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Screening strategies for dysglycaemia in relation to cardiovascular risk
(2019-01-16)
Background: Dysglycaemia, defined as type 2 diabetes (T2DM) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Dysglycaemia and CVD together account for more than half of worldwide ...
Hereditary susceptibility to inner ear stress agents studied in heterozygotes of the German waltzing guinea pig
(2006-09-01)
The German waltzing guinea pig is a strain of animals expressing deafness and severe balance disorders already at birth. The mutation arose spontaneously in a breeding facility in Germany and as the affected animals show ...
Characterization of cochlear degeneration in the inner ear of the German waltzing guinea pig : a morphological, cellular, and molecular study
(2006-11-03)
The German waltzing guinea pig is a new strain of animals with yet unknown gene mutation(s) displaying recessively inherited cochleovestibular impairment. The homozygous animals (gw/gw) are deaf already at birth and display ...
Development of a recombinant protein vaccine against Plasmodium falciparum malaria
(2006-05-26)
Malaria, caused by Plasmodium falciparum is one of the world´s deadliest diseases, killing one to two million children, while another 500 million suffer from clinical attacks every year. Infections caused by P. falciparum ...
Surface antigens and virulence in Plasmodium falciparum malaria
(2008-11-21)
Plasmodium falciparum is an intracellular protozoan that may cause severe forms of malaria. It is a major world health hazard and reaps the highest toll among the children and pregnant mothers of the developing world. An ...