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Palatal plate therapy in children with Down syndrome : a longitudinal study of effects on oral motor function
(2005-09-16)
evaluated longitudinally during 4 years of palatal plate therapy. All children were enrolled in and had followed the same oral motor and sensory stimulation programs. After 1 year the mean duration of the variable "Closed mouth" was significantly longer (P<0...
Native protein mass spectrometry of nuclear receptor-ligand and enzyme-substrate complexes
(2004-11-05)
medium resolution, amass error of better than 0.2 Da was obtained. This is sufficient to identify the degree of unsaturation or cyclisation if the compound class, for instance fatty acid, is known.
The methodology developed for investigation of protein...
Immunotherapy with the anti-EpCAM monoclonal antibody and cytokines in patients with colorectal cancer : a clinical and experimental study
(2005-11-18)
The tumor-associated antigen EpCAM (epithelial cell-adhesion molecule) (C017-1A) is over expressed by various human carcinomas, including colorectal carcinoma (CRC). This antigen can be used as a target structure for ...
Surgical treatment of left main coronary artery stenosis
(2006-04-28)
.4-4.8) and mortality at ten years (relative risk 1.5, 95%CI 1. 1 - 2.0) was higher in patients with high-grade stenosis than in those without LMCA stenosis.
The proportion of patients with LMCA stenosis of all CABG patients increased from 7% during the 1970s to 26...
Patellar tendinopathy : on evaluation methods and rehabilitation techniques
(2006-10-27)
Background: Patellar tendinopathy is an increasingly common overuse and degenerative injury for recreational and elite athletes. The management of this injury is often difficult and frustrating and the treatment may take ...
Gastroesophageal reflux disease in adults : the Kalixanda study : a population-based endoscopic study
(2006-12-21)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common burden on health care
resources in the Western world and deteriorates the health-related
quality of life of those affected, but its manifestations in the general
population ...
Mental and physical health among first-generation and second-generation immigrants in Sweden
(2006-09-11)
Background: Migration implies profound psychosocial and socioeconomic changes. Previous studies demonstrate an increased risk of poor health, including mental disorders, among some immigrant groups. First- and second-generation ...
Ribavirin : dose and concentration in treatment of chronic hepatitis C infected patients
(2005-04-29)
-1 infection was found to be a significant predictor of treatment outcome (p<0.00 1) while type of interferon (standard versus pegylated) and ribavirin plasma concentration were not. In genotype 1 infected patients there was a tendency that sustained...
The human skeletal muscle in vivo : the use of microdialysis to study glucose metabolism and insulin resistance
(2004-11-26)
The aim of this thesis was to further develop the microdialysis technique for studies of glucose metabolism and insulin resistance in human skeletal muscle in vivo and to use this technique to explore the effect of exercise ...
PET studies of the serotonin transporter in the human brain
(2006-10-27)
The serotonin (5-HT) system attracts considerable attention in research on the pathophysiology and drug treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. The brain imaging technique Positron Emission Tomography (PET) allows for ...