Muscle force up to 50% of maximum does not affect cutaneous silent periods in thenar muscles (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: The cutaneous silent period (CSP) is a spinal inhibitory reflex mediated by A-delta fibers. The amount of muscle contraction has been reported to influence CSPs, but this has not been confi
Reduced cardiorespiratory fitness, low physical activity and an urban environment are independently associated with increased cardiovascular risk in... (Publications)
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: To assist in the development of preventive strategies, we studied whether the neighbourhood environment or modifiable behavioural parameters, including cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)
Nematode infections: filariases (Publications)
More than 150 million people, mainly in developing countries, are affected by filarial nematode infections that cause debilitating and disfiguring diseases. Although transmission is restricted to the
Species-specific typing of DNA based on palindrome frequency patterns (Publications)
DNA in its natural, double-stranded form may contain palindromes, sequences which read the same from either side because they are identical to their reverse complement on the sister strand. Short pali
Genetic diversification of <em>Neisseria meningitidis</em> during waves of colonization and disease in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
Although Neisseria meningitidis is a highly variable organism, most invasive disease is caused by a minority of genotypes. Hypervirulent lineages have been identified and their pandemic spread has bee
Evidence based public health - the example of air pollution (Publications)
Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) has become a common paradigm in medicine. The notion that action should be based on scientific evidence also applies to public health. The assessment of evidence and the
Long-term health effects of particulate and other ambient air pollution: research can progress faster if we want it to (Publications)
There is need for the assessment of long-term effects of outdoor air pollution. In fact, a considerable part of the large amount of U.S. research money that has been dedicated to investigate effects o