First report of human intestinal sarcocystosis in Cambodia (Publications)
Human intestinal sarcocystosis (HIS), caused by Sarcocystis species, is acquired by eating undercooked meat from sarcocyst-containing cattle (S. hominis, S. heydorni) and pigs (S. suihominis). We repo
An assessment of hair cortisol among postpartum Brazilian mothers and infants from a high-risk community in Sâo Paulo: intra-individual stability and... (Publications)
This study examined maternal-infant synchrony of hair cortisol at 12 months after birth and the intra-individual stability of maternal hair cortisol in the postpartum period. Participants were selecte
A low-frequency inactivating akt2 variant enriched in the Finnish population is associated with fasting insulin levels and type 2 diabetes risk (Publications)
To identify novel coding association signals and facilitate characterization of mechanisms influencing glycemic traits and type 2 diabetes risk, we analyzed 109,215 variants derived from exome array g
Home- and community-based growth monitoring to reduce early life growth faltering: an open-label, cluster-randomized controlled trial (Publications)
Background: Despite the continued high prevalence of faltering growth, height monitoring remains limited in many low- and middle-income countries.Objective: The objective of this study was to test whe
Cherchez l'electron (Publications)
Who wouldn't want to have a drug that is activated only in the target cell? Prodrugs that are metabolically triggered inside the pathogen but not in the host are an attractive concept in antimicrobial
Factors associated with colostrum quality and effects on serum gamma globulin concentrations of calves in Swiss dairy herds (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown a high prevalence of failure of passive transfer of immunity (FPT) in Swiss dairy calves. OBJECTIVES: To investigate risk factors associated with poor colostrum
Barrier-free communication in maternity care of allophone migrants: BRIDGE Study Protocol (Publications)
AIM: To describe communication and access barriers encountered by allophone women of different migration backgrounds in the Swiss maternity care services, from the perspective of users, health care pr