Publikasjoner

New approach methodologies to enhance human health risk assessment of immunotoxic properties of chemicals — a PARC (Partnership for the Assessment of Risk from Chemicals) project

As a complex system governing and interconnecting numerous functions within the human body, the immune system is unsurprisingly susceptib...

Igor Snapkov; Nicola Margareta Smith; Emma Arnesdotter; Karsten Beekmann; Etienne B. Blanc; Albert Braeuning; Emanuela Corsini; Marija Sollner Dolenc; Loes P.M. Duivenvoorde; Gunnar Sundstøl Eriksen; Nina Franko ...

Systematic review of mechanistic evidence for TiO2 nanoparticle-induced lung carcinogenicity

Nano-sized titanium dioxide particles (TiO2 NPs) are a high-production volume nanomaterial widely used in the paints, cosmetics, food and...

Susann Wolf; Krishnan Sriram; Laura Maria Azzurra Camassa; Dhruba Pathakb; Helene L. Bing; Benedicte Mohr; Shan Zienolddiny-Narui; Johanna Maria Samulin-Erdem

Stem Cell-Based Regenerative Medicine Therapy in Cancer

Saikat Das Sajib; Md Jubayer al Hossain; Mrinal Kumar Das

Kartlegging av arbeidsmiljøforhold i IA-bransjeprogram. Tredje rapport

De nasjonale målene i Intensjonsavtalen for et inkluderende arbeidsliv (IA-avtalen) er å redusere sykefravær og frafall gjennom forebygge...

Eirik Magnus Meek Degerud; Kjersti Høimyr Almenningen; Espen Rosenquist; Tom Sterud

Sykefravær og helseplager i trevareindustrien. En tilleggsstudie til trestøvprosjektet

Faktabok om arbeidsmiljø og helse

Arbeidskraften er Norges viktigste ressurs, og høy sysselsetting er avgjørende for å opprettholde den norske velferdsstaten. Med betydeli...

Kjersti Høimyr Almenningen; Eirik Magnus Meek Degerud; Hans Magne Ulrik Gravseth; Cathrine Haugene Ljoså; Eva Kristin Løvseth; Andrea Rørvik Marti; Beate Mjaaland; Therese Nitter Moazami; Tom Sterud; Ståle Østhus; Ragnhild Beate Strand Østrem ...

Biologisk eksponering og helseeffekter ved gjenvinning av avfall fra oljeboring

Hovedmålene med dette prosjektet var å kartlegge eksponeringen for mikroorganismer (sopp og bakterier) ved alle anlegg som renser og gjen...

Hanne Line Daae; Elke Eriksen; Oda Astrid Haarr Foss; Komlavi Anani Afanou; Pål Graff

Effekter av Arbeidstilsynets virkemiddelbruk på arbeidsmiljø og helse i hjemmetjenestene. En klyngerandomisertkontrollert studie

Arbeidsmiljøets påvirkning på arbeidstakeres helse er godt dokumentert. Dette ser en tydelig i hjemmetjenestene, som er preget av høy arb...

Bjørnar Finnanger Garshol; Stein Knardahl; Jan Shahid Emberland; Øivind Skare; Håkon Andre Johannessen

Formaldehyd fra formaldehydfrigjørende kjemikalier i petroleumsnæringen – En kunnskapsoppsummering

Et formaldehydrigjørende (FAR) kjemikalie er en kjemisk forbindelse som frigir formaldehyd, enten spontant, eller gjennom reaksjoner med ...

Raymond Olsen; Nils Petter Skaugset; Ola Undrum Bergland; Sølvi Sveen; Morten Lunde

Dieseleksoseksponering i petroleumsnæringen - En kunnskapsoppsummering, del 2

Hensikten med denne rapporten er å gi en oversikt over tilgjengelig kunnskap om eksponering for dieseleksos på arbeidsplasser i petroleum...

Vincent Simensen; Nils Petter Skaugset

Oppdatering av forskningsstatus for ARBEID HJEMMEFRA, ARBEIDSMILJØ OG HELSE – en sonderende oversikt

Denne oppdateringen følger STAMI-rapporten på hjemmekontor, helse og arbeidsmiljø publisert i 2021, og gir en oversikt over ny aktuell fo...

Therese Kristine Dalsbø; Lars-Kristian Lunde; Ingrid Løken Jørgensen; Jan Olav Christensen

Eksponering og helseeffekter av bioaerosoler i "grønne yrker". Eksponering for støv og mikroorganismer i norske avfallsannlegg

Avfallssektoren møter stadig nye krav og forventninger i overgangsprosessen mot en grønnere økonomi. Som et svar på disse nye krav og for...

Elke Eriksen; Anne Straumfors; Komlavi Anani Afanou; Oda Astrid Haarr Foss; Pål Graff

Occupational noise exposure and tinnitus: the HUNT Study

Objective: We aimed to assess the association between occupational noise exposure and tinnitus. Further, to assess whether the associatio...

