Ozone-related acute excess mortality projected to increase in the absence of climate and air quality controls consistent with the Paris Agreement (Publications)
Summary Short-term exposure to ground-level ozone in cities is associated with increased mortality and is expected to worsen with climate and emission changes. However, no study has yet comprehensivel
Improve citizens’ access to Romanian quality health services in remote areas (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/improve-citizens-access-to-romanian-quality-health-services-in-remote-areas
Within the 2nd Swiss Contribution to selected EU Member States, Switzerland is to support a number of programmes (“Support Measures”) in Romania, including one programme in the amount of around CHF 10
The acute effects of community violence on young children's regulatory, behavioral, and developmental outcomes in a low-income urban sample in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Existing research on the impacts of adversity on young children's psychological well-being has largely focused on household-level risk factors using observational methods in high-income co
Identification and characterization of FTY720 for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
Screening of a focused library identified FTY720 (Fingolimod, Gilenya(R)) as a potent, selective anti-trypanosomal compound active against T.b. gambiense and T.b. rhodesiense, the causative agents of
Heuschnupfen nimmt zu wegen Klimawandel (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/heuschnupfen-nimmt-zu-wegen-klimawandel
Während vor 100 Jahren in der Schweiz noch kaum jemand an Heuschnupfen litt, sind aktuell rund 20 Prozent der Bevölkerung betroffen. Mit dem Klimawandel verschlechtert sich die Heuschnupfensituation w
Le rhume des foins augmente en raison du changement climatique (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/le-rhume-des-foins-augmente-en-raison-du-changement-climatique
Alors qu'il y a 100 ans, presque personne ne souffrait du rhume des foins en Suisse, environ 20 pour cent de la population est actuellement touchée. Avec le changement climatique, la situation du rhum
Comparison for the effects of different components of temperature variability on mortality: A multi-country time-series study (Publications)
Background Temperature variability (TV) is associated with increased mortality risk. However, it is still unknown whether intra-day or inter-day TV has different effects. Objectives We aimed to assess
Comparison for the effects of different components of temperature variability on mortality: a multi-country time-series study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Temperature variability (TV) is associated with increased mortality risk. However, it is still unknown whether intra-day or inter-day TV has different effects. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to asse