Forskning vid Uppsala universitet

Forskningsprojekt från 2015-07-01 till 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 ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2018-11-26 till 2019-08-31

Syfte och mål: Projektet syftar till att möjliggöra att biobanker och hälsodata på ett effektivt och säkert sätt kan kombineras och användas enligt patientens samtycke för akademisk och industriell forskning ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 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 ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 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 ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2017-01-01 till 2019-12-31

Global malaria control is under threat due to evolution and spread of P. falciparum resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) in Southeast Asia. Artemisinin resistance is phenotypically ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2016-01-01 till 2018-12-31

Due to the harmful consequences of female circumcision (FC), this project will seek to decrease the support of its continuation among newly arrived Somalis in Sweden. The hypothesis is that a community-based ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 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 ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 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 ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-09-01 till 2014-08-31

Syfte och mål: Projektets har uppfyllt sitt mål är att skapa och sprida kunskap kring införande och användning av patientjournal på nätet och andra e-hälsotjänster. Projektet har även uppfyllt sina syften ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2012-06-01 till 2014-08-31

Syfte och mål: Projektets har uppfyllt sitt mål är att skapa och sprida kunskap kring införande och användning av patientjournal på nätet och andra e-hälsotjänster. Projektet har även uppfyllt sina syften ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2016-01-01 till 2018-12-30

Social status överförs mellan generationer. Föräldrars socioekonomiska status kan påverka barns hälsa dels via familjens inkomst, utbildningsnivå, hälsa och relativa position. Föräldrars betydelse för ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2015-01-01 till 2017-12-31

Toxicology testing is one of the main reasons for use of experimental animals. We set up a productive fly (Drosophila) lab, with a range of methodologies, enabling detailed molecular, physiological and ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2015-01-01 till 2018-12-31

The purpose is to develop, test, and evaluate the clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an online cognitive behavioral-based intervention for psychological distress for parents of children previously ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2016-01-01 till 2018-12-31

This is a follow-up of the MINIMat trial in rural Bangladesh that was implemented in a setting, where food insecurity and maternal malnutrition still prevail, but where changing lifestyles and economic ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2017-01-01 till 2019-12-31

There are well-documented associations between early life nutrition and long-term health. The epidemic of chronic diseases in low- and middle-income countries including Bangladesh affects societies where ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 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 ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2016-12-31

ERA-NET NEURON Mental Disorders RDmaria aDBS ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2015-01-01 till 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 ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2016-01-01 till 2019-12-31

The incidence of type 1 diabetes has doubled in the last 30 years in Sweden, most likely because of a concomitant increase in one or several as yet unidentified environmental causes. The “hygiene hypothesis ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2012-01-01 till 2014-12-31

Animal and human observational studies have pointed at the association between size at birth, early life nutrition and long-term health and survival. The epidemic of type 2 diabetes and coronary heart ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2017-01-01 till 2019-12-31

The so-called “thousand leaves” (or mille-feuille) paper is the world’s first non-woven filter, composed of 100% native cellulose, which is capable of removal of all types of microogranisms, including ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2017-12-01 till 2018-12-31

A total of 18 294 youth aged 16-17 years are waiting for their asylum decisions; most are unaccompanied refugee minors (URM). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is prevalent in this group; 76% of the ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2015-01-01 till 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 ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2016-01-01 till 2018-12-31

The functions of Y-chromosome encoded genes are not only of interest for fertility research, but they are also relevant for studies of sex differences in brain and behaviour during early human development ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2020-01-01 till 2022-12-31

Aims: 1) To evaluate the long-term effects of an exercise intervention on cancer-related fatigue (CRF), health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and maintenance of physical activity, and to determine predictors ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2017-01-01 till 2019-12-31

Myocardial infarction is the leading cause of death globally, and increasing. The high-risk primary prevention strategies of today have low precision and limited adherence by patients and doctors. We hypothesize ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2015-01-01 till 2017-12-31

Whereas in clinical trials placebos are used as controls and high placebo effects adversely impact the evaluation of new treatments, in clinical practice high placebo responsivity provide welcoming therapeutic ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2012-01-01 till 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 ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2016-01-01 till 2017-11-01

Poor fetal growth is associated with adverse health consequences for the individual, both short- and long-term. While the mothers nutritional status both before and during pregnancy is associated with ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2015-01-01 till 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 ...