Sökning: "Martina Svensson"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden Martina Svensson.

  1. 1. Physical exercise as a preventive strategy for disorders affecting the brain. The effect on neuroinflammation

    Författare :Martina Svensson; Neuroinflammation; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Physical activity; Exercise; Neuroinflammation; Microglia; Cytokines; Behavior; Dementia; Depression; Brain ischemia; Alzheimer’s disease; Vascular dementia; Parkinson’s disease;

    Sammanfattning : Physical activity is associated with lower risks of developing dementia, Parkinson’s disease (PD) and depression. Furthermore, being physically active prior to brain ischemia appears to help the recovery process. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Essays on Empirical Development Economics: Education, Health and Gender

    Författare :Martina Björkman; Jakob Svensson; Paul Gertler; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; development economics; applied microeconometrics; education; health; gender; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three empirical essays in development economics on education, health and gender."Income Shocks and Gender Gaps in Education: Evidence from Uganda" uses exogenous variation in rainfall across districts in Uganda to estimate the causal effects of household income shocks on children's enrollment and cognitive skills conditional on gender. LÄS MER