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Increased 25(OH)D3 level in redheaded people: Could redheadedness be an adaptation to temperate climate?
Flegr J., Sýkorová K., Fiala V., Hlaváčová J., Bičíková M., Máčová L., Kaňková Š. 2020: Increased 25(OH)D3 level in redheaded people: Could redheadedness be an adaptation to temperate climate?. Experimental Dermatology, in press. DOI: 10.1111/exd.14119 » PDF Facebook Comments
Oral sex: A new, and possibly the most dangerous, route of toxoplasmosis transmission
Kaňková Š., Hlaváčová J., Flegr J. 2020: Oral sex: A new, and possibly the most dangerous, route of toxoplasmosis transmission. Medical Hypotheses, 141: 109725. DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109725 » PDF Facebook Comments
Scary and nasty beasts: Self‐reported fear and disgust of common phobic animals
Polák J., Rádlová S., Janovcová M., Flegr J., Landová E., Frynta, D. 2020: Scary and nasty beasts: Self‐reported fear and disgust of common phobic animals. British Journal of Psychology, 111(2): 297-321. DOI: 10.1111/bjop.12409 » PDF Facebook Comments
The effects of toxoplasmosis on sex ratio at birth
Flegr J., Kaňková Š. 2020: The effects of toxoplasmosis on sex ratio at birth. Early Human Development, 141: 104874. DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2019.104874 » PDF Facebook Comments
New approach and new permutation tests with R programs for analyses of false-negative-contaminated data in medicine and biology
Flegr J., Tureček P. 2020: New approach and new permutation tests with R programs for analyses of false-negative-contaminated data in medicine and biology. Biology Open, 9: bio045948. DOI: 10.1242/bio.045948 » PDF Facebook Comments
Maternal RhD heterozygous genotype is associated with male biased secondary sex ratio
Kaňková Š., Flegr J., Toman J., Calda P. 2020: Maternal RhD heterozygous genotype is associated with male biased secondary sex ratio. Early Human Development, 140: 104864. DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2019.104864 » PDF Facebook Comments
Skin fairness is a better predictor for impaired physical and mental health than hair redness
Flegr J., Sýkorová K. 2019: Skin fairness is a better predictor for impaired physical and mental health than hair redness. Scientific Reports, 9: 18138. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54662-5 » PDF Facebook Comments
Friends with malefit. The effects of keeping dogs and cats, sustaining animal-related injuries and Toxoplasma infection on health and quality of life
Flegr J., Preiss M. 2019: Friends with malefit. The effects of keeping dogs and cats, sustaining animal-related injuries and Toxoplasma infection on health and quality of life. PLoS ONE 14(11): e0221988. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221988 » PDF Facebook Comments
RNDr. Šárka Kaňková, Ph.D.
She has worked in the laboratory focused on evolutionary biology since 2002. She has devoted her studies to the effects of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii on reproductive biology in humans. Her results have enriched the research area with new topics such as are the effects of latent toxoplasmosis on secondary sex ratio or on the Read More …
Mgr. Blanka Šebánková
She is Ph.D. student in the program Theoretical and Evolutionary Biology at the Department of Philosophy and History of Natural Sciences at the Faculty of Science, Charles University and she is member of the team of Evolutionary Biology Laboratory. Her main interest is Effect of latent toxoplasmosis on phenotype of intermediate hosts. Now she is Read More …