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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 ...
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 ...
Intramuscular or periosteal acupuncture for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain in the neck and low back : effects on pain, physical and psychological functioning
(2008-10-23)
Background: Periosteal acupuncture has shown promising results in the
clinic. No studies of effects in patients with chronic pain in the neck
and low back are today available.
Aims: The main purpose was to compare ...
Brain volume reduction over four decades in multiple sclerosis
(2010-05-07)
Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common neurological disease causing intermittent or cumulative disability, predominantly among women of child-bearing age. MS is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central ...
Development of cannabinoid subtype-1 (CB1) receptor ligands for PET
(2008-05-23)
Introduction: Abnormalities in brain cannabinoid subtype-1 (CB1) receptor
concentrations and/or signaling pathways may be involved in a variety of
psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. There is a strong need ...
Development of PET radioligands synthesized from in-target produced [11C]methane
(2010-02-08)
). The second aim was to apply high SA [11C]CH4 in the development of PET radioligands for CNS targets such as the metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5), β-amyloid aggregates and the serotonin 1B (5-HT1B) receptor system. PET is a molecular imaging...
A longitudinal study of dentofacial morphology in young children treated for the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
(2008-09-19)
with tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. Presurgically the OSAS children underwent clinical examination by an otolaryngologist, sleep registration with polysomnography (PSG), and orthodontic examination. Follow-up examinations and registrations were made 1, 3, and 5...
The effects of endothelin-1 in human adipose tissue
(2010-04-26)
Obesity is a result of an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure ending in an excessive accumulation of body fat. Being overweight or obese increases the risk of death because of obesity related complications, ...
Brain MRI and CT morphology in healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease
(2010-02-05)
the atrophy factors that contributed most significantly to the diagnoses with correct AD classification of 90.2%. The correct classification of AD+CVC from controls increased from 79.5% (only CSF biomarkers) to 84.6% (combined CT measurements with CSF...
Injury profile and injury risk factors in junior tennis players
(2010-05-28)
and foot/toe (girls). The average number of injury days was 132 (SD 101.5) for boys and 93 (SD 80.4) for girls. Injured players performed more singles per week (p<0.0001) and played more tennis hours per year (p=0.016) than the uninjured players. Playing...