Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS): a preliminary survey among patients in Switzerland (Publications)
association. The majority of patients were females (72.2%), single (55.7%) and without children (62.5%). Only one third were working (full/part-time). The mean onset of ME/CFS was 31.6 years of age with
Activities of psilostachyin A and cynaropicrin against <em>Trypanosoma cruzi</em> in vitro and in vivo (Publications)
parasitemia or protect against mortality induced by the Y and Colombiana strains. Psilostachyin A (0.5 to 50 mg/kg/day given once a day) was not effective in the acute model of T. cruzi infection (Y strain)
Prenatal and postnatal medical conditions and the risk of brain tumors in children and adolescents: an international multicenter case-control study (Publications)
CT scan may be associated with the occurrence of CABTs. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(1); 110-5. (c)2016 AACR.
Lysyl-tRNA synthetase as a drug target in malaria and cryptosporidiosis (Publications)
proof of concept was established in an SCID mouse model of malaria, after oral administration (ED90 = 1.5 mg/kg, once a day for 4 d). Furthermore, we successfully identified an opportunity for pathogen hopping
Life cycle maintenance and drug-sensitivity assays for early drug discovery in <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
along the drug-screening cascade are also described. In these assays, which can be performed within 5 d, the effect of a drug is determined by phenotypic assessment of the parasites' viability and morphology
Discovery and characterization of <em>Mycobacterium basiliense</em> sp. nov., a nontuberculous <em>Mycobacterium </em>isolated from human lungs (Publications)
genome sequence was obtained through combining short and long-read sequencing, providing a genome of 5.6 Mb. The genome appears to be highly intact, syntenic with that of M. marinum, with very few insertion
Multistage antiplasmodium activity of astemizole analogues and inhibition of hemozoin formation as a contributor to their mode of action (Publications)
first ever gametocytes screening of AST and its analogues revealed their moderate activity (IC50: 1 - 5 microM) against late stage P. falciparum gametocytes, while the evaluation of activity against P. berghei
Outcomes of antiretroviral treatment programmes in rural Lesotho: health centres and hospitals compared (Publications)
catchment area and type of ART. All analyses were stratified by gender. RESULTS: Of 3747 patients, 2042 (54.5%) started ART at HCs. Both women and men at hospitals had more advanced clinical and immunological stages
Improving institutional childbirth services in rural Southern Tanzania: a qualitative study of healthcare workers' perspective (Publications)
11 dispensaries and 2 health centres in rural Southern Tanzania. PARTICIPANTS: 4 clinical officers, 5 nurses and 6 medical attendants from different health facilities were interviewed. RESULTS: The healthcare
Sleep disturbance from road traffic, railways, airplanes and from total environmental noise levels in Montreal (Publications)
was 12.4%. The proportion of those affected by road traffic, airplane and railway noise was 4.2%, 1.5% and 1.1%, respectively. We observed an increased prevalence in sleep disturbance for those exposed