Effect of exposure to traffic on lung development from 10 to 18 years of age: a cohort study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Whether local exposure to major roadways adversely affects lung-function growth during the period of rapid lung development that takes place between 10 and 18 years of age is unknown. This
Jacaranone-derived glucosidic esters from Jacaranda glabra and their activity against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
In a survey of plants from Ecuador with antiprotozoal activity, Jacaranda glabra was found to show promising activity against the Plasmodium falciparum K1 strain. Subsequently, activity-guided isolati
Host-pathogen coevolution in human tuberculosis (Publications)
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of antiquity. Yet TB today still causes more adult deaths than any other single infectious disease. Recent studies show that contrary to the common view postulating an a
Respiratory effects of environmental tobacco exposure are enhanced by bronchial hyperreactivity (Publications)
RATIONALE: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is associated with increased reports of respiratory symptoms and reduced lung function, but the long-term effects of ETS are unclear, notably i
Antikinetoplastid antimitotic activity and metabolic stability of dinitroaniline sulfonamides and benzamides (Publications)
N(1)-Phenyl-3,5-dinitro-N(4),N(4)-di-n-propylsulfanilamide (1) and N(1)-phenyl-3,5-dinitro-N(4),N(4)-di-n-butylsulfanilamide (2) show potent in vitro antimitotic activity against kinetoplastid parasit