Research at Uppsala University

• Preconception health and care

  Research project from 2015-07-01 to 2015-07-31

  Preconception Health and Care International Conference, Uppsala 2016-02-17, 18 and 19Preconception care is defined as a set of interventions that aim to identify and modify biomedical behavioural and ...

• ACCESS AND EXCESS; Point of Care Diagnostics and Prepackaged Drugs for Integrated Fever Management for Malaria, Pneumonia and Diarrhoea in Private Sector Drug Shops in Uganda

  Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2015-12-31

  The main child killer diseases, malaria and pneumonia both present with fever and rapid breathing and overlaps with diarrhea. Without diagnostic tests health workers treat presumptively. In Uganda we have ...

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Aetiology, prevention and therapy

  Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2015-12-31

  Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) is an important health problem. Most patients have no symptoms prior to rupture, the only way to decrease mortality is to screen and treat healthy individuals. This is feasible ...

• Advanced Nanostructured Materials for Efficient PEM fuel cells

  Research project from 2014-01-01 to 2016-12-31

  Our current dependence on fossil fuels as the primary energy source and carrier must eventually be superseded by a new energy-matrix that is secure, renewable and environmentally friendly. The development ...

• Evaluation of the use of self-sampling and repeated HPV testing in primary screening for cervical cancer: a randomised study

  Research project from 2014-01-01 to 2015-12-31

  Cervical cancer is the second most frequent cancer in women and caused by persistent infection by human papillomavirus (HPV). The organised screening in Sweden has reduced the incidence of cervical cancer ...

• Cardiomics: Integration of -omics methods for identification of novel drug targets and clinical biomarkers for coronary heart disease

  Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2015-12-31

  There is a large need for revitalization of the cardiovascular field with: a) improved risk stratification on the individual level through personalized medicine for more adequate individually-tailored ...

• Colloids and Surfaces in Biology and Biomaterials

  Research project from 2015-07-01 to 2015-07-31

  Dates: 4-6 November in Uppsala 2015.Web site: www.asmcs.se.Surface and colloid chemistry continues to play an important role in the investigation of biological systems for elucidating basic biological ...

• Development of methods for probing ligand-receptor interactions in situ using frontal affinity chromatography coupled with desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

  Research project from 2015-07-01 to 2018-06-30

  The association of seven transmembrane helices with the lipid bilayer of a biological cell is both what structurally defines G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR), and what makes them very difficult to study ...

• Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: Equitable Prevention Across Generations? Follow-up of the MINIMat Randomized Trial in Bangladesh

  Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2015-12-31

  This project - follow-up of the MINIMat trial - is implemented in Bangladesh, in a context, where food insecurity and maternal malnutrition still prevail, but where changing lifestyles and economic growth ...

• The EXPRESS study. Follow-up at 11 years of extremely preterm infants in Sweden.

  Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2018-12-31

  Progress in perinatal care has resulted in an increase in the survival of extremely preterm infants creating a new population with an increased risk for later disabilities. Our study population comprise ...

• High efficiency, flexible and low cost building integrated hybrid solar cell/solar collector for environmental friendly buildings

  Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2017-12-31

  The project purpose is to develop flexible solar cell/solar collector building integrated materials for roofs and walls on buildings. The solar cells will be based on new materials that have recently been ...

• Towards a computational intestine for formulation assessment: Impact of dilution, digestion and absorption on restructuring of solubilizing lipoidal nanoaggregates

  Research project from 2014-01-01 to 2018-12-31

  A major gap to understand drug performance in the intestine is the poor knowledge of the dynamics of solubilizing lipoidal nanostructures (micelles, vesicles, oil droplets) present in the intestinal fluid ...

• Evaluation of data from inspections, questionnaires and measurements in Swedish homes in association with perceived air quality, indoor climate and health symptoms using the BETSI database.

  Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2015-12-31

  The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning has through the BETSI study 2009, reported a high proportion of residences with dampness and too low air exchange in Sweden. This knowledge ...

• Moving evidence based public health beyond randomized trials: Data Mining strategies to explore contextual influences and predict child mortality outcomes of interventions at scale

  Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2017-12-31

  A third of the global disease burden involves children and falls almost entirely in low- and middle-income settings. Efficacious interventions for child survival are established, but difficulties arise ...

• Exploring molecular interactions - from protein function and regulation of biological processes to drug design

  Research project from 2014-01-01 to 2016-12-31

  AIMS: To obtain fundamental insights into the molecular basis of protein interactions with metal ions, ligands and other proteins, ultimately related to the chemical principles of regulation of biological ...

