Mixtures of long-term exposure to ambient air pollution, built environment and temperature and stroke incidence across Europe (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The complex interplay of multiple environmental factors and cardiovascular has scarcely been studied. Within the EXPANSE project, we evaluated the association between long-term exposure
Impact of a teen club model on HIV outcomes among adolescents in rural Neno district, Malawi: a retrospective cohort study (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To compare the impact of a teen club model to the standard care model on HIV treatment outcomes among adolescents (10-19 years of age). DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: HIV clin
Speed of extirpation of the huemul in the history of human occupation in Patagonia (Publications)
Context: The Patagonian huemul, an endangered Odocoilinedeer, has an estimated 350-500 individuals remaining in Argentina. Today's population size, representing a numerical reduction of > 99% of origi
The rise of AI: how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing infectious disease control (Publications)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has proven to be an effective tool in predicting, detecting, and mitigating the spread of infectious diseases, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The technology is i
Multiplexed ddPCR-amplicon sequencing reveals isolated <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> populations amenable to local elimination in Zanzibar, Tanzania (Publications)
Zanzibar has made significant progress toward malaria elimination, but recent stagnation requires novel approaches. We developed a highly multiplexed droplet digital PCR (ddPCR)-based amplicon sequenc
Factors associated with COVID-19 non-vaccination in Switzerland: a nationwide study (Publications)
Objectives: We compared socio-demographic characteristics, health-related variables, vaccination-related beliefs and attitudes, vaccination acceptance, and personality traits of individuals who vaccin
From contigs towards chromosomes: automatic improvement of long read assemblies (ILRA) (Publications)
Recent advances in long read technologies not only enable large consortia to aim to sequence all eukaryotes on Earth, but they also allow individual laboratories to sequence their species of interest
Plasma concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in pregnancy and breastfeeding duration in Project Viva (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may disrupt mammary gland development and function; thereby inhibiting milk supply and breastfeeding duration. However, conclusions on the potent
