Association of environmental factors with the onset of status epilepticus (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: The goal of the work described here was to investigate the influence of environmental factors on admissions of patients with status epilepticus (SE) to the intensive care unit (ICU). METHOD
Mortality from neurodegenerative disease and exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields: 31 years of observations on Swiss railway employees (Publications)
AIMS: The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between extremely low-frequency magnetic field (ELF-MF) exposure and mortality from several neurodegenerative conditions in
The genome, evolution and diversity of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> (Publications)
Mycobacterium ulcerans (M. ulcerans) causes a devastating infection of the skin and underlying tissue commonly known as Buruli ulcer (BU). Genetic analyses indicate that M. ulcerans has a common ances
Leukaemia, brain tumours and exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields: cohort study of Swiss railway employees (Publications)
AIMS: To investigate the relationship between extremely low frequency magnetic field (ELF-MF) exposure and mortality from leukaemia and brain tumour in a cohort of Swiss railway workers. METHODS: 20,1
Synthesis and biological evaluation of phosphate prodrugs of 4-phospho-d -erythronohydroxamic acid, an Inhibitor of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (Publications)
We have previously reported the discovery of potent and selective inhibitors of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, the third enzyme of the phosphate pentose pathway, from Trypanosoma brucei, the causat
Extremely low frequency magnetic field measurements in buildings with transformer stations in Switzerland (Publications)
The aim of this study was to evaluate an exposure assessment method that classifies apartments in three exposure categories of extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF) based on the location of
Chemotherapy associated changes of histopathological features of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> lesions in a Buruli ulcer mouse model (Publications)
Combination chemotherapy with rifampicin and streptomycin (RIF-STR) for eight weeks is currently recommended by WHO as first line treatment in Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer). To gain
<em>Mycobacterium algericum</em> sp. nov., a novel rapidly growing species related to <em>M. terrae</em> complex and associated with goat lung lesions (Publications)
A previously undescribed, rapid growing, non-chromogenic Mycobacterium novel species isolated from a goat lung lesion in Algeria is reported. Biochemical and molecular tools were used for its complete
Hochfrequente Strahlung und Gesundheit, eine Literaturübersicht (Publications)
This paper gives an overview of present scientific knowledge in health research on the effects from radio and microwave frequency radiation, at levels to which the general population is typically expo