• 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 ...

• Do patients with lumbar spinal stenosis benefit from decompression of levels with adjacent moderate stenosis? A prospective cohort study from the NORDSTEN study 

  Tronstad, Sara; Haug, Knut Jørgen; Myklebust, Tor Åge; Weber, Clemens; Brisby, Helena; Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Hellum, Christian; Storheim, Kjersti; Aaen, Jørn Ståle; Banitalebi, Hasan; Brox, Jens Ivar; Grundnes, Oliver; Franssen, Eric; Indrekvam, Kari; Solberg, Tore; Hermansen, Erland (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 

  Kristiansen, Ida; Hiorth, Ylva Hivand; Ushakova, Anastasia; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Alves, Guido Werner (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 ...

• Sex differences in DNA methylation variations according to ART conception-evidence from the Norwegian mother, father, and child cohort study 

  Kristjansson, Dana; Lee, Yunsung; Page, Christian Magnus; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Magnus, Maria Christine; Jugessur, Astanand; Lyle, Robert; Håberg, Siri Eldevik (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 ...

• Rotavirus strains in children less than 5 years of age: A case control study 

  Shrestha, Jasmin; Shrestha, Sanjaya; Mason, Carl; Sornsakrin, Siriporn; Silapong, Sasikorn; Dhakwa, Jwoti; Regmi, Shanti; Strand, Tor Arne; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Bodhidatta, Ladaporn (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 ...

• Effect of integrated hepatitis C virus treatment on psychological distress in people with substance use disorders 

  Aas, Christer Frode; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Løberg, Else-Marie; Lim, Aaron G.; Vickerman, Peter; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  People with substance use disorders (SUD) have a high prevalence of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and mental health disorders. We aimed to assess the impact of integrated HCV treatment on psychological distress ...

• Willingness to pay for Social Health Insurance and associated factors among Public Civil Servants in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

  Kaso, Abdene Weya; Obsie, Girma Worku; Debela, Berhanu Gidisa; Tololu, Abdurehman Kalu; Mohammed, Esmael; Hareru, Habtamu Endashaw; Sisay, Daniel; Agero, Gebi; Hailu, Alemayehu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background The provision of equitable and accessible healthcare is one of the goals of universal health coverage. However, due to high out-of-pocket payments, people in the world lack sufficient health services, especially ...

• The economic value of reducing mortality due to noncommunicable diseases and injuries 

  Verguet, Stéphane; Bolongaita, Sarah Ann; Chang, Angela Y.; Cardoso, Diego S.; Stevens, Gretchen A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  With population aging, national health systems face difficult trade-offs in allocating resources. The World Bank launched the Healthy Longevity Initiative to generate evidence for investing in policies that can improve ...

• Refractory and super-refractory status epilepticus in children and adolescents: A population-based study 

  Hepsø, Seline Winsnes; Lee, Maya; Noszka, Kristoffer; Wollertsen, Yvonne; Holmaas, Gunhild; Kristensen, Erle; Eichele, Tom; Bjørk, Marte-Helene; Griffiths, Silja Torvik; Hikmat, Omar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Purpose Refractory (RSE) and super-refractory status epilepticus (SRSE) are serious medical emergencies whose long-term outcomes depend on the timeliness of their management. Population-based clinical and epidemiological ...

• “I felt so small”: A qualitative study of migrant nursing assistants' experiences in Norway 

  Khor, Heng Wei; el Hajj, Magalie; SAM, DAVID; Moland, Karen Marie Ingeborg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background In the wake of an increasingly ageing population, Norway has a growing need for healthcare workers, especially in nursing homes. This study explored the employment experiences of migrant nursing assistants ...

• Potential organ donors during two years at the second largest hospital in Norway 

  Holmaas, Gunhild; Hilton, Edle Aksnes; Foss, Stein; Wathle, Gaute Kjellevold; Kvåle, Reidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background Western Norway has the lowest number of actual deceased organ donors per million inhabitants in Norway. We wished to find the total number of potential donors and donor organs during 2 years at Haukeland ...

