• No signs of mast cell involvement in long-COVID: A case–control study 

  Lenning, Ole Bernt; Jonsson, Grete; Grimstad, Tore Bjørn; Janssen, Emiel; Braut, Geir Sverre; Berven, Frode Steingrimsen; Omdal, Roald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Long-COVID caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection has significant and increasing effects on human health worldwide. Although a unifying molecular or biological explanation is lacking, several pathophysiological mechanisms have ...

• Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery in Relapsed Platinum-Sensitive Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials 

  Myhr, Andrea Svennevik; Bjørge, Line; Torkildsen, Cecilie Fredvik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Secondary cytoreductive surgery is a treatment option for relapsed platinum-sensitive epithelial ovarian cancer, but no clear indications are defined for the procedure. This systematic review aims to establish clear ...

• Hastegradsvurdering av akutt syke barn transportert i ambulanse 

  Høyvik, Heidrun Eitungjerde; Straume, Vegard; Østerås, Øyvind; Engan, Mette (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  BAKGRUNN Helse Vest benytter en modifisert versjon av hastegradsverktøyet South African Triage Scale, SATS Norge (SATS-N), i alle akuttmottak og ambulansetjenester i regionen. Formålet med studien var å undersøke ...

• Impact of Pre-Existing Immunity and Age on Antibody Responses to Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine 

  Hoen, Lukas Anders Kryger; Jalloh, Sarah Larteley Lartey; Zhou, Fan; Pathirana, Rishi Delan; Krammer, Florian; Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl; Cox, Rebecca Jane; Brokstad, Karl Albert (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 ...

• Ultrasensitive Assays for Targeted Breast Cancer Treatment 

  Bertelsen, Bjørn-Erik (Doctoral thesis, 2025-01-23)

  Den avgjørende rollen til østrogen i østrogenreseptor-positiv (ER+) brystkreft er veletablert, hvor aromatasehemmere som hemmer østrogensyntesen er sentral i behandlingen av brystkreft. Imidlertid er kvantifiseringen av ...

• Use of health services and perceived need for information and follow-up after percutaneous coronary intervention 

  Hjertvikrem, Nina; Brørs, Gunhild; Instenes, Irene; Helmark, Charlotte; Pettersen, Trond Røed; Rotevatn, Svein; Zwisler, Ann Dorthe O.; Norekvål, Tone Merete (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-01-05)

  Objective Few patients achieve full control of their coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors. Follow-up, such as cardiac rehabilitation, is important to increase adherence to lifestyle changes and treatment, to improve ...

• Assessment of Variables Related to the Risk of Severe Adverse Events in Cutaneous Melanoma Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors 

  Trichkova, Kremena Petrova; Görtler, Franziska Stilla Maria; Bjørge, Line; Schuster, Cornelia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Malignant melanoma is a prevalent and aggressive cancer, with globally increasing incidences. While immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have prolonged the survival of patients with advanced melanoma over the last decade, ...

• Compositional plaque progression in women and men with non-obstructive coronary artery disease 

  Hondros, Caroline Annette Berge; Khan, Ingela; Solvik, Margrete; Hanseth, Silja; Pedersen, Eva Ringdal; Hovland, Siren; Larsen, Terje Hjalmar; Lønnebakken, Mai Tone (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background: In coronary artery disease (CAD), plaque progression and plaque composition are associated with cardiovascular risk. Whether compositional plaque progression in non-obstructive CAD differs between women and men ...

• Measuring pain intensity through physical interaction in an experimental model of cold-induced pain: A method comparison study 

  Rotevatn, Elisabeth Ørskov; Engan, Mette; Stensaker, Emilie; Hufthammer, Karl Ove; Rygh, Lars Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Objectives: Assessment of pain is challenging given its subjective nature. Standard pain assessment tools have limitations. We aimed to compare the verbal numeric rating scale (NRS) and Grasp, a novel handheld electronic ...

• Muscle Strength and Male Sexual Function 

  Viken, Anders Flataker; Siiak, Silver Peeter; Schlünssen, Vivi; Thorarinsdottir, Elin Helga; Skulstad, Svein Magne; Gyawali, Sanjay; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Gomez Real, Francisco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-01-12)

  Sexual dysfunction, in particular erectile dysfunction, is a common complaint among aging men. Obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and smoking are shown to be independent risk factors for erectile dysfunction, while ...

• Factors associated with progression of arterial stiffness in ischemic stroke survivors: the Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study 

  Eilertsen, Rune Krogh; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Sindre, Rasmus Bach; Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike; Gerdts, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background: Progressive arterial stiffening may increase the risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in ischemic stroke survivors. Information about factors associated with progressive arterial stiffening during the follow-up ...

• Molecular profiling of NOD mouse islets reveals a novel regulator of insulitis onset 

  Mathisen, Andreas Frøslev; Vacaru, Andrei Mircea; Unger, Lucas; Lamba, Elena Mirela; Mardare, Oana-Ana-Maria; Daian, Laura Maria; Ghila, Luiza Mihaela; Vacaru, Ana-Maria; Chera, Simona (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Non-obese diabetes (NOD) mice are an established, spontaneous model of type 1 diabetes in which diabetes develops through insulitis. Using next-generation sequencing, coupled with pathway analysis, the molecular fingerprint ...

