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Role of LSDP5 i diet induced obese and insulin resistant mice Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background
People with deliberate self-poisoning and personality disorders are in increased risk for suicide. Intention and psychiatric features are important factors in a psychiatric evaluation and for ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)
Signalmolekylene i hjernen kan enten stimulere eller hemme nabocellene. Det viktigste stimulerende signalmolekylet er glutamat. Holten og medarbeidere legger i denne avhandlingen fram data som bekrefter at også aspartat ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2007)
TIDLIG OPPDAGELSE OG BEHANDLING AV PSYKOSELIDELSER (TIPS)
Evidence-based, kunnskapsbasert, vitenbasert utvikling av helsetjenestene generelt, og av psykiatrihelsetjenestene spesielt, er sjeldnere enn vi liker å tro.
Utformingen ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
Liver X Receptor og genregulering i morkaken (placenta).<br>
Cand. Scient. Susanne Weedon-Fekjær har i sin doktorgrad studert rollene til transkripsjonsfaktorene Liver X Receptors (LXR) i morkake og morkakeceller hos ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2013)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
(Book / Bok / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 1999)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Tumor size, as indicated by the T-category, is known as a strong prognostic indicator for breast cancer. It is common practice to distinguish the T1 and T2 groups at a tumor size of 2.0 cm. We investigated the 2.0-cm rule ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Objective: Investigate whether gastroenterologists rate the quality of referral letters higher if electronic dynamic checklist items are added to a standard free-text referral letter. Assess how this affects the ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)
Objectives: The main aim of this longitudinal study was to describe dietary behaviors and Body Mass Index (BMI) in an adolescent cohort from age 15 to age 18 in Oslo, Norway. There were three sub-questions: ‡@ To what ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
It is well established that exercise protect againsts chronic disorders such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD), type 2 diabetes (DM2), dementia and depression. It is unclear how contracting skeletal muscles mediate metabolic ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
Organotypic cultures from the ventral mesencephalon (VM) are widely used to model Parkinson’s disease (PD). In this method, neurotoxic compounds have traditionally been applied to the media to induce a uniform dopaminergic ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background The role of vitamin D in breast cancer etiology is unclear. There is some, but inconsistent, evidence that vitamin D is associated with both breast cancer risk and mammographic density (MD). We evaluated the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
The differentiation of pluripotent stem cells to hepatocytes is well established, yet current methods suffer from several drawbacks. These include a lack of definition and reproducibility, which in part stems from continued ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Vertebrate organisms adapt to a continuously changing environment by regulating the strength of synaptic connections between brain cells. Excitatory synapses are believed to increase their strength by vesicular insertion ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background
Smokers have been shown to have lower mortality after acute coronary syndrome than non-smokers. This has been attributed to the younger age, lower co-morbidity, more aggressive treatment and lower ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
The aquatic birnavirus infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) causes infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN), a severe disease in farmed salmonid fish. IPNV has a very broad host range and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background
The liver X receptors (LXR) α and β regulate lipid and carbohydrate homeostasis and inflammation. Lxrβ
-/- mice are glucose intolerant and at the same time lean. We aimed to ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background
Increased understanding of the variability in normal breast biology will enable us to identify mechanisms of breast cancer initiation and the origin of different subtypes, and to better predict ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
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, 2010)
Background
Patients treated for self-poisoning have an increased risk of death, both by natural and unnatural causes. The follow-up of these patients is therefore of great importance. The aim of this study ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
Background
Most help-seeking substance abusers have comorbid psychiatric disorders. The importance of such disorders for the long-term course of substance abuse is, however, still unclear. The aim of this ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background Evidence suggests that in spite of some adolescents being sexually active, many parents do not discuss sex-related issues with them due to lack of age-appropriate respectful vocabulary and skills. The likelihood ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Determining the role of weather in waterborne infections is a priority public health research issue as climate change is predicted to increase the frequency of extreme precipitation and temperature events. To document the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Two different vaccines, a 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) and a 13-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV13), are available for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in the population aged 65 years and older ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)
This thesis focuses on the association between inflammation and body composition and consists of one cross sectional study in healthy overweight and in lean subjects (paper I), and one prospective study in patients with ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
To assess the association of eating meals, and never watching TV while eating meals, with weight status among children, ages 10–12 years across Europe.
