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2025
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Journal Article
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Initial therapeutic approaches for orofacial myofascial pain: three pilot studies. Cranio : Journal of Craniomandibular Practice, 43(3):489-501.
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The two lights of Paracelsus: natural philosophy meets theology. Annals of Science, 82(2):198-221.
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Fertility dynamics through historical pandemics and COVID-19 in Switzerland, 1871–2022. Population Studies:Epub ahead of print.
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Is height loss in adulthood associated with health in later life among the 1946 UK Birth Cohort (NSHD) participants?. Aging and Health Research, 5(1):100224.
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Uncovering genetic signatures of the Walser migration in the Alps: Patterns of diversity and differentiation. Forensic Science International. Genetics, 76:103206.
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Detecting context dependence in the expression of life history trade‐offs. Journal of Animal Ecology, 94(3):379-393.
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Dissertation
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RNA Profiling for Forensic Applications: Body Fluid Identification, Estimating the Age of Stains, Determining the Age of the Stain Donor. 2025, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
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Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction of South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind – Direct and Indirect Behavioural Signals from Bovids. 2025, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
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Origin, Spread, and Evolution of Human Pathogens. 2025, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
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2024
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Journal Article
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The only Special Interest Group with a Stack – Evolution, Psychiatry and the Substack Platform. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 41(4):508-509.
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Sociodemographic and regional differences in neonatal and infant mortality in Switzerland in 2011–2018: the Swiss National Cohort. Swiss Medical Weekly, 154(11):3682.
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The health and demographic impacts of the “Russian flu” pandemic in Switzerland in 1889/1890 and in the years thereafter. Epidemiology and Infection, 152:e174.
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Spatial pattern of all cause excess mortality in Swiss districts during the pandemic years 1890, 1918 and 2020. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 51:100697.
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How the influenza pandemic 1918/19 affected teacher education and schools in several ways − a case study from Switzerland. Paedagogica Historica, 60(6):1047-1064.
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Evaluating the Concept of Brain Sparing in a High Income Setting, Using Historical Records of Maternal Influenza or Syphilis Infection. American Journal of Human Biology, 36(11):e24143.
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Gradual exacerbation of obstetric constraints during hominoid evolution implied by re-evaluation of cephalopelvic fit in chimpanzees. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 8(12):2228-2238.
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Evolutionary theory can advance and revitalise the biopsychosocial model. British Journal of Psychiatry, 225(4):424-426.
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Social strata and oral pathologies: A comparative study in two co-localized, temporally disjunct burial sites of ancient Egypt. Journal of dental sciences, 19(4):2348-2354.
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Establishing the reliability of metrics extracted from long-form recordings using LENA and the ACLEW pipeline. Behavior Research Methods, 56:8588-8607.
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Hominin Musical Sound Production : Palaeoecological Contexts and Self Domestication. Anthropological Review, 87(2):17-61.
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Salt Mining and Salt Miners at Talkherud–Douzlākh, Northwestern Iran : From Landscape to Resource-Scape. Journal of World Prehistory, 37:61-140.
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Microevolutionary hypothesis of the obesity epidemic. PLoS ONE, 19(8):e0305255.
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Insights into medieval rural lives: A paleo-odontological investigation of two central European communities. Archives of Oral Biology, 164:105985.
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Comparison of occlusal dental wear and degenerative alterations of the temporomandibular joint in two medieval populations from Central Europe. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology:Epub ahead of print.
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Cauldrons of Bronze Age nomads reveals 2700 year old yak milk and the deep antiquity of food preparation techniques. Scientific Reports, 14(1):11625.
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Minimally destructive hDNA extraction method for retrospective genetics of pinned historical Lepidoptera specimens. Scientific Reports, 14(1):12875.
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Possible Future Evolutionary Consequences to Homo as a Result of the Implementation of Biotechnology. Anthropological Review, 87(1):69-80.
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Ancient Mycobacterium leprae genome reveals medieval English red squirrels as animal leprosy host. Current Biology, 34(10):2221-2230.e8.
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Shape variation in modern human upper premolars. PLoS ONE, 19(4):e0301482.
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An Unwanted but Long-Known Company: Post-Viral Symptoms in the Context of Past Pandemics in Switzerland (and Beyond). Public Health Reviews, 45:1606966..
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Evolutionary Perspectives on Substance and Behavioural Addictions : Distinct and Shared Pathways to Understanding, Prediction and Prevention. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 159:105603.
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Social status and oral health in early medieval Switzerland: The case of the Baar-Früebergstrasse site (Canton Zug, Switzerland). Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 54:104455.
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The influence of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae on lumbar lordosis and the angle of pelvic incidence. Journal of Anatomy, 244(4):594-600.
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Health of singleton neonates in Switzerland through time and crises: a cross-sectional study at the population level, 2007-2022. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24(1):218.
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An evolutionary perspective to intramedullary nail fit – comparing present-day data with a historical specimen collection. Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 81(2):197-207.
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Quick guide to evolutionary medicine in neuroimmunomodulation: Why “evolved for the benefit of the species” is not a valid argument. Neuroimmunomodulation, 31(1):66-77.
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Redefining the treponemal history through pre-Columbian genomes from Brazil. Nature, 627(8002):182-188.
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Changing perspectives on autism: Overlapping contributions of evolutionary psychiatry and the neurodiversity movement. Autism Research, 17(3):459-466.
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Eimeria leuckarti in equid coprolites from the Sassanid Era (2nd-6th century CE) excavated in Chehrabad Salt Mine archaeological site, Iran. International Journal of Paleopathology, 44:27-32.
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Trends of physical fitness related to weight status: An analysis including over 412,000 Swiss young male conscripts from 2007 to 2022. Preventive Medicine Reports, 38:102591.
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Is blinding in studies of manual soft tissue mobilisation of the back possible? A feasibility randomised controlled trial with Swiss graduate students. Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 32(1):3.
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IntelliCage: the development and perspectives of a mouse- and user-friendly automated behavioral test system. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 17:1270538.
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Primate social organization evolved from a flexible pair-living ancestor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121(1):e2215401120.
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Der Thesaurus de remediis secretis (1552) von Conrad Gessner. Ein frühes Lehrbuch der pharmazeutischen Chemie. Neujahrsblatt der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich NGZH, 226:19-22.
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The Need to Analyse Historical Mortality Data to Understand the Causes of Today’s Health Inequalities. International Journal of Public Health, 69:1607739.
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Book Section
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Language Development. In: Bornstein, Marc; Lamb, Michael. Developmental science (8th edition). New York: Routledge, 362-405.
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Political Organization and Inequality. In: Koster, Jeremy; Scelza, Brooke; Shenk, Mary. Human Behavioral Ecology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 180-202.
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Auf den Spuren historischer Patientenversuche im Moulagenmuseum Zürich. Medizinische Wachsmoulagen als medizinhistorische Quellen. In: Baur, Isabel; Gächter, Thomas; Godenzi, Gunhild; et al. Entwicklungen im Medizinrecht : Vom klassischen Arztrecht zu One Health: Festschrift für Brigitte Tag. Bern: Stämpfli, 601-617.
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Conference or Workshop item
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From Past Pandemics to Future Health Crises: A Systematic Design Framework for Building a Healthier Future. In: DTRS14 The role of design in shaping sustainable futures, Eskilstuna, Sweden, 11 June 2024 - 13 June 2024. Mälardalens universitet, 383-395.
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Dissertation
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Quantitative Imaging Methods to Gauge Hemoglobin-Induced Hemodynamic Changes Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. 2024, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
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Unraveling Macrophage Polarization: Deciphering Heme Signaling Dynamics after Hemolysis for Precision Inflammation Modulation. 2024, University of Zurich, Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät.
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Monograph
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Our One Human Family : A Story of Continuing Evolution. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
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Scientific Publication in Electronic Form
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Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses – Recognised in the 1940s, but then forgotten?. https://smw.ch: SMW Supporting Association.
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2023
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Journal Article
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On Roth’s “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina: morphological and genetic analysis. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, 142(1):26-45.
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The Southernmost Pre-Columbian Dogs in the Americas: Phenotype, Chronology, Diet and Genetics. Environmental Archaeology, 28(6):443-474.
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Challenges and best practices for digital unstructured data enrichment in health research: A systematic narrative review. PLOS Digital Health, 2(10):e0000347.
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Letting the Past Speak to the Present (and the Future). American Journal of Public Health, 113(10):1040-1042.
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Associations between 3D surface scanner derived anthropometric measurements and body composition in a cross-sectional study. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 77(10):972-981.
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High-coverage genome of the Tyrolean Iceman reveals unusually high Anatolian farmer ancestry. Cell Genomics, 3(9):100377.
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Associations Between Aldosterone-Renin-Ratio and Bone Parameters Derived from Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography and Impact Microindentation in Men. Calcified tissue international, 113(5):496-510.
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Robert M. Ricketts and Rudolf Slavicek: dentistry by the rules of nature. Angle Orthodontist, 93(5):497-500.
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Health of neonates born in the maternity hospital in Bern, Switzerland, 1880–1900 and 1914–1922. PLoS ONE, 18(8):e0289157.
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There is an obstetrical dilemma: Misconceptions about the evolution of human childbirth and pelvic form. American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 181(4):535-544.
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From pandemic to endemic: Spatial-temporal patterns of influenza-like illness incidence in a Swiss canton, 1918-1924. Economics and Human Biology, 50:101271.
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Premolar Extraction Affects Mandibular Kinematics. European Journal of Dentistry, 17(03):756-764.
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Total meat (flesh) supply may be a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases worldwide. Food Science & Nutrition, 11(6):3203-3212.
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Combining observational and experimental approaches to the development of language and communication in rural samples: Opportunities and challenges. Journal of Child Language, 50(3):495-517.
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Comparative evaluation of the MAPlex, Precision ID Ancestry Panel, and VISAGE Basic Tool for biogeographical ancestry inference. Forensic Science International. Genetics, 64:102850.
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Factors structuring lexical development in toddlers: The effects of parental education, language exposure, and age. Journal of Child Language, 50(3):757-777.
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Reinfections and Cross-Protection in the 1918/19 Influenza Pandemic: Revisiting a Survey Among Male and Female Factory Workers. International Journal of Public Health, 68:1605777.
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Paleoproteomic evidence reveals dairying supported prehistoric occupation of the highland Tibetan Plateau. Science Advances, 9(15):eadf0345.
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Health and lifespan of Swiss men born in an alpine region in 1905–1907. The History of the Family, 28(2):339-359.
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Permafrost preservation reveals proteomic evidence for yak milk consumption in the 13th century. Communications Biology, 6(1):351.
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Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents' growth and development. Nature, 615(7954):874-883.
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Long-term mortality effects of century crises: A warning from the past for the decades after COVID-19?. Swiss Medical Weekly, 153(3):40057.
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Evolutionary roots of the risk of hip fracture in humans. Communications Biology, 6(1):283.
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Investigating the dentoalveolar complex in archaeological human skull specimens: Additional findings with large volume micro‐CT compared to standard methods. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 33(2):235-250.
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Recording electrical activity from the brain of behaving octopus. Current Biology, 33(6):1171-1178.e4.
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Findings in ancient Egyptian mummies from tomb KV64, Valley of the Kings, Luxor, with evidence of a rheumatic disease. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 52(2):150-160.
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Sex differences in cooperative coalitions: a mammalian perspective. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 378(1868):20210426.
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The Mummy Explorer—a self-regulated open-access online teaching tool. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, 11(1):129-138.
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The social evolution of individual differences: Future directions for a comparative science of personality in social behavior. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 144:104980.
