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Gas cooking indoors and respiratory symptoms in the ECRHS cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Gas cooking is an important source of indoor air pollutants, and there is some limited evidence that it might adversely be associated with respiratory health. Using repeated cross-sectional data from the ... -
Ocular manifestations of COVID-19: A systematic review of current evidence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Introduction COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2, commonly presents with symptoms such as fever and shortness of breath but can also affect other organs. There is growing evidence pointing to potential eye complications. In ... -
Colicins and T6SS-based competition systems enhance enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) competitiveness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Diarrheal diseases are still a significant problem for humankind, causing approximately half a million deaths annually. To cause diarrhea, enteric bacterial pathogens must first colonize the gut, which is a niche occupied ... -
Hallmark Molecular and Pathological Features of POLG Disease are Recapitulated in Cerebral Organoids
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)In this research, a 3D brain organoid model is developed to study POLG-related encephalopathy, a mitochondrial disease stemming from POLG mutations. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from patients with these ... -
Organic food consumption during pregnancy and symptoms of neurodevelopmental disorders at 8 years of age in the offspring: the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Partially driven by public concerns about modern food production practices, organic food has gained popularity among consumers. However, the impact of organic food consumption during pregnancy on offspring ... -
Acute effects of light during daytime on central aspects of attention and affect: A systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Light regulates both image- and various non-image forming responses in humans, including acute effects on attention and affect. To advance the understanding of light’s immediate effects, this systematic review describes ... -
Biparietal diameter vs crown–rump length as standard parameter for late first-trimester pregnancy dating
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objective To compare the precision of biparietal diameter (BPD) and crown–rump length (CRL) as predictors of gestational age in the human fetus in the late first and early second trimesters, using a population-based ... -
Effects of photobiomodulation therapy associated with motor control exercise for chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT), as an adjunct therapy to exercise, can reduce pain in musculoskeletal disorders. In addition, PBMT associated with exercise decreases fatigue, accelerates muscle recovery and enhances ... -
Cause of death in patients with tuberculosis: A study based on epidemiological and autopsy records of Western Norway 1931-47
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Without treatment, nearly 50 % of tuberculosis (TB) patients die. World Health Organization’s definition of TB deaths does not take into consideration whether the cause of death was TB or other non-TB co-morbid ... -
Health literacy among people at risk or with type 2 diabetes in Norwegian primary care—A cross sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Aims This study aims to describe health literacy for people at risk of type 2 diabetes and people with type 2 diabetes using the HLS-EU-Q12, and further examine the association between sociodemographic and clinical ... -
Trends in Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease and Treatment Outcomes in a Low-Tuberculosis Prevalence Setting: A Retrospective Analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Information on the management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung infection and disease is scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate the trends in NTM lung infections, and the factors associated ... -
“Whatever is bad goes back to the woman”: The gendered blame game of sickle cell disease in Malawi and Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Mothers are commonly blamed for the ill-health of their children, and this is well documented in research. However, few studies have considered gendered patterns of blame for hereditary conditions caused by mutations from ... -
50+ years of psychological acculturation research: Progress and challenges
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Acculturation psychology, now over fifty years old, has evolved significantly since its inception in the mid-1960s. This paper seeks to shape the future of the field by addressing recent criticisms and controversies such ... -
Moral distress among physicians in Norway: a longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objectives To explore and compare physicians’ reported moral distress in 2004 and 2021 and identify factors that could be related to these responses. Design Longitudinal survey. Setting Data were gathered from the ... -
Universal Health Coverage of Opioid Agonist Treatment in Norway: An Equity-Adjusted Economic Evaluation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Detailed information on the efficiency of health services targeting opioid use disorder (OUD) and treatment with opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is sparse. Many countries, including Norway, are still falling ... -
Impact of Pre-Existing Immunity and Age on Antibody Responses to Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-01)Live attenuated influenza vaccines (LAIV) typically induce a poor hemagglutination inhibition (HI) response, which is the standard correlate of protection for inactivated influenza vaccines. The significance of the HI ... -
Sex differences in DNA methylation variations according to ART conception-evidence from the Norwegian mother, father, and child cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Previous studies have shown cord-blood DNA methylation differences in newborns conceived using assisted reproductive technologies (ART) compared to those conceived naturally. However, whether these ART-related DNA methylation ... -
Do patients with lumbar spinal stenosis benefit from decompression of levels with adjacent moderate stenosis? A prospective cohort study from the NORDSTEN study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is characterized by pain that radiates to the buttocks and/or legs, aggravated by walking and relieved by forward flexion. There is poor correlation between clinical symptoms and ... -
Risk factors and evolution of weight loss in Parkinson's disease: A 9-year population-based study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Introduction: Weight loss is considered a common complication of Parkinson's disease (PD), but there are few prospective longitudinal studies on weight loss in patients followed from time of PD diagnosis. We sought to ... -
Rotavirus strains in children less than 5 years of age: A case control study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Globally, rotavirus A (RV) is a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in young children under 5 years. The main aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of RV in children with and without diarrhea ...
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