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Predictors of bone fragility in older women. Associations in older women between risk medications and measurements of physical function, bone microstructure and fracture risk
(2021-12-20)
Bone fragility with fractures constitutes a growing public health concern, resulting in suffering and major health care cost.
This thesis project has been carried out by means of studies based on the SUPERB cohort of ...
Irritable bowel syndrome - a disorder of gut-brain interaction
(2021-01-22)
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common and multifactorial functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder characterized by altered gut-brain communication. Due to the complexity of gut-brain interactions, the aim of this ...
Virtual reality based kinematics for assessment of post-stroke upper limb function
(2020-04-28)
The main scope of this thesis was to develop a method for assessing the upper limb sensorimotor function following stroke using virtual reality-based technique. The studies reported in this thesis included 67 individuals ...
Robotic Surgery for Endometrial Cancer
(2021-04-16)
Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynecological malignancy. A large proportion of patients present with the risk factors high age and obesity, which puts them at increased risk when undergoing surgery. The last ...
Revealing the complex nature of amyloid beta and its relation to dementia
(2020-10-20)
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia and characterized by the accumulation of amyloid plaques in the extracellular space of the brain parenchyma. Amyloid plaques consist of amyloid beta peptides (Aβ). ...
Cardiac arrest with emphasis on comorbidity and choice of treatment in acute coronary syndrome in the elderly
(2020-05-07)
Background and aim: More data is required on survival and neurological outcome after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) in the elderly. The influence of comorbidity is often neglected in cardiac arrest research, particularly ...
Acquired Epilepsy with a Focus on Stroke: Treatment and Prognosis
(2022-02-23)
The relationship between epilepsy and stroke is complicated. While stroke is a major cause of epilepsy after middle age, there is also evidence that the risk of stroke is increased in persons with epilepsy. The overall aim ...
On translucent yttria stabilized zirconia ceramics: Mechanical considerations, phase transformation and cement choices
(2020-05-18)
New zirconia formulations (4Y and 5Y-zirconias) have been introduced for prosthodontic therapy and are commercialized as “translucent” zirconias. No clinical information providing their survival rates or complications has ...
Iodine intake and uptake in populations at risk for iodine deficiency
(2021-04-16)
Background: Iodine is essential for the production of thyroid hormones. Both iodine deficiency (ID) and iodine excess may be harmful. Iodine intake in Sweden is considered adequate for the general population due to iodization ...
On the epidemiology, clinical presentation and transmission of respiratory viral infections
(2020-03-05)
Respiratory viral infections encompass a large heterogenous group of pathogens that constitute a major burden of disease globally. The various routes of transmission including airborne spread make them difficult to control. ...