Decline in gait performance detected by an electronic walkway system in 907 older adults of the population-based KORA-age study (Publications)
Background: Gait changes at older ages are a strong predictor of a decline in lower extremity functions. However, large population-based studies assessing gait parameters in various gait tasks are lac
Association between physical activity and risk of stroke subtypes: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The relationship between stroke subtypes and physical activity is unclear. METHODS: Using data from 13,069 men and women aged 45-64 years who participated in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Co
Myeloperoxidase, but not oxidized LDL, is associated with leisure-time physical activity: results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg Studies 1984-1995 (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Oxidative stress-induced cell damage contributes to several chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, but only very few population-based studies have examined the influence of regu
Sleeping hearts: the role of the heart in sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis) (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the frequency and evolution of heart involvement in human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) using electrocardiogram (ECG) findings; to describe these findings and to assess the fre
An unusual type IB topoisomerase from African trypanosomes (Publications)
African trypanosomes are ancient eukaryotes that cause lethal disease in humans and cattle. Available drugs are inadequate and the need for new therapeutic targets is great. Trypanosoma brucei and rel
Topoisomerases in kinetoplastids (Publications)
Topoisomerases are enzymes that mediate topological changes in DNA that are essential for nucleic acid biosynthesis and for cell survival. The kinetoplastid protozoa, which include pathogenic trypanos