213 results match your criteria: "Artic University of Norway[Affiliation]"
J Child Psychol Psychiatry
March 2022
Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Children whose parents have mental illnesses are among the most vulnerable in our communities. There is however, much that can be done to prevent or mitigate the impact of a parent's illness on children. Notwithstanding the availability of several evidence-based interventions, efforts to support these children have been limited by a lack of adequate support structures.
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October 2021
Cancer Registry of Norway, Section of Cancer Screening, P.O. 5313, Majorstuen, Oslo, 0304, Norway; Department of Health and Care Sciences, UiT The Artic University of Norway, P.O. 6050, Tromsø, 9037, Norway. Electronic address:
Objectives: This study aimed to explore the long-term quality of life (QoL) among breast cancer survivors eligible for mammographic screening at diagnosis and compare that to QoL among women with no history of breast cancer.
Study Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Methods: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials and observational studies published between January 2000 and July 2019 was performed.
J Alzheimers Dis
December 2021
Department of Psychology, Research Group for Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Artic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Background: The optimal stimulation parameters when using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to improve memory performance in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are lacking. In healthy individuals, inter-individual differences in brain anatomy significantly influence current distribution during tDCS, an effect that might be aggravated by variations in cortical atrophy in AD patients.
Objective: To measure the effect of individualized HD-tDCS in AD patients.
The endothelial glycocalyx (EG) is essential for proper function of the endothelium and for vascular integrity, but its role in premature atherogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has not been studied yet. EG impairment can play a role in pathogenesis of vascular disease, and one of its characteristics is shedding of syndecan-1 from endothelial cells. Syndecan-1 shedding is mediated by matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and counteracted by tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP)-1.
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November 2021
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal; UiT - The Artic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway. Electronic address:
Deinococcus radiodurans is a bacterium with extreme resistance to desiccation and radiation. Although the origins of this extreme resistance have not been fully elucidated, an efficient DNA repair machinery that includes the enzyme DNA polymerase I, is potentially crucial as part of a protection mechanism. Here we have cloned and performed small, medium, and large-scale expression of full-length D.
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June 2021
Tromsø Museum, Artic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Direct evidence of ancient human occupation is typically established through archaeological excavation. Excavations are costly and destructive, and practically impossible in some lake and wetland environments. We present here an alternative approach, providing direct evidence from lake sediments using DNA metabarcoding, steroid lipid biomarkers (bile acids) and from traditional environmental analyses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTranspl Int
July 2021
Division of Medicine, Department of Renal Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
J Intellect Disabil Res
August 2021
Department of Rehabilitation, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Background: Adults with intellectual disability (ID) have poorer physical and perceived health than the general population. Knowledge of perceived health predictors is both limited and important for guiding the development of preventive actions. The aims of this study were to investigate (1) the associations between perceived health and demographics, degree of ID, physical health conditions, and weight and physical activity level and (2) lifestyle factors and multimorbidity as predictors for perceived health adjusted for age, gender, and level of ID.
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September 2021
Westat, Lebanon, NH, USA.
Purpose: Service providers need effective strategies to implement evidence-based practices (EBPs) with high fidelity. This study aimed to evaluate an intensive implementation support strategy to increase fidelity to EBP standards in treatment of patients with psychosis.
Methods: The study used a cluster randomized design with pairwise assignment of practices within each of 39 Norwegian mental health clinics.
Sci Rep
April 2021
Department of Community Medicine, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Langnes, P.O. Box 6050, 9037, Tromsø, Norway.
Recent studies have indicated that there are functional genomic signals that can be detected in blood years before cancer diagnosis. This study aimed to assess gene expression in prospective blood samples from the Norwegian Women and Cancer cohort focusing on time to lung cancer diagnosis and metastatic cancer using a nested case-control design. We employed several approaches to statistically analyze the data and the methods indicated that the case-control differences were subtle but most distinguishable in metastatic case-control pairs in the period 0-3 years prior to diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPharmacy (Basel)
February 2021
Norwegian Centre for E-Health Research, University Hospital of North Norway, 9038 Tromsø, Norway.
E-prescribing is now widespread and, in some countries, has completely replaced paper prescriptions. In Norway, almost all prescribing is electronic, except for multidose drug dispensing (MDD), which is still sent to the pharmacy by fax or ordinary mail. MDD is an adherence aid used by one-third of all patients receiving home care services.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Eat Disord
May 2021
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø-the Artic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Objective: Although studies with short and intermediate observation time suggest favorable outcomes in regard to eating disorders (ED), there is limited knowledge on long-term outcomes. The present study aimed to investigate the 5- and 17-year outcome of adult patients with longstanding ED who were previously admitted to an inpatient ED unit. ED diagnoses and recovery, comorbid and general psychopathology, along with psychosocial functioning and quality of life were evaluated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAutophagy
January 2021
Hong Kong Baptist University, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong, China.