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
A few studies have investigated tracking of dietary patterns or nutrient intake in pre-school children, but no studies have been identified examining tracking of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
With cAMP signaling having a profound inhibitory effect on DNA damage-induced apoptosis in B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL) cells, understanding how this signaling pathway affects the survival capacity ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
Background
According to DSM-IV there are three subtypes of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, namely: ADHD predominantly inattentive type (ADHD-PI), ADHD predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Type ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
Background
The first aim of the present study was to investigate differences in correlates of vegetable intake between the normal weight and the overweight boys in the Pro Children Cross Sectional Study. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
Background
The Norwegian Women and Cancer Study (NOWAC) is a national population-based cohort study with 102 443 women enrolled at age 30–70 y from 1991 to 1997. The present study was a methodological ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
Background Dietary exposure is complex since foods are eaten in combinations and the foods contain a combination of several nutrients. It is likely that there is an interaction and synergy between these foods and nutrients. ...
(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
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, 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, 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 ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)
Introduction
The purpose of this report was to classify mammograms according to four methods and to examine their agreement and their relationship to selected risk factors for breast cancer.
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Molecular imaging enables non-invasive visualization of the dynamics of molecular processes within living organisms in vivo. Different imaging modalities as MRI, SPECT, PET and optic imaging are used together with molecular ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
Background
This study examined the relationship between life satisfaction among medical students and a basic model of personality, stress and coping. Previous studies have shown relatively high levels of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background
Alcohol use is increasing among women in Africa, and comparable information about women's current alcohol use is needed to inform national and international health policies relevant to the entire ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background
Weight loss and increased physical fitness are established approaches to reduce cardiovascular risk factors. We studied the reduction in BMI z-score associated with improvement in cardiometabolic ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
Background
Before starting interventions addressing energy-balance related behaviors, knowledge is needed about the prevalence of sedentary behaviors and low physical exercise, their interrelationships, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)
Background
Most children eat fewer fruits and vegetables than recommended. To be able to design effective interventions, understanding the aetiology of the behaviour is important. Accessibility and preferences ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background
The health positive effects of diets high in fruits and vegetables are generally not replicated in supplementation trials with isolated antioxidants and vitamins, and as a consequence the emphasis ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
Background
Poisoned patients are often treated in and discharged from pre-hospital health care settings. Studies of poisonings should therefore not only include hospitalized patients. Aims: To describe the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
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Early trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy (TFCBT) holds promise as a preventive intervention for people at risk of developing chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The aim of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2002)
Background
Previous studies have shown that several agents that stimulate heptahelical G-protein coupled receptors activate the extracellular signal regulated kinases ERK1 (p44mapk) and ERK2 (p42mapk) in ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
To assess health- related quality of life (HRQOL) with SF-12 and SF-36 and compare their abilities to predict mortality in chronic dialysis patients, after adjusting for traditional risk factors.
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)
Environmental substances like polychlorinated biphenyls and dietary fatty acids have been suspected to influence cognitive functions in humans, although much of their specific effects on synaptic functions are still unclear. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background
Substantial heterogeneity in HIV prevalence has been observed within sub-Saharan Africa. It is not clear which factors can explain these differences. Our aim was to identify risk factors that ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
Background
The behaviour of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is characterized by low predictability of responding. Low behavioural predictability is one way of operationalizing ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)
Introduction
Mammographic breast density is a strong independent risk factor for breast cancer. We hypothesized that demonstration of an association between mammographic breast density and bone mineral ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)
Background
The predictive value of the psychosocial constructs of Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) on subsequent dietary habits has not been previously investigated in a multivariate approach that includes ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
Genome-wide location analysis of histone modifications and transcription factor binding relies on chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays. These assays are, however, time-consuming and require large numbers of cells, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background
With the recent advances and availability of various high-throughput sequencing technologies, data on many molecular aspects, such as gene regulation, chromatin dynamics, and the three-dimensional ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background
In medical education, teaching methods offering intensive practice without high utilization of faculty resources are needed. We investigated whether simulated patients’ (SPs’) satisfaction with ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
Adequate nutrition during the first year of life is essential for optimal growth and health. Previous studies from various countries have shown disparities in infant feeding practices among subgroups in a population. In ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
We previously observed that a radiotherapy-induced biochemical response in plasma was associated with favourable outcome in head and neck squamous carcinoma cancer (HNSCC) patients. The aim of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
Lactation has beneficial short term effects on maternal metabolic health, but the long term effects are less well known.