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Die Influenza-Pandemie 1918/19 in Bern und ihre Auswirkungen am Lehrerseminar Muristalden. Berner Zeitschrift für Geschichte, 02(23):37-53.
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Book Section
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The Potential of Dental Calculus as a Novel Source of Biological Isotopic Data. In: Beasley, M M; Somerville, A D. Exploring Human Behavior Through Isotope Analysis. Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Cham: Springer, 125-152.
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Mummified Tissues. In: Efthymia, Nikita; Thilo, Rehren. Encyclopedia of archaeology (Second Edition). Amsterdam: Elsevier, 941-948.
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Ulrich von Huttens Grab: Ist es wirklich Hutten?. In: Giesemann, Bernd. Bergwinkel Bote: Heimatkalender 2023. Gelnhausen: Naumann, 45-59.
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Master's Thesis
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Mapping Economic and Demographic Evolution: Global Dynamics, 1800-2050, through a Geospatial Perspective. 2023, University of Zurich, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät.
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Working Paper
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The ups and downs of birth rate in Switzerland 2020 to 2023 in a historical context. medRxiv 23299432, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
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Sociodemographic and regional differences in neonatal and infant mortality in Switzerland: The Swiss National Cohort. medRxiv 23295765, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
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Microevolutionary Hypothesis of the Obesity Epidemic. bioRxiv 555238, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
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Making Wakefield Warranted: The Hierarchy of Healing Harm and Discerning Dysfunction. PsyArXiv Preprints 21 08 2023, Cornell University.
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Making Wakefield Workable: The Fitness and Function Framework for Taxonomising Evolutionary Dysfunction. PsyArXiv Preprints 27 07 2023, Cornell University.
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An Antidote to Overpathologizing Computer-Mediated Communication: An Evolutionary Perspective on Mixed Effects of Mismatch. PsyArXiv Preprints t4azn, The Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science.
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Height loss in adulthood is associated with health outcomes in later life in men and women enrolled in the 1946 UK Birth Cohort (NSHD). medRxiv 23298098, University of Zurich.
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2022
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Journal Article
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Evolutionary perspectives, heterogeneity and ovarian cancer: a complicated tale from past to present. Journal of Ovarian Research, 15:67.
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Body mass index in young men in Switzerland after the national shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a cross-sectional monitoring study at the population level since 2010. European Journal of Public Health, 32(6):955-961.
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CT-based Age Estimation of a Mammoth Tusk. Radiology, 305(2):297.
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Child-directed and overheard input from different speakers in two distinct cultures. Journal of Child Language, 49(6):1173-1192.
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The evolution of marsupial social organization. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences, 289(1985):20221589.
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Effects of seawater and freshwater challenges on the Gh/Igf system in the saline-tolerant blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron). Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13:976488.
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Behavior is movement only but how to interpret it? Problems and pitfalls in translational neuroscience-a 40-year experience. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 16:958067.
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Metagenomic analysis of Ancient Egyptian canopic jars. American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 179(2):307-313.
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The role of microglia in neuropsychiatric disorders and suicide. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 272(6):929-945.
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Ancient DNA: Pathogens caught in the Minoan labyrinth. Current Biology, 32(16):R886-R889.
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The role of body height as a co-factor of excess weight in Switzerland. American Journal of Human Biology, 34(8):e23754.
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The importance of the nasopharynx and anterior skull base in excerebration techniques from KV40, a New Kingdom Egyptian site. The Anatomical Record, 305(8):1938-1946.
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Acoustic regularities in infant-directed speech and song across cultures. Nature Human Behaviour, 6(11):1545-1556.
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Grey wolf genomic history reveals a dual ancestry of dogs. Nature, 607(7918):313-320.
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Fracture Risk and Use of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers. Calcified tissue international, 111(4):396-408.
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Sacral Spina Bifida Occulta: A Frequency Analysis of Secular Change. Anthropological Review, 85(2):13-62.
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Auto-domestication hypothesis and the rise in mental disorders in modern humans. Medical Hypotheses, 164:110874.
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Centric relation: A matter of form and substance. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 49(7):687-690.
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Comparative Study of Brain Size Ontogeny: Marsupials and Placental Mammals. Biology, 11(6):900.
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Auxology of small samples: A method to describe child growth when restrictions prevent surveys. PLoS ONE, 17(6):e0269420.
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Dominance or Tolerance? Causes and consequences of a period of increased intercommunity encounters among bonobos (Pan paniscus) at LuiKotale. International Journal of Primatology, 43(3):434-459.
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Was it worth migrating to the new British industrial colony of South Australia? Evidence from skeletal pathologies and historic records of a sample of 19th-century settlers. International Journal of Paleopathology, 37:41-52.
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Specialised minds: extending adaptive explanations of personality to the evolution of psychopathology. Evolutionary Human Sciences, 4(E26):1-23.
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Healthcare services relaxing natural selection may contribute to increase of dementia incidence. Scientific Reports, 12:8873.
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Sex bias in intergroup conflict and collective movements among social mammals: male warriors and female guides. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 377(1851):20210142.
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Author Correction: Dynamic finite-element simulations reveal early origin of complex human birth pattern. Communications Biology, 5:475.
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Archival influenza virus genomes from Europe reveal genomic variability during the 1918 pandemic. Nature Communications, 13(1):2314.
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Dynamic finite-element simulations reveal early origin of complex human birth pattern. Communications Biology, 5:377.
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Emergence and intensification of dairying in the Caucasus and Eurasian steppes. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6(6):813-822.
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Sex classification using the human sacrum: Geometric morphometrics versus conventional approaches. PLoS ONE, 17(4):e0264770.
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The morphological consequences of segmentation anomalies in the human sacrum. American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 177(4):690-707.
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Historically High Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland, Sweden, and Spain. Annals of Internal Medicine, 175(4):523-532.
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Social animal models for quantifying plasticity, assortment, and selection on interacting phenotypes. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 35(4):520-538.
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Selling, buying and eating – a synthesis study on dietary patterns across language regions in Switzerland. British Food Journal, 124(5):1502-1518.
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Evolution of modern humans is a result of self-amplifying feedbacks beginning in the Miocene and continuing without interruption until now. Anthropological Review, 85(1):77-83.
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Large household reduces dementia mortality: A cross-sectional data analysis of 183 populations. PLoS ONE, 17(3):e0263309.
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Microbotanical residues for the study of early hominin tools. Scientific Reports, 12:2951.
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Life-history tradeoffs in a historical population (1896-1939) undergoing rapid fertility decline: Costs of reproduction?. Evolutionary Human Sciences, 4:e7.
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Sex determination accuracy using the human sacrum in a Central European sample. Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 79(2):211-220.
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Total Meat Intake is Associated with Life Expectancy: A Cross-Sectional Data Analysis of 175 Contemporary Populations. International Journal of General Medicine, 15:1833-1851.
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Non-destructive extraction of DNA from preserved tissues in medical collections. BioTechniques, 72(2):60-64.
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Evolutionary processes in the emergence and recent spread of the syphilis agent, Treponema pallidum. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 39(1):msab318.
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A morphological comparison between a death mask of the American Prophet Joseph Smith and a photograph likely to depict him. Anthropological Review, 85(4):1-13.
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A quantitative synthesis study on body mass index and associated factors among adult men and women in Switzerland. Journal of Nutritional Science, 11:e65.
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Interpopulational variation in human brain size: implications for hominin cognitive phylogeny. Anthropological Review, 84(4):405-429.
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Cognitive and behavioral modernity in Homo erectus: skull globularity and hominin brain evolution. Anthropological Review, 84(4):467-485.
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Congenital kyphosis due to a body agenesis from Ancient Egypt. Spine Deformity, 10(1):197-199.
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2022: Ein ziemlich normaler zukünftiger Sommer. Geographica Bernensia, G100:online.
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Ancient mitochondrial and modern whole genomes unravel massive genetic diversity loss during near extinction of Alpine ibex. Molecular Ecology, 31(13):3548-3565.
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What would have happened if we would not have had the COVID vaccination?. Swiss Medical Weekly:online.
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Lernen aus vergangenen Krisen - Das Beispiel der Influenza-Pandemie 1918 in der Schweizer Armee. Swiss Review of Military and Disaster Medicine (SRMDM), 99(1):619-1428.
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Book Section
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Geschichtliche Trends von Körpergrösse und Körpergewicht in einer wechselnden Umwelt. In: Bender, Nicole; Habermann-Horstmeier, Lotte. Evolution und Gesundheit : Wie beeinflussen Lebensweise und Ernährung die Medizin und unsere Gesundheit? (1. Auflage). Bern: Hogrefe Verlag, 95-121.
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Übersterblichkeit während extremer Hitzewellen in der Schweiz. In: Brönnimann, Stefan; Imfeld, Noemi; Stucki, Peter. Hitze- und Trockensommer in der Schweiz : Ursachen und Folgen der Jahrhundertsommer 1947, 2003 und 2018. Bern: Geographica Bernensia, 22-24.
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Working Paper
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Challenges and best practices for digital unstructured data enrichment in health research: a systematic narrative review. medRxiv 22278137, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
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2021
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Journal Article
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New insights on hip bone sexual dimorphism in adolescents and adults using deformation-based geometric morphometrics. Journal of Anthropological Sciences, 99:117-134.
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Archaeometric evidence for the earliest exploitation of lignite from the bronze age Eastern Mediterranean. Scientific Reports, 11:24185.
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Morphological variation of the deciduous second molars in the Baka Pygmies. Scientific Reports, 11:16480.
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Association between bone measures and use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers. Archives of Osteoporosis, 16:137.
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CT-based and morphological comparison of glenoid inclination and version angles and mineralisation distribution in human body donors. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22:849.
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Possible vertebral brucellosis infection in a Neanderthal. Scientific Reports, 11:19846.
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Brain size and neuron numbers drive differences in yawn duration across mammals and birds. Communications Biology, 4:503.
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Sacrum morphology supports taxonomic heterogeneity of “Australopithecus africanus” at Sterkfontein Member 4. Communications Biology, 4:347.
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A refined proposal for the origin of dogs: the case study of Gnirshöhle, a Magdalenian cave site. Scientific Reports, 11:5137.
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Oxytocin levels tend to be lower in autistic children: A meta-analysis of 31 studies. Autism, 25(8):2152-2161.
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The dental remains from the Early Upper Paleolithic of Manot Cave, Israel. Journal of Human Evolution, 160:102648.
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DamageProfiler: Fast damage pattern calculation for ancient DNA. Bioinformatics, 37(20):3652-3653.
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Leprosy in wild chimpanzees. Nature, 598(7882):652-656.
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Ten millennia of hepatitis B virus evolution. Science, 374(6564):182-188.
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Contribution of ethology to evolutionary medicine. Ethology, 127(10):821-826.
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The obstetrical dilemma hypothesis: there's life in the old dog yet. Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 96(5):2031-2057.
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Analysis of genomic DNA from medieval plague victims suggests long-term effect of Yersinia pestis on human immunity genes. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38(10):4059-4076.
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Investigating survivorship bias: the case of the 1918 flu pandemic. Applied Economics Letters:1-6.
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The Functional and Allometric Implications of Hipbone Trabecular Microarchitecture in a Sample of Eutherian and Metatherian Mammals. Evolutionary Biology, 48(3):346-365.
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Paleospecies as cognitive construct: The meme of “Homo floresiensis”. Anthropological Review, 84(3):317-336.
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Secular changes in human reproduction and assisted reproductive technologies. Anthropological Review, 84(3):359-368.
