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1. 11. Det svaga könet? : kön och vuxendödlighet i 1800-talets Sverige

   Författare :Sam Willner; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; alcohol; causes of death; gender; marital status; maternal mortality; sex differential mortality; 19th Century Sweden; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Sammanfattning : This study deals with mortality among adults in 19th century Sweden. Ever since the mid-eighteenth century there has been a pattern of excessive male mortality in practically all ages. The gap between the mortality curves of men and women have, however, varied greatly in time and space. LÄS MER

3. 12. The aging brain and changes in cognitive performance : Findings from morphometry and quantitative susceptibility mapping of iron

   Författare :Ninni Persson; Håkan Fischser; Kristine B. Walhovd; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; brain aging; volumes; ndividual differences; QSM; cognitive aging; iron; episodic memory; fluid-; crystalized abilities; sex differences; gender differences; Psychology; psykologi;

   Sammanfattning : Brain aging is a heterogeneous phenomenon, and this thesis illustrates how the course of aging can vary within individuals over time and between individuals as a function of age, sex, and genetic variability. We used two contrasts from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), namely spin-lattice T1-weighted imaging, and quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) from gradient-echo images, to picture the aging brain, by means of morphometric measures and brain-iron concentrations. LÄS MER

4. 13. Sex Differences in Cardiac and Cerebral Damage after Hypovolemic Cardiac Arrest

   Författare :Egidijus Semenas; Sten Rubertsson; Lars Wiklund; Ala Nozari; Sven Erik Gisvold; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; sex; haemorrhage; neuronal damage; estradiol; hypertonic saline; nitric oxide; methylene blue; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care; Anestesiologi och intensivvård;

   Sammanfattning : Resuscitation from haemorrhagic shock and the subsequent circulatory arrest remains a major clinical challenge in the care of trauma patients. Numerous experimental studies in sexually mature animals have shown a gender dimorphism in response to trauma and haemorrhagic shock. LÄS MER

5. 14. Understanding Suicidality: Suicide risk, sex differences and views of suicide attempters

   Författare :Katarina Skogman; Lund Psykiatri; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik; clinical psychology; depression; patient views; sex differences; psychosomatics; Psychiatry; suicidality; suicide risk; suicide attempt;

   Sammanfattning : Better understanding of suicidality may improve treatment and care of suicide attempters. This thesis aims at understanding suicidality by investigating suicide risk, sex differences and views of suicide attempters. LÄS MER

7. 15. Depression among Swedish 70-year-olds - Sex differences from a gender perspective

   Författare :Therese Rydberg Sterner; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; depression; time trend; epidemiology; sex; gender; experiences; older adults;

   Sammanfattning : Depression is one of the leading causes of global burden of disease. Due to increased life expectancy, late-life depression is an escalating public health issue. The prevalence is reported to be almost twice as high among women compared to men. LÄS MER