Systems parasitology: effects of <em>Fasciola hepatica</em> on the neurochemical profile in the rat brain (Publications)
We characterize the integrated response of a rat host to the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica using a combination of (1)H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic profiles (liver, kidney, intestine, brai
Screening of antifungal azole drugs and agrochemicals with an adapted alamarBlue-based assay demonstrates antibacterial activity of Croconazole... (Publications)
An Alamar Blue-based growth inhibition assay has been adapted for the thermosensitive and slow growing pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans (M. ulcerans). The standardized test procedure enables medium-thr
Bacterial and fungal agents in house dust and wheeze in children: the PARSIFAL study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Growing up on a farm and an anthroposophic lifestyle are associated with a lower prevalence of allergic diseases in childhood. This might be related to increased inhalatory exposure to mic
Species variation in the fecal metabolome gives insight into differential gastrointestinal function (Publications)
The metabolic composition of fecal extracts provides a window for elucidating the complex metabolic interplay between mammals and their intestinal ecosystems, and these metabolite profiles can yield i
Utilizing environmental, socioeconomic data and GIS techniques to estimate the risk for ascariasis and trichuriasis in Minas Gerais, Brazil (Publications)
The impact of intestinal helminths on human health is well known among the population and health authorities because of their wide geographic distribution and the serious problems they cause. Geohelmi
Morbidity and nutrition patterns of three nomadic pastoralist communities of Chad (Publications)
As a part of an interdisciplinary research and action programme, morbidity and nutritional patterns were assessed in three nomadic communities: Fulani and Arab cattle breeders and Arab camel breeders,
Combined evoked potentials as markers and predictors of disability in early multiple sclerosis (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To prospectively assess combined evoked potentials (EP) as markers and predictors of the disease course of early MS over 3years. METHODS: Fifty patients in the early phase of relapsing remi
The health relevance of ambient particulate matter characteristics: coherence of toxicological and epidemiological inferences (Publications)
The aim of this article is to review progress toward integration of toxicological and epidemiological research results concerning the role of specific physicochemical properties, and associated source