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
Background: To estimate the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms, and their association with professional help-seeking, among o...
Tom Sterud; Erlend Hem; Øivind Ekeberg; Bjørn Lau
Insulin promotes dephosphorylation and activation of glycogen synthase (GS) by inactivating glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) 3 through phos...
Michale Bouskila; Michael F. Hirshman; Jørgen Jensen; Laurie J. Goodyear; Kei Sakamoto
Glucocorticoids initiate whole body insulin resistance and the aim of the present study was to investigate effects of dexamethasone on pr...
J. Burén; Y.C. Lai; M. Lundgren; J.W. Eriksson; Jørgen Jensen
The respiratory bio-accessibility of a substance is the fraction that is soluble in the respiratory environment and is available for abso...
Balazs Berlinger; Dag Ellingsen; Miklos Naray; Gyula Zaray; Yngvar Thomassen
Background: Pregnant women at work have special needs, and sick leave is common. However, job adjustment in pregnancy is addressed in Eur...
P Kristensen; Rannveig Nordhagen; E Wergeland; T Bjerkedal
OBJECTIVE: Chronic pain may result both from a generalized hypersensitivity to acute pain, suggestive of central sensitization processes...
Christine Mohn; Olav Vassend; Stein Knardahl
Objectives The aim of the study was to examine possible persisting visual system effects in tunnel workers previously exposed to acrylam...
Lars Ole Goffeng; Helge Kjuus; Mona Frederikke Jayne Skard Heier; Monica Alvestrand; Bente Ulvestad; Vidar Skaug
The study examines possible persisting effects on the peripheral nervous system and visual system in tunnel workers previously exposed to...
Lars Ole Goffeng; Mona Frederikke Jayne Skard Heier; Helge Kjuus; Hans Sjöholm; Kjell Aage Sørensen; Vidar Skaug
We investigated a suspected cluster of lymphohaematopoietic cancer in departments of biology and chemistry at a Norwegian university. A h...
P. Kristensen; Bjørn Hilt; Kristin V Hirsch Svendsen; Tom K. Grimsrud
Objectives: To develop a qualitative exposure classification of employees in Norwegian smelters and to investigate the relationship betw...
Helle Laier Johnsen; Vidar Søyseth; SM Hetland; Jurate Saltyte-Benth; Johny Kongerud
Objectives The aim of this study was to quantify socioeconomic inequalities in low-back pain, neck–shoulder pain, and arm pain in the gen...
Ingrid Alethe Sivesind Mehlum; Petter Kristensen; Helge Kjuus; Ebba Wergeland
Hans Magne Ulrik Gravseth; Petter Kristensen
Hans Magne Ulrik Gravseth; Petter Kristensen
Background: Pregnant women at work have special needs, and sick leave is common. However, job adjustment in pregnancy is addressed in Eur...
Petter Kristensen; Rannveig Nordhagen; Ebba Wergeland; Tor Bjerkedal
Background: Few studies have examined the effects of educational level, intellectual performance, mental function, body mass index and he...
Hans Magne Ulrik Gravseth; Tor Bjerkedal; Lorentz M Irgens; Odd O Aalen; Randi Marie Selmer; Petter Kristensen
The aim of this study was to assess the blood flux responses to isometric contractions and recovery. We also wanted to assess the variati...
Cecilie Røe; Elin Damsgård; Stein Knardahl
Background High levels of stress among ambulance personnel have been attributed to the conditions of ambulance work. However, there is l...
Tom Sterud; Erlend Hem; Øivind Ekeberg; Bjørn Lau