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Studies of innate immune stimulation with CpG in HIV infection
(2008-10-01)
Two types of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may cause acquired immune
deficiency syndrome (AIDS): HIV-1, the most pathogenic virus of the two
and found worldwide, and HIV-2, which is mostly detected in West Africa
and ...
Tobacco smoking, high body mass index and the outcome after surgery : the role of intervention
(2008-11-07)
The negative effects of smoking and obesity on public health are
well-known. Despite this knowledge, the smoking-attributable morbidity
and mortality is estimated to rise rapidly in the forthcoming years, and
obesity ...
The impact of tobacco use on postoperative complications
(2008-08-29)
of postoperative complications or the rate of perforations. Smoking cessation intervention proved to be effective in our randomised trial. The overall short-term complication rate in the intervention group was 21% compared to 41% in the control group (p=0...
Self-esteem, sense of coherence and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder : a longitudinal study from childhood to adulthood
(2009-10-23)
Background: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common behavioural disorders in school-aged children. The prognosis in adulthood can sometimes be problematic in different aspects related to ...
Factors associated with lung function impairment in children and adults with obstructive lung disease
(2008-05-14)
Obstructive lung diseases are a group of diseases in which there is a limitation in the flow of air into or out of the lungs. Two common such diseases are asthma, which is found in both children and adults, and chronic ...
Functional gastrointestinal disorders : co-morbidity and non-somatic aspects
(2008-05-19)
Aims of the thesis: The first aim, (Study I) of this thesis was to
compare co-morbidity of the reported symptoms and its relation to
healthcare seeking behaviour among non-patients who had persistent
functional ...
Genetic and functional analyses of diabetic nephropathy with focus on chromosome 3q
(2010-05-14)
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a complex disease affected by both genetic and environmental factors. Genetic and functional analyses of the susceptibility and/or resistance genes in DN may provide useful information for ...
Determinants of long term course in bipolar disorder
(2010-05-14)
Introduction: Bipolar disorder (BP) is a common and severe psychiatric
illness with a high variability. An early treatment is often crucial for
a good prognosis, but it is difficult for clinicians to define high ...
Stimulus evoked transient dynamics in the primary visual cortex in vivo : voltage sensitive dye and extracellular recordings
(2008-05-22)
In this study we investigated how the primary visual cortex responds to a
change in the visual scene. In analogy to dynamical systems theory such
temporal step input gives information about the rules governing ...
LXR and aromatase knock-out mice : animal models providing insight into human diseases
(2009-01-01)
In our characterization of mouse strains carrying mutations in nuclear
receptor and aromatase genes we have found phenotypes which resemble four
human diseases: benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), Sjögren s syndrome
(SS), ...