A REGIONAL PECS NODE BUILT FROM PLACE-BASED SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

A regional PECS node built from place-based social-ecological sustainability research in Latin America and the Caribbean

Sustainability requires a combination of meaningful co-production of locally relevant solutions, synthesis of insights gained across regions, and increased cooperation between science, policy and practice.The Programme for Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS) has been coordinating Place-Based Social-Ecological Sustainability Research (PBSESR) across

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Modelled Public Health Impact of Introducing Adjuvanted Recombinant Zoster Vaccine into the UK National Immunisation Programme

Abstract Introduction In 2023, recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) replaced zoster vaccine live (ZVL) vaccine in the UK National Funko Exclusive Immunisation Programme (NIP) for prevention of herpes zoster (HZ).The vaccination age was reduced from 70 to 65 years, with a subsequent planned reduction to 60 years.This modelling study aimed to evaluate th

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Immune Mechanisms of Plaque Instability

Inflammation crucially drives atherosclerosis from disease initiation to the emergence of clinical complications.Targeting pivotal inflammatory pathways without compromising the host defense could compliment therapy with lipid-lowering agents, anti-hypertensive treatment, and lifestyle interventions to address the substantial residual cardiovascula

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