Publikasjoner
Hearing Loss, Hearing Aid Use, and Subjective Memory Complaints: Results of the HUNT Study in Norway
Objective. To study the association between hearing loss severity, hearing aid use, and subjective memory complaints in a large cross-sec...
Moradi, Shahram; Engdahl, Bo Lars; Johannessen, Aud; Selbæk, Geir; Aarhus, Lisa; Haanes, Gro Gade
Luteolin protects against adipogenic and lipogenic potency induced by human relevant mixtures of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the 3T3-L1 model
Human exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) may contribute to obesogenic effects. We have previously shown that POP mixtures m...
Xie, Y.; Berntsen, Hanne Friis; Zimmer, Karin Elisabeth; Ropstad, Erik; Verhaegen, Steven; Connolly, L.
Office design, telework from home, and self-certified sickness absence. A crosssectional study of main and moderating effects in a nationally representative sample
Objectives This study aimed to investigate (i) the main effects of office design and access to telework from home (TWFH) on self-certifie...
Borge, Randi Hovden; Johannessen, Håkon Andre; Fostervold, Knut Inge; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland
A study of pneumoproteins in crystalline silica exposed rock drillers
Objective: The objective was to assess serum concentrations of club cell protein 16 (CC-16) and the surfactant proteins A (SPs-A) and D (...
Ellingsen, Dag; Ulvestad, Bente; Samersaw-Lund, May Brit; Skaugset, Nils Petter; Sikkeland, Liv Ingunn Bjoner
Advanced Respiratory Models for Hazard Assessment of Nanomaterials—Performance of Mono-, Co- and Tricultures
Advanced in vitro models are needed to support next-generation risk assessment (NGRA), moving from hazard assessment based mainly on anim...
Camassa, Laura Maria Azzurra; Elje, Elisabeth; Mariussen, Espen; Longhin, Eleonora Marta; Dusinska, Maria; Zienolddiny-Narui, Shanbeh; Rundén-Pran, Elise
Nano- and microplastics: a comprehensive review on their exposure routes, translocation, and fate in humans
Contamination of the environment with nano-and microplastic particles (NMPs) and its putative adverse effects on organisms, ecosystems, a...
Ramsperger, Anja F.R.M.; Bergamaschi, Enrico; Panizzolo, Marco; Fenoglio, Ivana; Barbero, Francesco; Peters, Ruud; Undas, Anna; Purker, Sebastian; Giese, Bernd; Lalyer, Carina R.; Tamargo, Alba ...
Gene–gene interaction of AhRwith and within the Wntcascade afects susceptibility to lung cancer
Background: Aberrant Wnt signalling, regulating cell development and stemness, infuences the development of many cancer types. The Aryl h...
Rosenberger, Albert; Muttray, Nils; Hung, Rayjean J.; Christiani, David C.; Caporaso, Neil E.; Liu, Geoffrey; Bojesen, Stig E.; Le Marchand, Loic; Albanes, Demetrios; Aldrich, Melinda C.; Tardon, Adonina ...
Low-voltage electrical accidents, immediate reactions and acute health care associated with self-reported general health 4 years later
Background and aims Electricians frequently experience low-voltage electrical accidents. Some such accidents involve long-term negative h...
Goffeng, Lars Ole; Skare, Øivind; Brinchmann, Bendik Christian; Bjørnsen, Lars Petter Bache-Wiig; Veiersted, Kaj Bo
An Exploratory Study on the Physical Activity Health Paradox. Musculoskeletal Pain and Cardiovascular Load during Work and Leisure in Construction and Healthcare Workers
Using a novel approach, this exploratory study investigated whether the physical activity (PA) paradox extends to cardiovascular load and...
Merkus, Suzanne; Coenen, Pieter; Forsman, Mikael; Knardahl, Stein; Veiersted, Kaj Bo; Mathiassen, Svend Erik
Physicochemical characterization of particulate matter in a cement production plant
Employees working in cement production plants are exposed to airborne particulate matter (PM) which may lead to lung function impairments...
Ervik, Torunn Kringlen; Hammer, Stine Eriksen; Notø, Hilde Pettersen; Ellingsen, Dag; Thomassen, Yngvar; Weinbruch, Stephan; Benker, Nathalie; Berlinger, Balazs
Effects of organic chemicals from diesel exhaust particles on adipocytes differentiated from human mesenchymal stem cells
Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from incomplete fossil fuel combustion (coal, oil, gas and diesel) has been linked to increas...
Brinchmann, Bendik Christian; Holme, Jørn Andreas; Frerker, Nadine; Rambøl, Mia H.; Karlsen, Tommy Aleksander; Brinchmann, Jan E.; Kubátová, Alena; Kukowski, Klara; Skuland, Tonje Schwach; Øvrevik, Johan
Cancer incidence in sites potentially related to occupational exposures: 58 years of follow-up of firefighters in the Norwegian Fire Departments Cohort
Objectives Firefighters are exposed to a variety of known and suspected carcinogens through their work. However, the association with can...
