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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Oksidativt stress kan være forbundet med kreft. I denne masteroppgaven har man studert biomarkører for oksidativt stress og antioksidant status hos en gruppe prostatakreftpasienter (PC) og sammenlignet dem med en gruppe ...
Effects of acute elevation of circulating fatty acids on cardiac lipid accumulation and cardiac function Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Bakgrunn: Det er økende bevis for at lipid-innholdet i hjertet (IntraCardiomyoCellular Lipid, ICCL) er involvert i etiologien av dilatert kardiomyopati og hjertesvikt. Målet med denne studien var å undersøke effekten av ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Bakgrunn: Forekomsten av overvekt og fedme blant barn og ungdom i Norge er økende. Barn tilbringer mye tid på skolen, og matmiljøet på skolen og i skolens nærområde kan påvirke kosthold og forekomst av overvekt blant barn ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Bakgrunn: Vurdering av energiinntaket og energibehovet til en individuell idrettsutøver eller en gruppe idrettsutøvere er en sentral problemstilling i fagfeltet idrettsernæring. Et optimalt kosthold kan bidra til å forbedre ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Numerous epidemiological studies have indicated that a diet rich in plant based foods reduces the risk of several chronic diseases. The beneficial health effects of eating dietary plants have been proposed to be partly ...
(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2007)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Summary
A major health problem in South Africa is inadequate nutritional health among infants and young children which contributes to increased childhood morbidity and mortality. The health authorities in South Africa have ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background
Completing upper secondary education is associated with higher work participation and less health-related absence from work. Although these outcomes are closely interrelated, most studies focus ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
The connection between a high intake of dietary plants and a reduced risk of degenerative diseases is supported by a large amount of epidemiological evidence. Emerging evidence from nutritional genomics suggest that plants ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
When measuring a range of genomic, epigenomic, and transcriptomic variables for the same tissue sample, an integrative approach to analysis can strengthen inference and lead to new insights. This is also the case when ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Summary
Background: Obesity is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea and some cancer types. In women, obesity may play a role in the development of polycystic ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
This longitudinal study examined the frequency of consumption of vegetables for dinner by adolescents and their parents. Associations of perceived availability, correlations and stability were explored. The longitudinal ...
(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2007)
Det stilles høye krav til kostholdet for at idrettsutøvere skal prestere på trening og i konkurranse og for at de skal restituere seg tilstrekkelig mellom treningsøktene. Utøvere i utholdenhetsidretter har spesielt stort ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2018)
Taurine is regarded as an essential amino acid in utero, and fetal taurine supply is believed to rely solely on placental transfer from maternal plasma. Despite its potential role in intrauterine growth restriction and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The most recent systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses have indicated significant and nutritionally-relevant composition differences between organic and conventional foods. This included higher antioxidant, but ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2007)
Sammendrag
Innledning: Både kreftsykdom og kreftbehandling kan føre til redusert ernæringsstatus hos pasienter med colorectalcancer (CRC). Omtrent halvparten av disse pasientene har opplevd vekttap ved start av ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Summary
Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is associated with many different macro- and microvascular complications. Proteoglycans (PGs) are important constituents of the plasma membrane and of the basement membrane ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
Hensikten med undersøkelsen var å kartlegge og vurdere hvilemetabolisme og næringsinntak til en gruppe barn og unge med spinal muskelatrofi (SMA) og en gruppe barn og unge med Duchenne muskeldystrofi (DMD). Vi hadde ingen ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Hensikten med denne studien var å undersøke om 12 ukers daglig kostregistrering er gjennomførbart over tid og om dette verktøyet gir større effekt i kliniske målinger etter 12 og 28 uker. Den siste målingen skulle avdekke ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
Bakgrunn: Polycystisk ovariesyndrom (PCOS) er en kompleks endokrin forstyrrelse hos kvinner og har viktige helsekonsekvenser. Pasienter med PCOS har høy forekomst av risikofaktorer for kardiovaskulær sykdom, høyere risiko ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Hensikten med denne studien var å få en bedre forståelse av, og undersøke sammenhengen mellom, foreldre og barns forhold til vekt og slanking, samt å undersøke om dette varierte med vektstatus, kjønn og foresattes ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
Ageing is a complex physiological process shaped by nutrition, metabolism and hormones, with insulin, responsible for glucose absorption from the blood, being an important pro-ageing factor. The metabolic decline observed ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Sammendrag
Kolorektalkreft er samlet for begge kjønn den hyppigste kreftformen i Norge. I EU var det den hyppigst diagnostiserte kreftformen i år 2000.
