Preventive effect of artemether in experimental animals infected with <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
The effect of artemether, an antimalarial drug developed from the plant Artemisia annua, has been tested against the larval stages of Schistosoma mansoni covering the time from skin penetration to the
Insulin-like growth factor-1 promoter polymorphisms and colorectal cancer: a functional genomics approach (Publications)
RATIONALE: Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1) has been proposed to mediate the obesity-related carcinogenic effects of "Western lifestyle". While genetic factors explain at least half of inter-indivi
Occurrence of <em>Giardia lamblia</em> in recreational streams in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland (Publications)
Little is known about the environmental occurrence of the pathogenic organism Giardia lamblia in Switzerland. To provide a better insight into the importance of G. lamblia, a cheap, effective and easy