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Sexual life after childbirth and aspects of midwives’ counselling at the postnatal check-up
(2009-02-27)
The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe how sexual
life after childbirth is communicated, addressed and reflected upon among
new mothers, fathers and midwives and the impact of leaving first and
minor ...
Brain MRI and CT morphology in healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease
(2010-02-05)
that reflect MTA. In the MRI study (Papers 3&4), 544 healthy non-demented subjects (aged 60-97 years) were recruited from the Swedish National study of Aging and Care in Kungsholmen (SNAC-K). Hippocampal formation and entorhinal cortex were manually delineated...
The role of CYP3A4/5 in alprazolam metabolism
(2010-05-14)
Cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) enzyme family is involved in the metabolism of about 50 % of all drugs in clinical use. Among CYP3A, CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 are the major enzymes in adults; however CYP3A5 is polymorphic and primarily expressed in black...
Studies of the device perfect capsule in an animal model to reduce lens epithelial cell proliferation
(2008-09-12)
The sealed-capsule irrigation device, the Perfect Capsule, is a surgical
device designed to target lens epithelial cells (LECs) during cataract
surgery and prevent posterior capsule opacification (PCO). This is
especially ...
Application of metalation reactions for synthesis of sulfur/selenium-containing heterocyclic compounds
(2009-09-25)
analogues such as 1-sila-, 1-germa- and 1-selenacyclohepta-2,4,6-trienes containing two fused aromatic or heterocyclic units....
Applications of nanotechnology in neuroscience : functionalized superparamagnetic nanoparticles as contrast enhancers in experimental magnetic resonance imaging
(2010-04-08)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive imaging technique that
helps clinicians not only to diagnose but also to plan the treatment of
invasive surgery and actually treat medical conditions. Superparamagnetic
iron ...
Leukocyte activation in newborns in relation to prenatal stress
(2009-11-05)
The aim of this project is to describe the pattern of innate immunity responses at birth with focus on the recruitment of leukocytes such as eosinophils and neutrophils and their content of cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide ...
Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from Sweden
(2010-04-21)
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
(MTC), is a serious infection in man and animals. According to the World
Health Organisation (WHO), about one third of the world´s population is
infected ...
Lumbar fusion for chronic low-back pain in isthmic spondylolisthesis
(2008-11-21)
identical to the short-term outcome for the PLF patients in our previous RCT, although a larger number of major complications occurred following PLIF (12 (14%) versus 4 (5%); p=0.06). 54% of the patients whose PD were "organic"(O) and 33% of those with a...
Muscle mass and function after total hip arthroplasty
(2009-04-17)
muscles recovered fully. There was still a reduction in CSA for m. iliopsoas (7.0 %) and hip adductors (8.4 %) and in RD for mm. gluteus maximus (10.1 HU), gluteus medius/minimus (5.6 HU), iliopsoas (3.9 HU) and adductors (2.4 HU). Limp was recovered...