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Alzheimer's disease : towards a multifaceted approach in neuropathological diagnosis
(1998-01-16)
The main aim of this study has been to investigate potential neuropathological features which may play an important role in understanding the cognitive dysfunction and in making the final diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease ...
Structural studies of lipopolysaccharides expressed by non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae strains
(2012-08-31)
The present thesis describes lipopolysaccharide (LPS) structures expressed by non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae strains. LPS is a major surface component of Gram-negative bacteria. Structural ...
Tissue biomarkers in prostate cancer
(2009-09-25)
Prostate cancer (PC) is the most common male cancer in the western world. Better biomarkers are needed to support diagnosis, prediction of prognosis and treatment decision Radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens are routinely ...
Moderately preterm infants : studies on length of hospital stay and neonatal outcome
(2011-05-03)
Objective: Moderately preterm infants account for a large proportion of admissions and bed-days in neonatal units. Determinants of length of hospital stay, contemporary measures of morbidity by gestational week and risk ...
Healthcare financing challenges and opportunities to achieving universal health coverage in the low- and middle-income country context
(2020-02-05)
and the richest households, respectively. The poverty rate rose by 5.5% (9.0 million individuals) due to OOP payments. In study II, we observed that approximately 87% of the informal workers were willing to pay for the CBHI. The average weekly WTP was 22.8 BDT [95...
Intelligence and cardiovascular health : epidemiological studies of swedish men
(2010-08-20)
smoking was associated with IQ but appeared to be the result of early environmental factors rather than resulting from a causal effect of intelligence. In paper V both IQ and nicotine dependence showed moderate heritability (0.58 and 0.39 respectively...
Effects of chemotherapy on bone growth and chondrocyte cell death signaling
(2010-11-01)
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are widely used in both children and adults to treat common inflammatory diseases, including asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. However, a multitude of undesired ...
Immunological changes in human blood and skeletal muscle in response to physical exercise
(2001-09-21)
Physical exercise is essential for maintaining normal function of skeletal muscle. Muscle tissue also has a remarkable capacity for adaptation to changes in physical demand. In fact, without stimulation from physical ...
Chemical genetics and immunomodulation in Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium infection
(2015-04-08)
Salmonella sp. are versatile bacteria that survive and replicate in a plethora of environmental
niches and hosts, including humans. The illnesses caused by various serovars in humans
range from mild gastroenteritis to ...
The effect of alpha-HGA on HIV-1 replication
(2009-03-13)
Different classes of anti HIV-1 drugs are now available for treatment of HIV-1 infection. Although improved, these drugs show adverse effects and their long-term efficiency is severely hampered by the emergence of resistant ...