Metabolism of (R)-praziquantel versus the activation of a parasite transient receptor potential melastatin ion channel (Publications)
Praziquantel (PZQ) is an essential anthelmintic drug recently established to be an activator of a Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin (TRPMPZQ) ion channel in trematode worms. Bioinformatic, mutag
A scoping review of the health co-benefits of climate mitigation strategies in South America (Publications)
The accelerated production of greenhouse gases (GHG) due to human activity has led to unprecedented global warming, making climate mitigation strategies crucial for minimizing its impacts. South Ameri
Joint effect of heat and air pollution on mortality in 620 cities of 36 countries (Publications)
Background The epidemiological evidence on the interaction between heat and ambient air pollution on mortality is still inconsistent. Objectives To investigate the interaction between heat and ambient
Swiss TPH: 30 years of R&D towards new drugs for tropical diseases (Publications)
In this special issue of CHIMIA, we highlight 30 years of research and development (R&D) at Swiss TPH, deeply grounded in partnership, towards new drugs for tropical diseases.
Promoting the Mental Health of Young People (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/about/events/pmhyp-botnar-2023
Swiss TPH and Fondation Botnar present Promoting the Mental Health of Young People 16 November 2023, 16:30-18:00 followed by an apéro One in seven young people worldwide is affected by mental health i
Noise, foul air and compromises. (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/impact-stories/noise-foul-air-and-compromises
The roar gets louder as the plane gently soars into the sky over the new building of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), which lies right on the flight path of Basel’s EuroAirp
Fighting parasites in a conflict-torn place (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/impact-stories/fighting-parasites-in-a-conflict-torn-place
Rebels are destroying healthcare infrastructure, and access to nutrition and safe drinking water has become a concern for almost the entire population. It is in this unimaginable environment that Maur
Sporozoite immunization: innovative translational science to support the fight against malaria (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Malaria, a devastating febrile illness caused by protozoan parasites, sickened 247,000,000 people in 2021 and killed 619,000, mostly children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. A
Ultrasonography in managing extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a randomised, controlled, parallel, superiority, open-label trial (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Patients with suspected extrapulmonary tuberculosis are often treated empirically. We hypothesized that extended Focused Assessment of Sonography for HIV and Tuberculosis (eFASH), in combi
