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Pain following spinal cord injury
(2004-10-01)
intensity was 46/100 on a visual analogue scale. Pain was most common in patients with motor and sensory incomplete lesions, ASIA impairment grade D, and there was a correlation between pain and higher mean age at injury and between pain and female gender...
The role of the dopamine system in the ability of (-)-OSU6162 to reduce voluntary alcohol drinking and binge-eating in the rat
(2017-11-22)
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The dopamine system is involved in the reinforcing effects of both food and alcohol and is thus a potential treatment target for alcohol use disorder (AUD) and binge-eating disorder (BED). Alcohol use ...
eIF5A facilitates translation termination globally and promotes the elongation of many non polyproline-specific tripeptide sequences
(2017-10-31)
eIF5A is an essential protein involved in protein synthesis, cell proliferation and animal development. High eIF5A expression is observed in many tumor types and has been linked to cancer metastasis. Recent studies have ...
Quality of life and femoral neck fractures
(2002-11-27)
The worldwide increase of hip fractures is a major challenge for the health care system and society. The treatment of femoral neck fractures in the elderly is still controversial, and even more so from an international ...
Human serum transferrin glycosylation pattern : population differences, analytical methodology and application as a biomarker for testing of alcohol abuse and CDG
(2007-11-16)
Alcohol use and abuse is a major social and economic problem in many
societies. Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) is a widely used and
highly specific biochemical alcohol marker of prolonged alcohol abuse.
Increased ...
Studies on the reliability of biomarkers for alcohol use and abuse
(2013-01-10)
Alcohol is consumed by the vast majority of the population, but prolonged excessive drinking is associated with various negative health and social consequences. It is therefore important to identify individuals with at-risk ...
Out of hospital cardiac arrest : with focus on bystander CPR and public access defibrillation
(2014-04-29)
Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) annually affecting hundreds of thousands of patients in Europe alone. Survival is highly dependent on time to treatment (cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation). ...
Displaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly : treatment with arthroplasties
(2015-05-22)
Treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly with arthroplasties has become
standard practice during the last decade and results in good and predictable outcomes regarding
hip function and health-related ...
Municipal elderly care : implications of registered nurses' work situation, education, and competence
(2006-11-23)
Registered nurses (RNs) are key figures in municipal elderly care. It is a challenge to create necessary conditions that enable them to provide quality nursing care. These studies aimed to increase insight into RNs work ...
Molecular mechanisms of transcriptional repression by the orphan receptor SHP
(2005-02-18)
SHP (Small Heterodimer Partner) is an atypical orphan member of the mammalian nuclear receptor family that consists of only a putative ligand-binding domain and thus cannot bind DNA. The aim of this thesis was to investigate ...