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Vocal development in a large‐scale crosslinguistic corpus. Developmental Science, 24(5):e13090.
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If immunisation is too low, dropping temperatures in fall 2021 may lead to epidemic resurgence – as in 1918, 1957 and 2020. Swiss Medical Weekly, 151:w30014.
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Impact of comorbidities at diagnosis on the 10-year colorectal cancer net survival: A population-based study. Cancer Epidemiology, 73:101962.
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Neurosurgical robots and ethical challenges to medicine. Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics, 21:25-30.
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Nutrient status and growth in vegan children. Nutrition Research, 91:13-25.
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Gains to cooperation drive the evolution of egalitarianism. Nature Human Behaviour, 5(7):847-856.
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Genetic load and biological changes to extant humans. Journal of Biosocial Science, 53(4):639-642.
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The role of mechanotransduction in heart failure pathobiology—a concise review. Heart Failure Reviews, 26(4):981-995.
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A Middle Pleistocene Homo from Nesher Ramla, Israel. Science, 372(6549):1424-1428.
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Possible relationship of upper limb arteries, median and brachial to the twelfth meridian of the human upper limb. Journal of Anatomy, 238(6):1492-1493.
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Recent selection of candidate genes for mammal domestication in Europeans and language change in Europe: a hypothesis. Annals of Human Biology, 48(4):313-320.
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Anatomical variations and evolution: re‐evaluating their importance for surgeons. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91(5):837-840.
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Radiological and histological findings in ancient salt mummies from the salt mine of Douzlākh, Iran. PLoS ONE, 16(4):e0250745.
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Management of Home Parenteral Nutrition: Complications and Survival. Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, 77(1):46-55.
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Associations between relative body fat and areal body surface roughness characteristics in 3D photonic body scans-a proof of feasibility. International Journal of Obesity, 45(4):906-913.
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Public health interventions, epidemic growth, and regional variation of the 1918 influenza pandemic outbreak in a Swiss canton and its greater regions. Annals of Internal Medicine, 174(4):533-539.
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COVID-19 sequelae in adults aged less than 50 years: A systematic review. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 40:101995.
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High‐resolution MRI of mummified tissues using advanced short‐T2 methodology and hardware. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 85(3):1481-1492.
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Down memory lane: Unprecedented strong public and scientific interest in the "Spanish flu" 1918/1919 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 15(2):318-319.
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Visual Depictions of Our Evolutionary Past: A Broad Case Study Concerning the Need for Quantitative Methods of Soft Tissue Reconstruction and Art-Science Collaborations. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9:639048.
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A critical assessment on proposed outbreaks of plague and other epidemic diseases in Ancient Egypt. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 103:217-219.
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Going beyond brain size: An evolutionary overview of serotonergic regulation in human higher cortical functions. Anthropologie : International Journal of Human Diversity and Evolution, 59(1):101-106.
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One Health Approaches to Trace Mycobacterium leprae's Zoonotic Potential Through Time. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12:762263.
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Book Section
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Ein holistisches Gesundheitskonzept: Die Evolutionäre Medizin. In: van der Eijk, P; Ganten, D; Marek, R. Was ist Gesundheit? : Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven aus Medizin, Geschichte und Kultur. Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 236-259.
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2 Evolutionäre und embryologische Aspekte weiblicher Urogenitalerkrankungen. In: Tunn, R; Hanzal, E; Peruchini, D. Urogynäkologie in Praxis und Klinik / 3. Auflage. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 7-22.
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Gesundheit im Verlauf des Lebens – Life Course Approach to Health. In: Egger, Matthias; Razoum, Oliver; Rieder, Anita. Public Health Kompakt / 4., aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage. Bern: De Gruyter, 237-282.
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Univer-City of Zürich: An evolved Evolutionary Medicine perspective. In: Teo, Antony. Univer-Cities: Reshaping Strategies to Meet Radical Change, Pandemics and Inequality. Singapore, 95-108.
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Bilanz und Ausblick – Befunde, Erkenntnisse, Perspektiven. In: Thier, Andreas; Rühli, Frank J. Weissbuch Corona: Die Schweiz nach der Pandemie. Befunde – Erkenntnisse – Perspektiven. Basel: NZZ Libro, 277-283.
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Der Schweizer Umgang mit der Corona-Pandemie. In: Thier, Andreas; Rühli, Frank J. Weissbuch Corona: Die Schweiz nach der Pandemie. Befunde – Erkenntnisse – Perspektiven. Basel: NZZ Libro, 9-11.
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Anthropometrie – wie genetische und umweltbedingte Faktoren im Zusammenspiel die Körperhöhe (und -form) früherer und heutiger Gesellschaften beeinflussen. In: Müller, Hansjakob; Hadorn, Hans-Beat. Humangenetik und Anthropologie heute : Ein Zeitdokument. Basel: Schwabe, 147-162.
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Investigating survivorship bias: the case of the 1918 flu pandemic. Working paper series / Department of Economics 316, University of Zurich.
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Fish consumption is associated with school performance in children in a non-linear way: results from the German cohort study KiGGS. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, 2020(1):2-11.
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The partial skeleton StW 431 from Sterkfontein - Is it time to rethink the Plio-Pleistocene hominin diversity in South Africa?. Journal of Anthropological Sciences, 98:73-88.
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The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors in COVID-19: from acidosis to ventilation and immunity. Swiss Medical Weekly, 150:w20444.
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Polymerase delta-interacting protein 38 (PDIP38) modulates the stability and activity of the mitochondrial AAA+ protease CLPXP. Communications Biology, 3(1):646.
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Comparison of target enrichment strategies for ancient pathogen DNA. BioTechniques, 69(6):455-459.
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Radiographic analysis and virtual cleaning of a bioarchaeological remain enclosed in mineral deposits from a limestone cave. European Radiology Experimental, 4(1):41.
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Suggested case of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in a Cretaceous dinosaur. Scientific Reports, 10(1):2203.
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Ongoing tissue changes in an experimentally mummified human leg. The Anatomical Record, 303(12):3085-3095.
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Insights into health and disease from ancient biomolecules. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 375(1812):20190568.
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New ancient Eastern European Yersinia pestis genomes illuminate the dispersal of plague in Europe. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 375(1812):20190569.
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Variola virus genome sequenced from an eighteenth-century museum specimen supports the recent origin of smallpox. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 375(1812):20190572.
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Locomotor and taxonomic diversity of Sterkfontein hominins not supported by current trabecular evidence of the femoral head. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(46):28568-28569.
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The immune system and responses to cancer: coordinated evolution. F1000Research, 4:552.
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Geographically structured genomic diversity of non-human primate-infecting Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue. Microbial Genomics, 6(11):000463.
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Do not call it COVID-19, it might have been the second wave. Medical Hypotheses, 144:110285.
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The multinomial index: a robust measure of reproductive skew. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences, 287(1936):20202025.
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Longform recordings of everyday life: Ethics for best practices. Behavior Research Methods, 52(5):1951-1969.
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Rapidly declining body temperature in a tropical human population. Science Advances, 6(44):eabc6599.
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Ancient Bacterial Genomes Reveal a High Diversity of Treponema pallidum Strains in Early Modern Europe. Current Biology, 30(19):3788-3803.e10.
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Recently increased prevalence of the human median artery of the forearm: A microevolutionary change. Journal of Anatomy, 237(4):623-631.
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Multi-parameter Analytical Method for B1 and SNR Analysis (MAMBA): An open source RF coil design tool. Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 319:106825.
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Prediction of muscle mass in arms and legs based on 3D laser-based photonic body scans’ standard dimensions in a homogenous sample of young men. Journal Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization, 8(5):562-570.
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Population genetics of wild Macaca fascicularis with low‐coverage shotgun sequencing of museum specimens. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 173(1):21-33.
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Gluten consumption may contribute to worldwide obesity prevalence. Anthropological Review, 83(3):327-348.
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Rib cage anatomy in Homo erectus suggests a recent evolutionary origin of modern human body shape. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4(9):1178-1187.
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Harsh environments promote alloparental care across human societies. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences, 287(1933):20200758.
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Residential altitude associates with endurance but not muscle power in young Swiss men. Frontiers in Physiology, 11:860.
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Mobile SNS Addiction as A Learned Behavior: A Perspective from Learning Theory. Media Psychology, 23(4):461-492.
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IntelliCage as a tool for measuring mouse behavior – 20 years perspective. Behavioural Brain Research, 388:112620.
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Children’s dietary assessment and promotion: The Swiss situation. International Journal of Public Health, 65(5):507-509.
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Variable social organization is ubiquitous in Artiodactyla and probably evolved from pair-living ancestors. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences, 287(1926):20200035.
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Advancing the understanding of treponemal disease in the past and present. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 171(S70):5-41.
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Ancient DNA suggests modern wolves trace their origin to a Late Pleistocene expansion from Beringia. Molecular Ecology, 29(9):1596-1610.
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Ancient genomes reveal social and genetic structure of Late Neolithic Switzerland. Nature Communications, 11:1915.
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Insight into the RssB-Mediated Recognition and Delivery of σs to the AAA+ Protease, ClpXP. Biomolecules, 10(4):615.
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Introduction to “The Forgotten Reformation”. Daphnis, 48(1-2):1-3.
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“Himmlische Philosophia” bei Paracelsus und Caspar Schwenckfeld. Daphnis, 48(1-2):296-318.
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The Virgin Mary and the Universal Reformation of Paracelsus. Daphnis, 48(1-2):4-37.
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Precision global health: a roadmap for augmented action. Journal of Public Health and Emergency, 4:5.
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Multidisciplinary studies of heavily fragmented and commingled ancient Egyptian human remains found in KV 40 (Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt): a pragmatic workflow and first results. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 29:102069.
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Accuracy of transferring analog dental casts to a virtual articulator. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 123(2):305-313.
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Neuro-hormonal Regulation Is a Better Indicator of Human Cognitive Abilities Than Brain Anatomy: The Need for a New Paradigm. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 13:e101.
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Cross and Crucible: Alchemy in the Theology of Paracelsus. Ambix, 67(1):88-99.
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Real or Fake? New Light on the Paracelsian De natura rerum. Ambix, 67(1):4-29.
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COVID-19 and evolutionary medicine. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, 2020(1):145-147.
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Quantifying asymmetry of anterior cerebral arteries as a predictor of anterior communicating artery complex aneurysm. BMJ Surgery, Interventions and Health Technologies, 2(1):e000059.
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Infektionskrankheiten aus evolutionsmedizinischer Sicht. Koordinierter Sanitätsdienst : Informationsschrift über den KSD in der Schweiz, 98:37-44.
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The partial skeletons. In: Zipfel, Bernhard; Richmond, Brian; Ward, Carol. Hominin Postcranial Remains from Sterkfontein, South Africa, 1936-1995. Oxford: Oxford Scholarship Online, 33-36.
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Pelvis. In: Zipfel, Bernard; Richmond, Brian; Ward, Carol. Hominin Postcranial Remains from Sterkfontein, South Africa, 1936–1995. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 187-209.
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Sacrum morphology supports taxonomic heterogeneity of Australopithecus africanus at Sterkfontein Member 4. Research Square 72859, Blenheim Chalcot Company.
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2019
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The cooperative sex: Sexual interactions among female bonobos are linked to increases in oxytocin, proximity and coalitions. Hormones and Behavior, 116:104581.
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Mindful eating and common diet programs lower body weight similarly: Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews, 20(11):1619-1627.
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Pope Leo XII's death: the twist to a longstanding dispute by novel historical documents and paleopathographic analysis. HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 70(3):225-232.
