Genetic landscape of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identifies heterogeneous cell-type and phenotype associations (Publications)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the leading cause of respiratory mortality worldwide. Genetic risk loci provide new insights into disease pathogenesis. We performed a genome-wide assoc
Influence of acute physical activity on stress reactivity in obese and normal weight children: a randomized controlled trial (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Physical activity (PA) may influence acute stress reactivity in children differently depending on their weight. This randomized controlled trial investigated the impact of acute PA and of B
Subspecies typing of <em>Streptococcus agalactiae</em> based on ribosomal subunit protein mass variation by MADLI-TOF MS (Publications)
Background: A ribosomal subunit protein (rsp)-based matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) method was developed for fast subspecies-level typing of
Determinants of bed net use conditional on access in population surveys in Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are one of the most effective and widely available methods for preventing malaria, and there is interest in understanding the complexities of behavioural dr
Intravital imaging of host-parasite interactions in skin and adipose tissues (Publications)
Intravital microscopy (IVM) allows the visualization of how pathogens interact with host cells and tissues in living animals in real time. This method has enabled key advances in our understanding of
Déterminants sociaux de la santé en Suisse - comment le genre s'est perdu en chemin (Publications)
Since four decades epidemiological research has emphasised the necessity to consider social determinants and the social distribution of illnesses in the Swiss population, particularly by gender. Gende
Girl child marriage, socioeconomic status, and undernutrition: evidence from 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Girl child marriage, a formal union of a female before age 18, and undernutrition remain common in Sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study is to establish the extent to which girl child