Blar i Faculty of Medicine på tittel

Viser treff 725-744 av 8768

    • Benzene exposure and risk of lung cancer in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Worker cohort: a prospective case-cohort study 

      Babigumira, Ronnie; Veierød, Marit Bragelien; Hosgood, H. Dean; Samuelsen, Sven Ove; Bråtveit, Magne; Kirkeleit, Jorunn; Rothman, Nathaniel; Lan, Qing; Silverman, Debra T.; Friesen, Melissa C.; Shala, Nita Kaupang; Grimsrud, Tom Kristian; Stenehjem, Jo Steinson (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Objective The objective of our study was to examine whether occupational exposure to benzene is associated with lung cancer among males in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers cohort. Methods Among 25 347 male offshore ...

    • Benzene exposure and risk of lymphohaematopoietic cancers in 25 000 offshore oil industry workers 

      Stenehjem, Jo Steinson; Kjærheim, Kristina; Bråtveit, Magne; Samuelsen, Sven Ove; Barone-Adesi, Francesco; Rothman, Nathaniel; Lan, Qing; Grimsrud, Tom Kristian (Journal article, 2015-03-24)
      Background: The aim of this work was to examine the risk of lymphohaematopoietic (LH) cancer according to benzene exposure among offshore workers. Methods: Cancer registry data were used to identify 112 cancer cases diagnosed ...

    • Benzodiazepines and antidepressants: Effects on cognitive and functional decline in Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia 

      Borda, Miguel Germán; Jaramillo-Jiménez, Alberto; Oesterhus, Ragnhild; Santacruz, José Manuel; Tovar-Rios, Diego Alejandro; Sønnesyn, Hogne; Cano-Gutierrez, Carlos Alberto; Vik‐Mo, Audun Osland; Aarsland, Dag (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-31)
      Objectives We aim to study the effects of the prescription of benzodiazepines and antidepressants on cognitive and functional decline in older adults living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Lewy body dementia (LBD) over ...

    • The Bergen 4-Day Treatment for Panic Disorder: A Pilot Study 

      Hansen, Bjarne; Kvale, Gerd; Hagen, Kristen; Hjelle, Kay Morten; Solem, Stian; Bø, Beate Hatlelid; Øst, Lars Gøran (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-06-26)
      The current article reports on the findings from a pilot treatment study on panic disorder (PD) with or without agoraphobia. Consecutively referred patients were included and treated with the Bergen 4-day treatment format. ...

    • Best Practice Recommendations for the Implementation of a Digital Pathology Workflow in the Anatomic Pathology Laboratory by the European Society of Digital and Integrative Pathology (ESDIP) 

      Fraggetta, Filippo; L'Imperio, Vincenzo; Ameisen, David; Carvalho, Rita; Leh, Sabine; Kiehl, Tim-Rasmus; Serbanescu, Mircea; Racoceanu, Daniel; Mea, Vincenzo Della; Polonia, Antonio; Zerbe, Norman; Eloy, Catarina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The interest in implementing digital pathology (DP) workflows to obtain whole slide image (WSI) files for diagnostic purposes has increased in the last few years. The increasing performance of technical components and the ...

    • Beta2-adrenoreceptor agonists and long-term risk of Parkinson's disease 

      Tuominen, Julia Axiina; Bjørnevik, Kjetil Lauvland; Romanowska, Julia; Solheim, Magne; Grydeland, Thomas Blix; Cortese, Marianna; Scherzer, Clemens R.; Riise, Trond; Igland, Jannicke (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction There is limited information on how the association between Parkinson's disease and the use of beta2-adrenoreceptor (β2AR) agonists varies among groups of short-, long-, and ultra-long-acting β2AR agonists ...

    • Betaine as a determinant of postmethionine load total plasma homocysteine before and after B-Vitamin supplementation 

      Holm, Pål Ivar; Bleie, Øyvind; Ueland, Per Magne; Lien, Ernst Asbjørn; Refsum, Helga; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Nygård, Ottar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2004)
      Objective—Betaine is a substrate in the betaine– homocysteine methyltransferase reaction, converting homocysteine to methionine. There are only sparse data on plasma betaine as a determinant of the plasma total homocysteine ...

    • Better health-related quality of life (Mental component summary), having a higher level of education, and being less than 75 years of age are predictors of hospital admission among cognitively intact nursing home residents: A 5-year follow-up study 

      Drageset, Jorunn; Eide, Geir Egil; Ranhoff, Anette Hylen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03-07)
      Objective: To study whether health-related quality of life (HRQOL), activities of daily living (ADL), and anxiety and depression symptoms affect the risk of hospital admission and potential interactions with having a cancer ...

    • Better mental health in children of Vietnamese refugees compared with their Norwegian peers - a matter of cultural difference? 

      Vaage, Aina Basilier; Tingvold, Laila; Hauff, Edvard; Ta, Thong Van; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Clench-Aas, Jocelyne; Thomsen, Per Hove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-10-21)
      Background: There are conflicting results on whether immigrant children are at a heightened risk of mental health problems compared with native youth in the resettlement country. The objective of the study: To compare the ...

    • Better survival of hybrid total knee arthroplasty compared to cemented arthroplasty. 

