
    INTRODUCTION: Aortic disease includes conditions such as chronic aortic aneurysms, acute aortic syndromes and congenital aortic abnormalities, amongst others. This paper reviews all research on aortic disease performed in Malaysia and published between 2000-2016.

    METHODS: A literature search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, MyJurnal and the UKM Journal Repository. The search process was based on a previously published methodology. The medical subject headings (MeSH) search terms used were "aortic", "aorta" and "Malaysia".

    RESULTS: Two-hundred-thirteen papers were identified, of which 60 papers were selected and reviewed on the basis of their relevance. The epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentations, case reports, investigations, treatment and outcomes of aortic disease in Malaysia were reviewed and summarised. The clinical relevance of the studies performed are discussed.

    CONCLUSION: The review provided an insight into the pathophysiology, prevalence and epidemiology of aortic diseases in Malaysia, how the condition is managed, and the outcomes of treatment. Limitations of the research performed in Malaysia to date were identified and recommendations for further research and improvement in clinical practice were recommended.

    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research*
  9. A survey of scientists' awareness of and attitudes to the use of human blood products and alternatives in human assisted reproductive technology
    Peirce K, Roberts P, Ali J, Coombes J, Matson P
    Hum Fertil (Camb), 2018 Sep;21(3):174-182.
    PMID: 28589740 DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2017.1334131
    Scientists working in assisted reproduction [members of Scientists in Reproductive Technology (SIRT) Australia, and subscribers of the online forums EmbryoMail and Quartec] were invited to complete an online questionnaire on the use of human blood products in assisted reproductive technologies (ART). A total of 260 started the questionnaire, with 208 (80%) completing it. A total of 62% of respondents had worked in human ART ≥8 years and 68% had post-graduate qualifications. The majority (82%) reported using products of animal or human origin, with 75% knowing why protein was added to culture media and 41% not worried by this. Almost half (49%) of respondents were unaware of regulations surrounding the use of human blood products in health care and 70% were unaware of adverse events involving human blood products in human ART. Most respondents (70%) indicated that they were not concerned about infections such as hepatitis, but agents such as prions were a cause for concern (57%). A total of 57% of respondents were unaware of alternatives, but 77% would use a suitable alternative. Using blood products in human ART is surrounded by a lack of awareness, often independent of respondents' qualifications or experience. A better understanding of these products and possible alternatives is required if informed decisions about their suitability are to be made.
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research/manpower
  10. ABSENCE OF DI-A IN MALAYAN ABORIGINES
    CHIN J
    Nature, 1964 Mar 07;201:1039.
    PMID: 14191583
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research*
  11. ARMY Medical Service sends scrub typhus expedition to Malaya
    Med Bull U S Army Eur Command Med Div, 1951 Aug;8(8):366.
    PMID: 14874676
    Similar information: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/311029
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research*
  12. Fulltext Adapting to post-COVID19 research in Parkinson's disease: Lessons from a multinational experience
    Tan EK, Albanese A, Chaudhuri K, Lim SY, Oey NE, Shan Chan CH, et al.
    Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 2021 01;82:146-149.
    PMID: 33071183 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2020.10.009
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research/methods; Biomedical Research/trends*
  13. Advancing Neuroscience Research in Africa: Invertebrate Species to the Rescue
    Balogun WG, Cobham AE, Amin A, Seeni A
    Neuroscience, 2018 03 15;374:323-325.
    PMID: 29427653 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.01.062
    Neuroscience research and training in many African countries are difficult due to funding and infrastructure deficit. This has resulted in few neuroscientists within Africa. However, invertebrates such as Drosophila and Caenorhabditis elegans could provide the perfect answer to these difficulties. These organisms are cheap, easy to handle and offer a comparable advantage over vertebrates in neuroscience research modeling because they have a simple nervous system and exhibit well-defined behaviors. Studies using invertebrates have helped to understand neurosciences and the complexes associated with it. If Africa wants to catch up with the rest of the world in neuroscience research, it needs to employ this innovative cost-effective approach in its research. To improve invertebrate neuroscience within the Africa continent, the authors advocated the establishment of invertebrate research centers either at regional or national level across Africa. Finally, there is also a need to provide public funding to consolidate the gains that have been made by not-for-profit international organizations over the years.
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research/economics; Biomedical Research/methods*
  14. Advancing Precision Medicine with Gene and Cell Therapy in Malaysia: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications
    Kalidasan V, Theva Das K
    Hum Gene Ther, 2024 Jan;35(1-2):9-25.
    PMID: 38047523 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2023.139
    A new era of gene and cell therapy for treating human diseases has been envisioned for several decades. However, given that the technology can alter any DNA/cell in human beings, it poses specific ethical, legal, and social difficulties in its application. In Malaysia, current bioethics and medical ethics guidelines tackle clinical trials and biomedical research, medical genetic services, and stem cell research/therapy. However, no comprehensive framework and policy is available to cater to ethical gene and cell therapy in the country. Incorporating ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) would be crucial to guide the appropriate use of human gene and cell therapy in conjunction with precision medicine. Policy experts, scientists, bioethicists, and public members must debate the associated ELSI and the professional code of conduct while preserving human rights.
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research*
  15. Fulltext An update on obesity research pattern among adults in Malaysia: a scoping review
    Mohamad Nor NS, Ambak R, Mohd Zaki N, Abdul Aziz NS, Cheong SM, Abd Razak MA, et al.
    BMC Womens Health, 2018 07 19;18(Suppl 1):114.
    PMID: 30066661 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-018-0590-4
    BACKGROUND: Obesity is a global health burden in the non-communicable diseases and much efforts have been implemented in the past decade in response to the rise of obesity prevalence among the Malaysian population. These include the development of the national policies, health programmes and research activities. The main aim of the scoping review was to identify obesity research pattern among adults in Malaysia in terms of the scopes, topics and the research designs.

