A switch in regulatory T cells through farm-exposure during immune maturation in childhood (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Farm exposure protects against development of allergies early in life. At 4.5 years, protection against asthma by farm-milk exposure was partially mediated by regulatory T-cells (Tregs). T
Malaria parasites possess a telomere repeat-binding protein that shares ancestry with transcription factor IIIA (Publications)
Telomere repeat-binding factors (TRFs) are essential components of the molecular machinery that regulates telomere function. TRFs are widely conserved across eukaryotes and bind duplex telomere repeat
Prenatal and postnatal medical conditions and the risk of brain tumors in children and adolescents: an international multicenter case-control study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have evaluated the effect of medical diagnostic radiation on brain tumors. Recent cohort studies have reported an increased risk associated with exposure to head CT scans.
"You can save time if..."-a qualitative study on internal factors slowing down clinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The costs, complexity, legal requirements and number of amendments associated with clinical trials are rising constantly, which negatively affects the efficient conduct of trials. In Sub-S
The shape of the iceberg: quantification of submicroscopic <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and<em> Plasmodium vivax </em>parasitaemia and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The widespread presence of low-density asymptomatic infections with concurrent gametocytes may be a stumbling block for malaria elimination. This study investigated the asymptomatic reserv
Incidence and risk factors for hypertension among HIV patients in rural Tanzania - a prospective cohort study (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Scarce data are available on the epidemiology of hypertension among HIV patients in rural sub-Saharan Africa. We explored the prevalence, incidence and risk factors for incident hyperten
A blueprint to evaluate One Health (Publications)
One Health (OH) positions health professionals as agents for change and provides a platform to manage determinants of health that are often not comprehensively captured in medicine or public health al