Acute exposure to simulated nocturnal train noise leads to impaired sleep quality and endothelial dysfunction in young healthy men and women: a... (Publications)
A series of human field studies demonstrated that simulated nocturnal traffic noise exposure impaired sleep quality and endothelial function, which could be significantly improved after intake of vita
Specialised Paediatric PAlliativE CaRe: assessing family, healthcare professionals and health system outcomes in a multi-site context of various care... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The number of children and adolescents living with life-limiting conditions and potentially in need for specialised paediatric palliative care (SPPC) is rising. Ideally, a specialised mult
Hydra 2022: return of the interactive conference on helminth parasitology after the pandemic (Publications)
The Hydra helminth conference series, formally titled ‘Parasitic Helminths: New Perspectives in Biology and Infection’, has been serving the community of helminth research as a platform for interactiv
Considering equity in priority setting using transmission models: recommendations and data needs (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Disease transmission models are used in impact assessment and economic evaluations of infectious disease prevention and treatment strategies, prominently so in the COVID-19 response. These
Heterogeneity in P<em>lasmodium falciparum </em>whole sporozoite vaccine induced humoral immune responses and protection in African volunteers: the... (Publications)
Malaria, a vector borne disease caused by Plasmodium species remains a major public health problem especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2018 alone, there were an estimated 228 million clinical cases a
Co-infection of the four major <em>Plasmodium </em>species: effects on densities and gametocyte carriage (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Co-infection of the four major species of human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum (Pf), P. vivax (Pv), P. malariae (Pm), and P. ovale sp. (Po) is regularly observed, but there is limi
Modulation of host-parasite interactions with small molecules targeting <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>microRNAs (Publications)
Parasites use different strategies of communication with their hosts. One communication channel that has been studied in recent years is the use of vesicle microRNAs to influence the host immune syste
The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance (Publications)
Investment in SARS-CoV-2 sequencing in Africa over the past year has led to a major increase in the number of sequences generated, now exceeding 100,000 genomes, used to track the pandemic on the cont
Acceptability measures of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in low- and middle-income countries, a systematic review (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Inadequate access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is an environmental risk factor for poor health outcomes globally, particularly for children in low- and middle-income countries
COVID-19 vaccine booster strategies in light of emerging viral variants: frequency, timing, and target groups (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Vaccinations have reduced severe burden of COVID-19 and allowed for lifting of non-pharmaceutical interventions. However, with immunity waning alongside emergence of more transmissible var
