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Biomarker discovery and assessment for prediction of kidney response after 177Lu-octreotate therapy
(2014-11-28)
Patients suffering from neuroendocrine tumors are oftentimes presented with spread disease at the time of diagnosis. Therapy using somatostatin analogs is today the only potentially curative treatment option for these ...
Long-term post-stroke outcome - the Sahlgrenska Academy Study on Ischemic Stroke
(2014-11-21)
Independent studies report that stroke incidence in younger ages is increasing. Consequences after stroke include disability, cognitive dysfunction and the risk of stroke recurrence and coronary events. There are still ...
Successful ageing with a focus on fitness and physical activity: population-based studies of 75-year-olds
(2014-01-27)
Background: Life expectancy increased dramatically during the 20th century and is
still increasing in many parts of the world. In view of population ageing, the health
and functioning of older persons and factors that ...
Pharmacological Treatment in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Benefits and Risks. Epidemiological Studies from the Swedish National Diabetes Register
(2014-10-28)
Background and Aims: A number of modifiable risk factors – including glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and blood pressure – are important for the prognosis of type 2 diabetes (T2D). ...
Microbiota of the alimentary tract of children - implications for allergy and inflammatory bowel disease
(2014-09-19)
Allergy, which is the most common chronic disease in Swedish children and adolescents, is associated with a high standard of living and Western lifestyle. According to the hygiene hypothesis, allergy is due to inadequate ...
Lyme Neuroborreliosis - Diagnosis and Treatment
(2014-05-05)
Lyme neuroborreliosis, the infection of the nervous system by the tick-borne bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, is a common infection in the temperate parts of the Northern hemisphere. Manifestations of the disease include ...
Children's hypersensitivity to cow's milk - Public health aspects and impact on families
(2014-02-17)
Background and aims: Diet during childhood can have lifelong consequences for health. Cow’s milk is regarded as a basic food item in Sweden, but is also the most usual cause of adverse reactions during the first years of ...
Systematiska kunskapsöversikter; 7. Epidemiologiskt påvisade samband mellan Amyotrofisk Lateral Skleros (ALS) och faktorer i arbetsmiljön
(Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2014)
In this systematic literature review we identified 60 original publications on associations between work and ALS. GRADE guidelines were used to secure high scientific quality and reliable guidelines were applied to classify ...
Surveillance of childhood obesity in Sweden. Focus on lifestyles and socioeconomic conditions.
(2014-09-05)
Background and aim: There is a general lack of childhood obesity surveillance systems throughout Europe, including Sweden. Such systems are needed to develop policies, evaluate interventions and track secular changes in ...
Characteristics and functions of thymic exosomes in human and mouse
(2014-09-04)
Thymocytes develop in the thymus to become a functional pool of T-cells in the periphery. To achieve this, the thymocytes go through several steps of maturation and selection within the thymus. The goal is a cell population ...