We aimed to explore why, in population studies, the positive association between normal-range birth weight and intelligence becomes negat...
Petter Kristensen; Ezra Susser; Lorentz M. Irgens; Ingrid Alethe Sivesind Mehlum; Karina Corbett; Tor Bjerkedal
Background: In the present study, the influence of cytokines on 1‐year recovery in lumbar radicular pain was examined. Methods: In t...
Ellina Iordanova; Ansgar Espeland; Lars Martin Pedersen; Leiv Sandvik; Johannes Gjerstad; Cecilie Røe
Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine exposure–response relationships in salmon‐processing workers. Methods: Cross‐shift...
Olga Shiryaeva; lisbeth Aasmoe; Bjørn Straume; Ann-Helen Olsen; Arild Øvrum; Eva Kramvik; Merethe Larsen; Anne Renström; Anne-Sophie Merrit; Kari Emilie Heldal; Berit Bang
Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) water channels are concentrated in astrocytic endfoot membranes at the brain–blood and brain–cerebrospinal fluid inter...
Georg Andreas Gundersen; Gry Fluge Vindedal; Øivind Skare; Erlend Arnulf Nagelhus
Neurobehavioral functions were studied in 137 welders exposed to the geometric mean (GM) air concentration of 214 μg/m3 (range 1–3230) of...
Dag Ellingsen; Zarina Kusraeva; Rita Bast-Pettersen; Evgenji Zibarev; Maxim Chashchin; Yngvar Thomassen; Valery Chashchin
Introduction Trauma is a major global cause of morbidity and mortality. Population-based studies identifying high-risk populations and r...
Thomas Kristiansen; Hans Morten Lossius; Marius Rehn; Petter Kristensen; Hans Magne Ulrik Gravseth; Jo Røislien; Kjetil Søreide
Introduction: An exposure study was conducted as part of a multi-national longitudinal study of lung function in cement production worke...
Hilde Pettersen Notø; Karl-Christian Nordby; Helge Kjuus; Øivind Skare; Yngvar Thomassen; Eduard Wijnand
Telomerase activation is a hallmark of cancer. Although the regulation of the telomerase reverse transcriptase catalytic subunit (TERT), ...
Vegard Eldholm; Aage Haugen; Shanbeh Zienolddiny
This prospective population-based study examined associations between children’s behaviour problems and maternal employment. Information ...
Ragnhild Bang Nes; Lars Johan Hauge; Tom Kornstad; Petter Kristensen; Markus A. Landolt; Leif Torvald Eskedal; Lorentz M. Irgens; Margarete E. Vollrath
Objective To examine the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and risk for congenital malformations. Design Population-b...
Mimmi Leite; Vanna Albieri; Susanne Krüger Kjaer; Allan Jensen
Studies exploring psychological and social work factors in relation to mental health problems (anxiety and depression) have mainly focuse...
Live Bakke Finne; Jan Olav Christensen; Stein Knardahl
An incubation experiment (Exp. 1) with three soils, two from Australia and one from Norway, was carried out to investigate the fate of di...
Åsgeir Rossebø Almås; Komlavi Anani Afanou; Tore Krogstad
Previous studies indicate that lumbar radicular pain following disc herniation may be associated with release of several pro-inflammatory...
Aurora Lie Moen; Elina Iordanova Schistad; Lars Jørgen Rygh; Cecilie Røe; Johannes Gjerstad
Aspects of peripheral and central nociception have previously been studied through recording of somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) to...
Stian Ludvigsen; Niels Chr. Stenklev; Helge K. Johnsen; Einar Laukli; Dagfinn Matre; Øyvind Aas-Hansen
Plasma membrane is an early target of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). We previously showed that the PAH prototype, benzo[a]pyrene...
Béatrice Dendele; Xavier Tekpli; Kevin Hardonniere; Jørn Andreas Holme; Laure Debure; Daniel Catheline; Volker M Arlt; Eszter Nagy; David H Phillips; Steinar Øvrebø; Steen Kristen Mollerup ...
Background: In most countries in the EU, national surveys are used to monitor working conditions and health. Since the development proce...
Maren Formazin; Hermann Burr; Cecilie Aagestad; Tore Tynes; Sannie Vester Thorsen; Merja Perkio-Makela; Clara Isabel Díaz Aramburu; Francisco Javier Pinilla García; Luz Galiana Blanco; Greet Vermeylen; Agnes Parent-Thirion ...
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the Danish return-to-work (RTW) program on long-term sickness absence in ...
Otto M Poulsen; Birgit Aust; Jakob Bue Bjorner; Reiner Rugulies; Jørgen V. Hansen; Torill Tverborgvik; Glen Winzor; Ole S. Mortensen; Trine Helerskov; Palle Ørbæk; Maj Britt Nielsen
Background: Earlier observations show that development of persistent pain may be associated with the genetic variability in the gene enc...
Eivind Olay Hasvik; Elina Iordanova Schistad; Lars Grøvle; Anne Julsrud Haugen; Cecilie Røe; Johannes Gjerstad
Background: The production and use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is rapidly growing. With increased production, there is potential that the...
Maria Hedmer; Christina Isaxon; Patrick T. Nilsson; Linus Ludvigsson; Maria Messing; Johan Genberg; Vidar Skaug; Mats Bohgard; Håkan Tinnerberg; Joakim Pagels
Objective: To examine the effect of work-related psychosocial exposures on long-term sick leave (LTSL) in the general working population...
Cecilie Aagestad; Håkon Andre Johannessen; Tore Tynes; Hans Magne Ulrik Gravseth; Tom Sterud
Epinephrine increases glycogen synthase (GS) phosphorylation and decreases GS activity but also stimulates glycogen breakdown, and low gl...
Anders Jensen Kolnes; Jesper B. Birk; Einar Eilertsen; Jorid Thrane Stuenæs; Jørgen Wojtaszewski; Jørgen Jensen
This prospective study aimed at examining if work with prolonged arm elevation predicts shoulder pain among 41 young adults in their firs...
Therese Nordberg Hanvold; Morten Wærsted; Anne Marit Mengshoel; Espen Bjertness; Kaj Bo Veiersted
Submicronic particles released from fungal cultures have been suggested to be additional sources of personal exposure in mold-contaminate...
Komlavi Anani Afanou; Anne Straumfors; Asbjørn Skogstad; Terje Nilsen; Ole Martin Synnes; Ida Skaar; Linda Hjeljord; Arne Tronsmo; Brett James Green; Eduard Wijnand
Background: It has previously been demonstrated that an extensive upper limb neurological examination of individual muscle function, sens...
Jørgen Riis Jepsen; Jose Hernan Alfonso
Objectives: The study examined the course of neck and shoulder pain among a cohort of technical school students entering working life. We...
Therese Nordberg Hanvold; Morten Wærsted; Anne Marit Mengshoel; Espen Bjertness; Jos W.R. Twisk; Kaj Bo Veiersted