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Significance of serotonin for pain, allodynia, and hyperalgesia in the human masseter muscle
(1999-11-12)
The main aim of this thesis was to investigate the hypothesis that serotonin (5-HT) is involved in the pathophysiology of human chronic muscle pain. The thesis comprises a clinical and a human experimental part. The aim ...
Fat mass, adipokines and clinical complications of chronic kidney disease
(2006-05-26)
investigate possible links with inflammation (CRP, IL-6) and the insulin resistance (QUICKI, HbA1c%) present in patients with CKD. While resistin is strongly related to renal function and inflammation, we could find no links to surrogate markers of insulin...
Swedish universities scales of personality : relationship to other personality instruments, patient-control differences and longitudinal stability in schizophrenia and related disorders
(2022-04-12)
Objective: Schizophrenia and related disorders are often severe and chronic. They could also cause a lasting change in the life situation of the affected individual. Personality is an aspect that can affect symptoms and ...
Tracking selective attention in a musical cocktail
(2021-08-18)
The cocktail party effect refers to mankind’s ability to focus attention on a single sound within noisy or complex auditory environments, in order to extract the most behaviourally-relevant information present. To investigate ...
On innate behaviors : focus on parental behavior and aggression
(2018-10-26)
The neural substrates orchestrating a number of social behaviors, including parental behavior and aggression, are known to exist in the hypothalamus. Through the control of the pituitary gland, the hypothalamus regulates ...
Determinants of hearing impairment in Swedish hunters : an e-epidemiological approach
(2016-04-08)
Background: 290 236 persons bought a hunting license in Sweden 2014/15. Hunters are
spread all over the country and come from all socioeconomic groups. Recreational fiearms
can produce peak noise levels between 156-164 ...
Communication and patient involvement in decision making : examples from consultations on atrial fibrillation
(2015-12-30)
Background: Further knowledge is needed regarding communication that occurs in practice between patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and health professionals in consultations to understand the issue of patient involvement ...
Early cardiovascular risk markers and cardiac function in children with chronic kidney disease
(2016-04-08)
Children with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) have an increased risk of premature death, foremost due to cardiovascular disease (CVD). The cardiovascular (CV) morbidity starts early in the disease process and renal ...
Observations on essential biochemical data profile in connection with restorative proctocolectomy in humans : vitamin B12 and fat absorption cited
(2001-10-18)
PATIENTS: The material includes 99 patients who consecutively received
handsawn pouch and ileoanal anastomosis, after mucosectomy. Sixty-five
patients were men and forty-four were women. The mean-age was 31.4 (range
17-59) ...
The development of psychiatric disorders and adverse behaviors : from context to prediction
(2022-01-28)
Psychiatric disorders by definition cause significant impairment in an individual’s daily functioning. Certain disorders, such as borderline personality disorder (BPD) and eating disorders, have worse prognosis and high ...