• Neopterin and kynurenic acid as predictors of stroke recurrence and mortality: a multicentre prospective cohort study on biomarkers of infammation measured three months after ischemic stroke 

  Alme, Katinka Nordheim; Ulvik, Arve; Askim, Torunn; Assmus, Jörg; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Naik, Mala; Næss, Halvor; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Ueland, Per-Magne; Knapskog, Anne Brita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Chronic low-grade inflammation is associated with both ischemic stroke and sedentary behaviour. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive abilities of biomarkers of inflammation and immune modulation ...

• Rules and regulations for a pregnant endourologist: the European perspective 

  Jones, Charles Patrick Warburton; Pietropaolo, Amelia; Spinoit, Anne-Francoise; Bergesen, Anne Kvåle; Gudbrandsdottir, Gigja; Beisland, Christian; von Ostau, Nicola; Harke, Nina N.; Ribal, Maria J.; Zerva, Maria; Bres-Niewada, Ewa; Zondervan, Patricia; McLornan, Liza; Ferretti, Stefania; Tonnhofer, Ursula; Necknig, Ulrike Hendrika; Skolarikos, Andreas; Somani, Bhaskar K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Introduction Working in surgery while pregnant is challenging. Navigating this period safely is of paramount importance. Anecdotal observation suggests that there exists great variation among European nations in regard ...

• Health equity impact of community-initiated kangaroo mother care: a randomized controlled trial 

  Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Mazumder, Sarmila; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Taneja, Sunita; Bahl, Rajiv; Martines, Jose Carlos; Bhan, Maharaj Kishan; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Bhandari, Nita; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Kangaroo mother care (KMC) can substantially enhance overall survival of low birthweight babies. In a large randomized controlled trial, we recently showed that supporting mothers to provide community initiated ...

• Current Status of Intravesical Therapies for Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS): A Narrative Review of Emerging Evidence 

  Jones, Patrick; Hjelle, Karin Margrethe; Mohn, Jannike; Gudbrandsdottir, Gigja; Roth, I; Chaudhry, Adeel Asghar; Bergesen, Anne Kvåle; Beisland, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Bladder pain syndrome (BPS) is a complex condition, which can have debilitating sequelae for patients. Many elements of BPS remain poorly understood including pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment. Navigating patient ...

• Conditioned Medium from Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Restored Oxidative Stress-Related Impaired Osteogenic Differentiation 

  Saleem, Ragda; Mohamed-Ahmed, Samih Salah Eldin Mahgoub; Elnour, Rammah; Berggreen, Ellen; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Elnour; Al-Sharabi, Niyaz Abdulbaqi Abdulmajid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Oxidative stress from high levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been linked to various bone diseases. Previous studies indicate that mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) secrete bioactive factors (conditioned ...

• General practitioners not available – out-of-hospital emergency patients handled by anaesthesiologist in a large Norwegian municipality 

  Hauståker, Henrik; Østerås, Øyvind; Nystøyl, Dag Ståle; Heltne, Jon-Kenneth; Zakariassen, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Until autumn 2018 the GPs in Bergen Municipality did not attend emergency patients outside the emergency primary care centre. The ambulance staff handled emergencies on their own or were assisted by an ...

• Caries experience by socio-behavioural characteristics in HIV-1-infected and uninfected Ugandan mothers – a multilevel analysis 

  Birungi, Nancy; Fadnes, Lars T.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv; Tumwine, James K; Lie, Stein Atle; Åstrøm, Anne-Kristine N (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Objectives To assess caries experience in Ugandan mothers according to HIV status, socio-behavioural-characteristics, gingival bleeding status and to examine whether HIV status impacts the association of socio-behavioural ...

• Characterization of immune cell infiltrate in tumor stroma and epithelial compartments in oral squamous cell carcinomas of Sudanese patients 

  Mohamed, Nuha Mohamed Gaafar; Osman, Tarig Al-Hadi; Ahmed, Israa A.H.; Elsheikh, Mariam; Dongre, Harsh Nitin; Jacobsen, Martha Rolland; Mohamed, Nazar; Fromreide, Siren; Suleiman, Ahmed Mohamed; Johannessen, Anne Christine; Nginamau, Elisabeth Sivy; Costea, Daniela Elena (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Tumor immune infiltrate has been explored in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), but studies on simultaneous characterization of multiple immune cell subtypes separately in stromal and intraepithelial tumor ...

• BRCA1 Norway: comparison of classifcation for BRCA1 germline variants detected in families with suspected hereditary breast and ovarian cancer between different laboratories 

  Hovland, Henrikke Nilsen; Al-Adhami, Rafal; Ariansen, Sarah Louise; Van Ghelue, Marijke; Sjursen, Wenche; Anfinsen, Sigrid Lima; Bolstad, Marte; Berger, Amund Holte; Vetti, Hildegunn Høberg; Knappskog, Per Morten; Haukanes, Bjørn Ivar; Aukrust, Ingvild; Ognedal, Elisabet (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Pathogenic germline variants in Breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 (BRCA1) predispose carriers to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC). Through genetic testing of patients with suspected HBOC an increasing number ...

• Implementing a Functional Precision Medicine Tumor Board for Acute Myeloid Leukemia 

  Malani, Disha; Kumar, Ashwini; Brück, Oscar; Kontro, Mika; Yadav, Bhagwan; Hellesøy, Monica; Kuusanmäki, Heikki; Dufva, Olli; Kankainen, Matti; Eldfors, Samuli; Potdar, Swapnil; Saarela, Jani; Turunen, Laura; Parsons, Alun; Västrik, Imre; Kivinen, Katja; Saarela, Janna Saija; Räty, Riikka; Mooij, Wolf M.; Lehto, M; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore; Mustjoki, Satu; Aittokallio, Tero Antero; Wennerberg, Krister; Heckman, Caroline Akemi; Kallioniemi, Olli; Porkka, Kimmo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  We generated ex vivo drug-response and multiomics profiling data for a prospective series of 252 samples from 186 patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A functional precision medicine tumor board (FPMTB) integrated ...

