Institute of Medicine / Institutionen för medicin: Recent submissions
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Population-Based Long-Term Follow-up of Patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, complications and prognosis
(2018-01-24)ABSTRACT Philadelphia chromosome negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (Ph-MPNs) are rare clonal hematological malignancies, mainly including polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET) and myelofibrosis (MF). ... -
Type 1 diabetes in adults: modern treatment and risk of major coronary events
(2018-01-22)Background: According to the National Diabetes Register (NDR) report (2016), 21.2% of adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) achieve glycaemic targets measured with HbA1c (52 mmol / mol) and 20.1% of patients have very poor ... -
The physician and the sickness certification
(2018-01-18)Background and aims: Sickness insurance is a hallmark of most welfare states. The rising costsof sickness insurance in Sweden have been attributed to varying sickness certification practices among physicians. Other factors, ... -
Safety leadership in the construction industry
(2018-01-02)The overall aim of this thesis was to identify and describe essential components of safety leadership behavior in the construction industry in Sweden and Denmark. The methods used were semi-structured interviews, cross-sectional ... -
On viral infections in lung transplant recipients
(2017-12-15)Viral infections are the most common type of infection in humans. Lung transplantation (LTx) recipients are exceptionally susceptible to infections in general, and the short- and long- term effects tend to be more detrimental. ... -
Systematiska kunskapsöversikter; 11. Health Impacts of Workplace Heat on Persons with Existing Ill Health
(Arbets- och Miljömedicin, 2017-12-05)The systematic knowledge reviews aim at describing the importance of the working environment for the emergence or worsening of disease or symptoms in a broader perspective. Application of these results may be done within ... -
Immunological and Microbiological perspectives on Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
(2017-11-24)Abstract Irritable bowel syndrome affects ~11% of the population in the Western world and is characterised by altered bowel habits and abdominal pain. The range of additional symptoms between subjects makes groups of ... -
Fitness, cognition and cardiovascular disease. Epidemiological studies.
(2017-11-23)Abstract Physical activity and fitness have well established health bringing benefits. Low soci-oeconomic status is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease. This association is commonly attributed to individual ... -
Systematiska kunskapsöversikter; 10. Occupational Heat Exposure
(Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2017-11-11)The present review covers a wide scope of occupational heat stress relatedissues. The problematics related to climate change have placed heat exposure on the agenda. As a result, the research on heat effects has increased ... -
The IL-23 axis and innate immunity in the airways
(2017-11-08)The Interleukin-23 (IL-23) axis is a communication system that integrates innate and adaptive immunity. When triggered by microbial stimuli, antigen presenting cells can secrete the cytokine IL-23, leading to the production ... -
STK25- a new key regulator of metabolic profile and a possible target for anti-diabetic drug
(2017-11-02)Type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects at least 285 million people worldwide and its prevalence is rapidly increasing. Understanding the molecular mechanisms controlling ectopic lipid deposition and insulin response in metabolic ... -
Fibrinogen, platelet and factor XIII supplementation in cardiac surgery: In vitro and in vivo studies
(2017-11-02)Background: There is a high risk of bleeding complications in cardiac surgery. Fibrinogen and platelet concentrates are often used to treat perioperative bleeding, but there is little information about its efficacy. The ... -
Modulation of Receptor Signaling and Functional Selectivity in Neutrophils
(2017-10-17)Neutrophils are important effector cells of the innate immune system and in the regulation of inflammation. Many of their functions, such as chemotactic migration, secretion of granule constituents and activation of the ... -
Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis - optimal timing of surgical treatment
(2017-10-17)Abstract In patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis is convincing evidence that carotid endarterectomy (CEA) confers maximum benefit if performed within 14 days from index event. Patients with TIA or minor stroke ... -
Diets of European children, with focus on BMI, well-being, and families The IDEFICS/I.Family cohort
(2017-09-28)The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate children’s diet, BMI z-score, and parental feeding practices (PFPs), in relation to mutans streptococci (MS) count, psychosocial well-being and children’s BMI trajectory, ... -
The impact of railway vibration and noise on sleep
(2017-09-25)Sleep is a vital component of good health, and sleep loss is associated with impaired cognition, decreased psychomotor performance, cardiovascular disease, adverse effects on endocrine and metabolic function, negative mood, ... -
Prevalence and treatment of patients with heart failure with special emphasis on diuretics
(2017-09-21)Background: Heart failure (HF) is a major health problem worldwide with an estimated prevalence of about 1-2% in the Western world. The temporal trend for prevalence of HF has never been investigated in a nationwide ... -
The Importance of Low Frequency Masking on Auditory Perception. Literature Review.
(Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2017-08-25)In this review, previous studies on the effect of the low frequency masking on speech comprehension are presented. First the theoretical background of masking focusing on low frequency masking of speech is presented. ... -
Hälsopåverkan av lågfrekvent buller inomhus
(Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2017-08-24)Lågfrekvent buller omfattar frekvensområdet 20 till 200 Hz. Sverige har sedan 1996 haft rekommenderade värden för bedömning av störning och annan hälsopåverkan av lågfrekvent buller i den allmänna miljön. Dessa utgår från ...