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(University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2019-08)The microenvironment is increasingly being recognized as a key player in supporting cancer progression. Therefore, investigating heterotypic interactions between cancer cells and their microenvironment is important for improving our understanding ... -
(University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2021-06)Aims: The aims of this thesis were: (1) to describe functioning and contextual factors of community-dwelling stroke survivors 1-2 years after their first stroke, based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) ...
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(University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2021-06-15)Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women worldwide. It is also a highly heterogeneous disease that is characterized by an array of genetic rearrangements, including copy number alterations (CNA), translocations, inversions, ...
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(University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2018-12)Pneumococci are commonly carried asymptomatically in the nasopharynx, especially in children. Pneumococci are also one of the major bacterial pathogens causing both severe infections and non-severe infections in both children and adults. The most severe ...
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(University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2021-09)Vitað er að mikil aukning hefur verið á grunnfrumu og flöguþekjumeinum í húð síðustu ár í vestrænum löndum en ekki er alveg skýrt hvers vegna svo er. Helstu áhættuþættir þessara meina eru ljós húð og útfjólublá geislun, og einnig hafa sum lyf verið ...
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(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-08-27)Discovery of coding variants in genes that confer risk of neurodevelopmental disorders is an important step towards understanding the pathophysiology of these disorders. Wholegenome sequencing of 31,463 Icelanders uncovers a frameshift variant ...
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(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-04-20)A double burden of malnutrition occurs when individuals, household members or communities experience both undernutrition and overweight. Here, we show geospatial estimates of overweight and wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age in 105 ...
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(University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2019-01-10)The MITF, TFEB, TFE3 and TFEC (MiT-TFE) proteins belong to a larger family of basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper transcription factors that are able to bind DNA and regulate gene expression. MITF is crucial for melanocyte development and has been ...
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(University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2019-02)Background and aim: Multiple myeloma is a malignant chronic B-cell disorder characterized by a monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow. Almost all multiple myeloma cases are preceded by the premalignant state, monoclonal gammopathy ...
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(MDPI AG, 2016-10-13)With increased development of medical technology (MT), new challenges emerge related to education and training of pharmacists and other healthcare specialists. Currently, only a few universities in the EU promote MT education and research. Objectives: ...
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(University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2019-06-05)Streptococcus pneumoniae is a Gram-positive diplococcus that is both a commensal bacterium in the upper respiratory tract of humans, and a common pathogen. The infectious manifestations of pneumococci span a range from benign to serious; from acute ...
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(University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2020-12-14)Markmið: Meginmarkmið þessa doktorsverkefnis var að kanna tíðni grindarbotnseinkenna og vanlíðunar sem þau valda frumbyrjum á fyrstu mánuðum eftir fæðingu, ásamt því að rannsaka hvort tengsl findust milli grindarbotnseinkennanna og fæðingartengdra ...
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(University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2019-03)Aims: The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the effects of a new multi-sensory balance training program: the “Reykjavik Model” among unsteady older adults as well as middle aged and elderly people with wrist fractures. Additionally, to explore the ...
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(University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2019-03-08)Background and aims: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are commonly prescribed drugs that are used to treat acid-related disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Over the last decade, PPI use has repeatedly been shown to be increasing worldwide, causing ...
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(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2018-01-19)This article focuses upon issues that public policy makers need to address, when trying to stimulate world-leading research into new areas, which are potentially also valuable to solving societal challenges. Our analysis helps contribute to the theoretical ...
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(University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2019-03)The pigment producing melanocytes are derived from the neural crest cells and form precursor cells called melanoblasts. These cells proliferate and migrate to their destination in skin, hair and other organs where they differentiate into melanocytes ...
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(University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2021-05-21)Inngangur: Með tilkomu áhrifaríkari lyfja í meðhöndlun sjúklinga með mergæxli síðastliðna áratugi hefur lifun þeirra stóraukist. Þessi aukna lifun hefur leitt til aukinnar áherslu rannsakennda á langtíma afleiðingum í formi þróun annarra krabbameina. ...
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(University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2019-04)The pneumococcus is a major human pathogen that causes morbidity and mortality worldwide. Pneumococci are normally carried asymptomatically in the nasopharynx of healthy pre-school children. Pneumococcal infections can range from acute otitis media ...
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(University of Gothenburg. Sahlgrenska Academy, 2011)In patients with chronic kidney disease, treatment with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) effectively corrects anemia. Most of these patients also need supplementation with regular iron injections to secure iron availability for proper ...
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(University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2019-02-08)Bakgrunnur og markmið: Meirihluti einstaklinga upplifir streitu og áföll á ævinni. Streita og áföll hafa í för með sér aukna áhættu á geðröskunum sem geta leitt til alvarlegri útkoma, eins og aukinnar áhættu á sjálfsvígshugsum sjálfsskaða, ...
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