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The role of melanocortin 1 receptor in kidney disease
(2012-11-15)
Nephrotic syndrome is a term describing a group of poorly understood glomerular diseases that are responsible for a steadily increasing number of patients requiring active uremic care. Characteristic symptoms of nephrotic ...
Enamel of primary teeth - morphological and chemical aspects
(2012-02-10)
Enamel is one of the most important structures of the tooth, both from a functional and esthetic point of view. Primary enamel carries registered information regarding metabolic and physiological events that occurred during ...
Cerebral white matter changes in patients with cognitive impairment - clinical and pathophysiological aspects
(2012-04-04)
Cerebral white matter changes (WMC), detected with computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), represent a common condition in elderly people. However, the prognostic, symptomatological and biochemical ...
Systems Biology Based Approaches to Identify Biomarkers in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
(2012-09-12)
Glucocorticoids (GC) are the most effective anti-inflammatory treatment for seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR). However, a few patients with SAR show poor response to GC treatment. Hence, there is a clinical need to find ...
Recruitment of small size lungs - experimental studies
(2012-05-15)
Background: Patients - both children and adults - undergoing anesthesia and mechanical ventilation rapidly develop atelectasis. Even more severe problems occur in patients with acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress ...
Towards improved physical and psychological health after radiotherapy for prostate cancer - avoiding radiation - induced long-lasting gastrointestinal symptoms
(2012-03-01)
There are an increasing number of irradiated prostate-cancer survivors in the
world today. For many of these men survival comes at a cost: unwanted
debilitating side effects due to exposure of healthy normal tissue to ...
Dietary intake of naturally occurring plant sterols in relation to serum cholesterol and myocardial infarction - Epidemiological studies from Sweden and the UK
(2012-09-21)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death in the world. High serum level of cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for CVD development. Serum levels of cholesterol can be modified by diet. Generally, ...
Asthma and COPD Diagnoses and prescriptions in Swedish primary care
(2012)
Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the quality of the
diagnoses and the prescribing of medication to patients with asthma and
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) in Swedish primary care.
The ...
Lärlingsläraren - en studie om hur vård- och yrkeslärares uppdrag formas i samband med införandet av gymnasial lärlingsutbildning
(2012-01-13)
Vocational teachers will acquire a new role and different working conditions in the new upper secondary
school apprenticeship programme. The aim is to highlight how this new role is formulated,
how the teachers will work, ...
The Renin Angiotensin System in the Human Esophageal Mucosa − expression, actions and potential involvement in reflux disease
(2012-11-30)
The renin angiotensin system (RAS) is a classical endocrine system, regulating body fluid balance and blood circulation. Recent research has shown that the system is being also locally expressed and active in several organs ...