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The social determinants of self-reported mental health among adolescents in Sweden and the Nordic countries - focusing on socioeconomic inequalities
(2024-11-14)Mental health problems have increased among children and adolescents in the Nordic countries during the last decades. Such problems may have both short- and long-term negative consequences for both the individual and society ... -
Local Recurrence of Rectal Cancer: Risk factors, diagnosis and Quality of Life
(2024-11-13)Aim To explore different aspects of local recurrence of rectal cancer, including intraoperative adverse events as a risk factor, symptoms and diagnosis, survivorship issues and Quality of Life, and to validate data on local ... -
Osteocalcin and Parental Perceptions. Childhood osteocalcin and its association to early growth, body composition and neurodevelopment along with parental perceptions on childhood overweight and obesity
(2024-11-12)Background and aims: Early programming mean that environmental factors, hormonal levels and early life experiences, like feeding practices, during the first years of life, may have long-lasting effects on later health. One ... -
Improving the hand hygiene of healthcare workers: Exploring the feasibility of an electronic monitoring system
(2024-11-12)Technical innovations, such as electronic monitoring systems (EMSs), have been developed to promote increased hand hygiene (HH) adherence among healthcare workers (HCWs). The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the ... -
Novel biomarkers for parkinsonian disorders
(2024-11-12)Parkinsonian disorders (PS) are a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative diseases characterised by the presence of parkinsonism. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the most common PS, characterised by the accumulation of ... -
Endocrine and neural mechanisms in metabolic control
(2024-11-11)The regulation of eating behavior and metabolism is governed by complex inter-actions between central and peripheral signals, with hormones such as oxytocin (OT) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) playing pivotal roles. ... -
Tumor metastasis: mechanisms and prevention
(2024-11-07)Metastatic spread of tumor cells accounts for the majority of cancer-related deaths. We have developed cancer vaccines based on the immunostimulatory adjuvant cholera toxin A1 (CTA1), including vaccines that deliver tumor ... -
Translational aspects of Gastrointestinal stromal tumors
(2024-11-07)Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract, driven by mutations in KIT and PDGFRA in the majority of cases. This thesis explores several translational ... -
Sudden cardiac arrest in relation to exercise
(2024-11-07)Background: In predisposed individuals with a known or unknown cardiovascular disease, the risk of a sudden cardiac arrest is increased during and immediately after exercise. The most common postmortem diagnosis of ... -
Identifying predictors of long-term effects of bariatric surgery - Analysis of samples and data from the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study
(2024-11-06)Aim of the thesis: To identify predictors of long-term treatment outcomes after bariatric surgery. Material and methods: The Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study is a prospective controlled intervention study comparing ... -
Synovial fibroblast activation in rheumatoid arthritis - Role of disease-associated risk genes and effects of methotrexate
(2024-11-06)The overall aim of this thesis was to increase the knowledge of molecular mechanisms shaping the pathogenic phenotype of activated fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS), which are drivers of chronic inflammation and destruction ... -
Impact of JAK-inhibition on infections
(2024-11-06)With the growing arsenal of treatment options for immune modulation come great opportunities to help patients. However, tampering with immune cells and their various mediators is also associated with risk, including increased ... -
Functional MRI methods for imaging of patients with low back pain
(2024-11-06)Background. Non-specific low back pain (LBP) is the leading symptom causing disability over time. It is associated with degenerative alterations in intervertebral discs (IVDs). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can only ... -
Novel signaling and treatment regimes in Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase driven neuroblastoma models
(2024-11-04)In this thesis we aimed to unravel the importance of Alkal2 in neuroblastoma with the aid of preclinical murine models. We tested the hypothesis that Alkal2 can potentiate murine MYCN-driven neuroblastoma in absence ... -
Cancer genetic risk assessment - Studies on genetic testing, genetic counselling and risk management
(2024-10-31)The assessment for hereditary cancer is a consultative service in clinical genetics and cancer care that includes genetic testing and genetic counselling for patients and their relatives, defining elevated cancer risk, and ... -
Person-centered collaboration in the sick leave and rehabilitation process - in a primary care context
(2024-10-31)Aim: This thesis focuses on chronic illness and long-term health-related impairments in work ability, with the overarching aim of expanding knowledge about the sick leave and rehabilitation process (SRP) to support primary ... -
Evaluation of long-term outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Operative methods, clinical and radiological findings, and their relationship to patient-reported acceptable knee function
(2024-10-29)The overarching theme of this thesis was to evaluate long-term clinical, subjective and radiological results after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in regard to: different surgical methods, specifically ... -
Primary Aldosteronism; a growing challenge
(2024-10-29)Primary aldosteronism (PA), caused by excessive aldosterone production, is a frequently overlooked cause of hypertension. Cardiovascular complications are more common in patients with PA than patients with essential ... -
Cardiometabolic disease and cancer. Effects of body weight and diabetes
(2024-10-23)Background: The rise in overweight and obesity rates is associated with an increase in various forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer. Moreover, an increasing proportion of young people with diabetes have type 2 ... -
Spiritual Care Unveiled - Religious Literacy in Palliative Care
(2024-10-23)Sweden is portrayed as being multicultural and multireligious and at the same time, significantly impacted by secularization and simultaneously highly influenced by secular values. This diversity necessitates that society ...