Nilakshi Samaranayake
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Dewasurendra R, Silva H, Samaranayake N, Manamperi N, de Silva N, Karunanayake P, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2022 Oct;
16(10):e0010821.
PMID: 36228029
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a notifiable disease in Sri Lanka with increasing case numbers reported from every part of the country. In addition to disease treatment and vector control measures,...
12.
Dasanayaka N, Sirisena N, Samaranayake N
Front Psychol
. 2022 Mar;
13:846085.
PMID: 35310206
Meditation involves psychophysical training which can result in a range of benefits including creating a calm mind and increasing self-awareness, relaxation, and tranquility. Increasing evidence, mostly based on short-term focused...
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Dasanayaka N, Sirisena N, Samaranayake N
Syst Rev
. 2021 May;
10(1):151.
PMID: 34020720
Background: Meditation-based practices have been suggested to result in many biological benefits which include reduction of attrition of telomeres, the protective nucleotide-protein complexes at termini of eukaryotic chromosomes. This systematic...
14.
Spatiotemporal distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka and future case burden estimates
Karunaweera N, Senanayake S, Ginige S, Silva H, Manamperi N, Samaranayake N, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2021 Apr;
15(4):e0009346.
PMID: 33891608
Background: Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical vector-borne disease, which is on the rise in Sri Lanka. Spatiotemporal and risk factor analyses are useful for understanding transmission dynamics, spatial clustering and...
15.
Senarath U, Senanayake S, Pathirana S, Karunaweera N, Weerasinghe M, Gunawardena N, et al.
Ceylon Med J
. 2020 Mar;
64(3):103-110.
PMID: 32120460
Introduction: Sri Lanka has a predominantly rural population. However, there is a dearth of research on health and socioeconomic issues in this group. Objective: To describe basic socioeconomic characteristics and...
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Karunaweera N, Ginige S, Senanayake S, Silva H, Manamperi N, Samaranayake N, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2019 Dec;
26(1):1-10.
PMID: 31855147
Leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease, is on the decline in South Asia. However, cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis have risen in Sri Lanka since 2001, and the lack of in-depth research...
17.
Sirisena N, Samaranayake N, Dissanayake V
BMC Res Notes
. 2019 Aug;
12(1):476.
PMID: 31370865
Objective: A previous study undertaken at our centre to identify common genetic variants associated with sporadic breast cancer in Sri Lankan women showed that the T allele of rs3218550, located...
18.
Sirisena N, Samaranayake N, Dissanayake V
BMC Res Notes
. 2019 Jul;
12(1):435.
PMID: 31324265
Objective: The data presented herein represents the raw genotype data of a recently conducted larger study which investigated the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in breast cancer related genes...
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Samarasinghe S, Samaranayake N, Kariyawasam U, Siriwardana Y, Imamura H, Karunaweera N
BMC Genomics
. 2018 Nov;
19(1):843.
PMID: 30486770
Background: Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease with diverse clinical phenotypes, determined by parasite, host and vector interactions. Despite the advances in molecular biology and the availability of more Leishmania...
20.
Karbwang J, Koonrungsesomboon N, Torres C, Jimenez E, Kaur G, Mathur R, et al.
BMC Med Ethics
. 2018 Sep;
19(1):79.
PMID: 30219106
Background: The use of lengthy, detailed, and complex informed consent forms (ICFs) is of paramount concern in biomedical research as it may not truly promote the rights and interests of...