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Regulation of ion transport in the gastrointestinal tract : aspects of early development
(2000-05-31)
Ion transport in the gastrointestinal tract is vital for cellular homeostasis and to ensure growth during ontogeny. We have therefore investigated the regulation and maturation of sodium, potassium and hydrogen transport ...
Guinea pig osteoarthrosis : morphological and biochemical studies
(1999-02-04)
Hartley guinea pigs spontaneously and reproducibly develop an arthropathy mimicking human primary osteoarthrosis. The morphological lesions first appear between 6 and 12 months of age, when it is confined to the ...
Oncologic and functional outcomes after robot-assisted radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer
(2020-10-16)
.06-4.26). The postoperative complication rates (37%) and costs were similar, but the hospital stay was shorter than following ORH. The nationwide study (Study II) showed no statistical difference between RRH and ORH with respect to 5-year OS (HR 1.00; 95% CI, 0...
Oxidative stress and age-related cataract
(2015-09-04)
Age-related cataract is a clouding of the lens that leads to decreased vision. It increases with age and is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. The only treatment currently available is surgery. Therefore, ...
Sex differences in cancer risk and survival
(2019-11-15)
.05; 95% CI, 1.02-1.1 (lung adenocarcinoma) to 8.0; 95% CI, 7.5-85 (laryngeal cancer). Women with non-small cell lung cancer (study II) are younger, smoke less, and present better performance status, compared to men. Women with lung adenocarcinoma...
Behavior change intervention and fear of hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes
(2012-11-07)
with the dimensions Worry, Behavior and Aloneness. Cronbach’s alpha for the total scale was 0.85 and varied between 0.63 – 0.89 in the subscales. Convergent validity was also supported with moderate correlation between Swe-HFS and Swe-PAID-20. The Swe-HFS seems...
Placement of automated external defibrillators and logistics to facilitate early defibrillation in sudden cardiac arrest
(2018-04-12)
Background and aim: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a leading cause of death in many western countries. Much effort is put in to measures to improve survival. Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use ...
Proteolysis of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1, -2 and -4 : function of fragments
(2011-12-21)
The insulin-like growth factors (IGF-I and IGF-II) stimulate cell growth, survival and differentiation, and have insulin-like activity. A family of six IGF-binding proteins (IGFBP-1 through -6) bind to IGFs with high ...
Long-term follow-up after treatment of invasive and in situ breast cancer : aspects on second breast cancers HRQOL and lymphoedema
(2014-02-28)
Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among Swedish women and in 2012, 8490 new inva- sive breast cancers were diagnosed. The incidence of in situ breast cancer has markedly in- creased since nationwide mammography ...
Physical activity, body mass index and prostate cancer : studies of risk, progression and mortality
(2015-03-06)
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in developed countries, but it is still
unclear what causes the disease. Body mass index (BMI) and physical activity are modifiable
lifestyle factors with the potential ...