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Sleep and cardiovascular health in women : the Stockholm female coronary risk study
(2004-11-12)
Background: Both sleep disturbances and snoring has been related to an
increased mortality and CHD risk. However, despite the fact that women
report sleep difficulties more often than men, most studies have been
done ...
Computerized rehabilitation for cognitive deficits after central nervous system malaria in Ugandan children
(2011-01-11)
Background: Malaria infecting the central nervous system (CNS) affects over 575,000 children annually in sub-Saharan Africa leading to cognitive deficits. The effect of this form of malaria on everyday behaviour and academic ...
Cell cycle control by components of cell anchorage
(2005-08-05)
Extracellular factors, such as growth factors and cell anchorage to the extracellular matrix, control when and where cells may proliferate. This control is abolished when a normal cell transforms into a tumour cell. The ...
Performance and trainability in paraplegics : motor function, shoulder muscle strength and sitting balance before and after kayak ergometer training
(2006-11-17)
Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in a complete or partial loss of motor and/or sensory function below the injury level. An SCI causes extensive functional impairment compelling many persons to wheelchair usage. ...
Side-chain oxidized oxysterols as metabolic regulators in vivo
(2017-02-28)
Oxysterols are oxygenated derivatives of cholesterol characterized by a very short half- life and their ability to pass lipophilic membranes easily, and they are considered as important intermediates in the excretion ...
The psychopathy construct in a Swedish context : conceptualization and validation of different assessments
(2015-05-13)
Psychopathy is a personality disorder that is associated with affective and interpersonal
features (e.g., lack of empathy, egocentricity) in combination with behavioral deviance.
Despite being extensively researched, ...
Methological advances in the examination of the dopamine system in brain
(2005-11-18)
The dopamine (DA) system in brain has attracted considerable attention in neuroscience due to its involvement in fundamental brain functions and its postulated role in the pathophysiology of several neuropsychiatric ...
Role of mitochondrial ribosomal protein S18-2 in cancerogenesis and in regulation of stemness and differentiation
(2017-05-02)
Mitochondria carry their own ribosomes (mitoribosomes) for the translation of mRNA encoded by mitochondrial DNA. The architecture of mitoribosomes is mainly composed of mitochondrial ribosomal proteins (MRPs), which are ...
Assessment of patients with late diagnosis and missed opportunities in the Swedish HIV-1 epidemic
(2016-02-22)
Discovered in 1983, with a possibility to diagnose since 1985, and with efficient treatment
existing now for two decades, HIV-1 still ranks among the top ten causes of death globally.
Approximately 40 million people are ...
Unraveling the role of NOTCH3 dysfunction in disease and for therapy development : a focus on CADASIL
(2021-08-20)
The Notch signaling pathway, including the Notch3 receptor, is involved in many pivotal contexts of cell signaling and cell fate determination processes during development and in adulthood. Different mutations in the NOTCH3 ...