PURPOSE. The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between cardiovascular risk factors and the thickness of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL), and outer retina layers (ORL).<p> <p>METHODS. In this population-based study, we included participants from the Tromsø Study: Tromsø6 (2007 to 2008) and Tromsø7 (2015 to 2016). Persons with ...

Bakgrunn: COVID-19 er et luftveisvirus som kan føre til ARDS med behov for ventilasjonsstøtte. Mageleie brukes som et behandlingsalternativ til pasienter med ARDS og er påvist å ha god effekt til intuberte pasienter. Etter at COVID-19 pandemien oppstod i 2020 har behovet for forskning på ikke-intuberte ARDS-pasienter behandlet med HFNO og NIV økt. Intensivsykepleiere har en sentral rolle ved å ...

Monitoring plastic ingestion by marine wildlife is important for both characterizing the extent of plastic pollution in the environment and understanding its effect on species and ecosystems. Current methods to detect plastic in the digestive system of animals are slow and invasive, such that the number of animals that can be screened is limited. In this article, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...

<i>Background/Aims</i>: Subjective memory complaints (SMC) are strong predictors of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and subsequent Alzheimer’s disease. Our aims were to see if fully automated cerebral MR volume measurements could distinguish subjects with SMC and MCI from controls, and if probable parental late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD), apolipoprotein E ε4 genotype, total plasma homocysteine, ...

Previous research exploring pathophysiological mechanisms underlying circulatory collapse after rewarming victims of severe accidental hypothermia has documented post-hypothermic cardiac dysfunction and hypothermia-induced elevation of intracellular Ca²⁺ concentration ([Ca²⁺]_i) in myocardial cells. The aim of the present study was to examine if maintaining euvolaemia ...

Background: Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) is formed in the liver from trimethylamine (TMA), a product exclusively generated by the gut microbiota from dietary phosphatidylcholine and carnitine. An alternative pathway of TMAO formation from carnitine is via the microbiota-dependent intermediate g-butyrobetaine (gBB). Elevated TMAO levels are associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), but little ...

Nurse leaders in middle management positions in Norway and other Western countries perform additional new tasks due to high demands for quality and efficacy in healthcare services. These nurses are increasingly becoming responsible for service development and innovation in addition to their traditional leadership and management roles. This article analyses two Norwegian nurse leaders efforts in ...

Hensikt: Hensikten med studien var å undersøke hvilken virkning maksimal konsentrisk (3-5 repetisjoner, 3-4 sett, >85% av 1 repetisjon maksimum (1RM)) og konsentrisk-eksentrisk flywheeltrening hvor begge er utført som knebøy har på hurtigheten og spensten til fotballspillere (10m sprint og CMJ-test). Metode: 49 aktive fotballspillere (heretter forsøkspersoner (FP)) ble rekruttert, hvor 38 gjennomførte ...

The purpose of this study was to compare the relationship between some of the most common traits of malocclusion in Norway, overjet and anterior displacement, to satisfaction with dental appearance and treatment experience. Prevalence of malocclusions was studied in a sample of 55 adolescents, aged 14-15 years, from the city of Fauske in Northern Norway. Overjet and displacement were recorded on ...

Background: Malaria is still the number one killer in sub-Saharan Africa, even though it is in principle a preventable and treatable disease. A large amount of progress has been made over the last decades, but there is still a long way to go. We wanted to look at some of the challenges facing one sub-Saharan country, Malawi, with a focus on how international and national guidelines help this country ...