Search for dissertations about: "therapeutics"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 212 swedish dissertations containing the word therapeutics.
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6. Care and Coercion : medical knowledge, social policy and patients with venereal disease in Sweden 1785-1903
Abstract : This study investigates the history of venereal diseases in Sweden in the period from 1785 to 1903. Medical and political perceptions of these diseases as well as the patients and their continued lives have been studied. Venereal diseases were considered a significant threat to the growth of the population throughout the period. READ MORE
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7. Human colorectal cancer : experimental staging and therapeutics
Abstract : Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of death in cancer worldwide and approximately one million individuals are diagnosed yearly. Surgery is the primary cure, and if that s not feasible, only palliative therapy remains. Colorectal cancer disseminates into peritumoral lymphatic vessels and further into the regional lymph nodes. READ MORE
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8. Mitigating neuroinflammation : new potential therapeutics and targets
Abstract : Neurodegenerative disorders, from chronic diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) to more acute injuries such traumatic brain injury (TBI), present a particular challenge to public health as they lack treatments and have devastating consequences. Across the variety of central nervous system (CNS) diseases and injuries, inflammation is a hallmark and potential target for effective therapies. READ MORE
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9. Development of immunomodulatory RNA therapeutics for immune disorders
Abstract : Autoimmune diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are complex and involve many different cell types. Of these cell types, T cells are thought to be key drivers of the inflammation. READ MORE
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10. Experimental therapeutics against malignant mesothelioma : investigations in vitro
Abstract : Malignant mesothelioma is a tumour of the mesothelium, a specialized tissue found in the pleura, pericardium, peritoneum, and tunica vaginalis testis. The tumour has strong etiological links to asbestos, with a latency period ranging up to several decades between asbestos exposure and tumour diagnosis. READ MORE