Migrasjonsstudier viser at denne kreftformen er sterkt påvirket av ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2018)
Birth asphyxia can lead to hypoxic-ischaemic (HI) brain injury. A concomitant perinatal infection increases the risk of neurological sequelae. Hypothermia treatment (HT) is current standard treatment for birth asphyxia. ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2019)
The hazard rate is the most commonly studied parameter in survival analysis, but it is usually not suitable for causal inference.
This thesis focuses on developing alternatives to hazards for analyzing survival data. ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
Det er en økende prevalens av overvekt og fedme hos barn og unge både internasjonalt og nasjonalt. Definisjon av overvekt og fedme er en abnorm eller overdreven fettmengde i kroppen. På forholdsvis kort tid har kroppsmasseindeks ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
The content of phytochemicals has been proposed to contribute to the beneficial effects of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. One proposed mechanism of action of phytochemicals is down regulation of NF-kappa B activity. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Background
Higher education is responsible for providing education that meets international benchmarks relevant to the needs of the international community. Due to the increase of digital tools in higher ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Several ingredients in personal care products (PCPs) have been classified as endocrine disruptors (EDs) and concern has been raised whether use of PCPs can affect human health. We aimed to ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
We lack national and cross-national studies of physicians’ perceptions of quality of patient care, professional autonomy, and job satisfaction to inform clinicians and policymakers. This study ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2021)
One in eleven women in Norway will be diagnosed with breast cancer by age 75. Organized mammographic screening can detect early stage breast cancer and reduce deaths from this disease. However, screening involves harms, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) dependent protein kinase or protein kinase A (PKA) has served as a prototype for the large family of protein kinases that are crucially important for signal transduction in ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Objective To investigate healthcare utilisation, induced labour and caesarean section (CS) in the pregnancy after stillbirth and assess anxiety and dread of childbirth as mediators for these outcomes.
Design Population-based ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2020)
Background: About 30% of patients in hospitals are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. Malnutrition is associated with increased morbidity, longer convalescence, prolonged length of hospital stay, higher readmission ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Histone variant H3.3 is deposited in chromatin at active sites, telomeres, and pericentric heterochromatin by distinct chaperones, but the mechanisms of regulation and coordination of chaperone-mediated H3.3 loading remain ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Aims/objective: We aimed to assess the long-term effects of post-transplant glycaemia on long-term survival after renal transplantation.
Methods: Study participants were 1,410 consecutive transplant recipients without ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background Untreated patients with familial hypercholesterolemia are at increased risk of premature cardiovascular death. The primary aim of this study was to investigate whether this is also the case in the statin ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background: Knowledge about the user’ needs is important to develop targeted rehabilitation for cancer patients with chronic fatigue (CF). The aims of the study were to examine prevalence of CF in cancer survivors attending ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2012)
Background: During the last decades there has been a shift away from the traditional view of health care professionals as the only experts and providers of knowledge and the patients as passive recipients, to a more ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2011)
Patients who suffer from leukemia or lymphoma can be cured by the transplantation of bone marrow stem cells from a volunteer donor (allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation). Recipients frequently acquire an immune ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2010)
The present thesis aims to contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying the development of long-lasting pain.
Animal models of long-term potentiation (LTP) induced by noxious stimuli are extensively ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2012)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2010)
Several studies have shown that there is a relatively high prevalence of burnout and mental distress among working physicians. This is an issue of concern, not only for the individual physician, but also in relation to ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
Regulering av PP1 og Nuklein syre binding av AKAP149 og PNUTS.<br><br>
Det er estimert at 1 av 8,000 har en sykdom som konsekvens av induserte mutasjoner som påvirker mitokondrienes funksjon eller prosesser, og mitokondriell ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2010)
DNA damage responses are important both in the development and treatment of cancers. The main focus of the present thesis has been to explore whether the level of the second messenger cAMP can affect the cell’s response ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2012)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2011)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Background
A premalignant lesion in the breast is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. The aim of this article was to identify women with an increased risk of breast cancer based on prior screening results ...
