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    • Litteraturstudie: Implantatbehandling på pasienter med ektodermal dysplasi 

      Alizadeh, Lilly; Haukeland, Ida Marlene (Master thesis, 2022-01-31)
      Hensikt: Ektodermal dysplasi (ED) er en sjelden tilstand som kan føre til anomalier i strukturer av ektodermalt opphav, derunder tenner. Tilstanden kan også føre til funksjonelle og psykologiske problemer, og redusert ...

    • Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) Immunization in Children and Adults: Lesson for Development of Universal Influenza Vaccine 

      Islam, Shahinul (Doctoral thesis, 2019-11-06)
      According to the WHO (World Health Organization), one billion peoples are infected annually of whom three to five millions become severely ill and 250-500 000 deaths worldwide (He, Wang et al. 2013) although the latest ...

    • Live attenuated influenza vaccine in children induces b-cell responses in tonsils 

      Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl; Brokstad, Karl Albert; Pathirana, Rishi; Bredholt, Geir; Jul-Larsen, Åsne; Trieu, Mai Chi; Jalloh, Sarah Larteley Lartey; Montemoli, Emanuele; Tøndel, Camilla; Aarstad, Hans Jørgen; Cox, Rebecca Jane (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Background. Tonsils play a key role in eliciting immune responses against respiratory pathogens. Little is known about how tonsils contribute to the local immune response after intranasal vaccination. Here, we uniquely ...

    • Live well, die well - an international cohort study on experiences, concerns and preferences of patients in the last phase of life: the research protocol of the iLIVE study 

      Yildiz, Berivan; Allan, Simon; Bakan, Misa; Barnestein-Fonseca, Pilar; Berger, Michael; Boughey, Mark; Christen, Andri; De Simone, Gustavo G; Egloff, Martina; Ellershaw, John; Elsten, Eline E. C. M.; Eychmüller, Steffen; Fischer, Claudia; Fürst, Carl Johan; Geijteman, Eric C. T.; Goldraij, Gabriel; Goossensen, Anne; Halfdanardottir, Svandis Iris; Haugen, Dagny Renata Faksvåg; Hedman, Christel; Hoppe, Tanja; Hughes, Rosemary; Iversen, Grethe Skorpen; Joshi, Melanie; Kodba-Ceh, Hana; Korfage, Ida J; Lunder, Urska; Lüthi, Nora; Martín-Roselló, Maria Luisa; Mason, Stephen; Mcglinchey, Tamsin; Montilla, Silvi; Rasmussen, Birgit H; Ruiz-Torreras, Inmaculada; Schelin, Maria E. C.; Sigurdardottir, Katrin Rut; Sigurdardottir, Valgerdur; Simon, Judith; Smeding, Ruthmarijke; Solvåg, Kjersti; Strupp, Julia; Tripodoro, Vilma; Van Der Kuy, Hugo M; Van Der Rijt, Carin C. D.; Van Zuylen, Lia; Veloso, Verónica I; Vibora-Martin, Eva; Voltz, Raymond; Zambrano, Sofia C; Van Der Heide, Agnes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Introduction Adequately addressing the needs of patients at the end of life and their relatives is pivotal in preventing unnecessary suffering and optimising their quality of life. The purpose of the iLIVE study is to ...

    • Live-attenuated influenza vaccine induces tonsillar follicular T helper cell responses that correlate with antibody induction 

      Jalloh, Sarah Larteley Lartey; Zhou, Fan; Brokstad, Karl Albert; Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl; Slettevoll, Steffen Aleksander; Pathirana, Rishi; Cox, Rebecca Jane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background: Influenza remains a major threat to public health. Live-attenuated influenza vaccines (LAIV) have been shown to be effective, particularly in children. Follicular T helper (TFH) cells provide B-cell help and ...

    • LIVE@Home.Path--innovating the clinical pathway for home-dwelling people with dementia and their caregivers: Study protocol for a mixed-method, stepped-wedge, randomized controlled trial 

      Husebø, Bettina; Allore, Heather; Achterberg, Wilco; Angeles, Renira Corinne; Ballard, Clive; Bruvik, Frøydis Kristine; Fæø, Stein Erik; Gedde, Marie H.; Hillestad, Eirin; Jacobsen, Frode F.; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Kjerstad, Egil; Kjome, Reidun Lisbet Skeide; Mannseth, Janne; Naik, Mala; Nouchi, Rui; Puaschitz, Nathalie; Samdal, Rune; Tranvåg, Oscar; Tzoulis, Charalampos; Vahia, Ipsit Vihang; Vislapuu, Maarja; Berge, Line Iden (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background The global health challenge of dementia is exceptional in size, cost and impact. It is the only top ten cause of death that cannot be prevented, cured or substantially slowed, leaving disease management, caregiver ...

    • Lived experiences of frailty among home-dwelling older people and family caregivers 

      Søvde, Bente Egge (Doctoral thesis, 2023-09-01)
      Background: The aging population, increasing incidence of frailty with age and increased risk of reduced ability to carry out everyday activities reveal the challenges for the individuals living with frailty, their caregivers ...

    • Liver elastography in healthy children using three different systems - how many measurements are necessary? 

      Mjelle, Anders Batman; Mulabecirovic, Anesa; Havre, Roald Flesland; Olafsdottir, Edda Jonina; Gilja, Odd Helge; Vesterhus, Mette (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-21)
      Purpose Liver elastography is increasingly being applied in screening for and follow-up of pediatric liver disease, and has been shown to correlate well with fibrosis staging through liver biopsy. Because time is of the ...

