Visceral leishmaniasis: a threat to immunocompromised patients in non-endemic areas? (Publications)
Visceral leishmaniasis is rare in western Europe, but may be life-threatening in immunocompromised patients. It is therefore important to understand the incidence of the disease in a non-endemic area
Muscle fibre recruitment can respond to the mechanics of the muscle contraction (Publications)
This study investigates the motor unit recruitment patterns between and within muscles of the triceps surae during cycling on a stationary ergometer at a range of pedal speeds and resistances. Muscle
Cyclic nucleotide-specific phosphodiesterases of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>: PfPDEalpha, a non-essential cGMP-specific PDE that is an integral... (Publications)
Cyclic nucleotide-specific phosphodiesterases (PDEs) have come into focus as interesting potential targets for PDE inhibitor-based anti-parasitic drugs. Genomes of the various agents of human malaria,
New treatment option for second stage African sleeping sickness: In vitro and in vivo efficacy of aza analogs of DB289 (Publications)
African sleeping sickness is a fatal parasitic disease and all drugs currently in use for treatment have strong liabilities. It is essential to find new, effective and less toxic drugs ideally with or
Inverse association of farm milk consumption with asthma and allergy in rural and suburban populations across Europe (Publications)
Background Dietary interventions as a means for atopy prevention attract great interest. Some studies in rural environments claimed an inverse association between consumption of farmproduced dairy pro