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
Cyanotriazoles are selective topoisomerase II poisons that rapidly cure trypanosome infections (Publications)
Millions who live in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa are at risk of trypanosomatid infections, which cause Chagas disease and human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Improved HAT treatments are avai
Effect of compensatory evolution in the emergence and transmission of rifampicin-resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </em>in Cape Town, South... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Experimental data show that drug-resistance-conferring mutations are often associated with a decrease in the replicative fitness of bacteria in vitro, and that this fitness cost can be mit
Association of long-term exposure to ambient air pollution with retinal neurodegeneration: the prospective Alienor study (Publications)
Chronic exposure to air pollution may have adverse effects on neurodegenerative diseases. Glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness worldwide, is a neurodegenerative disease of the optic nerve,
Intestinal helminth infections and associated risk factors among adults in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Helminthiases are highly endemic in Southeast Asia, including the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). This study aimed to assess the current intestinal helminth infections and the
Anti-politics and free maternal health services in Kilifi County, Kenya (Publications)
Maternal healthcare is a global agenda. Kenya introduced free maternity services (FMS) in 2013 to allow women to give birth for free in all government public health facilities. The introduction of FMS
Variability of the human serum metabolome over 3 months in the EXPOsOMICS Personal Exposure Monitoring study (Publications)
Liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) and untargeted metabolomics are increasingly used in exposome studies to study the interactions between nongenetic factors
Long-term air pollution exposure and malignant intracranial tumours of the central nervous system: a pooled analysis of six European cohorts (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Risk factors for malignant tumours of the central nervous system (CNS) are largely unknown. METHODS: We pooled six European cohorts (N = 302,493) and assessed the association between resid
What factors explain low adoption of digital technologies for health financing in an insurance setting? Novel evidence from a quantitative panel study... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Digital information management systems for health financing are implemented on the assumption thatdigitalization, among other things, enables strategic purchasing. However, little is known