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Candidate genes and chromosomal loci in multiple sclerosis
(1999-03-30)
encoding cytokines (IFN-[gamma], IL-2, -4, -10, IL4R, TGF-[beta]1 and [beta]2 and myelin proteins (CNPase, MAG, OMGP, PLP) in MS by linkage and association studies. No evidence for linkage was observed, apart from a slightly positive LOD score of 0...
Socioeconomic status and cardiovascular vulnerability in women : psychosocial, behavioral and biological mediators
(1999-01-27)
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in both men and women in the industrialized world, and represents a major health and economic burden. Coronary heart disease (CHD), one of the most ...
The matter of white and gray matter in cognitive impairment
(2017-08-03)
Cognitive impairment spans from minor subjective cognitive impairment to disabling dementia. Many biomarkers have been developed to monitor different aspects of cognitive impairment. Magnetic resonance imaging is the most ...
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 ...
Risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis : epidemiological studies of perinatal characteristics, infections and the inflammatory reflex
(2009-11-13)
two parallel case-control studies on 333 cases of early adult onset RA and 3334 cases of JIA, and four matched controls per case. We noted an increased risk for JIA and rheumatoid factor (RF) negative RA following hospitalisation for infection during...
Electrical impedance of human skin and tissue alterations : mathematical modeling and measurements
(2012-12-17)
The overall aim of the studies in this thesis is twofold. One is oriented towards calibrating a classifier in differentiating between malignant melanoma and benign nevi of the skin. The other concerns the development of a ...
Integrated assessment of environmental and human health risks of antibiotic residues and resistance for environmental and health policy
(2021-04-27)
Background: Antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis and a serious threat to progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. This requires a One Health response that recognises the link between human and ...
Diabetes and puberty : studies on hormonal factors of importance to the blood glucose control
(2000-11-24)
It is well known that, in children with type 1 diabetes, metabolic control often deteriorates during puberty. Better understanding of the mechanisms that cause deterioration of blood glucose control can lead to improved ...
Human responses to cold and wind
(2003-03-21)
wind speed. They remained elevated without compensatory bradycardia. The air velocity also had effects on the skin temperatures. In about a fourth of the wind experiments the face temperature dropped to 0 'C. Pain was commonly reported at conditions...
Survival and renal function after acute kidney injury : epidemiological and biomarker studies
(2018-01-10)
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) occurs frequently in the critically ill and has an extremely high short-term mortality. The long-term risks of death, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) have not been ...