Ethical tensions related to over-the-counter antibiotic use in rural Cambodia: a qualitative study
Thirty in-depth interviews in Siem Pang district, northeastern Cambodia, showed that over-the-counter antibiotic use reflects cost, distance, convenience, urgent household needs, and dispensers' economic pressures as well as limited knowledge. Participants balanced immediate access against safety and household benefit against collective antimicrobial-resistance risks. Qualitative evidence explains context rather than prevalence or causation.
Mom Ean · Vattanak Hem · Aaryan Dahal · Abhijit Mishra · Phaik Yeong Cheah · Thomas J. Peto · Arjen M. Dondorp · Bipin AdhikariMahidol University · Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
An international expert statement spanning 22 countries reviews links among food systems, cardiometabolic health and the Sustainable Development Goals. It advocates plant-forward traditional diets rich in whole grains, legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts and spices, with meat used sparingly.
The multicentre survey analysed 604 patients from 25 Thai hospitals between December 2023 and March 2024. SSRIs accounted for 70.2% of prescriptions, followed by TCAs at 13.9% and trazodone at 12.7%. The most common diagnoses were depressive disorders (55.0%), substance use disorders (15.2%) and psychotic disorders (13.7%). Clinicians cited limited availability (21.9%), reimbursement arrangements (36.3%) and patient finances (33.9%) as prescribing constraints.
A post hoc analysis of the DEN-301 placebo arm followed 30,620.6 person-years, identifying 560 virologically confirmed dengue cases among 9,698 febrile illnesses; 142 cases, or 25.4%, were hospitalized.
A 20-year-old man on automated peritoneal dialysis developed vague abdominal symptoms, weight loss and declining ultrafiltration. Repeated dialysate cultures, acid-fast staining and molecular tests were negative despite mononuclear-predominant leukocytosis. Contrast CT identified peritoneal nodules, CT peritoneography showed a trapped dialysate pocket, and targeted biopsy demonstrated necrotising granulomatous inflammation. Tissue culture grew M. kansasii resistant to rifampicin, moxifloxacin and ciprofloxacin.
HITAP reviewed 278 HTA capacity-strengthening activities in 25 countries from 2010 to mid-2025. Asia accounted for 151 activities and 128 engagements were programmatic rather than ad hoc. Knowledge sharing represented 26% and research or project collaboration 21%. Among 11 African partner countries, only three had programmatic engagement, accounting for 30 activities.
Morphology combined with ITS, LSU, rpb2 and β-tub phylogenies distinguished Nigropunctata pseudohydei as a new species and confirmed the first Thai record of N. complanata.
Thai researchersZaw Lin Tun · Digvijayini Bundhun · Kevin D. Hyde
An eight-country perspective argues that telemedicine, wearables and home sensors, augmented AI and mobile health can distribute expertise, observe symptoms between visits and support self-management, particularly where neurologists are scarce. Impact depends on infrastructure, interoperability, workforce, governance and equity-first hybrid care, not devices alone.
DJC6219 and NK62157 were isolated from municipal wastewater and characterised through host-range assays, electron microscopy, stability, multiplicity-of-infection optimisation, growth kinetics and genomics.
The authors review challenges in estimating preventable AMR burden and advocate explicit counterfactuals, confounding control and principled combination of individual studies.
Thai researchersCherry Lim · Sue J. Lee · Yin Mo · Ben S. Cooper
Ten Asia-Pacific experts developed 11 consensus statements on mild traumatic brain injury and use of GFAP/UCH-L1 within 12 hours. Final agreement was 90-100%, emphasizing biomarkers as adjuncts while clinical assessment and locally available imaging remain central.
RGD-functionalized cannabidiol lipid nanoparticles increased cellular uptake threefold and in-vitro BBB transport by 65%, while reducing inflammatory and oxidative markers. In a preclinical Alzheimer's model, cognition, Aβ/tau pathology, metabolism and gut-barrier indicators improved. The findings are promising but not evidence in patients.
Researchers used the UNDRR Stop Disasters online game with students, water professionals and community members in Thailand and Malaysia. A post-game survey of 35 participants found high enjoyment, lively interaction and perceived reinforcement of declarative flood-management knowledge.
Thailand-affiliated bibliographic records. These are not full analyses; they are ordered by Impact Signal and should be verified against the original source.
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Clinical Medicine
Inequality and determinants of access to phototherapy among patients with psoriasis in Thailand
Influence of Carbonization Temperature on the Tunable Work Function of Graphite-like Biomass Carbon Derived from Wolffia globosa and Its Morphology and Phase Structure Properties
Thammasat University · National Science and Technology Development Agency · Khon Kaen University
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Enhancing dynamic postural stability during gait in Parkinson’s disease with textured insoles and auditory cue training: a randomized controlled trial study
Chulalongkorn University · King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
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Energy and Materials
Energy and Exergy Potential of a Flow-Controlled Photovoltaic–Thermal Collector for Charging Thermochemical Energy Storage Under Intermittent Tropical Irradiance
Thai Red Cross Society · Chulalongkorn University · King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
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Association of excise duty reforms with alcohol per capita consumption and alcohol-attributable life expectancy loss in Malaysia, 2000–2022: An interrupted time-series analysis
International Journal of Drug Policy
Thailand-affiliated authors
Sawitri Assanangkornchai
Institutions
Prince of Songkla University
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A Comprehensive Mitochondrial Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunit II Gene (cox2)-Based Framework for Genotyping and Phylogenetic Analysis of Pythium insidiosum and Related Taxa
The effect of an integrated application‐supported mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy programme on depression among adolescents with non‐suicidal self‐injury: A randomized controlled trial
In Praise of Floods: The Untamed River and the Life It Brings
Journal of Contemporary Asia
Thailand-affiliated authors
Zar Chi Oo
Institutions
Chiang Mai University
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Clinical Medicine
Light-Cured Silver Diamine Fluoride for Active Cavitated Caries Arrest in Primary Teeth: A Split-Mouth Trial
International Dental Journal
Thailand-affiliated authors
Nuttha Wannapaka · Chutima Trairatvorakul · Marcio A. da Fonseca · Somkamol Vanichvatana · Oranuch Techatharatip
Institutions
Chulalongkorn University
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Mechanistic insights into thermophilic anaerobic digestion of food waste: Linking macromolecular composition, microbial community dynamics, and biomethane production kinetics
From Napier grass to bioethanol and beyond: sustainable urea and oxalic acid pretreatments with valorization of pretreatment filtrates for plant growth and pigment enhancement
Biofuels
Thailand-affiliated authors
Diana Jose · Pooja R. Anand · Nida Arshad · Atthasit Tawai · Kittipong Rattanaporn · Malinee Sriariyanun
Institutions
King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok · Kasetsart University
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Clinical Medicine
Early Outcomes of Physician-Modified Endurant Limbs vs Iliac Branch Devices in Narrow Common Iliac Arteries: A Retrospective Cohort Pilot Study