• Risk-stratified analysis of sex risk behaviors and correlates among school-going adolescents in Argentina: insights from a national survey 

  Dadras, Omid; El Saaidi, Christina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Objectives This study was conducted to address a critical gap in understanding adolescent sexual health risks in Argentina, a country that has undergone substantial socio-economic changes that made significant strides ...

• Mortality among extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients in the HIV endemic setting: lessons from a tertiary level hospital in Mbeya, Tanzania 

  Grønningen, Erlend; Nanyaro, Marywinnie; Blomberg, Bjørn; Hassan, Shoaib; Ngadaya, Esther Stanslaus; Mustafa, Tehmina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) has received less attention than pulmonary tuberculosis due to its non-contagious nature. EPTB can affect any organ and is more prevalent in people living with HIV. Low- and middle-income ...

• Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in the HIV endemic setting in Tanzania: challenges with diagnosis, comorbidities, and association with mortality 

  Grønningen, Erlend (Doctoral thesis, 2025-01-16)

  Diagnostisering av ekstrapulmonal tuberkulose er utfordrende grunnet behovet for invasiv prøvetaking, at det er få bakterier til stede og diagnostiske tester med dårligere sensitivitet på annet prøvemateriale enn sputum. ...

• 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 ...

• ‘Å vente på arbeid’: En kvalitativ intervjustudie om betydningen av meningsfull aktivitet for migranters opplevelse av helse. 

  Rizzo, Siv Karin Eriksen (Master thesis, 2024-11-15)

  Bakgrunn: Prosjektet har sitt utgangspunkt i studier som peker på migrasjon som en helsedeterminant; forskning viser at migranters helse ofte svekkes over tid etter ankomst til Norge. De fleste migranter ønsker å bruke ...

• Cost analysis for initiating an integrated package of essential non-communicable disease interventions (PEN-Plus) in Kondoa District Hospital, Tanzania: a time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) study protocol 

  Ndumwa, Harrieth Peter; Mori, Amani Thomas; Ruhago, Georg Mugambage; Willilo, Ritha Anderson; McBain, Ryan; Boudreaux, Chantelle; Wroe, Emily; Adler, Alma J.; Bukhman, Gene; Mayige, Mary Theodory; Kaarbøe, Oddvar Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Introduction: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitute approximately 74% of global mortality, with 77% of these deaths occurring in low-income and middle-income countries. Tanzania exemplifies this situation, as the ...

• Allergic contact dermatitis in response to contact with polychloroprene 

  Irgens-Hansen, Kaja; Hollund, Bjørg Eli; Vindenes, Hilde Kristin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

• Mind the Gap! Working Toward Gender Equity in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: Present and Future 

  Chowdhury, Devyani; Bansal, Neha; Ansong, Annette; Baker Smith, Carissa; Bauser-Heaton, Holly; Choueiter, Nadine; Co-Vu, Jennifer; Elliott, Pietro; Fuller, Stephanie; Jain, Supriya S.; Jone, Pei-Ni; Johnson, Jonathan N.; Karamlou, Tara; Kipps, Alaina K.; Laraja, Kristin; Lopez, Keila N.; Rasheed, Muneera Abdul; Ronai, Christina; Sachdeva, Ritu; Saidi, Arwa; Snyder, Chris; Sutton, Nicole; Stiver, Corey; Taggart, Nathaniel W.; Shaffer, Kenneth; Williams, Roberta (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Evidence from medicine and other fields has shown that gender diversity results in better decision making and outcomes. The incoming workforce of congenital heart specialists (especially in pediatric cardiology) appears ...

• Host-gut microbiota interactions shape parasite infections in farmed Atlantic salmon 

  Brealey, Jaelle Caitlin; Kodama, Miyako; Agerbo Rasmussen, Jacob; Hansen, Søren B.; Santos-Bay, Luisa; Lecaudey, Laurene Alicia; Hansen, Martin; Fjære, Even; Myrmel, Lene Secher; Madsen, Lise; Bernhard, Annette; Sveier, Harald; Kristiansen, Karsten; Gilbert, M Thomas P; Martin, Michael David; Limborg, Morten Tønsberg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Animals and their associated microbiota share long evolutionary histories. However, it is not always clear how host genotype and microbiota interact to affect phenotype. We applied a hologenomic approach to explore how ...

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