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The Gladiator's Tears: Epiphora From Ancient Rome. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 30(7):1938-1940.
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Relief food subsistence revealed by microparticle and proteomic analyses of dental calculus from victims of the Great Irish Famine. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(39):19380-19385.
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A comparative approach to affect and cooperation. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 107:370-387.
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Facial width-to-height ratio is associated with agonistic and affiliative dominance in bonobos (Pan paniscus). Biology Letters, 15(8):20190232.
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Large-scale mitogenomic analysis of the phylogeography of the Late Pleistocene cave bear. Scientific Reports, 9:10700.
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Variation of 3D outer and inner crown morphology in modern human mandibular premolars. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 169(4):646-663.
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Influence of network properties on a migration induced secular height trend by Monte Carlo simulation. Anthropologischer Anzeiger:1-11.
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On the Potential of THz Time-Domain Spectroscopy to Identify Typical Ancient Egyptian Embalming Materials. Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, 40(7):763-769.
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The evolution of daily food sharing: A Bayesian phylogenetic analysis. Evolution and Human Behavior, 40(4):375-384.
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Negative emotional contagion and cognitive bias in common ravens (Corvus corax). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(23):11547-11552.
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Archaeology and the Origins of Human Cumulative Culture: A Case Study from the Earliest Oldowan at Gona, Ethiopia. Current Anthropology, 60(3):309-340.
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Pulmonary artery pressure at rest and during exercise in Chronic Mountain Sickness: a meta-analysis. European Respiratory Journal, 53(6):1802040.
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Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults. Nature, 569(7755):260-264.
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Have Swiss adult males and females stopped growing taller? Evidence from the population-based nutrition survey menuCH, 2014/2015. Economics and Human Biology, 33:201-210.
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Water, sanitation and mortality in Swiss towns in the context of urban renewal in the late nineteenth century. The History of the Family, 24(2):249-276.
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Development of physical fitness performance in young Swiss men from 2006 to 2015. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 29(4):586-596.
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Application of a robotic THz imaging system for sub-surface analysis of ancient human remains. Scientific Reports, 9(1):3390.
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Explaining marriage patterns in a globally representative sample through socio-ecology and population history: A Bayesian phylogenetic analysis using a new supertree. Evolution and Human Behavior, 40(2):176-187.
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Evaluation of lesion burden in a bone-by-bone comparison of osteological and radiological methods of analysis. International Journal of Paleopathology, 24:171-174.
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Morphology, pathology and the vertebral posture of the La Chapelle-aux-Saints Neandertal. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(11):4923-4927.
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First-time complete visualization of a preserved meningeal artery in the mummy of Nakht-ta-Netjeret (ca. 950 BC). Neurological Sciences, 40(2):409-411.
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Mummified proportionate dwarfs from the Valley of the Kings. The Lancet. Diabetes & Endocrinology, 7(3):173-174.
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Feasibility of nano-based neuroprosthetics in neurosurgery. Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia:online.
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Pathological evidence supporting the role of neuro-hormonal regulation in human cognitive abilities. Anthropologie : International Journal of Human Diversity and Evolution, 57(2):235-236.
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J.S. Torday, N.W. Blackstone, and V.K. Rehan, A Cell-Centered Alternative to Mainstream Evolutionary Medicine? Review of “Evidence-Based Evolutionary Medicine”. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, 2019(1):46-47.
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Asymmetries of total arterial supply of cerebral hemispheres do not exist. Heliyon, 5(1):e01086.
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Changes in biological pathways during 6,000 years of civilization in Europe. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 36(1):127-140.
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The earliest known case of frontal sinus osteoma in man. Clinical Anatomy, 32(1):105-109.
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Medieval women's early involvement in manuscript production suggested by lapis lazuli identification in dental calculus. Science Advances, 5(1):eaau7126.
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Hutten or not? A re-examination of two late medieval skeletons from the island of Ufenau SZ. Bulletin der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Anthropologie, 25(2):17-44.
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Upper Limb Fossils of Homo naledi from the Lesedi Chamber, Rising Star System, South Africa. Paleoanthropology, 2019:311-349.
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Wealthier – older – taller: measuring the standard of living in Switzerland since the 19th century. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Geschichte (Revue suisse d'histoire), 69(2):207-232.
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Wichtigkeit von Bauchumfangmessungen bei der Rekrutierung für die Schweizer Armee aus präventiv-medizinischer Sicht. Koordinierter Sanitätsdienst : Informationsschrift über den KSD in der Schweiz, 1:48-54.
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Predicting longevity from the line of life: is it accurate?. Anthropological Review, 82(2):155-162.
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Lebensstil und Status: Wodurch unterschieden sich übergewichtige von nomalgewichtigen Menschen in der Schweiz?. Schweizer Ernährungsbulletin:42-62.
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A Paracelsian Parallel: Conrad Gessner on Medical Alchemy. In: Leu, Urs; Opitz, Peter. Conrad Gessner (1516-1565) : Die Renaissance der Wissenschaften / The Renaissance of Learning. Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 273-294.
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The acquisition of human verticality with an emphasis on sagittal balance. In: Roussouly, P; Pinheiro-Franco, JL; Labelle, H; Gehrechen, M. Sagittal Balance of the Spine. New York: Thieme Publishers, 13-22.
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Changes in mortality in Switzerland, 1880–1910. In: Flores Zendejas, Juan; Hürlimann, Gisela; Lorenzetti, Luigi; Schiedt, Hans-Ulrich. Texte und Zahlen / Des textes et des chiffres. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 69-91.
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Spinal Pathologies in Fossil Hominins. In: Been, Ella; Gomez-Olivencia, Asier; Ann Kramer, Patricia. Spinal Evolution: Morphology, Function, and Pathology of the Spine in Hominoid Evolution. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 213-245.
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Musculoskeletal System. In: Brüne, Martin; Schiefenhövel, Wulf. The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 269-299.
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2018
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Radiological findings in ancient Egyptian canopic jars: comparing three standard clinical imaging modalities (x-rays, CT and MRI). European Radiology Experimental, 2(1):12.
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Multifocal bone lesions in an ancient Egyptian child mummy. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 22:93-99.
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Nonhuman primates across sub-Saharan Africa are infected with the yaws bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue. Emerging Microbes and Infections, 7(1):157.
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Ratio of mitochondrial to nuclear DNA affects contamination estimates in ancient DNA analysis. Scientific Reports, 8(1):14075.
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Aesthetic Dentistry in the 18th Century: When Beauty Counted More than Health. Annals of Dentistry and Oral Disorders, 1(1):109.
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Autopsing history: The mummy of Charlemagne (c. 747 - 814 AD), father of Europe. Economics and Human Biology, 32:11-17.
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Bronze Age population dynamics and the rise of dairy pastoralism on the eastern Eurasian steppe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(48):E11248-E11255.
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Aldosterone deficiency in mice burdens respiration and accentuates diet-induced hyperinsulinemia and obesity. Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight, 3(14):e99015.
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Historic Treponema pallidum genomes from Colonial Mexico retrieved from archaeological remains.. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(6):e0006447.
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Ancient genomes reveal a high diversity of Mycobacterium leprae in medieval Europe.. PLoS Pathogens, 14(5):e1006997.
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Potential case of gynecomastia in mummified remains of an early modern period northern finnish vicar. Clinical Anatomy, 31(5):641-644.
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Did Antonio Vallisneri (1661-1730) really describe frontal sinus osteoma? Unexpected insights for paleo-neuroparasitology. Neurological Sciences, 39(7):1275-1277.
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A Posterior Oblique Approach to the Lumbar Disk Spaces, Vertebral Bodies, and Lumbar Plexus: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study. Clinical Spine Surgery, 31(1):E8-E12.
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Queen Meresankh III – the oldest case of bilateral Silent Sinus Syndrome (c. 2620/10 - 2570 BC)?. Anthropologie : International Journal of Human Diversity and Evolution, 56(2):103-113.
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The return of tetanus: from an ancient scourge to an insidious enemy after contemporary natural disasters. Informationsschrift (Koordinierter Sanitätsdienst), 1:51-53.
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Gout in Duke Federico of Montefeltro (1422-1482): a new pearl of the Italian Renaissance. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 36(1):15-20.
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The Shoulder, Arm, and Forearm of Australopithecus sediba. Paleoanthropology:234-281.
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Ancient genome-wide analyses infer kinship structure in an Early Medieval Alemannic graveyard. Science Advances, 4(9):eaao1262.
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Low fertility may be a significant determinant of ovarian cancer worldwide: an ecological analysis of cross- sectional data from 182 countries. Journal of Ovarian Research, 11(1):68.
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Increasing variability of body mass and health correlates in Swiss conscripts, a possible role of relaxed natural selection?. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, 2018(1):116-126.
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Integration of Nanobots Into Neural Circuits As a Future Therapy for Treating Neurodegenerative Disorders. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 12:153.
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St. Catherine of Siena (1347–1380 AD): one of the earliest historic cases of altered gustatory perception in anorexia mirabilis. Neurological Sciences, 39(5):939-940.
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Ladies First: female and male adult height in Switzerland, 1770-1930. Economics and Human Biology, 29:76-87.
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The earliest modern humans outside Africa. Science, 359(6374):456-459.
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Salmonella enterica genomes from victims of a major sixteenth-century epidemic in Mexico. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2(3):520-528.
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Decreasing birth rate determining worldwide incidence and regional variation of female breast cancer. Advances in Breast Cancer Research, 07(01):1-14.
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Presence of dental signs of congenital syphilis in pre-modern specimen. Archives of Oral Biology, 85:192-200.
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Computed Tomography-Detected Paleopathologies in Ancient Egyptian Mummies. Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology, 47(4):225-232.
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Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 93(1):404-438.
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Isotopic anthropology of rural German medieval diet: intra- and inter-population variability. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 10(5):1053-1065.
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Embalming. In: López Varela, Sandra L. The Encyclopedia of Archaeological Sciences. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, online.
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Imaging in Human Remains. In: López Varela, S L. The Encyclopedia of Archaeological Sciences. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, online.
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Univer-City of Zurich: An Evolutionary-Medical Perspective. In: Teo, Anthony. Univer-Cities: Strategic Dilemmas of Medical Origins and Selected Modalities. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company, 77-84.
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The New Adam: Jacob Böhme and the Theology of Paracelsus (1493/94-1541). In: Anderson, Bo. Jacob Böhme and His World. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 166-196.
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Habilitation
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Evolutionary aetiology and monitoring of obesity. 2018, University of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine.
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Published Research Report
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Übergewicht und Lebensstil - Auswertung der menuCH-Daten. Bern, Zürich: Bundesamt für Gesundheit.
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2017
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Journal Article
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Armutsgrenzen in der Stadt Zürich während des Ersten Weltkriegs. Traverse: Zeitschrift für Geschichte, Zürich, 2017(3):97-112.
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Tracing the phylogeographic history of Southeast Asian long-tailed macaques through mitogenomes of museum specimens. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 116:227-238.
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Secular trends in stature of late 20 th century white South Africans and two European populations. HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 68(6):433-439.
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Individual development and potential determinants of excess weight in children and adolescents: a longitudinal study. Swiss Medical Weekly, 147:w14501.
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A unique case of stroke and upper limb paralysis in a mid-18th century natural mummy. Circulation Research, 121(4):338-340.
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Use of units of measurement error in anthropometric comparisons. Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 73(4):183-192.
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Oldest case of gigantism? Assessment of the alleged remains of Sa-Nakht, king of ancient Egypt. The Lancet. Diabetes & Endocrinology, 5(8):580-581.