    METHODS: The scoping review was conducted based on the framework by Arksey and O'Malley. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analysis (PRISMA) diagram was used as a guide to record the review process. Articles from year 2008 until 2017 on overweight and obesity among adults aged 18 years and above were retrieved based on the keywords using electronic databases (Embase/Ovid, Pubmed, Cochrane library and Google Scholar). Local journals, Nutrition Research in Malaysia Biblography (2011 and 2016), online local theses databases, virtual library databases were also included in the searches. Consultations with relevant key informants from the National Institutes of Health and local universities were also conducted. Search activities were managed using Endnote software and MS Excelsheet.

    RESULTS: The characteristics of the results were described based on the objectives of the review. A total of 2004 articles and reports were retrieved, and 188 articles related to obesity in Malaysia were included in the final review. Scopes and topics of obesity research based on the Nutrition Research Priorities in Malaysia (NRPM) for 11th Malaysia Plan were obesity prevalence, weight loss intervention, association of physical activities and dietary factors with obesity. The majority of obesity research among adults in Malaysia was cross sectional studies and only a small number of intervention studies, qualitative studies and systematic review were indentified. Research gaps were identified in order to make useful recommendations to the stakeholders.

    CONCLUSIONS: In the past decade, there has been an emerging evidence on obesity research among adults in Malaysia. More obesity research needs to be conducted particularly on obesity intervention among specific gender, qualitative studies, economic cost and genetic factors of obesity.

    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research/methods*
  16. Fulltext Anticipating rotavirus vaccines--a pre-vaccine assessment of incidence and economic burden of rotavirus hospitalizations among children < 5 year of age in Libya, 2012-13
    Alkoshi S, Leshem E, Parashar UD, Dahlui M
    BMC Public Health, 2015;15:26.
    PMID: 25616973 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1400-7
    Libya introduced rotavirus vaccine in October 2013. We examined pre-vaccine incidence of rotavirus hospitalizations and associated economic burden among children < 5 years in Libya to provide baseline data for future vaccine impact evaluations.
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research/economics
  17. Fulltext Asia Cohort Consortium: challenges for collaborative research
    Song M, Rolland B, Potter JD, Kang D
    J Epidemiol, 2012;22(4):287-90.
    PMID: 22672913 DOI: 10.2188/jea.je20120024
    In this era of chronic diseases, large studies are essential in investigating genes, environment, and gene-environment interactions as disease causes, particularly when associations are important but not strong. Moreover, to allow expansion and generalization of the results, studies should be conducted in populations outside Western countries. Here, we briefly describe the Asia Cohort Consortium (ACC), a collaborative cancer cohort research project that was first proposed in 2004 and now involves more than 1 million healthy individuals across Asia. There are approximately 50 active members from Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States, and elsewhere. To date, the work of the ACC includes 3 articles published in 2011 on the roles of body mass index, tobacco smoking, and alcohol consumption in mortality, diabetes, and cancer of the small intestine. Many challenges remain, including data harmonization, resolution of ethical and legal issues, establishment of protocols for biologic samples and transfer agreements, and funding procurement.
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research/organization & administration*
  18. Autoimmune antithyroid antibodies with special reference to their presence in human patients in Singapore
    STEIN J, STEIN B, YU M, CHEE M, CHEW BK
    Med J Malaysia, 1963 Dec;18:116-21.
    PMID: 14117279
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research*
  19. Fulltext Behaviour Change in Public Health: Evidence and Implications
    Pokhrel S, Anokye NK, Reidpath DD, Allotey P
    Biomed Res Int, 2015;2015:598672.
    PMID: 26380284 DOI: 10.1155/2015/598672
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research*
  20. Fulltext Bioinformatics research in the Asia Pacific: a 2007 update
    Ranganathan S, Gribskov M, Tan TW
    BMC Bioinformatics, 2008;9 Suppl 1:S1.
    PMID: 18315840 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-9-S1-S1
    We provide a 2007 update on the bioinformatics research in the Asia-Pacific from the Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network (APBioNet), Asia's oldest bioinformatics organisation set up in 1998. From 2002, APBioNet has organized the first International Conference on Bioinformatics (InCoB) bringing together scientists working in the field of bioinformatics in the region. This year, the InCoB2007 Conference was organized as the 6th annual conference of the Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Network, on Aug. 27-30, 2007 at Hong Kong, following a series of successful events in Bangkok (Thailand), Penang (Malaysia), Auckland (New Zealand), Busan (South Korea) and New Delhi (India). Besides a scientific meeting at Hong Kong, satellite events organized are a pre-conference training workshop at Hanoi, Vietnam and a post-conference workshop at Nansha, China. This Introduction provides a brief overview of the peer-reviewed manuscripts accepted for publication in this Supplement. We have organized the papers into thematic areas, highlighting the growing contribution of research excellence from this region, to global bioinformatics endeavours.
    Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research/trends*
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