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  1. 1. Cardiovascular health, orthostatic hypotension, and cognitive aging

    Författare :Xin Xia; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Cardiovascular health (CVH) plays an important role in dementia development. Ideal CVH, defined by Life’s Simple 7 (LS7), has been associated with a lower risk of dementia in older adults. Orthostatic hypotension (OH) may be a novel cardiovascular risk factor that can affect dementia development. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Organ-specific autoantibodies in Addison's disease and autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I

    Författare :Annika Söderbergh; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Medical sciences; Addison s disease; APS I; Down syndrome; AIRE; autoantibodies; autoantigens; autoimmunity; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicine; medicin;

    Sammanfattning : Assessment of autoantibodies is a valuable tool in the diagnostic procedure of autoimmune diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of different autoantibodies and their associations with disease manifestations in patients with Addison's disease and autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I (APS I). LÄS MER

  4. 3. Substrate specificities and functional properties of human short-chain dehydrogenases / reductases

    Författare :Sheikh Naeem Shafqat; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDRs) constitute a universal superfamily of functionally heterogeneous proteins and participate in the metabolism of steroids, prostaglandins, retinoids, aliphatic alcohols, and xenobiotics. So far, more than 3000 members including species variants and over 60 human SDR genes are deposited in databases. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Pharmacovigilance of mass drug administration for the control of schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths in Rwanda

    Författare :Joseph Kabatende; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Preventive chemotherapy (PC) is a WHO recommended core interventional measure or a strategy to prevent, control and eliminate STH and schistosomiasis as public health burden by 2030. Though preventable and treatable, they are still endemic in Rwanda and continue to cause significant mortality and morbidity. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Osteoporosis, a major health problem in Vietnam : life style factors and determinants of bone mass

    Författare :Thi Thanh Huong Nguyen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Vietnamese men and women;

    Sammanfattning : While the prevalence of osteoporosis and risk factors for low bone mineral density (BMD) has been well documented in Caucasian populations, there is a lack of data from Asia. This work was designed to clarify to what extent osteoporosis could be regarded as a major public health problem in Vietnam. LÄS MER