Beverley-Ann Biggs

Supplementation With Iron Syrup or Iron-Containing Multiple Micronutrient Powders Alters Resting Brain Activity in Bangladeshi Children.

Leila M Larson, Daniel Feuerriegel, Mohammed Imrul Hasan, Sabine Braat, Jerry Jin, Sm Mulk Uddin Tipu, Shamima Shiraji, Fahmida Tofail, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Jena Hamadani, Katherine Johnson, Sant-Rayn Pasricha, Stefan Bode

Journal article  |  2023  |  J Nutr

BACKGROUND: Anemia and iron deficiency have been associated with poor child cognitive development. A key rationale for the prevent..

Effects of iron supplementation on neural indices of habituation in Bangladeshi children.

Leila M Larson, Daniel Feuerriegel, Mohammed Imrul Hasan, Sabine Braat, Jerry Jin, Sm Mulk Uddin Tipu, Shamima Shiraji, Fahmida Tofail, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Jena D Hamadani, Katherine A Johnson, Stefan Bode, Sant-Rayn Pasricha

Journal article  |  2023  |  Am J Clin Nutr

BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency and anemia have been associated with poor cognition in children, yet the effects of iron supplementati..

Iron Supplementation May Selectively Reprofile the Gut Microbiome in Iron-Deficient Bangladeshi Infants

Andrew J Baldi, Sant-Rayn Pasricha, Aaron R Jex, M Imrul Hasan, Naomi Jones, Marilou Barrios, Sabine Braat, Jena Hamadani, Stephen Wilcox, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Rory Bowden

Journal article  |  2022  |  BLOOD

Cost-effectiveness of universal iron supplementation and iron-containing micronutrient powders for anemia among young children in rural Bangladesh: analysis of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Edifofon Akpan, Sheikh J Hossain, Angela Devine, Sabine Braat, Mohammed Hasan, SM Mulk Uddin Tipu, Mohammad Saiful Alam Bhuiyan, Jena D Hamadani, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Sant-Rayn Pasricha, Natalie Carvalho

Journal article  |  2022  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

BACKGROUND: Universal provision of iron supplements or iron-containing multiple micronutrient powders (MNPs) is widely used to pre..

Neglected tropical diseases in Australia: a narrative review

Johanna Kurcheid, Catherine A Gordon, Naomi E Clarke, Kinley Wangdi, Matthew Kelly, Aparna Lal, Polydor N Mutombo, Dongxu Wang, Mary L Mationg, Archie CA Clements, Stephen Muhi, Richard S Bradbury, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Wendy Page, Gail Williams, Donald P McManus, Darren Gray

Journal article  |  2022  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

•Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent a threat to the health, wellbeing and economic prosperity of billions of people worl..

The role of fingernail selenium in the association between arsenic, lead and mercury and child development in rural Vietnam: a cross-sectional analysis

Jacob Egwunye, Barbara R Cardoso, Sabine Braat, Ha Tran, Sarah Hanieh, Dominic Hare, Alex Xiaofei Duan, Augustine Doronila, Tran Thach, Tuan Tran, Jane Fisher, Beverley-Ann Biggs

Journal article  |  2022  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

As, Pb and Hg are common environmental contaminants in low- and middle-income countries. We investigated the association between c..

Mixed-method analysis of screening for Strongyloides stercoralis prior to immunosuppression: a problem of limited bandwidth?

Stephen Muhi, Dong-Kyoon Ko, Sarah L McGuinness, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Siddhartha Mahanty, Clare Delany

Journal article  |  2022  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend screening for strongyloidiasis prior to immunosuppression in those at epidemiological risk, as hy..

Child linear growth trajectories during the first three years of life in relation to infant iron status: a prospective cohort study in rural Vietnam

Sarah Hanieh, Sabine Braat, Thach D Tran, Tran T Ha, Julie A Simpson, Tran Tuan, Jane Fisher, Beverley-Ann Biggs

Journal article  |  2022  |  BMC NUTRITION

BACKGROUND: Early childhood growth patterns have long-term consequences for health and disease. Little is known about the interpla..

Benefits and Risks of Iron Interventions in Infants in Bangladesh REPLY

Sant-Rayn Pasricha, Jena D Hamadani, Beverley-Ann Biggs

Journal article  |  2021  |  NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Continuing breastfeeding for at least two years after birth in rural Vietnam: prevalence and psychosocial characteristics

Hemavarni Doma, Thach Duc Tran, Tuan Tran, Sarah Hanieh, Ha Tran, Trang Nguyen, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Jane Fisher

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL BREASTFEEDING JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for at least two years (24 months or more) after birth. In Viet..