• Factors Underlying the Difference in Response to Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Between IBS Patients with Severe and Moderate Symptoms 

  El-Salhy, Magdhy; Hatlebakk, Jan Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background: Previous studies showed that patients with Severe IBS respond better to fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) than do those with Moderate IBS. Aims: The present study aimed to determine the effects of the ...

• The Dark and Gloomy Brain: Grey Matter Volume Alterations in Major Depressive Disorder-Fine-Grained Meta-Analyses 

  Romeo, Zaira; Biondi, Margherita; Oltedal, Leif; Spironelli, Chiara (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background: While the brain correlates of major depressive disorder (MDD) have been extensively studied, there is no consensus conclusion so far. Various meta-analyses tried to determine the most consistent findings, but ...

• Common single-base insertions in the VNTR of the carboxyl ester lipase (CEL) gene are benign and also likely to arise somatically in the exocrine pancreas 

  Brekke, Ranveig Seim; Svanbring, Anny Gravdal; Jellas, Khadija el; Curry, Grace E; Lin, Jianguo; Wilhelm, Steven J; Steine, Solrun; Mas, Eric; Johansson, Stefan; Lowe, Mark E; Johansson, Bente Berg; Xiao, Xunjun; Fjeld, Karianne; Molven, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  The CEL gene encodes carboxyl ester lipase, a pancreatic digestive enzyme. CEL is extremely polymorphic due to a variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) located in the last exon. Single-base deletions within this VNTR cause ...

• Generalized myasthenia gravis with acetylcholine receptor antibodies: A guidance for treatment 

  Gilhus, Nils Erik; Andersen, Henning; Andersen, Linda Kahr; Boldingh, Marion Ingeborg; Laakso, Sini; Leopoldsdottir, Margret Oddny; Madsen, Sidsel; Piehl, Fredrik; Popperud, Trine Haug; Punga, Anna Rostedt; Schirakow, Liselotte; Vissing, John (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background Generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) with antibodies against the acetylcholine receptor is a chronic disease causing muscle weakness. Access to novel treatments warrants authoritative treatment recommendations. ...

• The application of brain organoid for drug discovery in mitochondrial diseases 

  Liang, Xiao (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Mitochondrial diseases are difficult to treat due to the complexity and multifaceted nature of mitochondrial dysfunction. Brain organoids are three-dimensional (3D) structures derived from human pluripotent stem cells ...

• New, simplified versus standard photodynamic therapy (PDT) regimen for superficial and nodular basal cell carcinoma (BCC): A single-blind, non-inferiority, randomised controlled multicentre study 

  Christensen, Eidi; Mørk, Erik; Foss, Olav Andreas; Mørk, Cato; Kroon, Susanne; Dotterud, Lars Kåre; Helsing, Per; Vatne, Øystein; Skogvoll, Eirik; Mjønes, Patricia Gjertrud; Bachmann, Ingeborg Margrethe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background Topical photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an approved and widely used treatment for low-risk basal cell carcinoma (BCC), comprising two sessions with an interval of 1 week. Simplification of the treatment course ...

• Outcomes with the Adjustable Transobturator Male System (ATOMS) for the Treatment of Male Stress Urinary Incontinence After Prostate Surgery and the Impact of Previous Radiotherapy 

  Bosåen, Ingunn Roth; Juliebø-Jones, Patrick; Moen, Christian Arvei; Beisland, Christian; Hjelle, Karin Margrethe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background and objective The adjustable transobturator male system (ATOMS) is an established treatment for patients with urinary incontinence after prostate surgery. Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy and the ...

• Kitesurfing and snowkiting injuries in Norway: a retrospective study 

  Torland, Venke; Thomassen, Øyvind; Østerås, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background Kiteboarding (kitesurfing on water and snowkiting) is a fairly new sport and is defined as a high-risk sport. The injury rate has been reported to be between 6 and 9 per 1000 h. The aim of the study was to ...

• Facilitators and barriers of implementing end-of-life care volunteering in a hospital in five European countries: the iLIVE study 

  Yildiz, Berivan; van der Heide, Agnes; Bakan, Miša; Iversen, Grethe Skorpen; Haugen, Dagny Renata Faksvåg; McGlinchey, Tamsin; Smeding, Ruthmarijke; Ellershaw, John; Fischer, Claudia; Simon, Judit; Vibora-Martin, Eva; Ruiz-Torreras, Inmaculada; Goossensen, Anne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background: End-of-life (EoL) care volunteers in hospitals are a novel approach to support patients and their close ones. The iLIVE Volunteer Study supported hospital volunteer coordinators from five European countries to ...

• Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Risk of Multiple Sclerosis Development: A Review of Potential Mechanisms 

  Eid, Karine; Bjørk, Marte-Helene; Gilhus, Nils Erik; Torkildsen, Øivind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction, contribute to long-term systemic toxic stress and inflammation that may last well into adulthood. Such early-life stressors have been ...

