Clinical features, proximate causes, and consequences of active convulsive epilepsy in Africa (Publications)
PURPOSE: Epilepsy is common in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but the clinical features and consequences are poorly characterized. Most studies are hospital-based, and few studies have compared different e
Comparative embryotoxicity of different antimalarial peroxides: in vitro study using the rat whole embryo culture model (WEC) (Publications)
Three groups of compounds: (i) active peroxides (artemisinin and arterolene), (ii) inactive non-peroxidic derivatives (deoxyartemisinin and carbaOZ277) and (iii) inactive peroxide (OZ381) were tested
Establishing a baseline to measure change in political will and the use of data for decision-making in maternal and newborn health in six African... (Publications)
The Evidence for Action (E4A) program assumes that both resource allocation and quality of care can improve via a strategy that combines evidence and advocacy to stimulate accountability. The present
Power spectra for screening parkinsonian patients for mild cognitive impairment (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD-MCI) is diagnosed based on the results of a standardized set of cognitive tests. We investigate whether quantitative EEG (qEEG) measures
Nitrogen dioxide and mortality: review and meta-analysis of long-term studies (Publications)
Exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO2) has been linked to increased mortality in several epidemiological studies but the question remains of whether NO2 is directly responsible for the health effe
Morphometric comparison of the midgut epithelial cells in male and female <em>Aedes aegypti</em> L. (Insecta, Diptera) (Publications)
Midgut epithelial cells of male and female Aedes aegypti, 3 days after emergence, were compared morphometrically. The results of the present investigation concerning the female, are in good agreement
Consequences of genomic diversity in <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
The causative agent of human tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), comprises seven phylogenetically distinct lineages associated with different geographical regions. Here we review
Activity of diimidazoline amides against <em>African trypanosomiasis</em> (Publications)
We identified several diimidazoline mono- and diamides that were as potent as pentamidine against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in vitro. All of these were also less cytotoxic than pentamidine, but n
Female predominance and transmission distortion in the long-QT syndrome (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Congenital long-QT syndrome is a disorder resulting in ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death. The most common forms of the long-QT syndrome, types 1 and 2, are caused by mutations in th