Search for dissertations about: "A theses about alcoholism"

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  2. 1. The midwife´s dialogue about alcohol in a lifecycle perspective with both parents-to-be

    Author : Hjördis Högberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; alcohol consumption; AUDIT-C; drinking context; health promotion; intervention; life cycle perspective; partners; pregnancy; social support;

    Abstract : Alcohol use during pregnancy can damage the fetus. Midwives at antenatal care (ANC) screen pregnant women for risk drinking in early pregnancy. There are however, no routines involving both parents-to-be in a dialogue about alcohol. READ MORE

  4. 2. The effect of chronic alcoholism on epigenetic patterns regulating gene expression and neurodegeneration in the human brain

    Author : Sofia Johansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Alcoholism; cognition; drug dependence; brain; frontal cortex; motor cortex; LUMA; epigenetics; methylation; gene expression; endogenous controls; real-time PCR.;

    Abstract : Chronic alcoholism causes about 3.2% of all deaths worldwide. It has an association to about 60 different diseases and injuries with enormous social and economical impact. Despite these facts, very few pharmacological treatments exist and we can still not explain the mechanisms behind addiction, craving and cognitive impairments seen in the abuser. READ MORE

  5. 3. Effects of acute alcohol exposure on glutamate neurotransmission in adolescents and adults : a preclinical study

    Author : Devesh Mishra; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The age at which an individual first uses alcohol is a powerful predictor of alcohol dependence later in life. Brain development and maturation continues during adolescence until adulthood in humans. READ MORE

  6. 4. Serotonergic aspects on high consumption of alcohol in humans. Experimental and clinical studies

    Author : Matts Eriksson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; alcohol; alcohol-dependence; serotonin; SSRI; MAO-B; DRD2 A1 A2 alleles; fenfluramine; mood;

    Abstract : In animal studies an association between alcohol intake and central serotonergic function has been demonstrated. There are also evidence for altered serotonergic neurotransmission in subgroups of alcohol-dependent subjects. READ MORE

  7. 5. Fatality of coronary events : epidemiological studies of potential determinants

    Author : Hedley Quintana; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Although there has been a large number of improvements in prevention and care, coronary heart disease (CHD) was one of the main causes of death in 2010 around the world. The majority of CHD deaths are due to myocardial infarction (MI) and occur out-of-hospital. READ MORE