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Biophilia: does visual contact with nature impact on health and well-being?Bjørn Grinde
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, PO Box 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway
Int J Environ Res Public Health 6:2332-43. 2009..g., by creating parks, by offering a view through windows, and by potted plants. The conclusion is based on an evaluation of some fifty relevant empirical studies...
Can the concept of discords help us find the causes of mental diseases?Bjørn Grinde
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P O Box 4404, Nydalen, N 0403 Oslo, Norway
Med Hypotheses 73:106-9. 2009..If so, concomitant changes in the environment, including changes in present cultural practices, should improve mental health. However, the relevant discords may not be discovered without utilizing the suggested evolutionary perspective...
Impact of a polyomavirus (BKV) infection on mRNA expression in human endothelial cellsBjørn Grinde
Division of Infectious Disease Control, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 0403 Oslo, Norway
Virus Res 123:86-94. 2007..Only a few immuno-related genes were turned on, including the interferon response genes G1P2 and IFIT3. However, some of the up-regulated genes of unknown function may be involved in viral defence...
Modulation of gene expression in a human cell line caused by poliovirus, vaccinia virus and interferonBjørn Grinde
Division of Infectious Disease Control, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, PO Box 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway
Virol J 4:24. 2007..By comparing the changes in transcriptosome due to these different challenges, it should be possible to suggest genes that might be involved in defense...
Is chronic fatigue syndrome caused by a rare brain infection of a common, normally benign virus?Bjørn Grinde
National Institute of Public Health, P O Box 4404, Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway
Med Hypotheses 71:270-4. 2008..It is well known that zoonotic viruses typically are more malignant than viruses with a long history of host-virus evolution. Similarly, a virus reaching an unfamiliar organ may cause particular problems...
Longitudinal study of parechovirus infection in infancy and risk of repeated positivity for multiple islet autoantibodies: the MIDIA studyGerman Tapia
Department of Genes and Environment, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Pediatr Diabetes 12:58-62. 2011..The weak association of parechovirus present in the last 3 months before development of autoimmunity warrants further investigation...
Longitudinal observation of parechovirus in stool samples from Norwegian infantsGerman Tapia
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
J Med Virol 80:1835-42. 2008..There was no significant association between infections and the following symptoms: coughing, sneezing, fever, diarrhea or vomiting. In conclusion, human parechovirus infects frequently infants at an early age without causing disease...
Human enterovirus RNA in monthly fecal samples and islet autoimmunity in Norwegian children with high genetic risk for type 1 diabetes: the MIDIA studyGerman Tapia
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Diabetes Care 34:151-5. 2011..To test whether the frequency of human enterovirus RNA in fecal samples collected monthly from early infancy was associated with development of multiple islet autoantibodies in children with the highest risk HLA genotype...
Predictors of sub-clinical enterovirus infections in infants: a prospective cohort studyElisabet Witsø
Department of Genes and Environment, Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Int J Epidemiol 39:459-68. 2010..Enterovirus infections are common, although most often sub-clinical. The present purpose was to assess the impact of breastfeeding and other factors on enterovirus infections in infancy...
Asymptomatic circulation of HEV71 in NorwayElisabet Witsø
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Virus Res 123:19-29. 2007..Complete sequencing of this strain, HEV71 804/NO/03, revealed differences in the 5'UTR and polymerase with respect to more pathogenic genotypes that may explain its reduced neurovirulence...
High prevalence of human enterovirus a infections in natural circulation of human enterovirusesElisabet Witsø
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
J Clin Microbiol 44:4095-100. 2006..5%), CAV4 (8.9%), E18 (8.9%), and CBV3 (7.3%). These findings suggest that the prevalence of HEV infections in general, and HEV-A infections in particular, has been underestimated in epidemiological studies based on virus culture...
An approach to the prevention of anxiety-related disorders based on evolutionary medicineBjørn Grinde
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, PO Box 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway
Prev Med 40:904-9. 2005..Moreover, that this expansion is due to excessive or abnormal triggering, particularly at an early age. Possible discords that may be responsible, such as present child care practices, will be discussed...
An evolutionary perspective on the importance of community relations for quality of lifeBjørn Grinde
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
ScientificWorldJournal 9:588-605. 2009..Briefly, it seems possible to create conditions that enhance social relations and to the extent that happiness is considered an important objective, this is a relevant endeavor...
No Ljungan virus RNA in stool samples from the Norwegian environmental triggers of type 1 diabetes (MIDIA) cohort studyGerman Tapia
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Diabetes Care 33:1069-71. 2010..Ljungan virus (LjV) has been proposed as a potential environmental factor for type 1 diabetes. The objective was to test for any association of LjV with type 1 diabetes...
Complete genomic sequences of astroviruses from sheep and turkey: comparison with related virusesChristine M Jonassen
Division of Infectious Disease Control, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, PO Box 4404 Nydalen, NO 0403, Oslo, Norway
Virus Res 91:195-201. 2003..The present analyses contribute to the deciphering of pertinent functions of the astrovirus genomes...
