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Differential expression of the miR-17-92 cluster and miR-17 family in breast cancer according to tumor type; results from the Norwegian Women and Cancer (NOWAC) study

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2019
Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are promising biomarkers due to their structural stability and distinct expression profile in various cancers. We wanted to explore the miRNA expression in benign breast tissue and breast cancer subgroups in the Norwegian ...
Line Moi, Tonje Braaten, Khalid Al-Shibli, Eiliv Lund, Lill-Tove Rasmussen Busund   +4 more
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Dataset of consumer-based activity trackers as a tool for physical activity monitoring in epidemiological studies during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Data in Brief, 2022
Physical activity (PA) data were downloaded from 113 participants who owned a Garmin or Fitbit activity tracker in 2019 and 2020. Upon participant authorization, data were automatically downloaded from the Garmin and Fitbit cloud storages.
André Henriksen, Erlend Johannessen, Gunnar Hartvigsen, Sameline Grimsgaard, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock   +4 more
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SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy and the risk of adverse maternal outcomes in the Republic of Georgia: a national birth registry-based cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Georgia experienced an increase in maternal deaths (MD) during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, which warrants further investigation.
Natia Skhvitaridze, Amiran Gamkrelidze, Tinatin Manjavidze, Tormod Brenn, Charlotta Rylander   +4 more
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Arctic Suicide, Social Medicine, and the Purview of Care in Global Mental Health.

Health and human rights, 2020
Youth suicide is a significant health disparity in circumpolar indigenous communities, with devastating impacts at individual, family, and community levels. This study draws on structured interviews and ethnographic work with health professionals in the Alaskan Arctic to examine the meanings assigned to Alaska Native youth suicide, as well as the ...
Lucas Trout, Lisa Wexler
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Medical evacuation of patients (injured) in the Arctic zone by non-staff units of the Disaster Medicine Service of the Northern Fleet of Russia

Medicо-Biological and Socio-Psychological Problems of Safety in Emergency Situations, 2019
Relevance.The development of the Arctic territories of Russia determines the need to protect civilian and military facilities and improve the provision of emergency specialized medical care to servicemen in remote garrisons.Intention. To study the organization of medical evacuation of military personnel with community-acquired pneumonia from remote ...
D. A. Arkhangelskiy, Yu. N. Zakrevskiy, V. Yu. Rybnikov   +2 more
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Communicating and complying with COVID-19 actions in northernmost Finland

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
In Finland, national and local restrictions were implemented to control the COVID-19 pandemic after the increase of cases, and it changed the everyday life of people.
Ulla Timlin, Arja Rautio
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Injury registration for primary prevention in a provincial Russian region: setting up a new trauma registry

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
Background The Shenkursk Injury Registry (SHIR) was established in the Shenkursk District, Northwestern Russia in 2015 for the purposes of primary prevention.
Tatiana N Unguryanu, Andrej M Grjibovski, Tordis A Trovik, Børge Ytterstad, Alexander V Kudryavtsev   +4 more
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Nordic Society for Arctic Medicine. The effects of cold adaptation on human performance

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2003
Objectives. Repeated exposure to cold is known to provoke adaptation, reflected as changes in thermoregulatory and endocrine responses. These adaptive mechanisms are relatively well known. However, the functional impact on performance has not been studied. Methods.
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Sex Differences in the Impact of Body Mass Index on the Risk of Future Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From the Longitudinal Population‐Based Tromsø Study

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
BackgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) prevalence is increasing, and body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for AF. However, sex differences in the impact of BMI on AF risk have not been fully elucidated.
Jocasta Ball, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Tom Wilsgaard, Henrik Schirmer, Laila A. Hopstock, Bente Morseth, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Inger Njølstad, Sweta Tiwari, Ekaterina Sharashova   +9 more
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Differences in sarcopenia prevalence between upper-body and lower-body based EWGSOP2 muscle strength criteria: the Tromsø study 2015–2016

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) recommends grip strength and chair stand tests to be used as primary defining measures. It is unclear how either test affects prevalence estimates. Methods This cross-sectional
Jonas Johansson, Bjørn Heine Strand, Bente Morseth, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Sameline Grimsgaard   +4 more
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