Faculty of Medicine
Recent Submissions
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Hvorfor gjør de sånn? En studie av sykepleiere i et akuttmottaks bruk av workarounds
(Master thesis, 2024-06-15)Organisasjoner i helsevesenet øker i kompleksitet, og utsettes for stadig økende krav til tjenesten. Det er hurtige endringer i arbeidsbelastningen fra dag til dag, og noen ganger fra time til time. Dette øker også kravene ... -
Evaluation of heroin-assisted treatment in Norway: protocol for a mixed methods study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) has a convincing evidence base, although variable retention rates suggest that it may not be beneficial for all. One of the options to ... -
The acute efect of a β-glucan-enriched oat bread on gastric emptying, GLP-1 response, and postprandial glycaemia and insulinemia: a randomised crossover trial in healthy adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background The cereal fbre β-glucan reduces postprandial glycaemia, however, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the acute efect of a β-glucan-enriched oat ... -
Energy drink consumption and sleep parameters in college and university students: a national cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objectives: To investigate the frequency of energy drink (ED) consumption, and the association between ED consumption and selected sleep characteristics and parameters in Norwegian college and university students. We also ... -
Climate change and health: a 2-week course for medical students to inspire change
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Hazard assessment of nanomaterials using in vitro toxicity assays: Guidance on potential assay interferences and mitigating actions to avoid biased results
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The movement towards an animal-free testing approach for risk assessment represents a key paradigm shift in toxicology. Risk assessment of engineered and anthropogenic nanoscale materials (NM) is dependent on reliable ... -
Comparison of absorbed doses and organ doses measured with thermoluminescent dosimeters and Gafchromic film for cone beam computed tomography examination of the posterior mandibular region in a head phantom
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objectives We aimed to map the correlation between thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) and Gafchromic film for measuring absorbed doses and to compare minimum, maximum, and mean absorbed doses over larger regions of ... -
Maternal Fiber Intake During Pregnancy and Development of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms Across Childhood: The Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Epidemiological studies suggest that maternal diet quality during pregnancy may influence the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring. Here, we investigated associations between maternal intake of ... -
Novel tools to investigate Arc protein molecular function in synaptic plasticity
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-09-11)Synaptisk plastisitet er en korrelasjon for læring og hukommelse i det mammale hjernen, som produserer endringer på et synaptisk nivå i det nevrale nettverket, som kan være av kortvarig eller langvarig art. For langvarige ... -
Endovascular treatment in the elderly
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-09-13)Bakgrunn Nevrologiske lidelser utgjør en stor helsemessig utfordring og hjerneslag er globalt sett den nest hyppigste årsaken til død og den fremste årsaken til uførhet. Iskemisk hjerneslag behandles primært med medisinsk ... -
Targeted client communication to improve timely antenatal care utilization : Assessment, development and evaluation
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-09-09)Bakgrunn Rettidige svangerskapskontroller reduserer sykelighet og dødelighet hos mor og nyfødt ved at gravide med økt risiko for svangerskapsrelaterte komplikasjoner kan identifiseres i tide, sikres adekvat behandling og ... -
Streptococcus dysgalactiae Bloodstream Infections, Norway, 1999-2021
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Streptococcus dysgalactiae increasingly is recognized as a pathogen of concern for human health. However, longitudinal surveillance data describing temporal trends of S. dysgalactiae are scarce. We retrospectively identified ... -
Imaging tumor lactate is feasible for identifying intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients with postsurgical biochemical recurrence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)While radical prostatectomy remains the mainstay of prostate cancer (PCa) treatment, 20 to 40% of patients develop postsurgical biochemical recurrence (BCR). A particularly challenging clinical cohort includes patients ... -
eRegMat – a digital registry for improved quality of antenatal care: a cluster-randomized trial in a rural area in Bangladesh
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Introduction Longitudinal client tracking systems with digital health interventions are recommended for implementation in resource-limited settings but lack evidence of benefits, harms, and implementation. In the eRegMat ... -
Longitudinal Relationship Between Reduced Modic Change Edema and Disability and Pain in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Study Design. Secondary analyses of a randomized trial [Antibiotics In Modic changes (MCs) study]. Objective. To assess whether or not reduced MC edema over time is related to reduced disability and pain in patients ... -
Mutation Spectrum in Liquid Versus Solid Biopsies From Patients With Advanced astroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Purpose Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine carcinomas (GEP-NEC) are rare and have a poor prognosis. Most GEP-NEC are diagnosed with metastatic disease, with only minor biopsies available for molecular diagnostics. We ... -
Outcomes of Patients With Graves Disease 25 Years After Initiating Antithyroid Drug Therapy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Context Graves disease (GD) is a leading cause of hyperthyroidism. Detailed investigations and predictors of long-term outcomes are missing. Objective This work aimed to investigate the outcomes in GD 25 years after ... -
The impact of gingivitis reduction on lung function: a randomized trial under intensified oral hygiene
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Periodontal disease and lung function impairment were found to be associated with low-grade systemic or local inflammation, and it might be that gingival/periodontal inflammation triggers lung function due ... -
Adult presentation of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency: a possible cause of hyperammonemia after high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Hyperammonemia is a rare and often fatal complication following the conditioning therapy in autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients. It is characterized by anorexia, vomiting, lethargy and coma without ...