• Healthcare utilization and costs associated with autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Norwegian patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis 

  Gottschlich, Katharina Natalie; Zolic-Karlsson, Zinajda; Aas, Eline; Stokke, Silje Agnethe; Bø, Lars; Torkildsen, Øivind; Lehmann, Anne Kristine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients experience long-term deterioration of neurological function, reduced quality of life, long-lasting treatment cycles, and an increased risk of early workability loss imposing an economic ...

• Surveillance after surgery for pancreatic cancer: a global scoping review of guidelines and a nordic Survey of contemporary practice 

  Ansari, Daniel; Søreide, Kjetil; Andersson, Bodil; Hansen, Carsten Palnæs; Seppänen, Hanna; Sparrelid, Ernesto; Labori, Knut Jørgen; Kirkegård, Jakob; Kauhanen, Saila; Månsson, Christopher; Nymo, Linn Såve; Nortunen, Minna; Björnsson, Bergthor; Kivivuori, Antti; Tingstedt, Bobby; Bratlie, Svein-Olav; Waardal, Kim; Laukkarinen, Johanna; Halimi, Asif; Lindberg, Hannes; Olin, Håkan; Andersson, Roland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Objectives Most patients with pancreatic cancer who have undergone surgical resection eventually develop disease recurrence. ‍This study aimed to investigate whether there is evidence to support routine surveillance ...

• The epidemiology and societal costs of myasthenia gravis in Norway: A non-interventional study using national registry data 

  Engebretsen, Ingrid; Gilhus, Nils Erik; Kristiansen, Ivar Sønbø; Sæther, Erik Magnus; Lindberg-Schager, Ingrid; Arneberg, Fredrik; Bugge, Christoffer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background and purpose With the emergence of new treatment options for myasthenia gravis (MG), there is a need for information regarding epidemiology, healthcare utilization, and societal costs to support economic ...

• An analysis of omega-3 clinical trials and a call for personalized supplementation for dementia prevention 

  Castellanos-Perilla, Nicolás; Borda, Miguel Germán; Aarsland, Dag; Barreto, George E. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Introduction Targeted interventions are needed to delay or prevent the onset of neurodegenerative diseases. Poor dietary habits are associated with cognitive decline, highlighting the benefits of a healthy diet with ...

• Functional delineation of the luminal epithelial microenvironment in breast using cell-based screening in combinatorial microenvironments 

  Jokela, Tiina A.; Dane, Mark A.; Smith, Rebecca L.; Devlin, Kaylyn L.; Shalabi, Sundus; Lopez, Jennifer C.; Miyano, Masaru; Stampfer, Martha R.; Korkola, James E.; Gray, Joe W.; Heiser, Laura M.; LaBarge, Mark A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Microenvironment signals are potent determinants of cell fate and arbiters of tissue homeostasis, however understanding how different microenvironment factors coordinately regulate cellular phenotype has been experimentally ...

• Systematic review of the patient burden of generalised myasthenia gravis in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa 

  McCallion, J.; Borsi, A.; Noel, W.; Lee, J.; Karmous, W.; Sattler, S.; Boggia, G.M.; Hardy, E.J.; Mitchell, C.R.; Mitchell, S.A.; Gilhus, Nils Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare autoimmune disease characterised by muscle weakness, and progression from ocular (oMG) to generalised (gMG) symptoms results in a substantial negative impact on quality of ...

• Promoting cemented fixation of the femoral stem in elderly female hip arthroplasty patients and elderly hip fracture patients: a retrospective cohort study from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register and the Norwegian Hip Fracture Register 

  Gjertsen, Jan-Erik; Nilsen, Daniel Hoseth; Furnes, Ove Nord; Hallan, Geir; Kroken, Gard; Dybvik, Eva Hansen; Fenstad, Anne Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background and purpose: Uncemented stems increase the risk of revision in elderly patients. In 2018, we initiated a national quality improvement project aiming to increase the proportion of cemented stems in elderly female ...

• A preoperative magnetic resonance imaging can aid in staging and treatment choice for upper tract urothelial carcinoma 

  Almås, Bjarte; Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne; Markhus, Carl Erik Nordvik; Hjelle, Karin Margrethe; Børretzen, Astrid; Beisland, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Objectives The aim was to investigate the predictive abilities of a preoperative diffusion-weighted MRI (dwMRI) among patients with surgically treated upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). Materials and methods Written ...

• The Role of Imaging in Cervical Cancer Staging: ESGO/ESTRO/ESP Guidelines (Update 2023) 

  Fischerova, Daniela; Frühauf, Filip; Burgetova, Andrea; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Gatti, Elena; Cibula, David (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Following the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO), the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), and the European Society of Pathology (ESP) joint guidelines (2018) for the management of patients ...

• Programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) clone 22C3 expression in resected colorectal cancer as companion diagnostics for immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: A comparison study and inter-rater agreement evaluation across proposed cut-offs and predictive (TPS, CPS and IC) scores 

  Lea, Dordi; Zaharia, Claudia; Søreide, Kjetil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background Expression of programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) guides the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in several cancers. In colorectal cancer (CRC), ICI are only approved for metastatic CRC, while several studies ...

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