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View article: Thyroid strain in pregnancy: a nationwide study of iodine nutrition and thyroglobulin among Faroese pregnant women
Thyroid strain in pregnancy: a nationwide study of iodine nutrition and thyroglobulin among Faroese pregnant women Open
Objective Abnormal thyroid function is particularly problematic in pregnant women. Iodine is important to maintain normal thyroid function, and the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a raised iodine intake in pregnant compared with…
View article: COVID-19 open data: An ecological study and international collaboration examining pandemic trends in Northern Periphery arctic countries
COVID-19 open data: An ecological study and international collaboration examining pandemic trends in Northern Periphery arctic countries Open
Objectives: In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence generation lagged behind public health responses. This study describes an international collaboration of frontline clinicians who used open data describing COVID-19 trends …
View article: Suicidal behaviour among youngsters in a suicide low-incidence population
Suicidal behaviour among youngsters in a suicide low-incidence population Open
INTRODUCTION. The Faroe Islands are a country in the North Atlantic with a population of approximately 53,000 inhabitants. The suicide incidence rate is very low, at some 5/100,000 annual suicides. The Faroese school system participates in…
View article: Vitamin D status and its determinants in pregnant women form the Faroe Islands
Vitamin D status and its determinants in pregnant women form the Faroe Islands Open
Background In regions like the Faroe Islands, where sunlight may be insufficient for vitamin D synthesis, alternative sources such as diet and supplements become crucial. This study focuses on assessing the vitamin D status of pregnant wom…
View article: Key recommendations and research priorities of the 2021 AMAP human health assessment
Key recommendations and research priorities of the 2021 AMAP human health assessment Open
Over the last three decades, the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme has published five human health assessments. These assessments have summarised the current state of the science regarding environmental contaminants and human heal…
View article: Levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants in human populations living in the Arctic
Levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants in human populations living in the Arctic Open
The Arctic Monitoring Assessment Program (AMAP) is tasked with monitoring and assessing the status of environmental contaminants in the Arctic, documenting levels and trends, and producing science-based assessments. The objectives of this …
View article: Iodine nutrition among pregnant women in the Faroe Islands
Iodine nutrition among pregnant women in the Faroe Islands Open
Ensuring adequate iodine nutrition during pregnancy is crucial for fetal brain development. Thus, the WHO recommend monitoring iodine nutrition in pregnant women. With changing dietary habits and declining iodine intake in coastal populati…
View article: Levels and trends of metals in human populations living in the Arctic
Levels and trends of metals in human populations living in the Arctic Open
The 2021 Arctic Monitoring Assessment Program (AMAP)'s Human Health Assessment report presents a summary of the presence of contaminants in human populations across the circumpolar Arctic and provides an update to the previous assessment r…
View article: Updated review on contaminant communication experiences in the circumpolar Arctic
Updated review on contaminant communication experiences in the circumpolar Arctic Open
Arctic populations are amongst the highest exposed populations to long-range transported contaminants globally, with the main exposure pathway being through the diet. Dietary advice is an important immediate means to address potential expo…
View article: SARS-CoV-2 anti-RBD and anti-N protein responses are differentially regulated between mother-child pairs: insight from a national study cohort at the Faroe Islands
SARS-CoV-2 anti-RBD and anti-N protein responses are differentially regulated between mother-child pairs: insight from a national study cohort at the Faroe Islands Open
Background Knowledge about SARS-CoV-2 antibody dynamics in neonates and direct comparisons with maternal antibody responses are not well established. This study aimed to characterize and directly compare the maternal and infant antibody re…
View article: A nationwide registry‐based observational study of thyroid disease incidence in the Faroe Islands
A nationwide registry‐based observational study of thyroid disease incidence in the Faroe Islands Open
Objective The occurrence of thyroid disease varies among populations. While the iodine nutrition level of the Faroese seems to have been decreasing over the past decades, there is no systematic evaluation of the thyroid disease pattern in …
View article: Diverging humoral and cellular immune responses due to Omicron—a national study from the Faroe Islands
Diverging humoral and cellular immune responses due to Omicron—a national study from the Faroe Islands Open
Immunity following infection and vaccination with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is poorly understood. The aim was to investigate immunity assessed with antibody response, neutralizing antibodies (NAbs), and IFN-γ release under different s…
View article: Distinguishing SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccine responses up to 18 months post-infection using nucleocapsid protein and receptor-binding domain antibodies
Distinguishing SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccine responses up to 18 months post-infection using nucleocapsid protein and receptor-binding domain antibodies Open
The prediction of the durability of immunity against COVID-19 is relevant, and longitudinal studies are essential for unraveling the details regarding protective SARS‐CoV‐2 antibody responses. It has become challenging to discriminate betw…
View article: Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Metabolic Dysregulations over the Life-course: A Longitudinal Metabolome Investigation using Causal Inference Framework
Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Metabolic Dysregulations over the Life-course: A Longitudinal Metabolome Investigation using Causal Inference Framework Open
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Studying the human metabolome could unravel metabolic dysregulations caused by per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). However, limitations of observational designs and lack of longitudinal metabolomics measures mak…
View article: Suicidal behaviour among youngsters in a suicide low- incidence population – a faroese paradox
Suicidal behaviour among youngsters in a suicide low- incidence population – a faroese paradox Open
Objective/background: Faroe Islands is a country in North Atlantic with about 53,000 inhabitants. Suicide incidence is very low with an incidence of about 5/100,000/year. The Faroese school system participates in the ESPAD student surveys …
View article: The iodine content of Faroese food items to support iodine nutrition in the North Atlantic
The iodine content of Faroese food items to support iodine nutrition in the North Atlantic Open
Iodine is essential for human health, and dietary iodine sources are critical. Living isolated on islands in the North Atlantic Ocean fostered unique dietary traditions in the Faroe Islands. The dietary peculiarities led us to collect and …
View article: Working environment and fatigue among fishers in the north Atlantic: a field study
Working environment and fatigue among fishers in the north Atlantic: a field study Open
The findings indicate a chronically fatigued fisher population, and recommends urgent attention being paid to improving the structure of vessels and installing stabilators for greater stability at sea; work schedules being evaluated for pr…
View article: Iodine nutrition with North Atlantic living: the Faroese adolescents
Iodine nutrition with North Atlantic living: the Faroese adolescents Open
Iodine nutrition is critical for human health. While iodine excretion was low within the recommended range among adult Faroese, younger generations tend to abandon local foods. Such changes raise a concern about iodine intake, which led us…
View article: 10-Year Follow-up of the Original Faroese Septuagenarian Cohort: Focus on Frailty and Association With All-cause Mortality
10-Year Follow-up of the Original Faroese Septuagenarian Cohort: Focus on Frailty and Association With All-cause Mortality Open
Little is known about the health status of Faroese people reaching high age. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the health status of older adults in a small-scale society with emphasis on frailty and all-cause mortality. In this 10…