Cancer Metab
January 2021
Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Background: Prostate cancer tissues are inherently heterogeneous, which presents a challenge for metabolic profiling using traditional bulk analysis methods that produce an averaged profile. The aim of this study was therefore to spatially detect metabolites and lipids on prostate tissue sections by using mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), a method that facilitates molecular imaging of heterogeneous tissue sections, which can subsequently be related to the histology of the same section.
Methods: Here, we simultaneously obtained metabolic and lipidomic profiles in different prostate tissue types using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) MSI.
J Med Chem
February 2021
Center for Biopharmaceuticals, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Pharmacy (Basel)
January 2021
Norwegian Centre for E-health Research, University Hospital of North Norway, 9038 Tromsø, Norway.
Multidose drug dispensing (MDD) is an adherence aid used by one-third of patients receiving home care services in Norway. The system can increase patient safety by reducing dispensing errors and increase adherence, however it has also been criticised for unclear routines and distribution of responsibilities. We investigated prescription problems which pharmacists have detected, and the responsibilities they adopt regarding MDD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Eat Disord
December 2020
Department of psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Artic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Objective: Reduction in cerebral volume is often found in underweight patients with anorexia nervosa (AN), but few studies have investigated other morphological measures. Cortical thickness (CTh) and surface area (CSA), often used to produce the measure of cortical volume, are developmentally distinct measures that may be differentially affected in AN, particularly in the developing brain. In the present study, we investigated CTh and CSA both separately and jointly to gain further insight into structural alterations in adolescent AN patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Neonatal Screen
September 2020
Norwegian National Unit for Newborn Screening, Division of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, 0424 Oslo, Norway; (I.S.); (J.J.); (E.K.); (J.S.); (E.L.); (C.S.); (Ø.E.O.); (M.C.B.); (A.K.T.); (A.Z.); (J.H.Z.); (L.K.S.); (M.Y.-A.); (S.H.); (S.M.L.); (M.R.K.O.); (D.N.); (H.J.G.); (A.S.-P.); (A.D.R.); (R.D.P.).
In 2012, the Norwegian newborn screening program (NBS) was expanded (eNBS) from screening for two diseases to that for 23 diseases (20 inborn errors of metabolism, IEMs) and again in 2018, to include a total of 25 conditions (21 IEMs). Between 1 March 2012 and 29 February 2020, 461,369 newborns were screened for 20 IEMs in addition to phenylketonuria (PKU). Excluding PKU, there were 75 true-positive (TP) (1:6151) and 107 (1:4311) false-positive IEM cases.
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August 2020
School of Exercise and Sport Science, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37131 Verona, Italy.
The purpose of this study was to compare anthropometric and functional profiles of 13-to-17-year-old soccer players according to their competitive level. Height, body mass, percentage of body fat, countermovement jump height, change of direction ability, 5- and 15-m sprint times, repeated sprint ability (RSA), intermittent recovery performance, and dribbling skills were collected in 115 young Italian soccer players. Players were divided into selected (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
September 2020
International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France.
Background: Fatty acids impact obesity, estrogens, and inflammation, which are risk factors for ovarian cancer. Few epidemiologic studies have investigated the association of fatty acids with ovarian cancer.
Methods: Within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), 1,486 incident ovarian cancer cases were identified.
JMIR Res Protoc
June 2020
Department of Rehabilitation, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Background: Individuals with intellectual disabilities (IDs) have lower levels of physical activity (PA) and greater barriers for participation in fitness activities compared with members of the general population. As increased PA has positive effects on cardiovascular and psychosocial health, it is exceedingly important to identify effective interventions for use in everyday settings. Mobile health (mHealth) methods such as motion sensor games (exergames) and smartphone reminders for PA have been explored and found to be promising in individuals with IDs.
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April 2020
Norwegian College of Fishery Science, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, University of Tromsø - The Artic University of Norway, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway.
The overexpression of , and may theoretically induce , and expression, respectively. Whether this also applies to fish is not yet known. The plasmid vectors encoding reporter gene (RFP)-tagged , and were used as overexpression tools, transfected into cells or injected intramuscularly to monitor the expression of , and .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt Immunopharmacol
June 2020
K.G. Jebsen Thrombosis Research Center (TREC), Deparment of Medical Biology, UiT The Artic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab
May 2020
Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Context: Discriminating adipose and glandular tissue is challenging when clinically assessing breast development. Ultrasound facilitates staging of pubertal breast maturation (US B), but has not been systematically compared to Tanner breast (Tanner B) staging, and no normative data have been reported.
Objective: To present normative references for US B along with references for Tanner B, pubic hair (PH), and menarche.
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being
December 2020
Department of Health and Care Science, UiT - The Artic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
: Eating disorders (ED) are complex and severe illnesses where evidence-based treatment is needed to recover. However, about half of the patients with ED do not respond to treatments currently available, which call for efforts to expand the portfolio of treatments. The aim of this study was to explore experiences from patients who dropped out of a new treatment for bulimia nervosa and binge ED, combining hysical xercise and ietary herapy (PED-t).
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