Effektevaluering av "Bra mat for bedre helse": en kvasieksperimentell intervensjonsstudie Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Bakgrunn og hensikt: Livsstilsykdommer som hjerte- og karsykdommer, kreft, respirasjonssykdommer og diabetes står i dag for 60 % av dødsfallene på verdensbasis. Flere livsstilsykdommer og metabolske risk faktorer påvirkes ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2013)
Having some understanding about genes and genetics can be important in many aspects of life, from taking part in political debates on scientific matters, to making personal choices about genetically modified foods, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Three-dimensional digital brain atlases represent an important new generation of neuroinformatics tools for understanding complex brain anatomy, assigning location to experimental data, and planning of experiments. We have ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
The long-term cholesterol lowering effect of replacing intake of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) with polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) is well established, however not fully explained mechanistically. We examined the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
α2-adrenoceptors (AR) lower central sympathetic output and peripheral catecholamine release, thereby protecting against sympathetic hyperactivity and hypertension. Norepinephrine re-uptake–transporter effectively (NET) ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
Cerebrovascular pathology is closely coupled to cognitive function decline, as indicated by numerous studies at the system level. To better understand the mechanisms of this cognitive decline it is important to resolve how ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)
Det er store forskjeller i kronisk underernæring og spedbarnsdødelighet mellom barn av urfolk og andre barn på det amerikanske kontinentet. Både underernæring og kroniske ernæringsrelaterte sykdommer rammer urfolk spesielt ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
The immense increase in the generation of genomic scale data poses an unmet analytical challenge, due to a lack of established methodology with the required flexibility and power. We propose a first principled approach to ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2021)
Cutaneous melanoma is the most rapidly growing malignancy in Norway and is becoming an increasing public health concern. While exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) from the sun and solarium is the primary risk factor, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Procedures for the clinical assessment of acute poisoning by substances of abuse should identify patients in need of hospital admission and avoid hazardous discharges, while keeping the observation ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2014)
Background and aims: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited, metabolic, autosomal dominant disorder. It is characterized by abnormal high total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
The global obesity epidemic represents an enormous potential threat to public health, because overweight and obesity are major risk factors of non-communicable diseases. The prevalence of overweight has furthermore increased ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Aims: Despite the excess mortality and morbidity associated with acute poisoning by substances of abuse, follow-up is frequently not organised. We assessed morbidity, including repeated poisoning, and follow-up after acute ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Abstract Background and aim Malnutrition and pressure ulcer represent significant health problems for hospital inpatients, in addition to having a considerable impact on local and national health care cost. Sufficient ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background & Aims: Liver fibrogenesis – scarring of the liver that can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer – is characterized by hepatocyte impairment, capillarization of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) and hepatic ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex disease with many different immune cells involved in its pathogenesis, and in particular T cells as the most recognized cell type. Recently, the innate immune system has also been ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2016)
Background Familial hypercholesterolaemia increases the risk for cardiovascular disease. The primary aim of the present study was to describe sex differences in incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular disease leading ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background
Calcium (Ca) - fortified foods are likely to play an important role in helping the consumer achieve an adequate Ca intake, especially for persons with a low intake of dairy products. Fish bones ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
Background
More research on factors associated with physical activity and the decline in participation during adolescence is needed. In this paper, we investigate the levels, change, and stability of physical ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)
Myocardial infarction remains a major killer world-wide. The preservation of cardiac muscle cells is critical to patient outcomes after myocardial infarction. During myocardial infarction, cardiac muscle cells die and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
A number of studies have examined dietary patterns in various populations. However, to study to what extent such patterns capture meaningful differences in consumption of foods is of interest. In the present study, we ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Proteoglycans are fundamental components of the endothelial barrier, but the functions of the proteoglycan serglycin in endothelium are less described. Our aim was to describe the roles of serglycin in processes relevant ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
Background
Progressive encephalopathy (PE) in children is a heterogeneous group of diseases mainly composed of metabolic diseases, but it consists also of neurodegenerative disorders where neither metabolic ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
Background
The Doloplus-2 is used for behavioural pain assessment in cognitively impaired patients. Little data exists on the psychometric properties of the Doloplus-2. Our objectives were to test the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
Background
The prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism is high among morbidly obese subjects. Further, low serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH]D) and magnesium have ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
Background
Self-reported health perceptions such as physical distress and quality of life are suggested independent predictors of mortality and morbidity in patients with established cardiovascular disease. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
Background
Potential therapeutic use of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is likely to require large-scale in vitro expansion of the cells before transplantation. MSCs from adipose tissue can be cultured ...
