• The combined effect of amyloid-β and tau biomarkers on brain atrophy in dementia with Lewy bodies 

      Abdelnour, Carla; Ferreira, Daniel; Oppedal, Ketil; Cavallin, Lena; Bousiges, Olivier; Wahlund, Lars Olof; Hort, Jakub; Nedelska, Zuzana; Padovani, Alessandro; Pilotto, Andrea; Bonanni, Laura; Kramberger, Milica Gregoric; Boada, Mercè; Westman, Eric; Pagonabarraga, Javier; Kulisevsky, Jaime; Blanc, Frédéric; Aarsland, Dag (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07)
      Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD)-related pathology is frequently found in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). However, it is unknown how amyloid-β and tau-related pathologies influence neurodegeneration in ...
    • Environmental harm assessment of a wastewater discharge from Hammerfest LNG: A study with biomarkers in mussels (Mytilus sp.) and Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) 

      Beyer, Jonny; Aarab, Nadia; Tandberg, Anne Helene Solberg; Ingvarsdottir, Anna; Bamber, Shaw Duncan; Børseth, Jan Fredrik; Camus, Lionel; Velvin, Roger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-04)
      Biologically treated wastewater (WW) from the Hammerfest LNG (liquefied natural gas) plant is discharged to the sea. A study using biomarkers in mussels and Atlantic cod was performed to examine whether this discharge meets ...
    • Environmental impacts of produced water and drilling waste discharges from the Norwegian offshore petroleum industry 

      Bakke, Torgeir Heggelund; Klungsøyr, Jarle; Sanni, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-09)
      Operational discharges of produced water and drill cuttings from offshore oil and gas platforms are a continuous source of contaminants to continental shelf ecosystems. This paper reviews recent research on the biological ...
    • Hepcidin and ferritin predict microbial etiology in community-acquired pneumonia 

      Oppen, Kjersti; Ueland, Thor; Siljan, William Ward; Skadberg, Øyvind; Brede, Cato; Lauritzen, Trine; Aukrust, Pål; Steinsvik, Trude; Husebye, Einar; Michelsen, Annika; Holter, Jan Cato; Heggelund, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02)
      Background Iron is crucial for survival and growth of microbes. Consequently, limiting iron availability is a human antimicrobial defense mechanism. We explored iron and iron-related proteins as potential biomarkers in ...
    • Identification of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of PD using a multiplex proteomics approach 

      Maple-Grødem, Jodi; Ushakova, Anastasia; Pedersen, Kenn Freddy; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Alves, Guido Werner; Lange, Johannes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-09)
      Given the complexity of Parkinson's disease (PD), achieving acceptable diagnostic and prognostic accuracy will require the support of a panel of diverse biomarkers. We used Proximity extension assays to measure a panel of ...
    • Inflammatory Blood Signature Related to Common Psychological Comorbidity in Chronic Pain 

      Karshikoff, Bianka Anna; Wåhlén, Karin; Åström, Jenny; Lekander, Mats; Holmström, Linda; Wicksell, Rikard K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Chronic pain is characterized by high psychological comorbidity, and diagnoses are symptom-based due to a lack of clear pathophysiological factors and valid biomarkers. We investigate if inflammatory blood biomarker ...
    • Refined TNM-staging for pancreatic adenocarcinoma – Real progress or much ado about nothing? 

      Roalsø, Marcus Thomas Thor; Aunan, Jan Rune; Søreide, Kjetil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08)
      In order to provide optimal cancer care and prognostication, it is necessary to stage the disease. The 8th edition of the TNM-staging for exocrine pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) system has refined size-based ...