Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap (MH)
Recent Submissions
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The quality and complexity of pairwise maximum entropy models for large cortical populations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)We investigate the ability of the pairwise maximum entropy (PME) model to describe the spiking activity of large populations of neurons recorded from the visual, auditory, motor, and somatosensory cortices. To quantify ... -
Escaping the ordinary: a review of escape rooms in medical and veterinary education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Escape rooms (ERs), immersive role-playing games that require participants to solve a series of puzzles within a set time to achieve a specific goal, have gained popularity as innovative educational tools. Methods: ... -
Evaluating the socioeconomic benefits of heat-health warning systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)Heat-health early warning systems (HHWS) are an important collaborative activity between the meteorological and health communities. This study aimed to map the evidence on the socioeconomic assessment of HHWS and their ... -
Expert opinions on improving coercion data collection across Europe: a concept mapping study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Introduction: Coercion is frequently used in mental health practice. Since it overrides some patients’ fundamental human rights, adequate use of coercion requires legal and ethical justifications. Having internationally ... -
Development of Recommendations for the Digital Sharing of Notes With Adolescents in Mental Health Care: Delphi Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: In many countries, health care professionals are legally obliged to share information from electronic health records with patients. However, concerns have been raised regarding the sharing of notes with ... -
High-intensity exercise increases breast milk adiponectin concentrations: a randomised cross-over study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: Adiponectin plays a role in glucose and fat metabolism and is present in human breast milk. It has been postulated that higher breast milk adiponectin concentrations may prevent rapid weight gain in infancy. ... -
Systematic assessment of salivary inflammatory markers and dental caries in children: an exploratory study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objective: To investigate associations between a wide panel of salivary inflammatory markers and the presence of dental caries among children. Material and methods: In this exploratory, cross-sectional study, 176 children, ... -
Provision of ankle foot orthoses for children with cerebral palsy in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Introduction Practice of ankle-foot orthoses (AFO) provision for ambulatory children with cerebral palsy is underreported and the literature is not consistent on choice of AFO-design. This study describes clinical practice ... -
Bedre og enklere tilgang til riktig psykisk helsehjelp
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Ta røykepausen tilbake
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Prevalence, incidence, repair rate, and morbidity of groin hernias in Sierra Leone: cross-sectional household study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Knowledge about the prevalence of groin hernias in sub-Saharan Africa is limited. Previous studies have demonstrated a higher incidence of the condition than the annual repair rate. This study aimed to investigate ... -
Resilience amid Adversity: A Qualitative Narrative Study of Childhood Sexual Abuse Among Bangladeshi Transgender Individuals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a prevalent form of violence against children, associated with profound negative impacts on survivors’ health and well-being. In Bangladesh, sociocultural and economic barriers hinder CSA ... -
Ageing, functioning patterns and their environmental determinants in the spinal cord injury (SCI) population: A comparative analysis across eleven European countries implementing the International Spinal Cord Injury Community Survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background As the European population with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is expected to become older, a better understanding of ageing with SCI using functioning, the health indicator used to model healthy ageing trajectories, ... -
Associations of polymetabolic risk of high maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index with pregnancy complications, birth outcomes, and early childhood neurodevelopment: findings from two pregnancy cohorts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background A substantial proportion of maternal pregnancy complications, adverse birth outcomes and neurodevelopmental delay in children may be attributable to high maternal pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index (BMI). However, ... -
Motor outcomes in individuals born small for gestational age at term: a systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Being born small for gestational age (SGA) is a risk factor for motor difficulties. Previous reviews exploring this topic are mostly focused on children born preterm. We aimed to review the literature to determine ... -
Individuals with Tinnitus Report More Positive Experiences following Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: This study aimed to examine whether individuals with chronic tinnitus report more positive experiences following internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Methods: A mixed-methods design was used, ... -
Real-World Gait Detection Using a Wrist-Worn Inertial Sensor: Validation Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: Wrist-worn inertial sensors are used in digital health for evaluating mobility in real-world environments. Preceding the estimation of spatiotemporal gait parameters within long-term recordings, gait detection ... -
The burden of headache disorders in North India: methodology, and validation of a Hindi version of the HARDSHIP questionnaire, for a community-based survey in Delhi and national capital territory region
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Knowledge of the prevalence and attributable burden of headache disorders in India is sparse, with only two recent population-based studies from South and East India. These produced conflicting results. A study ... -
The forkhead transcription factor Foxj1 controls vertebrate olfactory cilia biogenesis and sensory neuron differentiation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In vertebrates, olfactory receptors localize on multiple cilia elaborated on dendritic knobs of olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs). Although olfactory cilia dysfunction can cause anosmia, how their differentiation is programmed ... -
Programming of cardiac metabolism by miR-15b-5p, a miRNA released in cardiac extracellular vesicles following ischemia-reperfusion injury
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Objective We investigated the potential involvement of miRNAs in the developmental programming of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) by maternal obesity. Methods Serum miRNAs were measured in individuals from the Helsinki ...