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Small LDL subfractions are associated with coronary atherosclerosis despite nodifferences in conventional lipids
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Lipoprotein subfractions currently represent a new source of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk markers that may provide more information than conventional lipid measures. We aimed to investigate whether lipoprotein ... -
Small RNAs are differentially expressed in autoimmune and non-autoimmune diabetes and controls
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objective Diabetes is a heterogeneous disease and a precise diagnosis of diabetes subgroups is necessary to initiate proper early treatment and clinical management of the disease. Circulating small RNAs (sRNAs) are ... -
Smart cancer nanomedicine
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Nanomedicines are extensively employed in cancer therapy. We here propose four strategic directions to improve nanomedicine translation and exploitation. (1) Patient stratification has become common practice in oncology ... -
Smart Facility Management: Future Healthcare Organization through Indoor Positioning Systems in the Light of Enterprise BIM
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Synthesizing the Internet of Things (IoT) with building information modeling (BIM) can improve the performance of the data collection. In this regard, BIM endeavors to enable real-time monitoring conditions of buildings. ... -
Smartphone-assisted high-intensity interval training in inflammatory rheumatic disease patients : randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs) experience disease-related barriers to physical training. Compared with the general population, IRD patients are reported to have reduced maximal oxygen ... -
sMETASeq: combined profiling of microbiota and host small RNAs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Understanding microbial communities' roles in human health and disease requires methods that accurately characterize the microbial composition and their activity and effects within human biological samples. We present ... -
Smoking and other determinants of bone turnover
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The balance between bone resorption and formation may be assessed by measurement of bone turnover markers (BTMs), like carboxyl-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type 1 collagen (CTX-1) and procollagen type 1 amino-terminal ... -
Smoking habits and detection rate of unruptured intracranial aneurysms and incidence rate of subarachnoid haemorrhage in Norway between 2008 and 2015
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the detection rate of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) and incidence of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) in relation to the rapidly changing smoking rates ... -
Smoking related lung cancer mortality by education and sex in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Lung cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer and the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, with tobacco smoking as the main cause [1]. In Norway, as in other western countries, smoking was more prevalent among ... -
Smoking, use of smokeless tobacco, HLA genotypes and incidence of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Aims/hypotheses Smoking and use of smokeless tobacco (snus) are associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. We investigated whether smoking and snus use increase the risk of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults ... -
Social anxiety disorder in adolescents: Prevalence and subtypes in the Young-HUNT3 study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Few studies have examined the prevalence of social anxiety disorder (SAD) among adolescents and the associated sex-specific fears. No previous studies have reported variance in SAD prevalence among adolescents ... -
Social skills and symptoms of anxiety disorders from preschool to adolescence: a prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Prior research, mostly cross-sectional or prospective studies with short follow-up periods, has indicated that childhood anxiety is associated with difficulties with social interaction. However, the etiological ... -
Sociodemographic differences in medication use, health-care contacts and sickness absence among individuals with medication-overuse headache
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)The objective of this study was to analyse sociodemographic differences in medication use, health-care contacts and sickness absence among individuals with medication-overuse headache (MOH). A cross-sectional, population ... -
Sociodemographic factors and use of pain medication are associated with health-related quality of life: results from an adult community mental health service in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important aspect of mental health outcomes. There are few studies on HRQoL in heterogeneous patient populations seeking help at community mental health services. The ... -
Socioeconomic factors affect treatment delivery for patients with low grade glioma: a Swedish population-based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background Despite aspirations to achieve equality in healthcare we know that socioeconomic differences exist and may affect treatment and patient outcome, also in serious diseases such as cancer. We investigated ... -
Socioeconomic Status, the Countries’ Socioeconomic Development and Mental Health: Observational Evidence for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury from 22 Countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives: Evidence on social inequalities in mental health of persons with physical impairments is limited. We therefore investigate associations of individual-level socioeconomic status (SES) and the country-level ... -
Sonopermeation Enhances Uptake and Therapeutic Effect of Free and Encapsulated Cabazitaxel
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Delivery of drugs and nanomedicines to tumors is often heterogeneous and insufficient and, thus, of limited efficacy. Microbubbles in combination with ultrasound have been found to improve delivery to tumors, enhancing ... -
Sonopermeation with nanoparticle-stabilized microbubbles reduces solid stress and improves nanomedicine delivery to tumors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Drug delivery to tumors is challenging due to biological barriers obstructing effective delivery. Sonopermeation with ultrasound and microbubbles has been shown to improve therapeutic effect of many classes of drugs, but ... -
Spatial distribution of malignant transformation in patients with low-grade glioma
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Malignant transformation represents the natural evolution of diffuse low-grade gliomas (LGG). This is a catastrophic event, causing neurocognitive symptoms, intensified treatment and premature death. However, ... -
The spectrum of pyridoxine dependent epilepsy across the age span: A nationwide retrospective observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy (PDE) is a rare seizure disorder usually presenting with neonatal seizures. Most cases are caused by biallelic pathogenic ALDH7A1variants. While anti-seizure medications are ...