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  2. 1. Knowledge diversification in public health through intersectionality

    Author : Nadja Trygg Fagrell; Anna Månsdotter; Per E Gustafsson; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Shai Mulinari; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; public health; intersectionality; feminism; health inequalities; health equity; knowledge diversification; decision making; Public health; folkhälsa;

    Abstract : BackgroundKnowledges about health inequalities and their causes are a central concern in public health. Generally, these relate to the social patterning of health and the forces that affect health conditions in daily life. However, public health decision making has been criticized for excluding knowledges of particular importance for health equity. READ MORE

  4. 2. A multifaceted study of the receptor tyrosine kinase Axl with focus on Renal Cell Carcinoma

    Author : Anna Gustafsson; Malmö Klinisk kemi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The present investigation is a multifaceted study of the receptor tyrosine kinase Axl, whose overexpression and activation is implicated in several human malignancies, with focus on renal cell carcinoma (RCC). At first, our main interest concerned the intracellular Axl interactor named Tensin2 (Tns2) and its family member Tensin3 (Tns3). READ MORE

  5. 3. Antisecretory factor in the perinatal period

    Author : Anna Gustafsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Preterm birth is the major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Human milk, especially mothers’ own milk, has many health benefits for infants, especially infants born preterm. The causes of preterm birth are not yet fully understood. READ MORE

  6. 4. Aspects on sepsis : treatment and markers

    Author : Anna Gustafsson; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : antimicrobial peptides; cytokines; lipoteichoic acid; lipopolysaccharide; soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor; sepsis;

    Abstract : Sepsis is one of the greatest challenges in critical care medicine today, while the treatment of sepsis and evaluation of its severity is complicated. The first part of this thesis presents two approaches on the use of antimicrobial peptides in sepsis treatment, relying on both soluble and immobilized peptides. READ MORE

  7. 5. Development of targeted alpha therapy with Bi-213 and At-211 for the treatment of disseminated cancer

    Author : Anna Gustafsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; alpha particles; astatine; bismuth; MX35; ovarian cancer; polylysine; pretargeted radioimmunotherapy; radioimmunotherapy;

    Abstract : Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) is a type of targeted cancer therapy. The concept behind RIT is to deliver cytotoxic ionizing radiation to tumor cells by attaching radionuclides to tumor-specific antibodies. READ MORE