• AXL targeting by a specific small molecule or monoclonal antibody inhibits renal cell carcinoma progression in an orthotopic mice model 

  Chen, Tony Jialiang; Mydel, Piotr Mateusz; Benedyk-Machaczka, Małgorzata; Kamińska, Marta; Kalucka, Urszula; Blø, Magnus; Furriol, Jessica; Gausdal, Gro; Lorens, James Bradley; Osman, Tarig Al-Hadi; Marti, Hans Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  AXL tyrosine kinase activation enhances cancer cell survival, migration, invasiveness, and promotes drug resistance. AXL overexpression is typically detected in a high percentage of renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) and is ...

• Can adults with cerebral palsy perform and beneft from ballistic strength training to improve walking outcomes? A mixed methods feasibility study 

  Gjesdal, Beate Eltarvåg; Mæland, Silje; Williams, Gavin; Aaslund, Mona Kristin; Rygh, Cecilie Brekke; Cumming, Kristoffer Toldnes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Power bursts of hips and ankle plantar flexors are prerequisites to walking propulsion. However, these power bursts are reduced during gait for persons with cerebral palsy (CP) and mainly in the ankle plantar ...

• The efcacy of systemic antibiotics as an adjunct to surgical treatment of peri-implantitis: a systematic review 

  Øen, Malene; Leknes, Knut Norvald; Lund, Bodil Kristina; Bunæs, Dagmar Fosså (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Microbial biofilm accumulation is the main cause of peri-implantitis. The majority of surgical peri-implantitis treatment protocols suggests adjunctive use of systemic antibiotics to target specific putative ...

• Dust Exposure and Respiratory Health Among Workers in Primary Coffee Processing Factories in Tanzania and Ethiopia 

  Bråtveit, Magne; Abaya, Samson Wakuma; Sakwari, Gloria; Moen, Bente Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Introduction: In primary coffee factories the coffee beans are cleaned and sorted. Studies from the 80- and 90-ties indicated respiratory health effects among the workers, but these results may not represent the present ...

• Offshore field experiments with in-situ burning of oil: Emissions and burn efficiency 

  Faksness, Liv-Guri; Leirvik, Frode; Taban, Ingrid C.; Engen, Frode; Jensen, Hans V.; Holbu, Jan Willie; Dolva, Hilde; Bråtveit, Magne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  In situ burning (ISB) is an oil spill response technique including ignition and burning to remove oil on the water surface. The technique rapidly and effectively removes large portions of the oil. However, the combustion ...

• Social Jetlag Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Predictor of Insomnia – A MultiNational Survey Study 

  Brandão, Luiz Eduardo Mateus; Martikainen, Teemu; Merikanto, Ilona; Holzinger, Brigitte; Morin, Charles M.; Espie, Colin A.; Bolstad, Courtney J.; Leger, Damien; Chung, Frances; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Dauvilliers, Yves; Matsui, Kentaro; De Gennaro, Luigi; Sieminski, Mariusz; Nadorff, Michael R.; Chan, Ngan Yin; Wing, Yun Kwok; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio Arthuro; Inoue, Yuichi; Partinen, Markku; Benedict, Christian; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Cedernaes, Jonathan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Purpose: Lifestyle and work habits have been drastically altered by restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether the associated changes in sleep timing modulate the risk of suffering from symptoms of insomnia, the ...

• Respiratory symptoms and respiratory deaths: A multi-cohort study with 45 years observation time 

  Stavem, Knut; Johannessen, Ane; Nielsen, Rune; Gulsvik, Amund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  This study determined the association between respiratory symptoms and death from respiratory causes over a period of 45 years. In four cohorts of random samples of Norwegian populations with 103,881 participants, 43,731 ...

• Effects of Intraoperative Dexmedetomidine Infusion on Postoperative Pain after Craniotomy: A Narrative Review 

  Syrous, Nesjla Sofia; Sundstrøm, Terje; Softeland, Eirik; Jammer, Ib (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Publisert Hovedoppgave UiB for Stud Med Nesjla Sofia Syrous: Effekter av intraoperativ dexmedetomidine infusjon på postoperative smerter etter craniotomi, en litteraturoversikt.

• The impacts of contact force, power and application time on ablation effect indicated by serial measurements of impedance drop in both conventional and high-power short-duration ablation settings of atrial fibrillation 

  Shi, Libin; Wang, Yu-Chuan; Chu, Songyun; Bortoli, Alessandro De; Schuster, Peter Moritz; Solheim, Eivind; Chen, Jian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background: This study aimed to clarify the interrelationship and additive effects of contact force (CF), power and application time in both conventional and high-power short-duration (HPSD) settings. Methods: Among 38 ...

• Placental histology predicted adverse outcomes in extremely premature neonates in Norway-population-based study 

  Budal, Elisabeth Berge; Ebbing, Cathrine; Kessler, Jørg; Bains, Sukhjeet; Haugen, Olav H.; Aukland, Stein Magnus; Eide, Geir Egil; Halvorsen, Thomas; Bentsen, Mariann; Collett, Karin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Aim We evaluated the role of placental pathology in predicting adverse outcomes for neonates born extremely preterm (EPT) before 28 weeks of gestation. Methods This was a prospective observational study of 123 extremely ...

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