MINDMAP: establishing an integrated database infrastructure for research in ageing, mental well-being, and the urban environment (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Urbanization and ageing have important implications for public mental health and well-being. Cities pose major challenges for older citizens, but also offer opportunities to develop, test,
Phylogenomics and antimicrobial resistance of the leprosy bacillus <em>Mycobacterium leprae</em> (Publications)
Leprosy is a chronic human disease caused by the yet-uncultured pathogen Mycobacterium leprae. Although readily curable with multidrug therapy (MDT), over 200,000 new cases are still reported annually
From laboratory to point-of-entry: development and implementation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification of a LAMP-based genetic identification... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Rapid genetic on-site identification methods at points-of-entry, such as sea- and airports, have the potential to become important tools to prevent introduction and spread of economically
Global action for training in malaria elimination [Commentary] (Publications)
The Rethinking Malaria Leadership Forum, held at Harvard Business School in February 2017 with collaboration of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Insti
Effects of animal-assisted therapy on concentration and attention span in patients with acquired brain injury: a randomized controlled trial (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have reported that brain-injured patients frequently suffer from cognitive impairments such as attention and concentration deficits. Numerous rehabilitation clinics offer a