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    • Anti-inflammatory MicroRNAs and their potential for inflammatory diseases treatment 

      Tahamtan, Alireza; Teymoori-Rad, Majid; Nakstad, Britt; Salimi, Vahid (Frontiers in immunology;9, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-25)
      Inflammation is a complicated biological and pathophysiological cascade of responses to infections and injuries, and inflammatory mechanisms are closely related to many diseases. The magnitude, the complicated network of ...

    • Anxiety, Family Functioning and Neuroendocrine Biomarkers in Obese Children 

      Ines, Pinto; Wilkinson, Simon Roger; Virella, Daniel; Alves, Marta; Calhau, Conceição; Coelho, Rui (Acta Medica Portuguesa;30(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-30)
      Introduction: This observational study explores potential links between obese children’s cortisol, and parental mental state, family functioning, and the children’s symptoms of anxiety and depression. Material and Methods: ...

    • Assay of steroids by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in monitoring 21-hydroxylase deficiency 

      Dahl, Sandra Rine; Nermoen, Ingrid; Brønstad, Ingeborg; Husebye, Eystein Sverre; Løvås, Kristian; Thorsby, Per Medbøe (Endocrine connections;7(12), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12)
      Immunoassays of steroid hormones are still used in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. However, cross-reactivity between steroids can give rise to falsely elevated steroid levels. ...

    • Assessing severity in pediatric pneumonia. Predictors of the need for major medical interventions 

      Berg, Are Stuwitz; Inchley, Christopher; Fjærli, Hans Olav; Leegaard, Truls Michael; Nakstad, Britt (Pediatric emergency care;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Objective: The aim of this study was to determine potential predictors of the need for major medical interventions in the context of assessing severity in pediatric pneumonia. Methods: This was a prospective, cohort ...

    • Autoantibodies reactive to adrenocorticotropic hormone can alter cortisol secretion in both aggressive and nonaggressive humans 

      Værøy, Henning; Adori, Csaba; Legrand, Romain; Lucas, Nicolas; Breton, Jonathan; Cottard, Caroline; do Rego, Jean-Claude; Duparc, Céline; Louiset, Estelle; Lefebvre, Hervé; Déchelotte Pierre; Western, Elin; Andersson, Stein; Hökfelt, Tomas; Fetissov, Sergueï O (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences;115(28), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-25)
      Violent aggression in humans may involve a modified response to stress, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Here we show that naturally present autoantibodies reactive to adrenocorticotropic hormone ...

    • «Åpen dialog bak lukkede dører»–pasienter og pårørendes erfaringer med Åpen dialog i nettverksmøter ved en lukket psykiatrisk avdeling 

      Sørgård, Jorunn; Karlsson, Bengt (Tidsskrift for psykisk helsearbeid;14(04), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-11)
      Artikkelen beskriver en studie om pasienters og pårørendes erfaringer med åpen dialog i nettverksmøter ved en lukket psykiatrisk avdeling. Vår tilnærming bygger på forskningsarbeider om Åpen dialog (OD) i Finland. Denne ...

    • B-cell composition in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of multiple sclerosis patients treated with dimethyl fumarate 

      Høglund, Rune Alexander; Polak, Justyna; Vartdal, Frode; Holmøy, Trygve; Lossius, Andreas Lunde (Multiple sclerosis and related disorders;26, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-30)
      Background:B cells may contribute to the immunopathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Dimethyl fumarate(DMF) has recently been shown to reduce the frequency of memory B cells in blood, but it is not known whetherthe drug ...

    • Balloon eustachian tuboplasty: Systematic review of long-term outcomes and proposed indications 

      Luukkainen, Veera; Kivekäs, Ilkka; Silvola, Juha Tapio; Jero, Jussi; Sinkkonen, Saku T. (The journal of international advanced otology;14(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04)
      Balloon Eustachian tuboplasty (BET) aims to improve the function of the Eustachian tube (ET). The objective of this study was to review the longterm outcome of BET and present the process and results of outlining indications ...

    • Betydningen av ulike kanaler i verving av blodgivere 

      Hermundstad, Brita; Mousavi, Seyed Ali; Knutsen, Teresa Risopatron; Johannessen, Dorthe Charlotte; Klock, Jorunn; Wangen, Beate Tandberg; Ulvær, Andreas; Wuttudal, Lene Nilson; Llohn, Abid Hussain (Bioingeniøren;2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-21)
      Formål: Studiens mål var å fremskaffe kunnskap om ulike måter blodgivere blir rekruttert til blodbanken. Det ble undersøkt om rekrutteringsmåtene blir påvirket av demografiske variabler og om andelene i rekrutteringsmåter ...

    • Bioavailable Testosterone Is Positively Associated With Bone Mineral Density in Male Kidney Transplantation Candidates 

      Jørgensen, Hanne Skou; Winther, Simon; Bøttcher, Morten; Hauge, Ellen-Margrethe; Rejnmark, Lars; Svensson, My Hanna Sofie; Ivarsen, Per (Kidney international reports;3(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05)
      Introduction Low levels of sex hormones are common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and may be a contributing factor to bone fragility. We investigated associations between levels of sex hormones and bone ...

