Parasitic infections, anemia and malnutrition among rural settled and mobile pastoralist mothers and their children in Chad (Publications)
Malnutrition, resulting from various etiologies, is common in rural Chadian women and children. This cross-sectional study assessed the spectrum of parasitic infection and level of anemia and their ef
Particle transport in a karst aquifer: natural and artificial tracer experiments with bacteria, bacteriophages and microspheres (Publications)
Fast changes in spring water quality in karst areas are a major concern for production of drinking water and require detailed knowledge of the complex interaction between karst aquifer, transport beha
Evaluation of a pre-existing, 3-year household water treatment and handwashing intervention in rural Guatemala (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The promotion of household water treatment and handwashing with soap has led to large reductions in child diarrhoea in randomized efficacy trials. Currently, we know little about the healt
Public health challenges and prospects for malaria control and elimination (Publications)
The past decade witnessed unprecedented efforts to control malaria, including renewed political and financial commitment and increased availability of both old and new strategies and tools. However, m
Identification and qualification of a new family of peptide endocannabinoids (Pepcans) showing negative allosteric modulation at CB1 receptors (Publications)
The alpha-hemoglobin-derived dodecapeptide RVD-hemopressin (RVDPVNFKLLSH) has been proposed to be an endogenous agonist for the cannabinoid receptor type-1 (CB1). To study this peptide we have raised
Low-grade inflammation and estimates of insulin resistance during the menstrual cycle in lean and overweight women (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Inflammatory markers and insulin resistance are independent cardiovascular risk factors and are thought to be influenced by sex steroids. We investigated changes of inflammatory markers an