Search for dissertations about: "moderate alcohol intake"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words moderate alcohol intake.

2. 1. From social drinking to alcohol addiction : Decision making and its neural substrates along a spectrum from social drinking to alcohol addiction

   Author : Hanna Karlsson; Irene Perini; Markus Heilig; Bo Söderpalm; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; alcohol; heavy drinking; alcohol addiction; decision making; alcohol choice; fMRI; rTMS;

   Abstract : For a minority of alcohol users, the initial sip of alcohol marks the start of a life-threatening process. This thesis studies cognitive mechanisms pertinent to alcohol addiction and its development, using a spectrum of individuals that range from healthy social drinkers, through people with hazardous use, to those suffering from alcohol addiction. READ MORE

4. 2. Primary and secondary process thinking in creative performance: group, alcohol and emotional influences

   Author : Nina Svensson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; creativity; primary process; secondary process; group work; de Bono; alcohol; agression;

   Abstract : Degree of licentiate in psychology Abstract Svensson, N (2010). Primary and secondary process thinking in creative performance: group, alcohol and emotional influences. Department of psychology, university of Gothenburg, Sweden. READ MORE

5. 3. Hepatitis C virus infection. Viral genotypes and factors promoting liver fibrosis

   Author : Johan Westin; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hepatitis C virus; genotypes; epidemiology; liver fibrosis; histology; scoring; prognosis; alcohol; liver steatosis;

   Abstract : Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with chronic infection in a majority of infected individuals. Chronic hepatitis C may result in liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular cancer and is therefore considered a major health problem worldwide. READ MORE

6. 4. Light to moderate alcohol consumption and acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and atrial fibrillation

   Author : Katalin Gémes; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background and aim: A large number of studies found an inverse association between light to moderate alcohol consumption and the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and heart failure (HF). Whether this consumption is associated with the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) is less clear. READ MORE

7. 5. Effects of alcohol consumption on health and mortality

   Author : Holger Theobald; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : health survey; questionnaire; validity; alcohol drinking; alcoholic beverages; health status; wine; hospitalisation; morbidity; mortality; cardiovascular diseases; neoplasm;

   Abstract : During the last 25 years, alcohol consumption has become a widely debated issue, especially due to research results, in which the beneficial effects of alcohol on health and mortality have been maintained. Research has primarily focused on two issues: the association between low consumption of alcohol and decreased mortality, mediated through decreased risks for cardiovascular diseases, and the association between wine consumption and health. READ MORE