Multistage antiplasmodium activity of astemizole analogues and inhibition of hemozoin formation as a contributor to their mode of action (Publications)
A drug repositioning approach was leveraged to derivatize astemizole (AST), an antihistamine drug whose antimalarial activity was previously identified in a high-throughput screen. The multistage acti
The Healthy Baby Flipbook: piloting home-based counseling for refugee mothers to improve infant feeding and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)... (Publications)
Problems in growth and undernutrition manifest in early infancy, with suboptimal breastfeeding and inadequate complementary feeding remaining strong risk factors for chronic undernutrition in infants.
Challenges and opportunities for cancer predisposition cascade screening for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and lynch syndrome in Switzerland:... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: An international workshop on cancer predisposition cascade genetic screening for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) and Lynch syndrome (LS) took place in Switzerland, with leading
How does membership in local savings groups influence the determinants of national health insurance demand? A cross-sectional study in Kisumu, Kenya (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs) are highly active in many sub-Saharan African countries, serving as an important gateway for coping with financial risk. In light of the K
Inter-sectoral approaches for the prevention and control of malaria among the mobile and migrant populations: a scoping review (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria cases among mobile and migrant populations (MMPs) represent a large and important reservoir for transmission, if undetected or untreated. The objectives of this review were to iden
How does anonymous online peer communication affect prevention behavior? Evidence from a laboratory experiment (Publications)
While the importance of social networks for health behaviors is well-recognized, relatively little is known regarding the accuracy of anonymous online communication and its impact on health behavior.
Efficacy and safety of ascending dosages of tribendimidine against hookworm infections in children: a randomized controlled trial (Publications)
Background: The global strategy to control soil-transmitted helminthiasis is mainly focused on preventive chemotherapy based on albendazole and mebendazole. We assessed the efficacy and safety of asce
A multiplex assay for the sensitive detection and quantification of male and female <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> gametocytes (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The transmission of malaria to mosquitoes depends on the presence of gametocytes that circulate in the peripheral blood of infected human hosts. Sensitive estimates of the densities of fem