Impaired fitness of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> resistant isolates in a cell culture model of murine macrophages (Publications)
Objectives We analysed the ability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates to penetrate and grow inside murine macrophages as a surrogate of fitness. Methods Thirty-five drug-resistant and 10
Ist die Epidemie der Adipositas bei Kindern noch aufhaltbar? (Publications)
Childhood obesity influences body weight in the adult and is intrinsically associated with multiple co-morbidities. In the past 20 years, the prevalence of overweight and obese school children in Swit
N-acetyltransferase 2 phenotype but not NAT1*10 genotype affects aminobiphenyl-hemoglobin adduct levels (Publications)
Aminobiphenyls (ABPs) in tobacco have been implicated in bladder cancer etiology in smokers. N-Acetylation of ABPs in the liver, predominantly by the N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) isozyme, represents a
Aromatase and breast cancer susceptibility (Publications)
Based on experimental and epidemiological evidence it is hypothesized that estrogen increases breast cancer risk by increasing mitotic activity in breast epithelial cells. Aromatase is crucial to the
Role of livestock in human nutrition and health for poverty reduction in developing countries (Invited review) (Publications)
Livestock keeping is critical for many of the poor in the developing world, often contributing to multiple livelihood objectives and offering pathways out of poverty. Livestock keeping also affects an
Sociocultural and psychological features of perceived stigma reported by people with epilepsy in Benin (Publications)
Summary Purpose: Stigma is a major burden of epilepsy. In sub-Saharan Africa the few studies that addressed epilepsy stigma emphasize enacted, rather than perceived, stigma. This inattention may compr