Surveillance of invasive <em>Aedes </em>mosquitoes along Swiss traffic axes reveals different dispersal modes for<em> Aedes albopictus</em> and... (Publications)
Over the past three decades, Europe has witnessed an increased spread of invasive aedine mosquito species, most notably Aedes albopictus, a key vector of chikungunya, dengue and Zika virus. While its
Physical fitness and nutritional anthropometric status of children from disadvantaged communities in the Nelson Mandela Bay region (Publications)
Background: Information about the relationships between physical fitness, body composition and nutrition has increased in recent years; however, little is known about physical fitness and the coexiste
Functional limb anatomy in a refugee species: the endangered Patagonian huemul deer (<em>Hippocamelus bisulcus</em>) (Publications)
Early naturalists already considered huemul rare, refuged and a stocky, short-legged mountain deer, 163 years before declared endangered (1972). Anatomically, huemul do not overlap with rock-climbers
Home-based oral self-testing for absent and declining individuals during a door-to-door HIV testing campaign in rural Lesotho (HOSENG): a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, home-based HIV testing is validated and accepted, but coverage is low because household members are often absent during home-based testing campaigns. We aimed to mea
Discovery of FNDR-20123, a histone deacetylase inhibitor for the treatment of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Emergence of anti-malarial drug resistance and perpetual increase in malaria incidence necessitates the development of novel anti-malarials. Histone deacetylases (HDAC) has been shown to b
Cohort profile: molecular signature in pregnancy (MSP): longitudinal high-frequency sampling to characterise cross-omic trajectories in pregnancy in a... (Publications)
PURPOSE: A successful pregnancy relies on the interplay of various biological systems. Deviations from the norm within a system or intersystemic interactions may result in pregnancy-associated complic