Identification of a new chemical class of antimalarials (Publications)
The increasing spread of drug-resistant malaria strains underscores the need for new antimalarial agents with novel modes of action (MOAs). Here, we describe a compound representative of a new class o
Synthesis of a potent antimalarial agent through natural products conjugation (Publications)
Au naturel! (+)-Usnic acid (green) is a weak antimalarial agent, however, in conjugation with known antimalarial scaffolds and drugs, such as dihydroartemisinin (blue), potent activity against the blo
Growth of mature beech in relation to ozone and nitrogen deposition: an epidemiological approach (Publications)
Stem increment of mature Fagus sylvatica L. from 57 plots in Switzerland was analysed with respect to environmental factors using multilinear regression. Nitrogen (N) deposition was positively correla
Living near main streets and respiratory symptoms in adults (Publications)
The Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA), conducted in 1991 (SAPALDIA 1) in eight areas among 9,651 randomly selected adults aged 18-60 years, reported associatio
The role of standby emergency medication for falciparum malaria: current opinion (Publications)
Travellers to malaria-endemic destinations are at risk of significant disease and, sometimes, death. Current malaria protection strategies, including chemoprophylaxis, can never be completely effectiv
Relationship between prevalence and intensity of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infection in natural populations of <em>Anopheles</em> mosquitoes (Publications)
Wild-caught Anopheles gambiae s. l. and An. funestus were dissected and their midguts were examined for the presence of Plasmodium falciparum oocyst infections. The mean intensity of infection and the
A polymorphism in CD14 modifies the effect of farm milk consumption on allergic diseases and CD14 gene expression (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Consumption of farm milk in early life is associated with less asthma and allergies. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that genetic variation in the innate immunity receptor CD14 might modify the