• Visualising Photo-induced Structural Dynamics in solution through Ultra-fast X-ray scattering and Femtosecond Spectroscopy

  Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2015-12-31

  In this project we utilize time-resolved X-ray scattering to investigate photo-induced reaction dynamics in various chemical and biological molecular systems both in crystals and in solution. The program ...

• Functional phosphate glass-ceramics for hydrogen production and environmental carbon dioxide mitigation

  Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2017-12-31

  The goal of this project is to design and synthetize a novel class of photocatalytic materials capable of efficient solar energy storage in terms of splitting of water and/or converting carbon dioxide ...

• Gränsskikt för energiomvandling - struktur, funktion och design

  Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2018-12-31

  The general purpose of the project is atomic level understanding of structure, function and design of thin film and nano/micro-structured interfaces used for the conversion between light, electrical and ...

• How are sex, gender and health interwoven? Theoretical development in a Northern European context

  Research project from 2012-01-01 to 2015-12-31

  While most feminist researchers today agree about the need to analyse both sex and gender there is a dearth of research on how sex and gender are interwoven. The purpose of this project is to develop theories ...

• Hybrid molecular and semiconductor systems for solar fuel production. Fundamental science of molecular components and devices.

  Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2018-12-31

  Direct solar energy conversion into a storable solar fuel is an attractive renewable energy concept. In Sweden this would allow storage of solar energy from summer to winter. Our scientific and technological ...

• The different aspects of health: relations between mortality, morbidity, functional status and subjective health in European populations

  Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2017-12-31

  Health is a complex notion, and its definition is disputed upon. Several measures are used for reflecting ?health?: mortality, morbidity, functional status, and subjective health among them. In the absence ...

• Indoor and outdoor environment in schools, homes, day care centres and offices in Malaysia: Epidemiological studies of health associations

  Research project from 2014-01-01 to 2016-12-31

  The main aim is mutual exchange of knowledge and research methodology in environmental medicine, in particular on associations between health and indoor exposures. Schools is an important environment for ...

• Scaling-up interventions for quality of care improvements in the field of maternal and child health care in Nepal

  Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2017-12-31

  This project will be carried out in Nepal in collaboration with Nepalese partners. The objective is to develop capacity and collaboration on health care system research in and between Nepal and Sweden. ...

• Is betal quid chewing in pregnancy a risk factor of metabolic syndrome and contributing to adverse pregnancy and infant outcomes. A cohort study in rural Bangladesh.

  Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2017-12-31

  Betel chewing is prevalent in Asia including among women in pregnancy. Betel is known as carcinogenic but little is known about health risks for mother and fetus. Studies suggest that health risks are ...

• Prenatal nutrition and health of children and grandchildren. Can improved pregnancy nutrition reduce the trans-generational effects of the 1974 Bangladesh famine? Follow-up of the MINIMat trial.

  Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31

  Low- and middle-income countries carry the double burden of malnutrition: undernutrition of mothers and children and adult overweight with chronic disease risks. Undernutrition during foetal life may alter ...

• LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF POPULATION-BASED PARENTING INTERVENTIONS - OUTCOMES, COSTS AND BENEFITS

  Research project from 2012-01-01 to 2017-12-31

  The preschool years are a sensitive period in a child´s development and several early intervention strategies are available. However, there is a paucity of research on the long-term effects of structured ...

• Language impairment or typical language development? Developing methods for linguistic assessment of bilingual children in Sweden

  Research project from 2014-01-01 to 2018-12-31

  Many children in Sweden grow up in a multilingual setting. Some of these children are slow in their language development and are referred to a speech-language pathologist (SLP) for assessment and intervention ...

• Liposomes and Related Lipid Structures - Fundamental Studies and Bioanalytical/Pharmaceutical Applications

  Research project from 2012-01-01 to 2015-12-31

  The overall aim of the program is to gain a deeper understanding of the factors that govern structural transformations and molecular interactions in systems containing liposomes and related self-assembled ...

• Many-body potential models for molecules and ions in atmospheric aerosol droplets

  Research project from 2012-01-01 to 2015-12-31

  I plan to develop new accurate many-body potential models for the description of molecular interactions in the bulk and at liquid surfaces, primarily for the study of the molecular level distribution of ...

• MetaHealth - A Swedish Cohort Collaboration for identifying risk factors for uncommon diseases

  Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31

  Ovanliga sjukdomar är diskriminerade idag. Det har hittills saknats statistisk kraft i enskilda kohortstudier för att undersöka deras orsaker. Men eftersom dessa sjukdomar är systematiskt insamlade i våra ...

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