Objectives: An increased lung cancer risk associated with total dust exposure in the silicon carbide (SiC) industry has previously been r...
Merete Drevvatne Bugge; Kristina Kjærheim; Solveig Føreland; Eduard Wijnand; Helge Kjuus
Interleukin-1β (IL-1β), encoded by the IL1B gene, is a cytokine important in regulation of the inflammatory response. Elevated levels of ...
Nina Elisabeth Landvik; Kent Hart; Aage Haugen; Shanbeh Zienolddiny
Background and purpose: The psychophysiological responses to and modulation of pressure pain stimulation are relatively new areas of inv...
Christine Mohn; Olav Vassend; Stein Knardahl
Background and purpose: In animal studies, enhanced sensitivity to painful stimuli succeeding chronic stress has been reported, while ac...
Kristian Bernhard Nilsen; Sunniva Elisabeth Christiansen; Line Berge Holmen; Trond Sand
Background and purpose: A growing number of people are using computers. Shoulder and neck pain occur commonly during computer work. Peri...
Vegard Strøm; Cecilie Røe; Dagfinn Matre; Stein Knardahl
Background and purpose: ‘Central sensitization’ (CS) may play a major role in maintaining several chronic pain conditions. CS has been p...
Dagfinn Matre; Stein Knardahl
Objective: It has been hypothesized that the underlying mechanism of elevated breast cancer risk among long-term, night-working women inv...
Edyta Reszka; Beata Peplonska; Edyta Wieczorek; Wojciech Sobala; Agnieszka Bukowska; Jolanta Gromadzinska; Jenny-Anne Sigstad Lie; Helge Kjuus; Wojciech Wasowicz
Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is an enzyme that metabolizes endocannabinoids and fatty acid amides possibly linked to activation of t...
Guro Søe Eriksen; Line Melå Jacobsen; Mahmood Aqsa; Linda Margareth Pedersen; Johannes Gjerstad
Objective: To study the possible respiratory and haematological effects of endotoxin exposure to bacterial single-cell protein (BSCP) in ...
Marit Skogstad; Liv Ingunn Bjoner Sikkeland; Reidun Øvstebø; Kari Bente Foss; Kari Emilie Heldal; Øivind Skare; Johny Kongerud; Peter Kierulf; Eduard Wijnand
Background: An increased risk of breast cancer has been observed in night shift workers. Exposure to artificial light at night and disrup...
Beata Peplonska; Agnieszka Bukowska; Wojciech Sobala; Edyta Reszka; Jolanta Gromadzinska; Wojciech Wasowicz; Jenny-Anne Sigstad Lie; Helge Kjuus; Giske Ursin