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Endometrial receptivity and regeneration in health and disease : molecular, cellular and clinical perspectives
(2022-02-25)
Each month, the endometrium regenerates under the influence of the ovarian hormones and builds up to a receptive state in preparation for embryo implantation. In the absence of pregnancy, it sheds during menses and the ...
Breast cancer survivors : information needs, attitudes towards illness and quality of life
(2010-03-26)
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common female cancer. Only in Sweden about
7300 women are affected each year and 1500 die from the disease.
Following progress in early detection and therapy there has been a marked
improvement ...
Angiogenesis modulates obesity and insulin sensitivity
(2014-12-17)
Both white and brown fat are highly vascularized tissues and vascular functions in adipose tissues remain largely unknown. In this thesis work, we aimed to study blood vessels in modulation of adipose tissue functions under ...
Fighting cardiometabolic disease : validation of new experimental models and therapeutic targets
(2020-05-14)
The prevalence of cardiometabolic diseases (CMD) such as atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes mellitus and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), has grown dramatically during the last decades. Hence, ...
Aspects of arterial wall healing : re-endothelialization, intimal hyperplasia and vascular remodeling
(2019-05-08)
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in the world. Despite prevention, the need for interventions remains high. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have an increased cardiovascular burden and are at ...
Cardiovascular risk factors, brain structure, and cognitive decline in old age : a population-based study
(2015-08-21)
This doctoral thesis investigated the burden of cardiovascular risk factors among older adults (age ≥60 years) living in central Stockholm (Study I) and the associations of these risk factors with structural brain ...
Brain functional near infrared spectroscopy in human infants : cerebral cortical haemodynamics coupled to neuronal activation in response to sensory stimulation
(2006-11-17)
The assessment of cortical activation in the neonatal brain is crucial in the study of brain development, as it provides precious information for how the newborn infant processes external or internal stimuli. Thus far ...