Ina Charlotte Molaug; Lisa Aarhus; Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum; Zara Ann Stokholm; Henrik A. Kolstad; Bo Lars Engdahl

Identification of genetically predicted DNA methylation markers associated with non–small cell lung cancer risk among 34,964 cases and 448,579 controls

Background Although the associations between genetic variations and lung cancer risk have been explored, the epigenetic consequences of ...

Xiaoyu Zhao; Meiqi Yang; Jingyi Fan; Mei Wang; Yifang Wang; Na Qin; Meng Zhu; Jue Jiang; Olga Y. Gorlova; Ivan P. Gorlov; Demetrius Albanes ...

Bioaerosol-induced in vitro activation of toll-like receptors and inflammatory biomarker expression in waste workers

Purpose Occupational exposure to bioaerosols during waste handling remains a health concern for exposed workers. However, exposure-relat...

Elke Eriksen; Komlavi Anani Afanou; Anne Straumfors; Pål Graff

Urinary iodine excretion and optimal time point for sampling when estimating 24-hour urinary iodine

Iodine deficiency may cause thyroid dysfunction. The iodine intake in a population is measured by urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in s...

Janna Eriksson; Lars Barregard; Gerd Sallsten; Balazs Berlinger; Stephan Weinbruch; Sofia Manousou; Dag Ellingsen; Helena Filipsson Nyström

Pain, Conflicted Feelings About Work, and Sickness Absence: A Prospective Study of the Effects of Number of Pain Sites and Role Conflicts on Medically Certified Sickness Absence

We investigated associations between the number of pain sites (NPS) and role conflict with medically certified, pain-related sickness abs...

Jan Olav Christensen; Jan Shahid Emberland; Stein Knardahl; Morten Birkeland Nielsen

The contribution of office design to the appraisal of job control: A longitudinal study

The appraisal of control over work intensity and decisions at the workplace is a well-established determinant of health and well-being am...

Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Jan Olav Christensen; Stein Knardahl

The Prolonged Effect of Shift Work and the Impact of Reducing the Number of Nightshifts on Arterial Stiffness—A 4-Year Follow-Up Study

Aim: To assess changes in blood pressure (BP) and arterial stiffness among 84 rotating shift and 25 dayworkers (control subjects) at two ...

Marit Skogstad; Elisabeth Martinsen Goffeng; Øivind Skare; Erika Zardin

Exposure to benzene and other hydrocarbons and risk of bladder cancer among male offshore petroleum workers

Background Occupational exposures constitute the second leading cause of urinary bladder cancer after tobacco smoking. Increased risks h...

Nita Kaupang Shala; Jo Stenehjem; Ronnie Babigumira; Fei-Chih Liu; Leon Alexander Mclaren Berge; Debra T. Silverman; Melissa C. Friesen; Nathaniel Rothman; Qing Lan; H. Dean Hosgood; Sven Ove Samuelsen ...

Candidate pathway analysis of surfactant proteins identifies CTSH and SFTA2 that influences lung cancer risk

Pulmonary surfactant is a lipoprotein synthesized and secreted by alveolar type II cells in lung. We evaluated the associations between 2...

Jennifer Luyapan; Yohan Bossé; Zhonglin Li; Xiangjun Xiao; Albert Rosenberger; Rayjean J. Hung; Stephen Lam; Shanbeh Zienolddiny; Geoffrey Liu; Lambertus A. Kiemeney; Chu Chen ...

High aspect ratio nanomaterial-induced macrophage polarization is mediated by changes in miRNA levels

Introduction: Inhalation of nanomaterials may induce inflammation in the lung which if left unresolved can manifest in pulmonary fibrosis...

Johanna Samulin Erdem; Táňa Závodná; Torunn Kringlen Ervik; Øivind Skare; Tomáš Hron; Kristine H. Anmarkrud; Anna Kusnierczyk; Julia Catalán; Dag Ellingsen; Jan Topinka; Shanbeh Zienolddiny-Narui

Chrono-modulated effects of external stressors on oxidative stress and damage in humans: A scoping review on night shift work

Background: Oxidative stress and tissue damage (OSD) play a pivotal role as an early-stage process in chronic disease pathogenesis. Howev...

Konstantinos C. Makris; Behzad Heibati; Shanbeh Zienolddiny

Last in, first out? Length of service as a moderator of the relationship between exposure to bullying behaviors and work-related outcomes

In the present study, we proposed and tested a conceptual model of length of service in the organization as a moderator of the relationsh...

Mats Glambek; Ståle Valvatne Einarsen; Johannes Gjerstad; Morten Birkeland Nielsen

Measurements of airborne asbestos fibres during refurbishing

Although the use of asbestos fibres in building materials has been prohibited in Norway since 1985, asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) ...

Torunn Kringlen Ervik; Stine Eriksen Hammer; Nils Petter Skaugset; Pål Graff