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Giovanni Boccaccio's (1313-1375) disease and demise: The final untold tale of liver and heart failure. HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 68(4):289-297.
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Fauchard, Boerhaave, and the pathogenesis of periodontitis in the 17th and 18th centuries. European Journal of Oral Sciences, 125(3):227-228.
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Dental investigation of mummies from the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo (circa 18th-19th century CE). HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 68(4):274-282.
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CT-Osteoabsorptiometry (CT-OAM) - a new investigation technique in the field of mummy research. Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 74(1):1-7.
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Ancient DNA investigation of a medieval german cemetery confirms long-term stability of CCR5-Δ32 allele frequencies in Central Europe. Human Biology; An International Record of Research, 89(2):119-124.
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A brief pictorial and historical introduction to guaiacum - from a putative cure for syphilis to an actual screening method for colorectal cancer. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology:1-2.
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A tall order: small area mapping and modelling of adult height among Swiss male conscripts. Economics and Human Biology:1-10.
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A likely case of goiter in the Madonna col Bambino dormiente (1465/1470) by Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506). Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 40(2):237-238.
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Temporal trends, regional variation and socio-economic differences in height, BMI and body proportions among German conscripts, 1956-2010. Public Health Nutrition, 20(3):391-403.
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Cancer incidence increasing globally: The role of relaxed natural selection. Evolutionary Applications, 11(2):140-152.
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Evolutionary shaping of adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mammals–cognitive gain or developmental priming of personality traits?. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 11:420.
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2,000 Year old β-thalassemia case in Sardinia suggests malaria was endemic by the Roman period. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 164(2):362-370.
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Reliability and measurement error of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International recommended performance-based tests of physical function in people with hip and knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 25(11):1792-1796.
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Body height and mortality - mortality follow-up of four Swiss surveys. Preventive Medicine, 101:67-71.
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The Radiologist in the Crypt. Academic Radiology, 24(10):1305-1311.
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Store-operated Ca2+ entry controls ameloblast cell function and enamel development. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2(6):e91166.
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The Onset of the English Agricultural Revolution: Climate Factors and Soil Nutrients. Journal of Interdisciplinary History, XLVII(4):445-474.
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How Did the Pelvis and Vertebral Column Become a Functional Unit during the Transition from Occasional to Permanent Bipedalism?. The Anatomical Record, 300(5):912-931.
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A medical training skull in a portrait attributed to Annibale Carracci (ca. 1580–85). Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 375:402-403.
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Poliomyelitis in Ancient Egypt?. Neurological Sciences, 38(2):375.
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Worldwide increase of obesity is related to the reduced opportunity for natural selection. PLoS ONE, 12(1):e0170098.
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Glenoid morphology in light of anatomical and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: a dissection- and 3D-CT-based study in male and female body donors. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 18(1):1-15.
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Book Section
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Poison and Its Dose: Paracelsus on Toxicology. In: Wexler, Philipp. Toxicology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. London: Elsevier, 1-10.
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Gesundheit im Verlauf des Lebens – Life Course Approach to Health. In: Egger, M; Razum, O; Rieder, A. Public Health kompakt / 3., vollständig aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 231-248.
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Dissertation
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Anthropological and Paleopathological Investigations on Human Remains from Ancient Egypt and Medieval Switzerland. 2017, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
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Back problems : functional, historical and paleo-anthropological aspects. 2017, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
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Detection of pathogens by metagenomic analysis in preserved historic and prehistoric soft tissues. 2017, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
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Malaria history: investigations of mediterranean and swiss archaeological human remains using ancient DNA techniques. 2017, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
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Evolutionary aspects of the human shoulder girdle: Functional morphology and evolutionary origin of its pathologies. 2017, University of Zurich, Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät.
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Habilitation
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“From growth in height to growth in breadth” – An evolutionary perspective on the changing body shape in Switzerland (and Germany) since the 19th century. 2017, University of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine.
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Monograph
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How we do it : the evolution and future of human reproduction. New York: Basic Books.
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100 Jahre Dermatologische Klinik Zürich : 100 Jahre translationale Forschung. Heidelberg: Springer.
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Published Research Report
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Waist Circumference und Waist-to-Height-Ratio bei Schweizer Stellungspflichtigen 2016. Zürich: Bundesamt für Gesundheit.
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Der Body-Mass-Index der Schweizer Stellungspflichtigen 2015. Zürich: Bundesamt für Gesundheit.
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2016
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Journal Article
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The death of Madame Tussaud: a cardiorespiratory interpretation. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 4(12):955.
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The "Lost Caravaggio": a probable case of goiter in seventeenth-century Italy. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 39(10):1203-1204.
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Angelman syndrome in the portrait of a child with a drawing by Giovanni F. Caroto. JAMA Pediatrics, 170(9):831.
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Diphallia in the ancient world: insights from a Pompeian Fresco (70-79 AD). Urology, 97:281-282.
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A case of sudden death in Decameron IV.6: aortic dissection or atrial myxoma?. Circulation Research, 119(2):187-189.
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Dental calculus and the evolution of the human oral microbiome. Journal of the California Dental Association, 44(7):411-420.
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Immunity-Based Evolutionary Interpretation of Diet-Induced Thermogenesis. Cell Metabolism, 23(6):971-9.
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Archaeogenetics in evolutionary medicine. Journal of Molecular Medicine:1-7.
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Henry VIII's head trauma. Lancet Neurology, 15(6):552.
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Novel modules to teach evolutionary medicine: an Australian and a Swiss experience. Medical Science Educator, 26(3):375-381.
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Alexander of Tralles and the first portrayal of a placebo by illusion in the 6th century AD. Clinical Trials, 13(4):450.
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Does acromegaly suffice to explain the origin of Pulcinella? A novel interpretation. European Journal of Internal Medicine, 28:e16-7.
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Endocrine and Local IGF-I in the Bony Fish Immune System. Biology, 5(1):online.
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Cereal crops are not created equal: wheat consumption associated with obesity prevalence globally and regionally. AIMS Public Health, 3(2):313-328.
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Von der Natur zur Übernatur. Heil und Heilung bei Paracelsus. Manuskripte – Thesen – Informationen (MTI), 34:15-34.
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Antiken Bergleuten auf der Spur - Die Salzmumien von Douzlâkh. Antike Welt, 6:20-24.
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New Middle Pleistocene dental remains from Qesem Cave (Israel). Quaternary International: The Journal of the International Union for Quaternary Research, 398:148-158.
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The Qesem Cave hominin material (part 1): A morphometric analysis of the mandibular premolars and molar. Quaternary International: The Journal of the International Union for Quaternary Research, 398:159-174.
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How did the Qesem Cave people use their teeth? Analysis of dental wear patterns. Quaternary International: The Journal of the International Union for Quaternary Research, 398:136-147.
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The history of prion disease. Lancet Neurology, 15(12):1211.
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Type 1 diabetes prevalence increasing globally and regionally: the role of natural selection and life expectancy at birth. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 4:e000161.
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Pulmonary artery pressure and arterial oxygen saturation in people living at high or low altitude: systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Physiology, 121(5):1151-1159.
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Evolutionary medicine: the ongoing evolution of human physiology and metabolism. Physiology, 31(6):392-397.
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Adult Neurogenesis in Mammals: Variations and Confusions. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 87(3):205-221.
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Age-Dependent Neurogenesis and Neuron Numbers within the Olfactory Bulb and Hippocampus of Homing Pigeons. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 10:126.
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Evidence that birds sleep in mid-flight. Nature Communications, 7:12468.
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A century of trends in adult human height. eLife, 5:e13410.
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Toward high-resolution population genomics using archaeological samples. DNA Research, 23(4):295-310.
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Gangrene, amputation, and allogeneic transplantation in the fifth century ad: A pictorial representation. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 64(3):824-825.
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Long-term genetic stability and a high-altitude East Asian origin for the peoples of the high valleys of the Himalayan arc. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America:201520844.
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Monte Carlo simulation of body height in a spatial network. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 70(6):756.
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The Qesem Cave hominin material (part 2): A morphometric analysis of dm2-QC2 deciduous lower second molar. Quaternary International: The Journal of the International Union for Quaternary Research, 398:175-189.
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Successful enrichment and recovery of whole mitochondrial genomes from ancient human dental calculus. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 160(2):220-228.
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The sudden death of Alaric I (c. 370–410AD), the vanquisher of Rome: A tale of malaria and lacking immunity. European Journal of Internal Medicine, 31:84-87.
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Palaeopathology: Current challenges and medical impact. Clinical Anatomy, 29(7):816-822.
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Haptoglobin Preserves Vascular Nitric Oxide Signaling During Hemolysis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 193(10):1111-1122.
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Hemoglobinuria-related acute kidney injury is driven by intrarenal oxidative reactions triggering a heme toxicity response. Cell Death and Disease, 7:e2064.
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Finding big shots: small-area mapping and spatial modelling of obesity among Swiss male conscripts. BMC Obesity, 3(10):1-12.
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Multivariable analysis of total cholesterol levels in male Swiss Armed Forces conscripts 2006-2012 (N = 174,872). BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 16(1):1-13.
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Fight-or-flight Response in the ancient Egyptian novel "Sinuhe" (c. 1800 BCE). Autonomic Neuroscience, 195:27-28.
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Risk to fragmented DNA in dry, wet, and frozen states from computed tomography: a comparative theoretical study. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, 55(2):229-241.
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Dante Alighieri's narcolepsy. Lancet Neurology, 15(3):245.
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Radiological and genetic analysis of a Late Iron Age mummy from the Tuli Block, Botswana. South African Journal of Science, Volume 1(Number 1/2):1-7.
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Identifications of ancient Egyptian royal mummies from the 18th Dynasty reconsidered. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 159(S61):S216-S231.
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Luigi Calori (1807–1896). Journal of Neurology, 263(8):1681-1682.
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A case of temporal arteritis in Filippino Lippi's (1459-1504) Saint Frediano?. Clinical Rheumatology, 35(7):1891-1892.
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Depiction of differential etiologies of dwarfism by Il Veronese (1528-1588). Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 39(5):593-594.
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A case of Horton's disease (with its potential neurological symptoms) depicted in a portrait by Andrea Mantegna. Neurological Sciences, 37(1):147-148.
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Life Is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re gonna get! …And sometimes things go missing. Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging, 5:71.
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Comparison of ultrashort echo time sequences for MRI of an ancient mummified human hand. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 75(2):701-708.
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Book Section
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Leonhard Thurneisser zum Thurn. In: Kraus, H C; Rehbein, M. Neue Deutsche Biographie. München: Duncker & Humblot, 232-234.
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Moulagen in der Lehre - das Moulagenmuseum der Universität und des Universitätsspitals Zürich. In: Bierende, E; Moos, P; Seidl, E. Krankheit als Kunst(form) : Moulagen der Medizin. Tübingen: Museum der Universität Tübingen (MUT), 13-26.
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Biological future of humankind - ongoing evolution and the impact of recognition of human biological variation. In: Tibayrenc, M; Ayala, F. On Human Nature. Biology, Psychology, Ethics, Politics, and Religion. Elsevier: Elsevier, 263-273.
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The biological standard of living in Europe from the late iron age to the little ice age. In: Komlos, J; Kelly, I. The Oxford Handbook of Economics and Human Biology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 70-109.
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Der vermessene menschliche Körper als Spiegel der Ernährungs- und Gesundheitsverhältnisse am Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges. In: Krämer, Daniel; Pfister, Christian; Segesser, Daniel Marc. «Woche für Woche neue Preisaufschläge». Nahrungsmittel-, Energie- und Ressourcenkonflikte in der Schweiz des Ersten Weltkrieges. Basel: Schwabe, 285-305.
