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Cancer risk, autoimmune comorbidity and autoantibodies in primary sclerosing cholangitis
(2024-04-05)
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare cholestatic liver disease affecting the bile ducts primarily, and the liver parenchyma secondarily. The disease is progressive but highly variable between diseased. Some ...
Mental disorders and violence risk : epidemiological and clinical cohort studies
(2015-12-30)
Introduction: Violence morbidity and mortality has been increasingly recognized to be of importance for
public health. The relationship between mental illness and violent crime is complex because
of the involvement of ...
Bereavement and risks of cardiovascular diseases and mortality
(2022-10-26)
The loss of a significant person is a serious source of stress. Increasing evidence suggests that widowhood in middle-aged or elderly population may increase the risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality. ...
European bioimaging facility survey report
(Karolinska Institutet, 2017-10-05)
This report describes the results of a survey undertaking by NatMEG (the Swedish national facility for magnetoencephalography; www.natmeg.se), performed under the auspices of Swedish Bioimaging. The three Swedish national ...
Optimisation of dengue diagnostic tools in order to increase the knowledge of the pathogenesis
(2008-10-03)
Dengue fever (DF) is the most common global viral mosquito-borne infection, with 100 million estimated cases annually in tropical and subtropical areas. The dengue viruses (genus Flavivirus, Flaviviridae) occur in 4 serotypes ...
Adenovirus infection is dependent on regulation and accessibility of the receptor CAR
(2007-02-23)
Coxsackie and Adenovirus Receptor (CAR) displays dual biological functions since it acts both as a viral receptor for the two unrelated viruses, coxsackie and adenovirus (Ad), and as a cell-adhesion molecule in mammalian ...
Perinatal HIV-1 infection : aspects on clinical presentation, viral dynamics and epidemiology
(2004-09-15)
During the last 20 years HIV-1 infection has changed from being an
unknown disease to being a widespread pandemic, in some areas affecting a
large proportion of the human population. Mother-to-child transmission
(MTCT) ...
Patient safety at emergency departments : challenges with crowding, multitasking and interruptions
(2018-11-22)
Several challenges with patient safety in the emergency department (ED) context have been previously identified, and some commonly mentioned are crowding, multitasking, and interruptions. The ED is a complex, high-risk ...
Genetic vulnerability, environmental exposures and neurodevelopmental disorders : clinical insights and in-vitro consequences
(2023-08-25)
An understanding of how different genetic backgrounds and environmental exposures interact and contribute to diverse medical conditions like neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), is key to better health outcomes. A considerable ...
Behavioral surveillance during and after the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone
(2020-08-19)
Background: The first documented case of Ebola Virus Disease (Ebola) in Sierra Leone was confirmed in May 2014 in Kailahun district after cases had been reported in Guinea and Liberia. Ebola is transmitted through contact ...