Measuring in-cabin school bus tailpipe and crankcase PM2.5: a new dual tracer method (Publications)
Exposures of occupants in school buses to on-road vehicle emissions, including emissions from the bus itself, can be substantially greater than those in outdoor settings. A dual tracer method was deve
Aktueller Malariaschutz bei Kurzzeitaufenthalt (Publications)
An average of 800 malaria cases are recorded annually in Germany. One person in a hundred dies of the disease. Travel advice given by experienced physicians is essential to raise awareness of malaria
Regional distribution of glycine receptor messenger RNA in the central nervous system of zebrafish (Publications)
We report the cloning of the zebrafish beta subunit of the glycine receptor and compare the anatomical distribution of three glycine receptor subunit constituents in adult zebrafish brain (alphaZ1, al
Effect of environmental tobacco smoke exposure on respiratory symptoms in children (Publications)
AIMS: This study determines the prevalence of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and its relation to respiratory and allergic symptoms among schoolchildren in Switzerland. METHODS: We studied 447
Antischistosomal activities of mefloquine-related arylmethanols (Publications)
Interesting antischistosomal properties have been documented for the antimalarial mefloquine, a 4-quinolinemethanol. We evaluated the antischistosomal activities of nine mefloquine related compounds,
Feeding and survival of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae on plants growing in Kenya (Publications)
The propensity of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) to ingest sugars from various plants, and subsequent survival rates, were assessed with laboratory-reared mal
Decreased PM10 exposure attenuates age-related lung function decline: genetic variants in p53, p21, and CCND1 modify this effect (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Decreasing exposure to airborne particulates was previously associated with reduced age-related decline in lung function. However, whether the benefit from improved air quality depends on
Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk (Publications)
Blood pressure is a heritable trait influenced by several biological pathways and responsive to environmental stimuli. Over one billion people worldwide have hypertension (> /=140 mm Hg systolic blood