    • Bioingeniøren som diagnostisk samarbeidspartner i helsevesenet 

      Larsen, Marianne; Almås, Synnøve Hofseth (Bioingeniøren;2018(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-27)
      Bakgrunn. Målet med denne studien var å undersøke om en bioingeniør kan inngå som en diagnostisk samarbeidspartner (DSP) og derved oppleves som en naturlig del av et tverrprofesjonelt team i helsevesenet. Metode. Det ...

    • Biomarkers in subtypes of mild cognitive impairment and subjective cognitive decline 

      Eliassen, Carl F Andestad; Reinvang, Ivar; Selnes, Per; Grambaite, Ramune; Fladby, Tormod; Hessen, Erik (Brain and Behavior;7(9), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-28)
      Objectives Preclinical Alzheimers disease (AD) patients may or may not show cognitive impairment on testing. AD biomarkers are central to the identification of those at low, intermediate, or high risk of later dementia ...

    • Bone turnover markers are associated with bone density, but not with fracture in end stage kidney disease: a cross-sectional study 

      Jørgensen, Hanne Skou; Winther, Simon; Bøttcher, Morten; Hauge, Ellen Margrethe; Rejnmark, Lars; Svensson, My Hanna Sofie; Ivarsen, Per (BMC Nephrology;18(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-06)
      Background Fracture risk is increased in chronic kidney disease (CKD), but assessment of bone fragility remains controversial in these patients. This study investigated the associations between bone turnover markers, bone ...

    • Can depression in psychogeriatric inpatients at one year follow-up be explained by locus of control and coping strategies? 

      Bjørkløf, Guro Hanevold; Engedal, Knut Arne; Selbæk, Geir; Maia, Deborah Deborah Bezerra; Borza, Tom; Saltyte-Benth, Jurate; Helvik, Anne-Sofie (Aging & mental health;22(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-04)
      Objectives: Treatment of depression (in late life) is good. The short-term, but not long-term prognosis after treatment of depression in late life is good. To identify modifiable factors, we wanted to examine whether coping ...

    • Cardiac troponin and natriuretic peptide analytical interferences from hemolysis and biotin: Educational aids from the IFCC Committee on Cardiac Biomarkers (IFCC C-CB) 

      Saenger, Amy K; Jaffe, Allan S.; Body, Richard; Collinson, Paul O.; Kavsak, Peter A.; Lam, Carolyn S. P.; Lefèvre, Guillaume; Omland, Torbjørn; Ordóñez-Llanos, Jordi; Pulkki, Kari; Apple, Fred S. (Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM);57(5), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-10)
      Two interferences recently brought to the forefront as patient safety issues include hemolysis (hemoglobin) and biotin (vitamin B7). The International Federation for Clinical Chemistry Committee on Cardiac Biomarkers ...

    • Cardiopulmonary exercise test and PaO2 in evaluation of pulmonary hypertension in COPD 

      Skjørten, Ingunn; Hilde, Janne Mykland; Melsom, Morten Nissen; Hisdal, Jonny; Hansteen, Viggo; Steine, Kjetil; Humerfelt, Sjur (International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease;13, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-26)
      Background: Exercise tolerance decreases as COPD progresses. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is common in COPD and may reduce performance further. COPD patients with and without PH could potentially be identified by cardiopulmonary ...

    • Change in psychotropic drug use in Norwegian nursing homes between 2004 and 2011 

      Selbæk, Geir; Janus, Sarah I. M.; Bergh, Sverre; Engedal, Knut; Ruths, Sabine; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Saltyte-Benth, Jurate; Zuidema, Sytse U. (International psychogeriatrics;30(3), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10-09)
      Background: We aimed to assess whether there were any changes in the use of psychotropic drugs in Norwegian nursing homes between 2004 and 2011. Also, we investigated whether the predictors of use of specific psychotropic ...

    • Changes in survival and characteristics among older stroke unit patients-1994 versus 2012 

      Labberton, Angela Susan; Rønning, Ole M.; Thommessen, Bente; Barra, Georg Mathias Honore (Brain and behavior;9(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-25)
      Objectives Treatment on organized stroke units (SUs) improves survival after stroke, and stroke mortality has decreased worldwide in recent decades; however, little is known of survival trends among SU patients specifically. ...

    • Characteristics of menstrual versus non-menstrual migraine during pregnancy: a longitudinal population-based study 

      Petrovski, Beata; Vetvik, Kjersti; Lundqvist, Anders Christofer; Eberhard-Gran, Malin (The journal of headache and pain;19(1), Academic article, 2018-04-02)
      Background Migraine is a common headache disorder that affects mostly women. In half of these, migraine is menstrually associated, and ranges from completely asymptomatic to frequent pain throughout pregnancy. Methods The ...

    • Characterization of physicochemical and colloidal properties of hydrogel chitosan-coated iron-oxide nanoparticles for cancer therapy 

      Catalano, Enrico; Benedetto, Andrea Di (Journal of Physics: Conference Series;841, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-05)
      Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles have recently been investigated for their potential to kill cancer cells with promising results, owing to their ability to be targeted and heated by magnetic fields. In this study, ...