Celiac disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder resulting from mis-appropriate immune response toward ingested glu-ten proteins. Gluten-specific CD4+ T cells, as the key drivers for the pathogenesis can be identified by ...

Objective To investigate associations between Swedish universities Scales of Personality (SSP) and scales of the following personality instruments: Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R axis II screening questionnaire ...

Worldwide today, 38 million people live with HIV and in 2020 700.000 died of HIV related disease. HIV infects CD4 T cells and causes a gradual decline in these cells. Antiretroviral treatment (ART) will in most people ...

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic rheumatic disease. The severity and disease course are highly variable and JIA can be a life-long disorder. The aims of this study were to assess patient-reported outcomes ...

Abstract The thalamus is a vital communication hub in the center of the brain and consists of distinct nuclei critical for consciousness and higher-order cortical functions. Structural and functional thalamic alterations ...

Background More than one third of Norwegian women and men between 20 and 40 years of age have elevated cholesterol concentration. Parental metabolic health around conception or during pregnancy may affect ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major health burden. Screening can reduce both incidence and mortality of CRC. Endoscopic screening with sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy and testing for occult blood in stool are the most frequently ...

The extended D3-mesenterectomy during right colectomy for cancer aims for improved cancer survival by removing the draining lymph nodes around the superior mesenteric vessels. The procedure, however, causes an injury to a ...

Background Economic analyses of end-of-life care often focus on single aspects of care in selected cohorts leading to limited knowledge on the total level of care required to patients at their end-of-life. ...

Narcolepsy type 1 is a chronic neurological sleep disorder. In addition to the classical narcolepsy symptoms such as excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep hallucinations, sleep paralysis and loss of muscle tone when experiencing ...