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Human stem cell-based in vitro model of cardiac hypertrophy
(2022-11-18)
Cardiac hypertrophy is an important and independent risk factor for the development of cardiomyopathy that may lead to heart failure. To accelerate the development of new and improved treatment options, relevant disease ...
Hypertoniscreening - Tidig upptäckt av högt blodtryck via tandvården
(2022-04-25)
Background: Hypertension is the main risk factor for the world’s total disease burden. This is of significance for public health at national level, for healthcare professionals, resource consumption and costs as well as ...
Short- and long-term outcomes after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
(2023-09-15)
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a sudden and devastating event with significant morbidity and mortality. The development of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) is a major contributor to the observed high morbidity. ...
Endogenous sex hormones and cardiometabolic risk factors – population-based studies within the Skaraborg Project
(2022-12-21)
Cardiovascular diseases are the major contributors to mortality in
Sweden and globally. Men have a higher incidence of cardiovascular
diseases compared to women, until women reach the menopause.
Levels of sex hormones ...
Gallstone-related symptoms and quality-of-life in patients undergoing gallstone surgery - The Gothenburg Gallstone Questionnaire (GGQ24)
(2022-04-28)
Background: Patients with symptomatic gallstone disease can present with years of intermittent suffering or acute complicated disease. The only definitive cure is surgery. Registering both surgical and patient reported ...
Infant microbiota and short chain fatty acids - relation to lifestyle and effect on health
(2023-09-21)
The commensal microbiota has both beneficial and negative effects on the host. It is a source of infectious and inflammatory microorganisms, but may also provide immune stimulation during a critical period during early ...
DNA methylation profiling of CNS tumors; implications for clinical diagnostics
(2022-10-05)
Diffuse gliomas and meningiomas are the most common primary tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) in adults and these
tumors cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Deregulation of the epigenetic mechanisms, ...
Young adults and oral health - Oral health behaviors and an intervention for better oral health
(2022-08-22)
Although the oral health among young adults in Sweden is generally good, there are groups where poor oral health remains a problem. The aim of this thesis is to increase our knowledge of oral health and oral health-related ...
DIGIROP prediction models for severe retinopathy of prematurity
(2023-05-04)
BACKGROUND: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a preventable, potentially blinding eye disease, is primarily diagnosed in extremely preterm infants. Gestational age (GA) and birth weight (BW) are the most prominent risk ...
Diving and the brain
(2022-04-25)
Abstract
Introduction
There are reports that long-term diving is associated with cognitive impairments. This raises
the question if diving itself is harmful to the brain in the absence of decompression sickness ...