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Maternal pre-pregnancy overweight/obesityand the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivitydisorder in offspring: a systematic review, meta-analysis and quasi-experimental family-based study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Previous studies are inconclusive concerning the association between maternal pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity and risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in offspring. We therefore conducted a systematic ... -
Maternal pre-pregnancy risk drinking and toddler behavior problems: the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-23)Maternal risk drinking may be a risk factor for child behavior problems even if the mother has discontinued this behavior. Whether pre-pregnancy risk drinking is an independent predictor of child behavior problems, or ... -
Maternal preconception occupational exposure to cleaning products and disinfectants and offspring asthma
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Emerging research suggests health effects in offspring after parental chemical exposures before conception. Many future mothers are exposed to potent chemicals at work, but potential offspring health effects ... -
Maternal pregnancy folate status and association to language impairment in children of women with epilepsy after prenatal antiseizure medication exposure
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-05-05)Background: 2-8 out of 1000 pregnancies occur in women with epilepsy. Most women use antiseizure medication (ASM) during pregnancy to avoid potentially harmful epileptic seizures. Fetal exposure to ASM is associated with ... -
Maternal reasons for requesting planned cesarean section in Norway: A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Pregnant women who request a cesarean section in the absence of obstetric indication have become a highly debated issue in academic as well as popular literature. In order to find adequate, targeted treatment ... -
Maternal risk factors for the VACTERL association: A EUROCAT case-control study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The VACTERL association (VACTERL) is the nonrandom occurrence of at least three of these congenital anomalies: vertebral, anal, cardiac, tracheoesophageal, renal, and limb anomalies. Despite suggestions for ... -
Maternal Seafood Consumption and Serum Levels of p.p'-DDE and PCB-153 in Mother and Child
(Master thesis, 2014-05-15)Background: While seafood is a natural part of a healthy and balanced diet, it may also contain some undesirable environmental contaminants such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which can have detrimental effects ... -
Maternal sick leave due to psychiatric disorders following the birth of a child with special health care needs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-23)Objective Child-related stress following the birth of a child with special health care needs (SHCN) can take a toll on parental health. This study examined how the risk of sick leave due to psychiatric disorders (PD) among ... -
Maternal smoking impacts key biological pathways in newborns through epigenetic modification in Utero
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-11-25)Background: Children exposed to maternal smoking during pregnancy exhibit increased risk for many adverse health effects. Maternal smoking influences methylation in newborns at specific CpG sites (CpGs). Here, we extend ... -
Maternal use of folic acid and multivitamin supplements and infant risk of birth defects in Norway, 1999–2013
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The association between folic acid supplementation and birth defects other than neural tube defects (NTD) remains unclear. We used a log-binomial regression model to investigate if periconceptional folic acid and/or ... -
Maternal vitamin D status in pregnancy and molar incisor hypomineralisation and hypomineralised second primary molars in the offspring at 7–9 years of age: a longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose The study aimed to investigate associations between maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy and molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) and hypomineralised second primary molars (HSPM) among children. Methods The ... -
Maternal weight, weight change and perinatal outcomes: Can physical activity and gestational weight gain modify the risk?
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-02-08)Background: Maternal overweight and obesity increase the risk of complications during pregnancy and childbirth and are a threath to reproduction. It is of major importance to identify factors that have the potential to ... -
Matrilineal diversity and population history of Norwegians
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: While well known for its Viking past, Norway's population history and the influences that have shaped its genetic diversity are less well understood. This is particularly true with respect to its demography, ... -
Matrix M Adjuvanted H5N1 Vaccine Elicits Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies and Neuraminidase Inhibiting Antibodies in Humans That Correlate With In Vivo Protection
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses constantly evolve and give rise to novel variants that have caused widespread zoonotic outbreaks and sporadic human infections. Therefore, vaccines capable of eliciting ... -
Matrix M H5N1 vaccine induces cross-H5 clade humoral immune responses in a randomized clinical trial and provides protection from highly pathogenic influenza challenge in ferrets
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-07-06)Background and Methods: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses constitute a pandemic threat and the development of effective vaccines is a global priority. Sixty adults were recruited into a randomized clinical ... -
Matrix metalloproteinase-2 knockout and heterozygote mice are protected from hydronephrosis and kidney fibrosis after unilateral ureteral obstruction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-16)Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 (Mmp2) is a collagenase known to be important in the development of renal fibrosis. In unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) the obstructed kidney (OK) develops fibrosis, while the contralateral ... -
Matrix Stiffness-dependent Regulation of Integrin α11β1 Expression
(Master thesis, 2023-06-01)Stiffness regulation within the tumour microenvironment plays a pivotal role in tumorigenesis. In this context, integrin α11β1 is a collagen receptor expressed on cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) involved in matrix ... -
Maturation of monocyte derived dendritic cells with OK432 boosts IL-12p70 secretion and conveys strong T-cell responses
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-01-05)Background: Design of tumour specific immunotherapies using the patients’ own dendritic cells (DC) is a fast advancing scientific field. The functional qualities of the DC generated in vitro are critical, and today’s gold ... -
Matusikkerhet under den første fasen av koronapandemien blant innvandrere og for hele befolkningen i Norge
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Bakgrunn: Innvandrere utgjør 15 % av befolkningen, men representerer 30–40 % av positive tilfeller av covid-19 i Norge. Inngripende smitteverntiltak og nedstengning fører til nedgang i økonomien. Matusikkerhet oppstår i ... -
Matvaner og oppfatninger om kosthold hos unge mannlige tømrere
(Master thesis, 2023-06-05)Det er gjort lite kostholdsdata på enkeltgrupper i Norge. Denne oppgaven tar utgangspunkt i det den ser som et kunnskapshull i ernæringsfeltet: kunnskap om erfaringer, holdninger, oppfatninger og meninger som former ...