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Exposure and acceptance in patients with chronic debilitating pain : a behavior therapy model to improve functioning and quality of life
(2009-01-16)
A large number of patients suffer from reduced functioning and quality of
life due to longstanding pain. The importance of psychological factors is
undisputable and there is today substantial empirical support for
treatments ...
Gene regulation mechanisms by the transcriptional coregulator mastermind-like 1
(2009-03-27)
and with histones, and that the p300-MAML1 complex specifically acetylates the tails of histones H3 and H4. Furthermore, we showed that MAML1 is acetylated by p300, and identified conserved lysines in the MAML1 N-terminus as the target for p300 acetylation. We found...
Brain MRI and CT morphology in healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease
(2010-02-05)
) together with CSF biomarkers is suggested to be the most important diagnostic markers for AD, it may not be specific. The current method of choice to measure MTA has been volumetric measurement based on 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI...
Genetic and functional analyses of diabetic nephropathy with focus on chromosome 3q
(2010-05-14)
were ex-amined with kidney tissues of db/db mice. The ADIPOQ gene is located in chromosome 3q27.3. A promoter single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs266729 in the gene was found to be associated with DN in female T1D patients. This polymorphism altered...
Cultural competence in primary child health care services : interaction between primary child health care nurses parents of foreign origin and their children
(2010-04-16)
Background and aim: Every third child assigned to the Primary Child
Health Care services in Stockholm County is of foreign origin. The aim of
this thesis was to explore aspects that might risk an optimal and high
quality ...
Hypertension : epidemiological studies of prevalence, prevention, treatment and prognoses in men and women
(2009-10-30)
(quintiles 3-5) in men and ≥88.5cm (quintiles 4-5) in women was associated with newly diagnosed high blood pressure. Secondary school was negatively associated in men, OR 0.73 (0.54-0.99), and university education was negatively associated in both men, OR 0...
Activities with balance limitations among patients with perpheral arthritis : description and assessment
(2008-08-25)
Background and aim: Patients with peripheral arthritis (PA) have several
impairments that can influence balance and be risk factors for falls and
fear of falling. Since disability varies among these patients, we need ...
Reproductive health in adolescent girls with special emphasis on menstrual disorders, bone health, sexuality and social factors
(2009-05-11)
Menstrual disturbances are common during adolescence, especially within the first 1-3 years after menarche, and are often explained by immaturity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms...
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 using antiretroviral drugs in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
(2009-08-21)
the treatment started intrapartum and continued as in group A. In group C the treatment was given intrapartum only. At 6 weeks after birth the HIV transmission rates were 5.7%, 8.9%, 14.2% and 15.3% in groups A, B, C, and the placebo group, respectively...
Role of genes and environment for the development of rheumatoid arthritis : results from the Swedish EIRA study
(2009-01-09)
-environment interaction between HLA-DRB1 SE alleles and smoking; 2. Gene-gene interaction between HLA-DRB1 SE and R620W PTPN22 alleles; 3. Interaction between alcohol consumption, smoking and HLA-DRB1 SE alleles; and 4. Dose dependency between smoking and risk...