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Gambling, alcohol and gender: Subjective effects and clinical characteristics
(2023-09-01)
Gambling and alcohol are two recreational activities enjoyed by many people all over the world. Most with the purpose of leisure and social interaction with little or no consequence to impact daily life. For some however ...
The relationship between cognition and ESSENCE in childhood
(2023-08-29)
Aims: To examine the relationship between cognition and ESSENCE (Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations) features in children, ages 7-8 years. To investigate the importance of ...
Pre/Peri/Earl-Life Exposures and Early Child Neurodevelopment: Results from the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS)
(2023-08-18)
Background: Combinations of genetic and environmental factors contribute to aetiologies of neuropsychiatric problems and neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) in intricate manners. Among the environmental factors, exposures ...
Cardiometabolic risk indicators in bipolar disorders
(2023-05-15)
In addition to disabling mood episodes, bipolar disorders (BDs) predispose individuals to high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This thesis explores the association between BDs and the metabolic risk indicators body mass ...
lmproving diagnosis of central nervous system tumours using genetic and epigenetic tools
(2023-05-09)
Brain tumor diagnostics has traditionally been based on histopathology stains. The introduction of immunohistochemistry stains resulted in improved ability to classify these often devastating tumors. The understanding of ...
Seizure and non-seizure outcomes after epilepsy surgery in selected patient groups
(2023-05-09)
This thesis addresses some understudied aspects of epilepsy surgery with special emphasis on children
and adolescents. The specific aims were to analyse educational and employment outcomes after
epilepsy surgery in ...
Alcohol use among older adults: Population perspectives on prevalence, correlates, and consequences of drinking in Swedish 70-year-olds
(2023-04-25)
Background: Alcohol consumption is a major contributor to global morbidity and mortality, as well as accidents and intentional injuries. Older adults may be particularly susceptible to these negative consequences due to ...
Neural circuit mapping af orexigenic systems
(2023-04-21)
Orexigenic systems in the brain process appetite and/or hunger information and ultimately coordinate feeding responses. These brain circuits are critical for survival and originally evolved to ensure that we consume ...
Working while ill, going on sick leave and return to work again: the individual's perspective in primary health care
(2023-04-19)
The overall purpose of the present thesis was to increase understand-ing of the dynamic process between working while feeling ill, going on sick leave, and returning to work among people seeking care at primary healthcare ...
Herpes virus retinitis - clinical and virological characteristics
(2023-04-19)
In this thesis, we first aimed to determine whether there may be herpes virus deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in the aqueous humour of asymptomatic individuals (paper II). Presence of herpes simplex virus (HSV), varicella ...