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Peritoneocele : a radiological study with defaeco-peritoneography
(1998-01-23)
Report study: Defaecography reports from 2816 patients were evaluated. Twenty-three per cent of the investigations were considered normal, 31% showed rectal intussusception, 13% rectal prolapse, 27% rectocele, and 19% ...
Identification of novel pathways of regulation of AHR and HIF-1 function
(2018-09-14)
us to explain the molecular switch of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) from its transcription factor to its E3 ubiquitin ligase function. We used the breast cancer cell line MCF7 to demonstrate that the availability of ARNT modulates the dual...
A ‘3 step’ IRT strategy for evaluation of the use of sum scores in small studies with questionnaires using items with ordered response levels : ‘To make a lot out of nothing’, from the Swedish locution: ‘Att koka soppa på en spik’
(2014-10-29)
a ‘3- step’ strategy for evaluation of questionnaires, where only a limited sample is available for the investigation. Only questionnaires, containing items with a common set of answer alternatives, are considered. The answer alternatives...
Insulin signalling and TBC1D1 in skeletal muscle metabolism
(2011-11-18)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has taken the form of a pandemic disease globally as people adopt a more western lifestyle. High circulating glucose levels indicates that an individual is in the risk zone for developing ...
Urinary thymine dimer as a biomarker of exposure to ultraviolet radiation
(2013-03-27)
Exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is associated with all three major forms of skin cancer; squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM). Different exposure patterns ...
Human salmonellosis : impact of travel and trade from a Swedish perspective
(2006-09-08)
Background: Salmonellosis is one of the most important gastrointestinal infections in humans. The vast majority of Swedish Salmonella cases have acquired the disease abroad, reflecting both a large number of Swedish ...
Swedish moist snuff and the risk of cardiovascular diseases
(2007-10-19)
The snuff consumption in Sweden has increased substantially during recent
decades and today more than every fifth male adult uses snuff daily.
However, the evidence on health effects from long-term use of snuff is
limited, ...
Alcohol and the effect on some appetite-regulating hormones in man
(2008-11-28)
. In five separate experiments subjects were investigated in groups of 7-12 individuals. In exp 1, 2 and 3 the effect of alcohol on various hormone levels in serum, was compared with the effect of drinking water. In exp 2 the alcohol effect on urinary...
Metabolic disorders in the etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : an epidemiological approach
(2017-04-13)
is available and the disease progresses rapidly to death with an average survival time of 3-5 years after symptom onset. The etiology of ALS is unknown for the majority of the patients. Alterations in the carbohydrate and lipid metabolisms, together...
Resolution of inflammation as a therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease
(2015-05-07)
of therapeutic intervention for AD by stimulating resolution of inflammation. In Paper I, studies on a human microglial cell line showed that both the omega-3 (n-3) FAs docosahexaenoic (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), increased microglial phagocytosis of β...