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Perceptions and Practices of Cardiovascular Health: A Population Perspective from a Peri-Urban Nepalese Community
(2014-05-20)
Background
Global phenomena such as urbanization and individual traits such as health literacy affect people’s exposure and vulnerability to cardiovascular risk factors. Nepal, a low-income South Asian country undergoing ...
Elevated calcium concentration, is it dangerous? Long-term follow-up in primary care
(2014-02-12)
Background and aims: Patients with hypercalcaemia are relatively common in primary care; the most frequent causes are primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) and cancer. Many patients with pHPT have such discrete symptoms that ...
Biomonitoring of Cadmium - Relationship between Cadmium in Kidney, Blood and Urine, Interpretation of Urinary Cadmium, and Implications for Study Design
(2014-04-04)
Cadmium is an environmental contaminant which accumulates in the
kidney and can potentially affect human health at relatively low
concentrations. Biomarkers such as cadmium in urine or blood are
normally used to assess ...
Intercellular communication via exosomes
(2014-01-08)
Exosomes are small membrane bound vesicles between 30-100 nm in diameter of endocytic origin that are secreted into the extracellular environment by many different cell types. They play a role in intercellular communication ...
Pathophysiology and treatment in experimental stress-induced cardiomyopathy
(2014-09-16)
Background: Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC) is an acute cardiac affliction associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It is characterized by potentially reversible regional myocardial akinesia which may involve ...
Stroke: Risk Factors and Trends
(2014-11-04)
Stroke is a severe disease that affects 30,000 people in Sweden every year. Three quarters of stroke events are first time events. The risk of premature death and disability is high among stroke survivors. Knowledge about ...
T cell subsets in asthma and allergy - role of glucocorticoids, plasticity and microRNA-155
(2014-03-28)
The focus of this thesis is the different subsets of CD4+ T cells involvement in asthma and
allergy. It encloses studies of asthma and allergy in both humans and mice. The work of the
three papers has been performed ...
Parental time pressure and financial stress - Challenges for mental health of Nordic children and adolescents
(2014-12-02)
Mental health problems are a significant public health concern affecting approximately 10-20% of children and adolescents worldwide. Parents’ conditions and experiences are important in determining children’s circumstances, ...
Perspectives on symptoms and functioning in workers exposed to hand-arm vibration
(2014-09-29)
Exposure to hand-arm vibration (HAV) is common among workers, and many of these workers are affected with vascular, neurological and/or muscular disorders referred to as hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). Injuries are ...