• Concentrated transdiagnostic and cross-disciplinary micro-choice based group treatment for patients with depression and with anxiety leads to lasting improvements after 12 months: a pilot study 

  Wilhelmsen-Langeland, Ane; Børtveit, Tore; Jürgensen, Marte; Søfteland, Eirik; Hystad, Sigurd William; Kvale, Gerd (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background A concentrated transdiagnostic and micro choice-based group treatment for patients with depression and anxiety has previously shown to yield significant reduction in symptoms and increased level of functioning ...

• Bioinformatics pipeline for the systematic mining genomic and proteomic variation linked to rare diseases: The example of monogenic diabetes 

  Kuznetsova, Ksenia; Vasicek, Jakub; Skiadopoulou, Dafni; Molnes, Janne; Udler, Miriam; Johansson, Stefan; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus; Manning, Alisa; Vaudel, Marc (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Monogenic diabetes is characterized as a group of diseases caused by rare variants in single genes. Like for other rare diseases, multiple genes have been linked to monogenic diabetes with different measures of pathogenicity, ...

• Association of Left Atrial Stiffness With Risk of Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults 

  Sindre, Rasmus Bach; Gerdts, Eva; Putaala, Jukka; Grymyr, Lisa Marie Dale; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Almeida, Ana G.; Bech-Hanssen, Odd; Busch, Raila; Eilertsen, Rune Krogh; Fonseca, Ana Catarina; Hedman, Marja; Huhtakangas, Juha; Jäkälä, Pekka; Lautamäki, Riikka; Lehto, Mika; Martinez-Majander, Nicolas; Redfors, Petra; Sarkanen, Tomi; von Sarnowski, Bettina; Sinisalo, Juha; Virtanen, Marko; Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike; Yesilot, Nilufer; Ylikotila, Pauli; Cramariuc, Dana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background Incidence of cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS) in young adults is increasing. Early left atrial (LA) myopathy might be 1 of the underlying mechanisms, but this has only been scarcely explored. Objectives The ...

• Effects of relaxation interventions during pregnancy on maternal mental health, and pregnancy and newborn outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

  Abera, Mubarek; Hanlon, Charlotte; Daniel, Beniam; Tesfaye, Markos; Workicho, Abdulhalik; Girma, Tsinuel; Wibaek, Rasmus; Andersen, Gregers S.; Fewtrell, Mary; Filteau, Suzanne; Wells, Jonathan C.K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background Stress during pregnancy is detrimental to maternal health, pregnancy and birth outcomes and various preventive relaxation interventions have been developed. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to ...

• Mass cytometric single cell immune profiles of peripheral blood from acute myeloid leukemia patients in complete remission with measurable residual disease 

  Sefland, Øystein; Gullaksen, Stein-Erik; Omsland, Maria; Reikvam, Håkon; Galteland, Eivind; Tran, Hoa Thi Tuyet; Spetalen, Signe; Singh, Satwinder Kaur; Van Zeeburg, Hester J. T.; Van De Loosdrecht, Arjan A.; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Measurable residual disease (MRD) is detected in approximately a quarter of AML chemotherapy responders, serving as a predictor for relapse and shorter survival. Immunological control of residual disease is suggested to ...

• Considerations for the design and conduct of pediatric obesity pharmacotherapy clinical trials: Proceedings of expert roundtable meetings 

  Kelly, Aaron S.; Bahlke, Melanie; Baker, Jennifer L.; de Beaufort, Carine; Belin, Ruth M.; Fonseca, Helena; Hale, Paula M.; Holm, Jens-Christian; Hsia, Daniel S.; Jastreboff, Ania M.; Juliusson, Pétur Benedikt; Murphy, Madhumita; Pak, Jonathan; Paul, Elizabeth; Rudolph, Bryan; Srivastava, Gitanjali; Tornøe, Christoffer W.; Weghuber, Daniel; Fox, Claudia K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Anti-obesity medications (AOMs) have emerged as one element of comprehensive obesity clinical care intended to improve long-term health outcomes for children and adolescents. The number of pediatric AOM clinical trials has ...

• Complete response of metastatic microsatellite-stable BRAF V600E colorectal cancer to first-line oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy and immune checkpoint blockade 

  Ree, Anne Hansen; Høye, Eirik; Esbensen, Qin Ying; Røberg Beitnes, Ann-Christin; Negård, Anne; Bernklev, Linn; Tetlie, Linn Kruse; Fretland, Åsmund Avdem; Hamre, Hanne Mari; Kersten, Christian; Hofsli, Eva; Guren, Marianne; Sorbye, Halfdan; Nilsen, Hilde; Flatmark, Kjersti; Meltzer, Sebastian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  The randomized METIMMOX trial (NCT03388190) examined if patients with previously untreated, unresectable abdominal metastases from microsatellite-stable (MSS) colorectal cancer (CRC) might benefit from potentially immunogenic, ...

• Radiomic profiles improve prognostication and reveal targets for therapy in cervical cancer 

  Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Hodneland, Erlend; Wagner-Larsen, Kari Strøno; Lura, Njål; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Berg, Hege Fredriksen; Stokowy, Tomasz; Srivastava, Aashish; Forsse, David Erik; Høivik, Erling André; Woie, Kathrine; Bertelsen, Bjørn; Krakstad, Camilla; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Cervical cancer (CC) is a major global health problem with 570,000 new cases and 266,000 deaths annually. Prognosis is poor for advanced stage disease, and few effective treatments exist. Preoperative diagnostic imaging ...

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