A review of studies of parent-child communication about sexuality and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Parent-child sexuality communication has been identified as a protective factor for adolescent sexual and reproductive health, including HIV infection. The available literature on this topic in sub-Saharan Africa is ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2019)
Spinal cord injury leads to a rapid and profound loss of skeletal muscle mass. Muscle atrophy consequently promotes metabolic disturbances and leads to increased risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Prevention ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)
Glutamatergic and GABAergic gliotransmission is a compilation of studies on the ability of glial cells to release glutamate by exocytosis and GABA by bestrophin 1 channel.
The vesicular glutamate transporters (VGLUTs) are ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2015)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background
High stress levels and mental health problems are common among medical students and there is a lack of studies on group interventions that aim to reduce such distress during medical school.
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background
Confidence intervals (or associated standard errors) facilitate assessment of the practical importance of the findings of a health study, and their incorporation into a meta-analysis. For paired ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
Background
The purpose of this study was to compare plasma levels of antioxidants and oxidative stress biomarkers in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients with healthy controls. Furthermore, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
Background
Although physical activity is considered to yield substantial health benefits, the level of physical activity among European teenagers is not sufficient. Adolescence is characterized by a decline ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
Background
Changes in patient-reported outcomes like health related quality of life (HRQOL) and global quality of life (GQOL) in patients with low-energy distal radius fracture might be related to fracture, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2003)
Background
During infections, polymorphonuclear neutrophilic granulocytes (PMN) are mobilized from their bone marrow stores, travel with blood to the affected tissue, and kill invading microbes there. The ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
Background
ADHD is currently defined as a cognitive/behavioral developmental disorder where all clinical criteria are behavioral. Overactivity, impulsiveness, and inattentiveness are presently regarded as ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background
Protein kinase A type I (PKAI) and PKAII are expressed in most of the eukaryotic cells examined. PKA is a major receptor for cAMP and specificity is achieved partly through tissue-dependent ...
Plasma levels of leptin and mammographic density among postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
Introduction
Obesity has been linked to increased risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Increased peripheral production of estrogens has been regarded as the main cause for this association, but ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
Background
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) is a key target molecule in current treatment of several neoplastic diseases. Hence, in order to develop and improve current drugs targeting EGFR signalling, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background
The biological mechanisms in the association between the metabolic syndrome (MS) and various biomarkers, such as 25-hydroxyvitamin D (vit D) and magnesium, are not fully understood. Several of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)
Background
Fast, cheap and reliable methods are needed to identify large populations, which may be at risk in relation to environmental exposure. Polymorphisms in NAT1 (N-acetyl transferase) may be suitable ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
Background
Variability in stages of the HIV-1 epidemic and hence HIV-1 prevalence exists in different areas in sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this study was to investigate the magnitude of HIV-1 infection ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
Background
The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) is a self-administered questionnaire that aims to measure pain and disability associated with shoulder disease. It consists of a pain section and a ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
Background
Higher prevalence rates of unhealthy behaviours among lower socioeconomic groups contribute substantially to socioeconomic inequalities in health in adults. Preventing the development of these ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Objectives
To address the relative importance of general job-related stressors, ambulance specific stressors and individual characteristics in relation to job satisfaction and health complaints (emotional ...