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Habilitation
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Back problems as seen from an evolutionary medicine perspective – What we can learn from early Homo skeletons. 2016, University of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine.
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Published Research Report
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Working Paper
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The benefits of intervention: birth weights in Basle 1912-1920. Working paper series / Department of Economics 236, University of Zurich.
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2015
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Journal Article
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Spinal cord evolution in early Homo. Journal of Human Evolution, 88:43-53.
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Evolution of prevention: Epidemiological transitions, evolutionary medicine, and clinical practice. Preventive Medicine, 73:117-118.
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Radiological findings in an ancient Iranian salt mummy (Chehrābād ca. 410-350 BC). Skeletal Radiology, 44(6):811-821.
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Integrative proteome and transcriptome analysis of extramedullary erythropoiesis and its reversal by transferrin treatment in a mouse model of Beta-thalassemia. Journal of Proteome Research, 14(2):1089-1100.
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Bioarcheology: Medicine, Biology, and Forensic Sciences. BioMed Research International, 2015(671206):online.
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The mermaid models of the Bologna wax collection. HAPS EDucator Journal of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, 20(1):56-58.
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Ischias : Von der Säftelehre zur Pathomorphologie. Der Unfallchirurg, 118(Suppl. 1):43-52.
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Ischias : Von der Streckbank zur Mikrodiskektomie. Der Unfallchirurg, 118(Suppl. 1):53-65.
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Die Gesundheit junger Schweizer Männer: Monitoring-Ergebnisse der Armee-Rekrutierung. Praxis, 104(22):1203-1210.
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Spin trapping combined with quantitative mass spectrometry defines free radical redistribution within the oxidized hemoglobin : haptoglobin complex. Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 85:259-268.
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New ancient Egyptian human mummies from the valley of the kings, Luxor: anthropological, radiological, and egyptological Iivestigations. BioMed Research International, 2015:530362.
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Shedding new light on the 18th dynasty mummies of the royal architect kha and his spouse merit. PLoS ONE, 10(7):e0131916.
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“The Opening of the Mouth”-A New Perspective for an Ancient Egyptian Mummification Procedure. The Anatomical Record, 298(6):1208-1216.
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A Code of Ethics for Evidence-Based Research With Ancient Human Remains. The Anatomical Record, 298(6):1175-1181.
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CT-Based Assessment of Relative Soft-Tissue Alteration in Different Types of Ancient Mummies. The Anatomical Record, 298(6):1162-1174.
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Revealing the face of an ancient egyptian: synthesis of current and traditional approaches to evidence-based facial approximation. The Anatomical Record, 298(6):1144-1161.
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Terahertz imaging modalities of ancient egyptian mummified objects and of a naturally mummified rat. The Anatomical Record, 298(6):1135-1143.
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Short Review: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Ancient Mummies. The Anatomical Record, 298(6):1111-1115.
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Short review: the use of conventional X-rays in mummy studies. The Anatomical Record, 298(6):1085-1087.
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Histology of a woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) preserved in Permafrost, Yamal Peninsula, Northwest Siberia. The Anatomical Record, 298(6):1059-1071.
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Modeling ancient egyptian mummification on fresh human tissue: macroscopic and histological aspects. The Anatomical Record, 298(6):974-987.
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The anatomy of the mummy: mortui viventes docent—when ancient mummies speak to modern doctors. The Anatomical Record, 298(6):935-940.
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Body height of mummified pharaohs supports historical suggestions of sibling marriages. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 157(3):519-525.
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Proteasome inhibition and oxidative reactions disrupt cellular homeostasis during heme stress. Cell Death and Differentiation, 22(4):597-611.
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Book Section
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Eine weibliche Gletscherleiche aus der Zeit um 1690 aus Graubünden. In: Archäologischer Dienst Graubünden; Amt für Kultur. Archäologie Graubünden. Chur: Somedia Buchverlag, 13-21.
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Medizin und Befall, in Befall und dessen Erscheinungen. In: Schmidt, Pavel. Pavel Schmidt: David - Verwandlungen. Biel: Edition Clandestin, 1-10.
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Canpoic Jars: a new source for old questions. In: Ikram, Salima; Kaiser, Jessica; Walker, Roxie. Egyptian Bioarcheology. Leiden: Sidestone Press, 105-112.
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Paleoethnobotanical method and theory in the 21st century. In: Marston, John M; d'Alpoim Guedes, Jade; Warinner, Christina. Method and theory in paleoethnobotany. Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 1-15.
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From the ground up: Advances in stable isotope-based paleodietary inference. In: Marston, John M; d'Alpoim Guedes, Jade; Warinner, Christina. Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany. Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 275-292.
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Digitizing the archaeobotanical record. In: Marston, John M; d'Alpoim Guedes, Jade; Warinner, Christina. Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany. Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 147-162.
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Dissertation
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Evidence-based paleopathology: Meta-analysis of Pubmed-listed scientific studies on pre-columbian South American Mummies. 2015, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Faculty of Medicine.
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CT-based assessment of relative soft tissue alteration in different types of ancient mummies. 2015, University of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine.
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Doping in Sport: An interdisciplinary study of its management and prevention. 2015, University of Adelaide, Faculty of Medicine.
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Secular trends of limb proportions and stature in South African populations. 2015, University of Pretoria, Faculty of Medicine.
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Edited Scientific Work
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Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany. Edited by: Marston, John M; d'Alpoim Guedes, Jade; Warinner, Christina (2015). University Press of Colorado: Boulder.
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2014
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Journal Article
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The impact of physical connectedness on body height in Swiss conscripts. Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 71(4):313-327.
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Evidence based palaeopathology: Meta-analysis of Pubmed®-listed scientific studies on pre-Columbian, South American mummies. HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 65(3):214-231.
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Health Is not always written in bone: using a modern comorbidity index to assess disease load in paleopathology. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 154(2):215-221.
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Final height, target height and the community. Georgian medical news, (230):30-34.
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Adolescent growth: genes, hormones and the peer group. Proceedings of the 20th Aschauer Soiree, held at Glücksburg castle, Germany, 15th to 17th November 2013. Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, 11(3):341-353.
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False positives complicate ancient pathogen identifications using high-throughput shotgun sequencing. BMC Research Notes, 7:111.
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Purported medical diagnoses of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, c. 1325 BC-. HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 65(1):51-63.
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Pathogens and host immunity in the ancient human oral cavity. Nature Genetics, 46(4):336-344.
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Skeletal robustness and bone strength as measured by anthropometry and ultrasonography as a function of physical activity in young adults. American Journal of Human Biology, 26(2):215-220.
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The end of the world as we know it: An analysis of evolutionary and cultural factors which may reduce future human survival. Global Bioethics, 25(2):95-102.
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"Messing with the mind": Evolutionary challenges to human brain augmentation. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience:8:152.
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Implications of the marked osteophytosis of the proximal femur MLD 46 (Australopithecus africanus). Bulletin der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Anthropologie, 20(1):21-26.
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Sanitätsdienst bei den alten Ägyptern - in der Antike. Informationsschrift KSD (Swiss Review of Military and Disaster Medicine), 2:26-29.
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Some reflections on the proposed 8-year co-regency of Amenhotep III and Amenhotep IV Akhenaton. Goettinger Miszellen, 241:25-36.
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Implications of the marked osteophytosis of a proximal Australopithecus africanus femur. Bulletin der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Anthropologie, 20(1):21-26.
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Rückenprobleme und Evolution. VSAO Journal, (14):38-39.
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An innovative method for the three-dimensional study of hip joint motion. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 17(sup1):56-57.
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A trepanned skull from the 19th century AD found in Steinhausen, Switzerland. Bulletin der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Anthropologie, 20(1):27-33.
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Direct evidence of milk consumption from ancient human dental calculus. Scientific Reports, 4:7104.
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Der BMI von Schweizer Stellungspflichtigen im Jahr 2013: Weitere Stabilisierung von Übergewicht und Adipositas. Schweizerische Ärztezeitung (SÄZ), 95(48):1826-1828.
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Post mortem DNA degradation of human tissue experimentally mummified in salt. PLoS ONE, 9(10):e110753.
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Physical connectedness and body height. Anthropologia, (2):4-9.
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Der Body Mass Index der Schweizer Stellungspflichtigen 2013 im Lichte der historischen Entwicklung. Koordinierter Sanitätsdienst : Informationsschrift über den KSD in der Schweiz, (2):39-44.
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Unspezifische Osteomyelitis an einem frühmittelalterlichen Kinderskelett aus Ins / BE. Bulletin der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Anthropologie, 20(1):5-20.
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Modern diet and metabolic variance – a recipe for disaster?. Nutrition Journal, 13:15.
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The variability of the volume of os coxae and linear pelvic morphometry. Considerations for total hip arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty, 29(4):769-776.
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Lessons from history of socioeconomic improvements: a new approach to treating multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis. Journal of Biosocial Science, 46(05):600-620.
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Revisiting scoliosis in the KNM-WT 15000 Homo erectus skeleton. Journal of Human Evolution, 67:48-59.
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Book Section
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Histology investigations of chehrabad mummies. In: Aali, Abolfazl; Stöllner, Thomas. The Archaeology of the Salt Miners : Interdisciplinary Research 2010-2014. Bochum: Deutsches Bergbau-Museum, 97-102.
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A case of severe ankylosis of temporomandibular joint from New Kingdom necropolis (Saqqara, Egypt). In: Metcalfe, Ryan; Cockitt, Jenefer; David, Rosalie. Palaeopathology in Egypt and Nubia. A century in review. England: Archaeopress Archaeology, 83-95.
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Molekulargenetische Abstammungsanalyse Abstammungsanalyse am mutmasslichen Skelett des Bündner Freiheitshelden Jörg Jenatsch. In: Janosa, Manuel. Unter die Orgl begraben : Das Grab des Jörg Jenatsch in der Kathedrale zu Chur. Chur: Somedia Buchverlag, 111-120.
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Oetzi – the Iceman. In: Cardin, Matt. Mummies around the World: An Encyclopedia of Mummies in History, Religion and Popular Culture. USA: ABC-CLIO, 34.
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Medical imaging of mummies. In: Cardin, Matt. Mummies around the World: An Encyclopedia of Mummies in History, Religion and Popular Culture. USA: ABC-CLIO, 121.
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Swiss Mummy Project. In: Cardin, Matt. Mummies around the World: An Encyclopedia of Mummies in History, Religion and Popular Culture. USA: ABC-CLIO, 133.
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Gesichtsrekonstruktion von Jörg Jenatsch. In: Janosa, Manuel. Unter die Orgl begraben : Das Grab des Jörg Jenatsch in der Kathedrale zu Chur. Chur: Somedia Buchverlag, 33-36.
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Radiologische Untersuchung des Skeletts von Jörg Jenatsch. In: Janosa, Manuel. Unter die Orgl begraben : Das Grab des Jörg Jenatsch in der Kathedrale zu Chur. Chur: Somedia Buchverlag, 141-146.
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Die mittlere Körperhöhe in Nidwalden als Spiegel des steigenden Lebensstandards seit dem 19. Jahrhundert. In: Nidwalden, Kanton. Geschichte des Kantons Nidwalden. Stans: Historischer Verein Nidwalden, 39.
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Metabolic Cause of Obesity: The Role of Alanine Transaminase in Increasing BMI, Cholesterol, Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose. In: Bose, Kaushik; Chakraborty, Raja. Health Consequences of Human Central Obesity (Public Health in the 21st Century). Hauppauge NY: Nova Science Pub Inc, 1-20.
