Background: Workers producing bacterial single-cell protein (BSCP), “bioprotein,” are exposed to organic dust containing high levels of e...
Liv Ingunn Bjoner Sikkeland; M Skogstad; Reidun Øvstebø; Berit Sletbakk Brusletto; Kari Bente Foss Haug; Johny Kongerud; W Eduard; Peter Kierulf
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess personal exposure to fibres, crystalline silica, silicon carbide (SiC) and sulphur dioxid...
Solveig Føreland; Erik Bye; Berit Bakke; Wijnand Eduard
It has been suggested that spinal cord long-term potentiation (LTP) may contribute to hypersensitivity and hyperalgesia. We have investi...
Trine Hjørnevik; Line Melå Jacobsen; Hong Qu; Jan G. Bjaalie; Johannes Gjerstad; Frode Willoch
The pathogenesis of widespread pain and fibromyalgia (FM) is unknown. Altered responses from the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis, sym...
Liv Giske; Nina Køpke Vøllestad; Anne Marit Mengshoel; Jørgen Jensen; Stein Knardahl; Cecilie Røe
Vidar Skaug; Steinar Øvrebø
This is the first paper on suicidal ideation and attempts among ambulance personnel. This study aimed to investigate levels of suicidal i...
Tom Sterud; Erlend Hem; Øivind Ekeberg; Bjørn Lau
Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide with smoking and occupational exposure to carcinogenic compounds as the majo...
Shanbeh Zienolddiny; Daniele Campa; Helge Lind; David Ryberg; Vidar Skaug; Lodve Stangeland; Federico Canzian; Aage Haugen
INTRODUCTION: Objectives were to give an overview of endotoxin exposure and its determinants in sewage treatment workers, and to study e...
Suzanne Spaan; Lidwien A. M. Smit; Eduard Wijnand; Lennart Larsson; Huib J. J. M. Arts; Inge M. Wouters; Dick J. J. Heederik
Female sex hormones have previously been suggested as possible risk factors for brain tumors, but published studies have reported conflic...
Annette Wigertz; Stefan Lönn; Per Hall; Annsi Auvinen; Helle Collatz Christensen; Christoffer Johansen; Lars Klæboe; Tiina Salminen; Minouk J. Schoemaker; Anthony J. Swerdlow; Tore Tynes ...
In this study we hypothesized that rosiglitazone, an antidiabetic high-affinity agonist for the peroxisome proliferator–activated recepto...
Jelena Velebit; Petra Brina Kovacic; Mateja Prebil; Helena H. Chowdhury; Sonja Grilc; Marco Kreft; Jørgen Jensen; Esma R Isenovic; Robert Zorec