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  • Linnet, Kristjan; Sigurdsson, Johann Agust; Tómasdóttir, Margrét Ólafía; Sigurðsson, Emil Lárus; Guðmundsson, Lárus Steinþór (BMJ, 2019-12-05)
    Objectives To assess the risk of mortality in primary care patients, multimorbid (≥2 chronic conditions) or not, prescribed hypnotics/anxiolytics. Design A longitudinal cohort study Setting Primary healthcare in the Reykjavik area. Participants 114 084 ...
  • Interrante, Mary K.; Segal, Hannah; Peshkin, Beth N.; Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis; Nusbaum, Rachel; Similuk, Morgan; DeMarco, Tiffani; Hooker, Gillian; Graves, Kristi; Isaacs, Claudine; Wood, Marie; McKinnon, Wendy; Garber, Judy; McCormick, Shelley; Heinzmann, Jessica; Kinney, Anita Y.; Schwartz, Marc D. (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017-09-01)
    Background: Telephone delivery of genetic counseling is an alternative to in-person genetic counseling because it may extend the reach of genetic counseling. Previous reports have established the noninferiority of telephone counseling on short-term ...
  • Shen, Qing; Jöud, Anna; Schelin, Maria E. C.; Sjölander, Arvid; Cao, Yang; Sparén, Pär; Fall, Katja; Czene, Kamila; Valdimarsdottir, Unnur; Fang, Fang (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-12-10)
    Background: An increasing number of women are evaluated for potential breast cancer and may experience mental distress during evaluation. We aim to assess the risks of psychiatric disorders and cardiovascular diseases during the diagnostic workup of ...
  • Ragnarsdóttir, Laufey Dís; Kristjansson, Alfgeir; Þórisdóttir, Ingibjörg E.; Allegrante, John; Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis; Gestsdóttir, Steinunn; Sigfúsdóttir, Inga Dóra (Elsevier BV, 2017-03)
    Early-life risk factors, such as family disruption, maltreatment, and poverty, can negatively impact children's scholastic abilities; however, most previous studies have relied on cross-sectional designs and retrospective measurement. This study ...
  • Sigfúsdóttir, Inga Dóra; Kristjansson, Alfgeir; Þórlindsson, Þórólfur; Allegrante, John (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2016-05-06)
    Stress and strain among adolescents have been investigated and discussed largely within three separate disciplines: mental health, where the focus has been on the negative effects of stress on emotional health; criminology, where the emphasis has been ...
  • Askew, Robert Alexander (University of Iceland, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Earth Sciences, 2020-01)
    The Breiðdalur volcanic system, eastern Iceland, comprises of a ~600 km3 central volcano, a 30 - 40 km long dyke swarm and plateau basalts erupted from this dyke swarm. The entire volcanic system was active from 10.1 to 7.8 Ma, the central volcano was ...
  • Aichner, Bernhard; Makhmudov, Zafar; Rajabov, Ilhomjon; Zhang, Qiong; Pausata, Francesco S. R.; Werner, Martin; Heinecke, Liv; Kuessner, Marie L.; Feakins, Sarah J.; Sachse, Dirk; Mischke, Steffen (American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2019-12-03)
    The Central Asian Pamir Mountains (Pamirs) are a high-altitude region sensitive to climatic change, with only few paleoclimatic records available. To examine the glacial-interglacial hydrological changes in the region, we analyzed the geochemical ...
  • Plomp, Kimberly A.; Dobney, Keith; Weston, Darlene A.; Viðarsdóttir, Una Strand; Collard, Mark (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-12-16)
    Background: Recently we proposed an evolutionary explanation for a spinal pathology that afflicts many people, intervertebral disc herniation (Plomp et al. [2015] BMC Evolutionary Biology 15, 68). Using 2D data, we found that the bodies and pedicles ...
  • Baldursdottir, Bergthora; Whitney, Susan L.; Ramel, Alfons; Jónsson, Pálmi V.; Mogensen, Brynjólfur; Petersen, Hannes; Kristinsdóttir, Ella K. (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-02-11)
    Background: Asymmetric vestibular function, decreased plantar sensation, postural control and functional ability have been associated with fall-related wrist fractures. Objective: To investigate whether multi-sensory training (MST) improves postural ...
  • Björnsson, Eyþór; Þorleifsson, Guðmar; Helgadóttir, Anna; Gudnason, Thorarinn; Gudbjartsson, Tomas; Andersen, Karl; Grétarsdóttir, Sólveig; Ólafsson, Ísleifur; Tragante, Vinicius; Ólafsson, Ólafur Hreiðar; Jónsdóttir, Birna; Eyjólfsson, Guðmundur I.; Sigurðardóttir, Ólöf; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Holm, Hilma; Stefansson, Kari (American Medical Association (AMA), 2020-01-01)
    Importance: Genetic studies have evaluated the influence of blood lipid levels on the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), but less is known about how they are associated with the extent of coronary atherosclerosis. Objective: To estimate the ...
