Bakgrunn: Varmesterilisering av agar og andre geleringsmidler vil i nærvær av fosfat resultere i produksjon av hydrogenperoksid (H2O2) og sannsynligvis andre reaktive oksygenforbindelser (ROS). Disse stoffene begrenser ...

Although decades have passed since most women in the democratic world gained the right to vote and run for election, a large gender gap in political participation persists, particularly in developing countries. This short ...

Purpose Our aim was to investigate tissue volumes measured by MRI segmentation of the entire 3rd molar for prediction of a sub-adult being older than 18 years. Material and method We used a 1.5-T MR scanner with a ...

Aim: Evaluate for differences in demographic and clinical characteristics and subjective and objective measures of cognitive function (CF) between younger older adults (YOA, 60–69 years) and older adults (OA, ≥70 years). ...

The 1918–20 pandemic influenza killed 50–100 million people worldwide, but mortality varied by ethnicity and geography. In Norway, areas dominated by Sámi experienced 3–5 times higher mortality than the country’s average. ...

The world population is ageing at a fast pace and to enable elderly to age at home can become a viable solution both economically and socially speaking, leading also to the overall improvement of the elderly’s well-being ...

People with disabilities, especially those living in institutions, are at higher risk during pandemics, while schools also play important roles in disease spread. Yet, less attention is paid to the intersection of risk ...

Background Low‐frequency variants play an important role in breast cancer (BC) susceptibility. Gene‐based meth‐ ods can increase power by combining multiple variants in the same gene and help identify target genes. Methods ...

Objectives Treatment of respiratory infections with non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) in COPD patients is complicated by biofilm formation, protecting the bacteria against the hosts’ immune response and antibiotics. ...