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Brain MRI and CT morphology in healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease
(2010-02-05)
Background: The brain atrophy in individual Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients includes not only specific atrophy from AD pathology, but also atrophy induced by normal aging and cerebral vascular diseases. Although medial ...
Novel epidemiologic and mechanistic aspects of the metabolic syndrome
(2009-04-17)
Introduction: The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of cardiometabolic risk factors that
increase risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Its prevalence
continues to rise worldwide and it is becoming a public health ...
Heart rate variability in patients with stable angina pectoris
(2009-01-16)
The rate and modulation of the heart beat (i.e. heart rate variability; HRV) are controlled by the autonomic nervous system. Cardiac sympathetic activation decreases and parasympathetic increases HRV. Measurements of HRV ...
Application of metalation reactions for synthesis of sulfur/selenium-containing heterocyclic compounds
(2009-09-25)
This thesis deals mainly with the synthesis of various sulfur/selenium-containing heterocyclic compounds, many of which include structural features present in several biologically active molecules, with particular emphasis ...
Epidemiological and recovery facilitating studies of an urban population of stroke patients in Iran
(2010-05-28)
Introduction: Approximately 15 million people have a stroke annually in the world, of whom one third will die within one year and one third will suffer permanent disability. Over 85% of these deaths happen in people living ...
Characteristics of drunk drivers in Sweden : alcohol problems, detection, crime records, psychosocial characteristics, personality traits and mental health
(2009-01-23)
Drunk driving not only causes public and individual harm but also leads
to economic costs with severe consequences for society. Research on the
Driving Under Influence (DUI) phenomenon in many countries was initiated
to ...
Risk behaviour and prevention of blood borne infections among injecting drug users
(2009-11-13)
In Stockholm County the two major injecting drugs are amphetamine and heroin, injected by about 9 000 persons almost every day. There is no access to needle and syringe program and about 1000 patients are in substitution ...
Acute and early chronic responses to resistance exercise using flywheel or weights
(2008-05-15)
Weight training typically offers constant external load during coupled shortening (concentric) and lengthening (eccentric) muscle actions in sets of consecutive repetitions until failure. However, skeletal muscle inherently ...
Work environment and health determinants : longitudinal, controlled intervention and cross-sectional studies in public-service broadcasting companies
(2008-11-07)
This thesis focuses on ongoing working life. The overall aim was to
identify determinants for work health. Various occupational groups in two
public service broadcasting companies in Sweden were included.
Study ...
Clinical aspects of Mycoplasma genitalium infection
(2010-01-15)
The microorganism Mycoplasma (M.) genitalium was first isolated by culture in 1980. Further attempts to culture this mycoplasma were difficult because of its slow growing nature. The development of polymerase chain reaction ...