Methods
We ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
There is a shortage of information about the factors that mediate physical activity intervention effects which involve youth. The purpose of this study was to examine whether personal, social ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
The underlying mechanisms of overweight and obesity in adolescents are still not fully understood. The aim of this study was to investigate modifiable and non-modifiable correlates of weight ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
There is a need for more longitudinal studies investigating the associations between screen-based sedentary behaviors (SB), dietary behaviors and leisure-time physical activity (PA).
...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
The present study investigated associations in gender dyads of parents’ and adolescents’ time spent on television and video viewing (TV/DVD), and computer and electronic game use (PC/games) at ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background
Fetal movement (FM) counting is a simple and widely used method of assessing fetal well-being. However, little is known about what women perceive as decreased fetal movement (DFM) and how maternally ...
(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, 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, 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, 2007)
Background
Monitoring dynamics in HIV-1 infection and risk behaviours is important in evaluating, adjusting and scaling up prevention programmes. The objective of this study was to estimate trends in 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, 2010)
Background
Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women and consists of a heterogeneous collection of diseases with distinct histopathological, genetic and epigenetic characteristics. In this study, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
Background
The aims of the study were (i) to examine global quality of life (GQOL) before fracture in patients with low-energy wrist or hip fracture compared with an age- and sex-matched control group, and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
The Neuroscience Peer Review Consortium (NPRC) was conceived in the summer of 2007 at a meeting of editors and publishers of neuroscience journals. One of the working groups addressed whether it was possible to construct ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background
Arachnoid cyst (AC) fluid has not previously been compared with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the same patient. ACs are commonly referred to as containing "CSF-like fluid". The objective of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
Background
Nephropathy is serious complication of diabetes. We have previously shown that level of the proteoglycan syndecan-1 in blood is associated with ultrastructural kidney changes in young persons ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background
Plant-based diets rich in fruit and vegetables can prevent development of several chronic age-related diseases. However, the mechanisms behind this protective effect are not elucidated. We have ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background
There is an urgent need for more carefully developed public health measures in order to curb the obesity epidemic among youth. The overall aim of the "EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
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, 2014)
Background Conscientious objection has spurred impassioned debate in many Western countries. Some Norwegian general practitioners (GPs) refuse to refer for abortion. Little is know about how the GPs carry out their refusals ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background
Low skeletal muscle mass is associated with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. Serum creatinine may serve as a surrogate marker of muscle mass, and a possible relationship between low ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
It is well known that the prevalence of asthma has been reported to increase in many places around the world during the last decades. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify and review ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background
Obesity is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Arterial stiffness assessed by carotid femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an independent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
Background
Regression calibration as a method for handling measurement error is becoming increasingly well-known and used in epidemiologic research. However, the standard version of the method is not ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background
The interstitium, situated between the blood and lymph vessels and the cells, consists of a solid or matrix phase and a fluid phase, together constituting the tissue microenvironment. Here we ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a new methodology for estimating the drug load in a population. Simple summary statistics and specification tests have typically been used to analyze WBE data, comparing ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Cellular metabolism confers wide-spread epigenetic modifications required for regulation of transcriptional networks that determine cellular states. Mesenchymal stromal cells are responsive to metabolic cues including ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background
Transcription factors in disease-relevant pathways represent potential drug targets, by impacting a distinct set of pathways that may be modulated through gene regulation. The influence of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
Patients with chest pain or palpitations often have poor outcomes following a negative cardiac evaluation, with symptom persistence, limitations in everyday activities, and reduced health-related ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
Introduction
Knowledge of tumor growth is important in the planning and evaluation of screening programs, clinical trials, and epidemiological studies. Studies of tumor growth rates in humans are usually ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
In cancer, genes may have indirect effects on patient survival, mediated through interactions with other genes. Methods to study the indirect effects that contribute significantly to survival are not available. We propose ...