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Anubis. In: Cardin, M. Mummies around the World: An Encyclopedia of Mummies in History, Religion and Popular Culture. USA: ABC-CLIO, n/a.
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2013
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Journal Article
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Grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit mit anthropometrischen und medizinischen Daten der Rekrutierung. Informationsschrift KSD (Swiss Review of Military and Disaster Medicine), (1):41-44.
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The effect of experimentally induced chronic hyperglycaemia on serum and pancreatic insulin, pancreatic islet IGF-I and plasma and urinary ketones in the domestic cat (Felis felis). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 188:269-281.
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Secular trends in tuberculosis during the second epidemiological transition: a Swiss perspective. Advances in Anthropology, 03(02):78-90.
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Evidence for juvenile disc herniation in a Homo erectus boy skeleton. Spine, 38:123-128.
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Regionale und sozio-ökonomische Unterschiede im Body Mass Index (BMI) von Schweizer Stellungspflichtigen 2004 - 2012. Bulletin Bundesamt für Gesundheit, (47):857-859.
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Die Bedeutung von Kanopen als Quelle medizinischer und ägyptologischer Informationen. Goettinger Miszellen, 237:25-40.
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The oral pathologies of the Neolithic Iceman, ca. 3300 BC. European Journal of Oral Sciences, 121(3 pt 1):137-141.
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Short note on our research in cancer: Cell and DNA damage from the point of view of a medical physicist. Journal of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, 7(4):1000083.
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Wissenschaft: Grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeiten mit anthropometrischen und medizinischen Daten der Rekrutierung. Informationsschrift KSD (Swiss Review of Military and Disaster Medicine):41-44.
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Evolutionary Medicine and Future of Humanity: Will Evolution Have the Final Word?. Humanities, 2(2):278-291.
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"Modeling ancient Egyptian embalming": radiological assessment of experimentally mummified human tissue by CT and MRI. Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, 42(11):1527-1535.
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Evolutionary medicine and its implications for endocrinological issues (e.g. menopause). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 52(3):145-149.
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Direct action of radiation on mummified cells: modeling of computed tomography by Monte Carlo algorithms. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, 52(3):397-410.
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Advances in ancient DNA research can help radiological interpretations of archaeological diseases. Skeletal Radiology, 42(6):751-752.
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From growth in height to growth in breadth: The changing body shape of Swiss conscripts since the late 19th century and possible endocrine explanations. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 188(1):9-15.
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Drei Skelettfunde aus Harmettlen, Goldau (Kanton Schwyz): die ersten untersuchten Opfer des Bergsturzes von 1806. Bulletin der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Anthropologie, 19:23-35.
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The vertebral column of Australopithecus sediba. Science, 340(6129):1232996.
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The upper limb of Australopithecus sediba. Science, 340(6129):1233477.
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Y-chromosomal analysis identifies the skeletal remains of Swiss national hero Jörg Jenatsch (1596–1639). Forensic Science International. Genetics, 7(6):610-617.
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No skeletal dysplasia in the Nariokotome boy KNM-WT 15000 (Homo erectus): a reassessment of congenital pathologies of the vertebral column. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 150(3):365-374.
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Converging magical legends: Faustus, Paracelsus and Trimethius. In: Van der Laan, J M; Weeks, A. The Faustian Century. German Literature and Culture in the Age of the Enlightenment. Rochester, NY , USA: Boydell & Brewer Inc., 93-123.
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Impact and Pitfalls of Conscription Data. In: Hermanussen, Michael. Auxology: Studying Human Growth and Development. Stuttgart: Schweizerbart'Sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 146-149.
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The Community Effect in Swiss Conscripts. In: Hermanussen, Michael. Auxology: Studying Human Growth and Development. Stuttgart: Schweizerbart'Sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 72-73.
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Converging Magical Legends: Faustus, Paracelsus, and Trithemius. In: Gantenbein, U L. The Faustian Century. USA: Rochester, 93-124.
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Published Research Report
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Regionale und sozio-ökonomische Unterschiede im Body Mass Index (BMI) von Schweizer Stellungspflichtigen 2004-2012. Zürich: Bundesamt für Gesundheit.
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Historical CCR5Δ32 Frequencies in Central Europe. Zürich: Center for Evolutionary Medicine.
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2012
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Journal Article
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Genotype of a historic strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(45):18511-18516.
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Überblick über zehn Jahre historisch-anthropometrische Forschung in der Schweiz: Säkularer Trend, soziale und regionale Unterschiede in der mittleren Körperhöhe und -form seit Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts. Bulletin der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Anthropologie, 18(2):37-50.
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Hypothyroidism in Switzerland from an anthropological, clinical and historic perspective. RCC Perspectives:75-91.
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Dilemmas in choosing and using growth charts. Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, 9(3):650-656.
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The Salt Men of Iran: The Salt Mine of Douzlakh, Chehrabad. Archäol Korrespondenzblatt:61-81.
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Modern or distinct axial bauplan in early hominins? A reply to Williams. Journal of Human Evolution, 63(3):557-559.
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Social inequality and the biological standard of living: An anthropometric analysis of Swiss conscription data, 1875-1950. Economics & Human Biology, 10(2):154-173.
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Imaging: the history of radiography, current issues and future trends. In: Buikstra, Jane; Roberts, Charlotte. The Global History of Paleopathology: Pioneers and Prospects. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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History of Paleopathology in Switzerland. In: Buikstra, Jane E; Roberts, Charlotte A. The Global History of Paleopathology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 559 -567.
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2011
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Journal Article
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Edouard Mallet's early and almost forgotten study of the average height of Genevan conscripts in 1835. Economics & Human Biology, 9(4):438-442.
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Rückenschmerzen sind keine Zivilisationskrankheit: Hinweise für Rückenprobleme bei Homo erectus. Bulletin der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Anthropologie = Bulletin de la Société Suisse d'Anthropologie, 17(1-2):105-109.
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Grösser – und dicker. Körperhöhe und Body Mass Index im Kanton Bern seit dem 19. Jahrhundert. Berner Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Heimatkunde, 73(4):3-39.
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Alanine transaminase individual variation is a better marker than socio-cultural factors for body mass increase in healthy males. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 2(10):1054-1062.
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New vertebral and rib material point to modern bauplan of the Nariokotome Homo erectus skeleton. Journal of Human Evolution, 61(5):575-582.
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X-ray absorption-based imaging and its limitations in the differentiation of ancient mummified tissue. Skeletal Radiology, 40(5):595-601.
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Harris lines revisited: prevalence, comorbidities, and possible etiologies. American Journal of Human Biology, 23(3):381-391.
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Confirmation of microevolutionary increase in spina bifida occulta among Swiss birth cohorts. European Spine Journal, 20(5):776-780.
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Book Section
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Fundamentals of paleoimaging techniques: Bridging the gap between physicists and paleopathologists. In: Grauer, A L. A companion to paleopathology. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 324-338.
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Statistik – Die amtliche Statistik in der Schweiz. In: Jorio, M. Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (e-HLS). Basel: Schwabe, online.
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Die Körperhöhe als Lebensstandardindikator. In: Martig, P. Berns moderne Zeit : das 19. und 20. Jahrhundert neu entdeckt. Bern, CH: Stämpfli, 143.
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Die Dame aus der Barfüsserkirche Basel. Paläopathologische Untersuchungen der weiblichen Mumie aus der Barfüsserkirche unter Berücksichtigung der historischen Quellen. In: Neumann, W; et al. Geschichte und Tradition der Mumifizierung in Europa : Beiträge zu einer Tagung im Museum für Sepulkralkultur 2010. Kassel: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Friedhof und Denkmal e.V, 121-137.
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Sulzer, Hans Heinrich. In: Jorio, M. Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (e-HLS). Basel: Schwabe, published online.
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Heilen bei Paracelsus. In: Mähr, M. Zeit für Medizin. Einblicke in die St. Galler Medizingeschichte. Wattwil: Historischer Verein des Kantons St. Gallen, 45-50.
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Monograph
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2010
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Journal Article
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Osseous talocalcaneal coalition in a medieval skeleton (ca. 1050 AD). International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 20(6):623-629.
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Seawater and freshwater challenges affect the insulin-like growth factors IGF-I and IGF-II in liver and osmoregulatory organs of the tilapia. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 327(1-2):40-46.
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Growth variation, final height and secular trend. Proceedings of the 17th Aschauer Soiree, 7th November 2009. HOMO : Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 61(4):277-284.
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Technical note: Terahertz imaging of ancient mummies and bone. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 142(3):497-500.
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Introduction. Quo vadis universitas? Kritische Beiträge zur Idee und Zukunft der Universität, (13):4-5.
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Two case examples of pelvic fractures in medieval populations from central Europe. Journal of Anthropological Sciences, 88:179-88.
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Without 'informed consent'? Ethics and ancient mummy research. Journal of Medical Ethics, 36(10):608-613.
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BMI distribution/social stratification in Swiss conscripts from 1875 to present. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 64(4):335-340.
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Charlemagne was very tall, but not robust. Economics & Human Biology, 8(2):289-290.
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Diagnostic morphometric applicability of confocal laser scanning microscopy in Osteoarchaeology. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 20(6):708-718.
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2009
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Journal Article
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The level of physical activity affects adrenal and cardiovascular reactivity to psychosocial stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 34(2):190-198.
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Simple tests for exogeneity of a binary explanatory variable in count data regression models. Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation, 38(9):1834-1855.
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Aktueller Stand und Zukunft des Fachgebietes Anthropologie. Schlusscommuniqué - Standortvertretertreffen der Gesellschaft für Anthropologie (GfA), März 2009. Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 67(3):317-319.
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Computed tomographic evaluation of King Tutankhamun, ca. 1300 BC. Annales du Service des antiquités de l'Égypte, 81:159-174.
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Peer-review for the peer-review system. Human Ontogenetics, 3(1):3-6.
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Secular trend in the opening of the sacral canal: an Australian study. Spine, 34(3):224-248.
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Evidence-based palaeopathology: meta-analysis of Pubmed®-listed scientific studies on ancient Egyptian mummies. HOMO: journal of comparative human biology, 60(5):405-427.
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Variability of human foramen magnum size. The Anatomical Record, 292(11):1713-1719.
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Book Section
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Die Leiden von Tutanchamun und Co. - Methoden und Ergebnisse moderner Mumienforschung. In: Wieczorek, A; Rosendahl, W; Wiegand, H. Mumien und Museen. Heidelberg; Ubstadt-Weiher: Verlag Regionalkultur, 79-82.
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Conference or Workshop item
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Swiss Mummy Project: Experimental mummification of fresh human tissue. In: 71st Annual meeting of the Swiss Society for Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, 4 September 2009 - 4 September 2009.
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Dissertation
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Magnetresonanzbasierte Untersuchungen an Mumien aus Ägypten und Peru. 2009, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty.
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2008
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Journal Article
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The role of taste and appetite regulation in the understanding of overweight and obesity. Proceedings of the 16th Aschauer Soiree, 26th April 2008. Georgian Medical News, 2008(159 (N6)):34-39.
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Paleopathologies of the vertebral column in medieval skeletons. Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 66(1):1-17.
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Three-dimensional evaluation of structures in small bones by micro-CT: tail fracture planes of autotomizing lizards (scincidae and gecconidae families). Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology, 1(2):published online.
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The role of taste and appetite regulation in the understanding of overweight and obesity. Proceedings of the 16th Aschauer Soiree, Georgian Medical News, 159(6):34-38.
