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    • Vascular Function in Chronic Renal Failure 

      Nguy, Lisa (2014-02-21)
      A majority of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) die of cardiovascular (CV) disease before reaching end-stage renal disease. The causes of CV death in CKD are characterized by an excess of sudden cardiac deaths ...

    • Children's hypersensitivity to cow's milk - Public health aspects and impact on families 

      Mikkelsen, Andrea (2014-02-17)
      Background and aims: Diet during childhood can have lifelong consequences for health. Cow’s milk is regarded as a basic food item in Sweden, but is also the most usual cause of adverse reactions during the first years of ...

    • Elevated calcium concentration, is it dangerous? Long-term follow-up in primary care 

      Dalemo, Sofia (2014-02-12)
      Background and aims: Patients with hypercalcaemia are relatively common in primary care; the most frequent causes are primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) and cancer. Many patients with pHPT have such discrete symptoms that ...

    • Barriers and Facilitators of Health Promotion and Obesity Prevention in Early Childhood: A Focus on Parents Results from the IDEFICS Study 

      Regber, Susann (2014-02-10)
      Background: Childhood obesity has increased dramatically during the past thirty years. Parents are key persons in their children’s lives and their efforts to create healthy lifestyles are very important. However, social ...

    • Sex hormones and cardiovascular risk in men and women. The Skaraborg Project 

      Daka, Bledar (2014-02-04)
      The general aim of this thesis was to explore the associations between sex hormones and high blood pressure in men and women and to investigate their further role in the development of acute myocardial infarction particularly ...

    • Complementary treatment and markers in inflammatory bowel diseases 

      Pagoldh, Maria (2014-01-31)
      Complementary Treatment and Markers in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Maria Pagoldh Institute of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden Aims: ...

    • Scientific Basis for Swedish Occupational Standards XXXII 

      Montelius (Ed)., Johan; Swedish Criteria Group for Occupational Standards (Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2013)
      Critical review and evaluation of those scientific data which are relevant as a background for discussion of Swedish occupational exposure limits. This volume consists of the consensus reports given by the Criteria Group ...

    • Vetenskapligt Underlag för Hygieniska Gränsvärden 33 

      Montelius (Ed)., Johan; Kriteriegruppen för hygieniska gränsvärden (Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2013)
      Sammanställningar baserade på kritisk genomgång och värdering av de vetenskapliga fakta, vilka är relevanta som underlag för fastställande av hygieniskt gränsvärde. Volymen omfattar de underlag som avgivits från ...

    • Between Science and Politics 

      Håkansta, Carin (Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2013)
      The purpose of this study is to look into how Swedish work environment research was formed. This is an interesting question because of the strength of the area in an international comparison and worries about the future ...

    • 148. Carbon nanotubes 

      Hedmer, Maria; Kåredal, Monica; Gustavsson, Per; Rissler, Jenny (Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2013)
      Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can be seen as graphene sheets rolled to form cylinders. CNTs may be categorised as single- (SWCNT) or multi-walled (MWCNT). Due to the small size, the number of particles as well as the surface ...

    • Gut bacteria, regulatory T cells and allergic sensitization in early childhood 

      Rabe, Hardis (2014-01-24)
      The hygiene hypothesis postulates that reduced or altered microbial exposure early in life may lead to impaired immune maturation and, as consequence of this, development of allergic disorders. Thus, we examined if the ...

    • Tyrosine kinase Flt3/Flt3-ligand signaling in the modulation of immune responses in experimental arthritis 

      Svensson, Mattias (2014-01-13)
      Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune, chronic systemic inflammatory disorder that primarily affects flexible joints resulting in severe joint destruction and disability if left untreated. Today, advances in treatment ...

    • Intercellular communication via exosomes 

      Wahlgren, Jessica (2014-01-08)
      Exosomes are small membrane bound vesicles between 30-100 nm in diameter of endocytic origin that are secreted into the extracellular environment by many different cell types. They play a role in intercellular communication ...

    • Sex steroid hormones - roles in adaptive immunity and vascular pathology 

      Wilhelmson, Anna (2013-12-20)
      The prevalence of autoimmune diseases is higher in women than men, while for cardiovascular disease, there is a male predominance. The sexual dimorphism of autoimmune and cardiovascular diseases probably relates to a number ...

    • Monitoring of coagulation and platelet function in paediatric cardiac surgery 

      Romlin, Birgitta (2013-12-10)
      Abstract Background: Paediatric cardiac surgery has developed dramatically during the last decades. Today, a wide range of patients is operated on-from premature neonates to grown up children with congenital heart disease. ...

    • Adipose tissue-derived serum amyloid A and adipose tissue macrophages in metabolic disease 

      Ahlin, Sofie (2013-11-29)
      Obesity is associated with a low-grade chronic inflammation with increased levels of proinflammatory markers in the circulation and local inflammation in the adipose tissue. In this thesis, two aspects of obesity-related ...

    • Developmental and cholera toxin-induced alterations in the expression of intracellular signalling molecules 

      Zenić, Lucija (2013-11-27)
      The innate immune system represents the first line of host defence that reacts promptly to attacks by microbes. This system relies on several families of pathogen-recognition receptors (PRRs), which recognize pathogen-associated ...

    • Olägenheter till följd av petrokemisk industri i Stenungsund 2012 

      Gidlöf-Gunnarsson, Anita; Barregård, Lars (Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2013)
      I Stenungsund finns en stor del av Sveriges petrokemiska industri och en fortsatt utbyggnad planeras i framtiden. Flera enkätstudier har gjorts, bl.a. av besvär i form av lukt och buller. Resultat från den senaste ...

    • 148. Carbon nanotubes 

      Hedmer, Maria; Kåredal, Monica; Gustavsson, Per; Rissler, Jenny (Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2013)
      Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can be seen as graphene sheets rolled to form cylinders. CNTs may be categorised as single- (SWCNT) or multi-walled (MWCNT). Due to the small size, the number of particles as well as the surface ...

    • Quality of life assessment in patients with lung cancer. Clinical implications 

      Nicklasson, Mercedes (2013-11-22)
      Quality of life assessment in patients with lung cancer Clinical implications Mercedes Nicklasson Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition/ Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Medicine Sahlgrenska Academy ...