  • Mímisson, Kristján (University of Iceland, School of Humanities, Faculty of History and Philosophy, 2020-03)
    Every person’s life can be approached from various angles. Biographies are thus never complete narratives that tell entirely of a person’s life—all the events occurred, all the relations entered, all the emotions sensed, or all the opinions uttered—but ...
  • Padden, Ciara; Jack, James (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017-03-31)
    Parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have been reported as experiencing higher levels of stress and poorer physical health than parents of typically developing children. However, most of the relevant literature has been based on ...
  • Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; sulem, patrick; Helgadottir, Anna; Gylfason, Arnaldur; Sæmundsdóttir, Jóna; Björnsson, Eyþór; Norðdahl, Guðmundur L.; Jónasdóttir, Áslaug; Jónasdóttir, Aðalbjörg; Eggertsson, Hannes; Grétarsdóttir, Sólveig; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Indridason, Olafur Skuli; Palsson, Runolfur; Jónasson, Friðbert; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Eyjólfsson, Guðmundur I.; Sigurðardóttir, Ólöf; Ólafsson, Ísleifur; Danielsen, Ragnar; Matthíasson, Stefán E.; Kristmundsdóttir, Snædís; Halldórsson, Bjarni V.; Hreiðarsson, Ástráður Benedikt; Valdimarsson, Einar M.; Gudnason, Thorarinn; Benediktsson, Rafn; Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Holm, Hilma; Stefansson, Kari (Elsevier BV, 2019-12-17)
    Background: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a causal risk factor for cardiovascular diseases that has no established therapy. The attribute of Lp(a) that affects cardiovascular risk is not established. Low levels of Lp(a) have been associated with type 2 ...
  • Ágústsson, Atli; Sveinsson, Thorarinn; Pope, Pauline; Rodby-Bousquet, Elisabet (Informa UK Limited, 2018-07-16)
    Objective: The aim of this study was to clarify the association of scoliosis and windswept hips with immobility, lying position, and time in lying, in adults with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods: This cross-sectional study included 830 adults (469 males ...
  • Erestam, Sofia; Bock, David; Erichsen Andersson, Annette; Bjartell, Anders; Carlsson, Stefan; Stinesen Kollberg, Karin; Sjoberg, Daniel; Steineck, Gunnar; Stranne, Johan; Þorsteinsdóttir, Þórdís; Tyritzis, Stavros; Wallerstedt Lantz, Anna; Wiklund, Peter; Angenete, Eva; Haglind, Eva (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-03-18)
    Background: Little is known concerning what may infuence surgeon satisfaction with a surgical procedure and its associations with intraoperative factors. The objective was to explore the relationships between surgeons’ self-assessed satisfaction with ...
  • Kristjansson, Alfgeir; Þórisdóttir, Ingibjörg E.; Steingrimsdottir, Thora; Allegrante, John; Lilly, Christa L.; Sigfúsdóttir, Inga Dóra (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017-05-28)
    Research on the impact of maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) on scholastic achievement in the offspring has shown conflicting findings. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of MSDP on scholastic achievement in a birth cohort of ...
  • Einarsson, Páll (Frontiers Media SA, 2018-05-08)
    Networks of seismographs of high sensitivity have been in use in the vicinity of active volcanoes in Iceland since 1973. During this time, 21 confirmed eruptions have occurred and several intrusions where magma did not reach the surface. All these ...
  • Thorsson, Bolli; Eiriksdottir, Gudny; Sigurðsson, Sigurður; Guðmundsson, Elías Freyr; Bots, Michael L; Aspelund, Thor; Arntzen, Kjell Arne; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B; Gudnason, Vilmundur (BMJ, 2018-05-01)
    Objectives Population statistics for carotid plaque and cardiovascular risk factors reported in scientific journals are usually presented as averages for the population or age and sex adjusted, rather than sex and age groups. Important population ...
  • Grétarsdóttir, Helga M.; Björnsdóttir, Elín; Bjornsson, Einar (S. Karger AG, 2018-06-15)
    We describe a case of acute liver injury and migratory arthralgia in a patient receiving bicalutamide treatment for prostate cancer. A 67-year-old male with metastatic prostate cancer presented with a 6-day history of migratory arthralgia. He had been ...
  • Clark, Chase M.; Costa, Maria Sofia; Sanchez, Laura M.; Murphy, Brian T. (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018-04-23)
    For decades, researchers have lacked the ability to rapidly correlate microbial identity with bacterial metabolism. Since specialized metabolites are critical to bacterial function and survival in the environment, we designed a data acquisition and ...