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    • The effect of blood pressure on cognitive performance. An 8-year follow-up of the Tromsø Study, comprising people aged 45–74 Years 

      Hestad, Knut; Engedal, Knut; Schirmer, Henrik; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-21)
      <i>Background</i>: The relationship between blood pressure (BP) and cognition is complex were age appears to be an intervening variable. High and low BP have been associated with cognitive deficits as part of the aging process, but more studies are needed, especially in more recent birth cohorts.<p><p> <i>Methods</i>: The study sample comprised 4,465 participants, with BP measured at baseline in ...

    • High frequency and intensity of drinking may attenuate increased inflammatory cytokine levels of major depression in alcohol-use disorders 

      Neupane, Sudan Prasad; Lien, Lars; Martinez, Priscilla; Aukrust, Pål; Ueland, Thor; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Hestad, Knut; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-07-03)
      <p><i>Aims - </i>As major depression (MD) is often comorbid with alcohol‐use disorders (AUD) and alcohol itself modulates the immune system, we examined serum levels of interleukin (IL)‐6, IL‐10, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and interferon (IFN)‐γ in AUD patients with and without MD. Putative interactions between alcohol variables and MD on cytokine levels were also assessed. <p><i>Methods - </i>A ...