Marjerrison, Niki; Jakobsen, Jarle; Grimsrud, Tom Kristian; Hansen, Johnni; Martinsen, Jan Ivar; Nordby, Karl-Christian; Veierød, Marit Bragelien; Kjærheim, Kristina
Cross-ancestry genome-wide meta-analysis of 61,047 cases and 947,237 controls identifies new susceptibility loci contributing to lung cancer
To identify new susceptibility loci to lung cancer among diverse populations, we performed cross-ancestry genome-wide association studies...
Byun, Jinyoung; Han, Younghun; Li, Yafang; Xia, Jun; Long, Erping; Choi, Jiyeon; Xiao, Xiangjun; Zhu, Meng; Zhou, Wen; Sun, Ryan; Bossé, Yohan ...
Utilizing a Nordic Crosswalk for Occupational Coding in an Analysis on Occupation-Specific Prolonged Sickness Absence among 7 Million Employees in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
We identified occupations with a high incidence of prolonged sickness absence (SA) in Nordic employees and explored similarities and diff...
Solovieva, Svetlana E.; Undem, Karina; Falkstedt, Daniel; Johansson, Gun; Kristensen, Petter; Pedersen, Jacob; Viikari-Juntura, Eira; Leinonen, Taina; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind
Impact of the Norwegian Agreement for a More Inclusive Working Life on diagnosis-specific sickness absence in young adults: a difference-in-difference analysis
Background The Norwegian Agreement for a More Inclusive Working Life (the IA Agreement) aims to reduce sickness absence (SA) and increase...
Hasting, Rachel Louise; Merkus, Suzanne; Hanvold, Therese Nordberg; Kristensen, Petter; Gran, Jon Michael; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind
Adverse health effects of electronic cigarette use: an umbrella review and toxicological evaluation
Becher, Rune; Valen, Håkon; Vist, Gunn Elisabeth; Brinchmann, Bendik Christian; Holme, Jørn Andreas; Grimsrud, Tom Kristian; Andreassen, Ole; Underland, Vigdis; Mariussen, Espen; Bakkeli, Miriam; Dahl, Jon Einar ...
Applying the exposome concept to working life health. The EU EPHOR project
Exposures at work have a major impact on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Current risk reduction policies and strategies are informed by ...
Pronk, Anjoeka; Loh, Miranda; Kuijpers, Eelco; Albin, Maria; Selander, Jenny; Godderis, Lode; Ghosh, Manosij; Vermeulen, Roel; Peters, Susan; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind; Turner, Michelle C. ...
Occupational Exposure among Electronic Repair Workers in Ghana
Electronic repair workers may be exposed to lead, mercury, cadmium and other elements including rare earth elements used in electronic eq...
Hammer, Stine Eriksen; Dorn, Stephen L.; Dartey, Emmanuel; Berlinger, Balazs; Thomassen, Yngvar; Ellingsen, Dag
Effects of the Labour Inspectorate Authority's regulatory tools on psychosocial and biomechanical work factors in Norwegian home care services: A cluster randomised controlled trial
Objectives This study aimed to determine the effects of the Labour Inspectorate Authority’s (LIA’s) regulatory tools on psychosocial and ...
Garshol, Bjørnar Finnanger; Knardahl, Stein; Emberland, Jan Shahid; Skare, Øivind; Johannessen, Håkon Andre
Kartlegging av arbeidsmiljøforhold i IA-bransjeprogram
STAMI-rapport nr. 2/2022. Dette er en delrapport i prosjektet «Kartlegging av arbeidsmiljøforhold i IA-bransjeprogram» som forskere ved S...
Hanvold, Therese Nordberg; Degerud, Eirik Magnus Meek; Sterud, Tom
Experimental Models for Cold Exposure of Muscle in vitro and in vivo
Work in cold environments may have a significant impact on occupational health. In these and similar situations, cold exposure localized ...
Schjølberg, Tiril; Asoawe, Lucia; Krapf, Solveig Astrid; Rustan, Arild Christian; Thoresen, G. Hege; Haugen, Fred
An inter-laboratory effort to harmonize the cell-delivered in vitro dose of aerosolized materials
Air-liquid interface (ALI) lung cell models cultured on permeable transwell inserts are increasingly used for respiratory hazard assessme...
Bannuscher, Anne; Schmid, Otmar; Drasler, Barbara; Rohrbasser, Alain; Braakhuis, Hedwig M.; Meldrum, Kirsty; Zwart, Edwin P.; Gremmer, Eric R.; Birk, Barbara; Rissel, Manuel; Landsiedel, Robert ...
Firefighting and melanoma, epidemiological and toxicological associations: a case report
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies firefighting as possibly carcinogenic to humans, and polychlorinated bi...
Brinchmann, Bendik Christian; Bugge, Merete Drevvatne; Nordby, Karl-Christian; Alfonso, Jose Hernan
Comparison of young male mice of two different strains (C57BL/6J and the hybrid B6129SF1/J) in selected behavior tests. A small scale study
BACKGROUND All mouse strains are different, before choosing a strain for a large study, a small scale study should be done. In this study...
Hansen, Kristine Eraker Aasland; Hudecova, Alexandra Misci; Haugen, Fred; Skjerve, Eystein; Ropstad, Erik; Zimmer, Karin Elisabeth
Work–life interference and physician-certified sick leave. A prospective study of a general working population
Background Work–life interference has been associated with adverse health outcomes. Here, we quantify the association between work–life i...