Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 147
Distal femur fracture in the elderly patient
(2023-05-25)
Studies on the epidemiology of distal femur fractures show a vast increase in low-energy trauma-associated fractures in older ages. Age-related changes in bones lead to loss of bone matrix and increased porosity, which ...
Decontamination of implant surfaces
(2023-04-06)
Peri-implantitis is a pathological condition occurring in tissues around dental implants. It is caused by microorganisms and characterized by inflammation in the peri-implant connective tissue and progressive loss of ...
lnclusion body myositis - Genetic, clinical, and epidemiological aspects
(2023-05-16)
The inflammatory myopathy inclusion body myositis (IBM) is characterized by progressive muscle weakness and dysphagia in individuals over 45 years of age. Muscle biopsy shows inflammatory infiltrates, vacuoles with protein ...
Biochemical studies of mitochondrial DNA maintenance and topology
(2023-04-14)
Mitochondria are crucial organelles in eukaryotic cells that produce the majority of adenosine trisphosphate used by cells as an energy currency to drive metabolic processes. Due to the endosymbiotic origin of mitochondria, ...
lmproving diagnosis of central nervous system tumours using genetic and epigenetic tools
(2023-05-09)
Brain tumor diagnostics has traditionally been based on histopathology stains. The introduction of immunohistochemistry stains resulted in improved ability to classify these often devastating tumors. The understanding of ...
Förbättrad radionuklidterapi av neuroblastom
(2023-04-26)
Today, about half of the children diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma (HR-NB) survive due to considerable treatment improvements during the last decades. However, there is still much to be done for the other half who ...
Oropharyngeal dysphagia in adults: Prevalence, professional practices, patient perspectives and treatment outcomes
(2023-05-25)
Background: Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is defined as any disruption in the
transportation of food/liquids safely and efficiently from the mouth, through the
pharynx and into the esophagus. The underlying causes of OD ...
Autism in adult psychiatry outpatients - prevalence, comorbidity, suicidality and cognition
(2023-04-12)
Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), one of the Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations (ESSENCE), is a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) characterised by a pattern of deficits ...
Unconventional T cells in colon adenocarcinomas
(2023-05-05)
Many factors influence the initiation and growth of tumours. The infiltration and activity of immune cells in the tumour microenvironment are widely recognised as key factors affecting the clinical outcome of cancer. In ...
Necrotizing enterocolitis - growth, bone health and intestinal microbiota during childhood
(2023-05-24)
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a dreaded gastrointestinal disease primarily affecting infants born preterm. Despite extensive research, NEC is still one of the most devastating diseases in neonatal intensive care. ...