Kinetoplastids: related protozoan pathogens, different diseases (Publications)
Kinetoplastids are a group of flagellated protozoans that include the species Trypanosoma and Leishmania, which are human pathogens with devastating health and economic effects. The sequencing of the
Epidemiologische Aspekte der Toxokariasis in der Schweiz (Publications)
In the regions of Basel, Jura and Zürich (Switzerland) 765 blood donors completed a questionnaire with respect to symptoms, animal contacts and occupation, and their sera were tested for antibodies to
Development and adaptation of tensile strength by bones in the extremities in response to physical training exemplified by the tibia (Publications)
Results from an in vivo assessment of the bending stiffness of human tibiae with a new method demonstrate that bone mineral measurements are not a suitable predictor to evaluate changes of mechanical
Diaryl sulfide-based inhibitors of trypanothione reductase: inhibition potency, revised binding mode and antiprotozoal activities (Publications)
Trypanothione reductase (TR) is an essential enzyme of trypanosomatids and therefore a promising target for the development of new drugs against African sleeping sickness and Chagas' disease. Diaryl s
Methods development for epidemiologic investigations of the health effects of prolonged ozone exposure. Part I: Variability of pulmonary function... (Publications)
The acute and subacute effects of ambient concentrations of ozone on lung function have been studied extensively in a variety of settings. Such studies generally have focused on measures of function t
Methods development for epidemiologic investigations of the health effects of prolonged ozone exposure. Part II. An approach to retrospective... (Publications)
An extensive body of data supports a relation between acute exposures to ambient ozone and the occurrence of various acute respiratory symptoms and changes in measures of lung function. In contrast, r