Effect of physical activity on heart rate variability in normal weight, overweight and obese subjects: results from the SAPALDIA study (Publications)
Many studies have demonstrated an association of both a sedentary lifestyle and a high body mass index (BMI) with greater risk for cardiovascular disease. Within the prospective SAPALDIA cohort (Swiss
<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> transmission in a country with low tuberculosis incidence: role of immigration and HIV infection (Publications)
Immigrants from high-burden countries and HIV-coinfected individuals are risk groups for tuberculosis (TB) in countries with low TB incidence. Therefore, we studied their role in transmission of Mycob
Analysis of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> var genes expressed in children from Papua New Guinea (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The variable antigen P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein-1 (PfEMP1) is a major virulence factor in malaria. A large number of var genes encode PfEMP1, and we hypothesized that a res
Effect of mutation and genetic background on drug resistance in <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
Bacterial factors may contribute to the global emergence and spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). Only a few studies have reported on the interactions between different bacterial factors. We st
Didemnidines A and B, indole spermidine alkaloids from the New Zealand ascidian <em>Didemnum</em> sp (Publications)
Two new indole spermidine alkaloids, didemnidines A (1) and B (2), have been isolated from the New Zealand ascidian Didemnum sp. The structures of the metabolites, determined by analysis of 2D NMR spe
