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Ultrastructural studies of the blood-urine barrier in proteinuric states
(2010-04-30)
The kidneys filter enormous amounts of blood every day, removing excess fluid and waste products while retaining cells and large proteins in the circulation. The podocytes with their foot processes and slit diaphragms (SD) ...
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...
Influence of renal dysfunction on therapy and prognosis in patients with myocardial infarction
(2010-04-30)
The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the influence of renal dysfunction on the presentation for myocardial infarction (MI), its treatment and outcome. Patients between 2003 and 2006 were selected from the nationwide Swedish ...
A longitudinal study of dentofacial morphology in young children treated for the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
(2008-09-19)
The most common cause of OSAS in children is enlarged tonsils and/or adenoids. Consequently, the treatment for OSAS in children with enlarged tonsils and/or adenoids is adeno-/tonsillectomy. The prevalence of OSAS in ...
Exploring a national practice-based register for the management of rheumatoid arthritis
(2008-10-17)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory, auto-immune disease with an unpredictable and debilitating course. From diagnosis and onward, RA patients who need treatment with anti-rheumatic drugs will require ...
Prognostic molecular markers of childhood leukemia
(2010-05-21)
and Oncology (NOPHO), we investigated the frequency and clinical implications of the genetic aberration dic(9;20)(p13.2;q11.2), which easily escapes detection by chromosome banding analysis alone. We obtained material and performed interphase FISH on more than...
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 ...
Interactions of engineered and endogenous nanoparticles with cells in the immune system
(2010-02-05)
Nanotechnology is a fast developing area, which refers to research and technology development at the nanometer scale, ranging from 0.1-100 nm. The properties of nanomaterials offer the ability to interact with complex ...
Gut microflora associated characteristics in children with celiac disease
(2009-05-08)
Aim: The over-arching aim of this thesis was to study some metabolic functions of the gut microflora in children with known or screening detected celiac disease (CD) and their first-degree relatives.
Materials: Study ...
Klara, färdiga, gå : om sjuksköterskors kompetens i övergången mellan grundutbildning och yrkesverksamhet
(2009-08-03)
to which the students had acquired the requisite skills varied from 27 % to 91%. Nursing education had first and foremost contributed to the students ability to take responsibility for personal knowledge development. Even if 68% of students considered...