Residential distance to high voltage power lines and risk of neurodegenerative diseases: a Danish population-based case-control study (Publications)
logistic regression models, hazard ratios for ever living close to a power line in the time period 5-20 years before diagnosis were computed. The risks for developing dementia, Parkinson's disease, multiple
Streaming data from a smartphone application: a new approach to mapping health during travel (Publications)
were centred in Bangkok. The odds of a health event were higher in Chiang Mai (2.34, 95% CI: 1.08, 5.08) and on rainy days (1.86, 95% CI: 1.03, 3.36). CONCLUSIONS: Distinct patterns in spatial and env
Somatic mutation footprinting reveals a unique tetra-nucleotide signature associated with intron-exon boundaries in lung cancer (Publications)
level and intron-exon junctions. Intriguingly, its distribution across the genome is biased towards 5' splice junctions, suggesting a novel mechanism of mutation.
Drinking water from dug wells in rural ghana - <em>Salmonella</em> contamination, environmental factors, and genotypes (Publications)
contamination with Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria was 99.2% (n = 395). Out of 398 samples, 26 (6.5%) tested positive for Salmonella spp. The serovar distribution was diverse including strains not commonly
Evaluation of fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) for the detection of fungi directly from blood cultures and cerebrospinal fluid from patients... (Publications)
times to diagnosis after the detection of microbial growth by automated blood culture systems were 5 hours, 20 hours and 6 days for FISH, PCR-RFLP and traditional microbiology, respectively. The results
"We treat humans, not herds!": a qualitative study of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) providers' individualized approaches to vaccination... (Publications)
providers we interviewed (N=17) and observed during vaccination consultations (N=18 observations with 5 providers) employed individualized approaches to vaccination. Triangulation of qualitative evidence
Short-term effects of national-level natural resource rents on life expectancy: a cross-country panel data analysis (Publications)
relationship between natural resource endowment and health at the population level. We construct a 5-year cross-country panel to assess the impact of natural resource rents on changes in life expectancy
Genomic analyses of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> from human lung resections reveal a high frequency of polyclonal infections (Publications)
the detection of multiple strains (40% of surgery cases) as opposed to just using a sputum sample (0-5% in the general population). We show that polyclonal infections often involve genetically distant strains
Animal presence modulates frontal brain activity of patients in a minimally conscious state: a pilot study (Publications)
session had five phases: (1) baseline, (2) watching animal, (3) passive contact, (4) active contact, (5) neutral. Data were descriptively analysed. All participants showed the largest hemodynamic response
<em>Orientia tsutsugamushi</em> in chiggers and small mammals in Laos (Publications)
tsutsugamushi by PCR. Results: Over an 18-month period, 131 small mammals of 14 species were collected in 5 districts. Seventy-eight of 131 small mammals were infested with chiggers, but all tissues were O.
