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Prediction value of genetic and neuromarkers in blood and liquor in patients with severe traumatic brain injury
(2015-03-30)
Background: Severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) is the most common cause of
mortality in young adults. sTBI induces variable brain damage, invisible in Computer
Tomographic scans early post-trauma. Further, neurology ...
Radiobiological effects of the thyroid gland - transcriptomic and proteomic responses to 131l and 211At exposure
(2015-04-08)
Radionuclides are widely used in medicine. 131I is one of the most employed radionuclides and is administered to patients either bound to tumor targeting molecules or as halide to target the thyroid or thyroid cancer. 211At ...
The regulatory role of osteoblasts in castration-resistant growth of prostate cancer
(2015-08-18)
Bone metastasis of a predominantly osteoblastic (sclerotic) nature is the outcome for the vast majority of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Pathologically, osteoblastic tumors are characterized ...
Epigenetic influence on cardiovascular protective mechanisms in vivo: explorations of t-PA release and extracellular vesicle genetic content
(2015-05-18)
ABSTRACT
Background: Ischemic heart disease is one of the leading causes of death globally. This thesis explores endogenous mechanisms protecting against myocardial ischemia in context of epigenetics (changes in gene ...
Aspects on the management of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis
(2015-05-11)
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an inflammatory disorder of the esophagus characterized by symptoms of esophageal dysfunction and eosinophilia in the esophageal mucosa. This condition may affect approximately 1% of the ...
High-load injuries in the adolescent athlete's hip; clinical and experimental studies and outcome measures
(2015-10-08)
The diagnosis and treatment of hip and groin symptoms
has often been a problem area in orthopaedics
and sports medicine. Hip and groin pain and injuries
are common among athletes and in the increasingly
active population. ...
Radiotherapy and voice rehabilitation in laryngeal cancer: Effects on quality of life and voice function
(2015-02-27)
The overall aim of the thesis was to describe the effects of radiotherapy following laryngeal cancer on health-related quality of life (HRQL) and voice function as well as to assess the efficiency of voice rehabilitation. ...
Excess skin after bariatric surgery - patients' perspective and objective measurements
(2015-05-04)
Most of the world's population lives in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight. The only effective treatment is found to be bariatric surgery. Excess skin is an undervalued, negative ...
Biochemical and genetic markers after subarachnoid haemorrhage
(2015-09-28)
ABSTRACT
Background: Subarachnoid haemorrhage is a devastating disease with high morbidity and mortality despite novel treatment options are available. There are no established methods to measure the brain damage occurring ...