    • Liver Elastography in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Patients Using Three Different Scanner Systems 

      Mjelle, Anders Batman; Fossdal, Guri; Gilja, Odd Helge; Vesterhus, Mette (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      The aim of the study described here was to characterize three different liver elastography methods in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) patients, for the first time exploring 2-D shear wave elastography (2-D-SWE) in PSC ...

    • Liver nucleotide biosynthesis is linked to protection from vascular complications in individuals with long-term type 1 diabetes 

      Jain, Ruchi; Özgümüs, Türküler; Jensen, Troels Mygind; du Plessis, Elsa; Keindl, Magdalena; Møller, Cathrine Laustrup; Falhammar, Henrik; Nyström, Thomas; Catrina, Sergiu-Bogdan; Jörneskog, Gun; Jessen, Leon Eyrich; Forsblom, Carol; Haukka, Jani K.; Groop, Per-Henrik; Rossing, Peter; Groop, Leif; Eliasson, Mats; Eliasson, Björn; Brismar, Kerstin; Al-Majdoub, Mahmoud; Nilsson, Peter M.; Taskinen, Marja-Riitta; Ferrannini, Ele; Spégel, Peter; Berg, Tore Julsrud; Lyssenko, Valeriya (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Identification of biomarkers associated with protection from developing diabetic complications is a prerequisite for an effective prevention and treatment. The aim of the present study was to identify clinical and plasma ...

    • Liver X receptors induce antiproliferative effects in basal-like breast cancer 

      Haugen, Mads; von der Lippe Gythfeldt, Hedda; Egeland, Eivind Valen; Svartdal Normann, Lisa; Pandya, Abhilash D.; Vedin, Lise-Lotte; Juell, Siri; Tenstad, Ellen; Øy, Geir Frode; Kristian, Alexandr; Marangoni, Elisabetta; Sørlie, Therese; Steffensen, Knut Rune; Mælandsmo, Gunhild Mari; Engebråten, Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Liver X receptors (LXRs) are nuclear transcription factors important in the regulation of cholesterol transport, and glucose and fatty acid metabolism. The antiproliferative role of LXRs has been studied in a variety of ...

    • The liver-first approach for synchronous colorectal liver metastases: A systematic review and meta-analysis of completion rates and effects on survival 

      Zeyara, Adam; Torén, William; Søreide, Kjetil; Andersson, Roland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Patients presenting with synchronous colorectal liver metastases are increasingly being considered for a curative treatment, and the liver-first approach is gaining popularity in this context. However, little ...

    • The liver-heart axis in patients with severe obesity: the association between liver fibrosis and chronic myocardial injury may be explained by shared risk factors of cardiovascular disease 

      Young, Juliet; Seeberg, Kathrine; Aakre, Kristin Moberg; Borgeraas, Heidi; Nordstrand, Njord; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Hjelmesæth, Jøran Sture; Omland, Torbjørn; Hertel, Jens Kristoffer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Background: Severe obesity is associated with increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiovascular disease. We hypothesized that liver fibrosis as quantified by the Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) test would ...

    • Livet etter underlivskreft. Kvinner sine erfaringar fem og seks år etter behandling for kreftsjukdom 

      Sekse, Ragnhild Johanne Tveit (Doctoral thesis, 2011-11-22)
      Målet med studien var å få kunnskap om og innsikt i korleis det kan opplevast for kvinner å få underlivskreft og korleis desse erfaringane verkar inn på livet i eit langtidsperspektiv. Det var i tillegg eit mål å få fram ...

    • Livets slutt i sykehjem. Pasientens ønsker og legens rolle 

      Fosse, Anette (Doctoral thesis, 2018-06-14)
      In Norway, nearly fifty percent of all deaths occur in nursing homes. The last period of life in other high-income countries is also increasingly spent in nursing homes. The nursing home doctor is responsible for medical ...

    • Living a successful weight loss after severe obesity 

      Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid; Andersen, John Roger; Moltu, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      Purpose: Losing weight and keeping it off for the long term is difficult. Weight regain is common. Experiences of successful non-surgical weight loss after severe obesity are largely unexplored. We know little about long-term ...

    • Living the dream – but not without hardship: stories about self-directed weight transformation from severe obesity 

      Råheim, Målfrid; Moltu, Christian; Natvik, Eli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The objective of this narrative study was to explore experiences and assigned meanings in stories about self-directed weight loss (WL) maintenance after severe obesity (SO). Design In-depth interviews were conducted with ...

    • Living with hereditary cancer. The experiences of Swedish MEN1 patients and Norwegian BRCA1/2 mutation positive men 

      Strømsvik, Nina (Doctoral thesis, 2011-06-16)
      Background: During the past two decades there has been an increasingly focus on cancer risk reduction using genetic tests and family history to identify persons with increased risk of developing cancer. Depending on the ...

    • Living With Ovarian Cancer: Transitions Lost in Translation 

      Gissum, Karen Rosnes; Drageset, Sigrunn; Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim; Bjørge, Line; Strand, Roger (Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Living with ovarian cancer involves uncertainty, fear of recurrence, and premature death while preparing for a life after treatment. The women depend on health care professionals while moving from being healthy ...

    • Living with pelvic organ prolapse: voices of women from Amhara region, Ethiopia 

      Gjerde, Janne Lillelid; Rørtveit, Guri; Muleta, Mulu; Adefris, Mulat; Blystad, Astrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03)
      Introduction: The objective of the study was to explore how women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse in a lowincome setting explain, experience, and handle the potential practical and social consequences of the condition. ...