      Petursson, Gunnar; Fenstad, Anne Marie; Havelin, Leif Ivar; Gøthesen, Øystein; Lygre, Stein Håkon Låstad; Röhrl, Stephan Maximillian; Furnes, Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Background and purpose — There have been few comparative studies on total knee replacement (TKR) with cemented tibia and uncemented femur (hybrid TKR). Previous studies have not shown any difference in revision rate between ...

    • Betydning av pasientleie for tynntarmsdose ved strålebehandling av pasienter med rectumcancer 

      Frøseth, Trude Camilla Salvesen (Master thesis, 2010-11-29)
      Background: Irradiation is a standard adjuvant treatment for rectal cancer, but there is no standard concerning the most optimal treatment position. Different approaches have been carried out in which treatment position ...

    • Betydninger av brukerstyrt personlig assistanse i hverdagen; erfaringer og muligheter. En kvalitativ studie. 

      Eike, Karina Soltvedt (Master thesis, 2021-12-15)
      Bakgrunn: Tema for masteroppgaven er brukerstyrt personlig assistanse (BPA), som er et assistansetilbud for personer med funksjonsnedsettelse. Ordningen er sentral i debatten om likestilling og mulighet for samfunnsdeltagelse. ...

    • Bevacizumab treatment induces metabolic adaptation toward anaerobic metabolism in glioblastomas 

      Fack, Fred; Espedal, Heidi; Keunen, Olivier; Golebiewska, Anna; Obad, Nina; Harter, Patrick N.; Mittelbronn, Michel; Bähr, Oliver; Weyerbrock, Astrid; Stuhr, Linda Elin Birkhaug; Miletic, Hrvoje; Sakariassen, Per Øystein; Stieber, Daniel; Rygh, Cecilie Brekke; Lund-Johansen, Morten; Zheng, Liang; Gottlieb, Eyal; Niclou, Simone P.; Bjerkvig, Rolf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01)
      Anti-angiogenic therapy in glioblastoma (GBM) has unfortunately not led to the anticipated improvement in patient prognosis. We here describe how human GBM adapts to bevacizumab treatment at the metabolic level. By performing ...

    • Beyond autonomy and care: Experiences of ambivalent abortion seekers 

      Kjelsvik, Marianne; Sekse, Ragnhild Johanne Tveit; Moi, Asgjerd Litleré; Aasen, Elin Margrethe; Nortvedt, Per; Gjengedal, Eva (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background While being prepared for abortions, some women experience decisional ambivalence during their encounters with health personnel at the hospital. Women’s experiences with these encounters have rarely been examined. ...

    • Beyond sleep duration: Sleep timing as a risk factor for childhood obesity 

      Skjåkødegård, Hanna Flækøy; Danielsen, Yngvild Sørebø; Frisk, Bente; Hystad, Sigurd William; Roelants, Mathieu; Pallesen, Ståle; Conlon, Rachel; Wilfley, Denise E.; Juliusson, Petur Benedikt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Ample evidence attests to the relationship between short sleep duration, sleep problems and childhood obesity. However, few studies have examined the association between sleep timing and obesity in children. ...

    • Beyond the Law - An Ethnography of Zambian Abortion Politics 

      Haaland, Marte Emilie Sandvik (Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-18)
      Every year, as many as 25 million women are estimated to resort to unsafe abortion worldwide. Many of these abortions lead to severe complications and death. Nevertheless, abortion remains a contentious issue that is ...

    • Beyond the law: Misoprostol and medical abortion in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 

      Solheim, Ingrid Holm; Kahabuka, Catherine; Pembe, Andrea; Moland, Karen Marie; Blystad, Astrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01)
      Misoprostol has during the past few years become an important obstetric drug used for different purposes both within and outside hospitals in Tanzania. In this paper, we analyze how misoprostol is perceived, accessed and ...

    • Bi-specific TCR-anti CD3 redirected T-cell targeting of NY-ESO-1- and LAGE-1-positive tumors 

      McCormack, Emmet; Adams, Katherine J.; Hassan, Namir J.; Kotian, Akhil; Lissin, Nikolai M.; Sami, Malkit; Mujic, Maja; Osdal, Tereza; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore; Baker, Deborah; Powlesland, Alex S.; Aleksic, Milos; Vuidepot, Annelise; Morteau, Olivier; Sutton, Deborah H.; June, Carl H.; Kalos, Michael; Ashfield, Rebecca; Jakobsen, Bent K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12)
      NY-ESO-1 and LAGE-1 are cancer testis antigens with an ideal profile for tumor immunotherapy, combining up-regulation in many cancer types with highly restricted expression in normal tissues and sharing a common HLA-A*0201 ...

    • Bi-specific tenascin-C and fibronectin targeted peptide for solid tumor delivery 

      Lingasamy, Prakash; Tobi, Allan; Haugas, Maarja; Hunt, Hedi; Paiste, Paarn; Asser, Toomas; Ratsep, Tonu; Kotamraju, Venkata Ramana; Bjerkvig, Rolf; Teesalu, Tambet (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Oncofetal fibronectin (FN-EDB) and tenascin-C C domain (TNC-C) are nearly absent in extracellular matrix of normal adult tissues but upregulated in malignant tissues. Both FN-EDB and TNC-C are developed as targets of ...

    • A Bibliography on the River Nile, Vol. I 

      Tvedt, Terje (Book, 2000)
      An Annotated bibliography on the River Nile and its Economic, Political, Social and Cultural Role.