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Variability of height, weight and body mass index in a Swiss Armed Forces 2005 census. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 137(4):457-468.
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Determinants of inter-individual cholesterol levels variations in an unbiased young male sample. Swiss Medical Weekly, 138(19-20):286-291.
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Technical note: standardized and semiautomated Harris lines detection. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 137(3):362-366.
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Book Section
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Non-invasive examination methods of ancient bone and mummies. In: Grupe, G; McGlynn, G; Peters, J. Limping together through the ages = Joint afflictions and bone infections. Rahden, Westf., DE: Leidorf, 119-125.
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Pest. In: Jorio, M. Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (e-HLS). Basel: Schwabe, Published online.
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Surgical approaches. In: Boos, N; Aebi, M. Spinal disorders : fundamentals of diagnosis and treatment. Berlin: Springer, 337-369.
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Patient Tutanchamun: über die vergangene und aktuelle medizinische Forschung an der Mumie des Pharao. In: Semmelmann, D. Tutanchamun: sein Grab und die Schätze. Bayreuth, DE: Semmel Concerts, 42-43.
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Habilitation
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Evidence-based diagnostic assessment of human morphology in anatomico-paleopathological research. 2008, University of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine.
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2007
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Journal Article
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Clinical magnetic resonance imaging of ancient dry human mummies without rehydration. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 298(22):2618-2620.
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Radiologic proof for the Iceman's cause of death (ca. 5’300BP). Journal of Archaeological Science, 34(11):1784-1786.
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Noninvasive(1)H and (23)Na nuclear magnetic resonance imaging of ancient Egyptian human mummified tissue. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 25(9):1341-1345.
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Diagnostic value of micro-CT in comparison with histology in the qualitative assessment of historical human skull bone pathologies. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 133(4):1099-1111.
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Non-invasive spatial tissue discrimination in ancient mummies and bones in situ by portable nuclear magnetic resonance. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 8(3):257-263.
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Diagnostic value of micro-CT in comparison with histology in the qualitative assessment of historical human postcranial bone pathologies. HOMO : Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 58(2):97-115.
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A historical case of beaten-copper cranium. Journal of Neurosurgery, 106(1 Supp):71-73.
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Medizinisch-sozioökonomische Forschung an Stellungspflichtigen-Daten. Allgemeine Schweizerische Militärzeitschrift, 173(1):29-30.
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Book Section
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Lendenwirbelsäulenarthrose. In: Küffer, A; Siegmann, R. Unter dem Schutz der Himmelsgöttin : ägyptische Särge, Mumien und Masken in der Schweiz. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 192.
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Oberkieferüberbiss. In: Küffer, A; Siegmann, R. Unter dem Schutz der Himmelsgöttin : ägyptische Särge, Mumien und Masken in der Schweiz. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 189.
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Mumifizierungsbedingte Schädeldefekte. In: Küffer, A; Siegmann, R. Unter dem Schutz der Himmelsgöttin : ägyptische Särge, Mumien und Masken in der Schweiz. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 183.
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Schmerzhafte Schulterarthose. In: Küffer, A; Siegmann, R. Unter dem Schutz der Himmelsgöttin : ägyptische Särge, Mumien und Masken in der Schweiz. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 167-168.
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Eine verkrümmte Wirbelsäule. In: Küffer, A; Siegmann, R. Unter dem Schutz der Himmelsgöttin : ägyptische Särge, Mumien und Masken in der Schweiz. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 159.
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Eine verkrümmte Nasenscheidewand. In: Küffer, A; Siegmann, R. Unter dem Schutz der Himmelsgöttin : ägyptische Särge, Mumien und Masken in der Schweiz. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 156.
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Zahndefekte. In: Küffer, A; Siegmann, R. Unter dem Schutz der Himmelsgöttin : ägyptische Särge, Mumien und Masken in der Schweiz. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 146.
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Eine gutartige Blutgefässgeschwulst. In: Küffer, A; Siegmann, R. Unter dem Schutz der Himmelsgöttin : ägyptische Särge, Mumien und Masken in der Schweiz. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 129-131.
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Stressbedingte Knochenverdichtungslinien. In: Küffer, A; Siegmann, R. Unter dem Schutz der Himmelsgöttin : ägyptische Särge, Mumien und Masken in der Schweiz. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 121.
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Knochenverdichtung im Schenkelhals. In: Küffer, A; Siegmann, R. Unter dem Schutz der Himmelsgöttin : ägyptische Särge, Mumien und Masken in der Schweiz. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 98-99.
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Verkalkte Gefässe. In: Küffer, A; Siegmann, R. Unter dem Schutz der Himmelsgöttin : ägyptische Särge, Mumien und Masken in der Schweiz. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 85-86.
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Naturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen an altägyptischen Mumien. In: Küffer, A; Siegmann, R. Unter dem Schutz der Himmelsgöttin : ägyptische Särge, Mumien und Masken in der Schweiz. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 40-42.
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Die Kunst der Mumifizierung im alten Ägypten. In: Küffer, A; Siegmann, R. Unter dem Schutz der Himmelsgöttin : ägyptische Särge, Mumien und Masken in der Schweiz. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 35-39.
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Südamerikanische Mumien aus den Sammlungen der Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen. In: Wieczorek, A; Tellenbach, M; Rosendahl, W. Mumien : der Traum vom ewigen Leben : Begleitband zur Sonderausstellung "Mumien - der Traum vom Ewigen Leben" in den Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen. Deutschland: Philipp von Zabern, 358-366.
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Eine Mumie aus Ozeanien in den Sammlungen der Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen. In: Wieczorek, A; Tellenbach, M; Rosendahl, W. Mumien : der Traum vom ewigen Leben : Begleitband zur Sonderausstellung "Mumien - der Traum vom Ewigen Leben" in den Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen. Deutschland: Philipp von Zabern; Auflage: 1 (28. September 2007), 349-350.
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Eine asiatische Mumien aus den Sammlungen der Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen. In: Wieczorek, A; Tellenbach, M; Rosendahl, W. Mumien : der Traum vom ewigen Leben : Begleitband zur Sonderausstellung "Mumien - der Traum vom Ewigen Leben" in den Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen. Deutschland: Philipp von Zabern, 347-348.
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Die Mumie eines unbekannten Individuums, Ptolemäerzeit. In: Wieczorek, A; Tellenbach, M; Rosendahl, W. Mumien : der Traum vom ewigen Leben : Begleitband zur Sonderausstellung "Mumien - der Traum vom Ewigen Leben" in den Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen. Mainz am Rhein, Deutschland: Philipp von Zabern, 337-339.
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Ägyptische Mumien aus dem Merck Archiv Darmstadt. In: Wieczorek, A; Tellenbach, M; Rosendahl, W. Mumien. Der Traum vom ewigen Leben. Deutschland: Philipp von Zabern; Auflage: 1 (28. September 2007), 329-331.
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Ägyptische Mumienobjekte aus den Sammlungen der Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen. In: Wieczorek, A; Tellenbach, M; Rosendahl, W. Mumien : der Traum vom ewigen Leben : Begleitband zur Sonderausstellung "Mumien - der Traum vom Ewigen Leben" in den Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen. Deutschland: Philipp von Zabern, 326-328.
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Mumieneinblicke – Röntgenanalytik und Computertomographie. In: Wieczorek, A; Tellenbach, M; Rosendahl, W. Mumien. Der Traum vom ewigen Leben. Deutschland: Philipp von Zabern; Auflage: 1 (28. September 2007), 219-228.
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2006
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Journal Article
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Brief communication: identification of the authentic ancient DNA sequence in a human bone contaminated with modern DNA. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 131(3):428-431.
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Human osseous intervertebral foramen width. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 129(2):177-188.
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MR imaging of brain morphology, vascularisation and encephalization in the koala. Australian Mammalogy, 28(2):243-247.
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2005
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Journal Article
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Molecular evidence of HLA-B27 in a historical case of ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 52(10):3318-3319.
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Age-dependent changes of the normal human spine during adulthood. American Journal of Human Biology, 17(4):460-469.
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Etiology of reactive arthritis in Pan paniscus, P. troglodytes troglodytes, and P. troglodytes schweinfurthii. American Journal of Primatology, 66(3):219-231.
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Comparison of arthritis characteristics in lowland Gorilla gorilla and mountain Gorilla beringei. American Journal of Primatology, 66(3):205-218.
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Prehistoric contacts over the Straits of Gibraltar indicated by genetic analysis of Iberian Bronze Age cattle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 102(24):8431-8435.
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Book Section
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Mumie „Nakht“ Neuchâtel. In: Gonseth, M O; Hainard, J; Kaehr, R. Cent ans d’ethnographie sur la colline de Saint-Nicolas 1904-2004. Neuchâtel: Musée d’ethnographie, 627.
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2004
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Journal Article
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Clinical perspectives on secular trends of intervertebral foramen diameters in an industrialized European society. European Spine Journal, 13(8):733-739.
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Paleoradiology: current status and future challenges. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal, 55(4):198-199.
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History of paleoradiology: early published literature, 1896-1921. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal, 55(4):203-210.
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Diagnostic paleoradiology of mummified tissue: interpretation and pitfalls. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal, 55(4):218-227.
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Multislice computed tomography of two 2000-year-old skeletons in a soil matrix from Angkor, Cambodia. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal, 55(4):235-241.
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Hyperostosis frontalis interna: archaeological evidence of possible microevolution of human sex steroids?. HOMO : Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 55(1-2):91-99.
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Book Section
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Radiologisch-anatomische Untersuchungsbefunde. In: Simonett, J. Die Mumie der Ta-Di-Isis: Eine Reise vom Nil zum Rhein. Chur: Rätisches Museum Chur, 43-48.
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2003
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Journal Article
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High prevalence of tarsal coalitions and tarsal joint variants in a recent cadaver sample and its possible significance. Clinical Anatomy, 16(5):411-415.
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Brief communication: the Galler Collection: a little-known historic Swiss bone pathology reference series. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 121(1):15-18.
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A dissection and computer tomograph study of tarsal coalitions in 100 cadaver feet. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 21(2):352-358.
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2002
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Journal Article
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State-of-the-art imaging in palaeopathology: the value of multislice computed tomography in visualizing doubtful cranial lesions. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 12(5):372-379.
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Are hyperostosis frontalis interna and leptin linked? a hypothetical approach about hormonal influence on human microevolution. Medical Hypotheses, 58(5):378-381.
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Technical note: CT-guided biopsy: A new diagnostic method for paleopathological research. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 117(3):272-275.
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2001
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Journal Article
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Metastasis of thyroid cancer to the heart. American Journal of Roentgenology, 177(2):474.
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When is a geode not a geode: when LSMFT?. Rheumatology, 40(6):706-707.
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2000
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Journal Article
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Radiological aspects and interpretation of post-mortem artefacts in ancient Egyptian mummies from Swiss collections. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 10(2):153-157.
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Book Section
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Aus dem Museum für Völkerkunde, Burgdorf: Erste Ergebnisse der naturwissenschaftlichen Untersuchungen an der altägyptischen Mumie. In: Fankhauser, Simone. Burgdorfer Jahrbuch 2000. Burgdorf: Haller +Jenzer AG, n/a.
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1998
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Journal Article
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Reference values for glucose tolerance and glucose tolerance status in cats. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 213(4):492-496.
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1997
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Journal Article
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Evaluation of a simplified intravenous glucose tolerance test and a reflectance glucose meter for use in cats. Veterinary Record, 140(10):253-256.
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1996
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Book Section
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Winterthurer Mumie im Computertomograph. In: Winterthurer Jahrbuch 1996. Winterthur: Verlagsgemeinschaft.
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