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Experimental studies on ovarian cryopreservation and transplantation
(2011-05-09)
Around 8% of all cancer victims are below 40 years of age and the survival after cancer treatment during childhood and reproductive years has increased considerably to be around 80% today. The clinical field of fertility ...
Analysis of Endogenous Particles in Exhaled Air
(2011-03-25)
Exhaled air contains non-volatile particulate material from the respiratory tract. The precise location in which exhaled particles are formed is unknown, and details on their chemical content are scarce. The aim of this ...
Maintaining quality of life after prostate cancer diagnosis
(2011-09-30)
Knowledge of real-life factors that are associated with men’s self-assessed quality of life after prostate-cancer diagnosis could improve the support from health-care professionals in maintaining the men’s quality of life. ...
Preclinical investigations of GlyT-1 inhibition as a new concept for treatment of alcohol dependence
(2011-02-02)
Alcohol addiction and abuse is a main contributor to the global burden of disease and is a high public health priority. Alcohol addiction is a chronically relapsing neurobiological disorder affecting multiple neurotransmitter ...
On the Bone Tissue Response to Surface Chemistry Modifications of Titanium Implants
(2011-09-12)
Background: Surface properties of titanium implants play an important role in osseointegration. From 1990, a lot of engineering techniques have been applied to dental implant productions for improving their clinical ...
Population-based studies on acute leukemias - lessons from the Swedish Adult Acute Leukemia Registry
(2011-09-12)
Acute leukemia (AL) is a rare, potentially curable, aggressive neoplasm of hematopoietic origin. AL is a heterogeneous disease and is further subdivided according to clinical and biological features.
The aims were to ...
Pharmacological interventions against myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury
(2011-11-09)
Background: Ischaemic heart disease is the leading cause of death in the industrialised world. Although the concept of early restoration of coronary blood-flow constitutes an important factor to reduce the injury caused ...
Attitudes towards organ donor advocacy among Swedish intensive and critical care nurses.
(2011-05-26)
End-of-Life Care in the intensive and critical care unit (ICU) involves the rare situation of caring for brain dead persons who, by their death, become potential organ donors (POD). A consequence might be that end-of-life ...
Loved ones within Palliative Care-understanding, strategies and need for support
(2011-04-15)
It is well known that during the palliative process both patient and loved ones have to face, and prepare themselves, for the patient´s approaching death. Their daily life will be marked by the disease, and physical, social, ...
Properties of the glomerular endothelial cell surface layer in vitro and in vivo.
(2011-03-25)
A healthy kidney produces final urine that is practically devoid of proteins and other physiologically important solutes. Tremendous amounts of fluid are filtered every day through the glomerular filtration barrier which ...