Publications by authors named "K B Nilsen"
Background And Objective: The 2014 Hazelwood coal mine fire exposed residents in nearby Morwell to high concentrations of particulate matter <2.5 µm (PM) for approximately 6 weeks. This analysis aimed to evaluate the long-term impact on respiratory health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Meniscal injuries in the knee are usually treated surgically with arthroscopic partial resection (APR) or arthroscopic repair (AR). APR has been shown to increase the risk of osteoarthritis and the focus has shifted to repairing the meniscus with AR. The extent of this shift is yet to be established and an analysis of incidence rates (IR) of APR and AR for meniscal injuries could highlight this.
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- Evidence of Antarctic ozone recovery has been observed, but Arctic ozone recovery remains uncertain 25 years after the peak of ozone-depleting substances.
- A Dynamic Linear Model was used to analyze data from ozonesondes over 20-year periods (1994-2022), revealing no detectable recovery in lower Arctic stratospheric ozone.
- Significant positive trends were found before 2017 at some measurement stations, but trends since 2019 have been notably negative, underscoring the need for ongoing monitoring of Arctic ozone levels.
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- The study explored genetic links to neuropathic pain by comparing individuals with the condition to those who had injuries but did not experience neuropathic pain.
- Key findings included significant associations with the KCNT2 gene and pain intensity, as well as other genes like LHX8 and TCF7L2 connected to neuropathic pain.
- The research also highlighted the influence of polygenic risk scores related to depression and inflammation on neuropathic pain, while discovering novel genetic variants tied to specific sensory profiles.
Background: Patients with migraine are vulnerable to insufficient sleep, but the impact of sleep restriction is largely unknown. In addition, the importance of sleep may be different in patients with migraine who mostly have attack onsets during sleep, so called sleep-related migraine, compared to patients with non-sleep-related migraine. In this study we investigate the effect of sleep restriction on endogenous pain modulation in patients with migraine and healthy controls.
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