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Effects of alcohol consumption on health and mortality
(2001-01-26)
During the last 25 years, alcohol consumption has become a widely debated issue, especially due to research results, in which the beneficial effects of alcohol on health and mortality have been maintained. Research has ...
Diabetes mellitus and the risk of dementia
(2008-04-25)
This doctoral thesis investigated the complex relationship between
diabetes and the risk of dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular
dementia (VaD), and examined the effect of borderline diabetes on the
risk of ...
Mechanisms of pain in autoimmunity : the role of antibodies
(2016-10-18)
Chronic pain in autoimmune diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis (RA), is a common and life- changing problem for many patients. Treatment is usually aimed at reducing inflammation and preserving the function of affected ...
Using a life-course approach to better understand depression in older age
(2018-09-05)
This doctoral thesis aimed to explore the prevalence of depression, and to identify risk factors, secular changes, and consequences of depression in late adulthood from a life-course perspective. The four studies in this ...