Field of study
Health Pharmacology Neuroscience Neuropharmacology Pain research Food Security Translational medical research Neuroscience Microplastic Brain Health Future food
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in a life-course perspective (AIS-Life)
The PhD project investigates health and welfare trajectories of individuals with idiopathic scoliosis across the life course and identifies factors influencing long-term health and welfare outcomes.
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Co-occurrent pain and psychological distress: From adolescence to adulthood
The project will provide new insight into the long-term consequences of early onset co-occurrent pain and psychological distress.
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Designing an intelligent gamified solution for treatment of scoliosis among children and adolescents
This PhD project focuses on understanding needs of youth with idiopathic scoliosis and to examine how the needs can be improved by using a digital solution – e.g. a smartphone application.
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Designing an intelligent personalized vest for scoliosis brace to improve treatment and monitoring of scoliosis in adolescents
The project will design an intelligent personalized vest for scoliosis brace with wearable sensors.
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Digital health technology: implementation hinders and possibilities in non-critical emergency care cases
This qualitative study explores the barriers and opportunities related to implementing digital health solutions in non-critical emergency care within the Norwegian healthcare context.
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Investigating Microplastics and Nanoplastics Uptake in Edible Plants (MICRO-PLANT)
We investigate how micro- and nanoplastics affect edible plants and human health through plant uptake, packaging contamination, and sustainable solutions for safe food production.
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Measuring the Therapeutic Mechanisms and Effects of Art (BraArt)
The project investigates how art therapy modulates experimental pain using neural, physiological, and biological measures such as brain activity, stress hormones, and heart rate variability.
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Promoting and inhibiting factors for education and employment among young adults receiving welfare benefits or health services due to persistent pain and psychological distress
Persistent pain and psychological distress in young adults can negatively impact participation in education and employment, leading to significant consequences.
Completed research projects
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Young user involvement group in musculoskeletal health
This project will establish a young user-involvement group at the Centre for Intelligent Musculoskeletal Health (CIM).
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Holm, Lene Berge
; Hussain, Sahar;
Gazerani, Parisa
;
Krogstad, Tonje
(2026).
Pharmacist-led migraine consultations in community pharmacies: a pilot study of pharmacists’ experiences and patient-reported outcomes | The Journal of Headache and Pain | Springer Nature Link.
The Journal of Headache and Pain.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s10194-026-02374-3
Gazerani, Parisa
(2026).
Menopause-related brain fog as a midlife window in women's brain aging: toward ecologically valid measurement and digital phenotyping.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2026.1814092
Moezzi, Shokoufeh
;
Korostynska, Olga
;
Rankanen, Mimmu
;
Khan, Haroon
;
Gazerani, Parisa
(2026).
Frontiers | Art therapy and emotional pain: a scoping review of physiological and biological measures.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2026.1736930
Saidi, Trust
;
Pavel, Nenad
;
Gazerani, Parisa
;
Pikkarainen, Minna
(2026).
Bridging digital health gaps in South Africa: A qualitative study of the digital divide, interoperability and health equity.
Digital Health.
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076261440967
Gazerani, Parisa
(2026).
Toward a Digital Twin-Inspired Framework for Studying Trigeminal Satellite Glial Cell Dynamics in Craniofacial Pain: A Hypothesis.
Neuroglia.
Vol. 7.
https://doi.org/10.3390/neuroglia7010007
Sykorova, Kamila
;
Mathew, Anna
;
Pavel, Nenad
;
Gazerani, Parisa
;
Saidi, Trust
;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
; Lystad, June Ullevoldsæter;
Bull, Helen
; Kvammen, Mette Fløystad; He, Hong-Gu; Jacoby, Julia; Pikkarainen, Minna
(2025).
Exploring Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Using Digital Health Technologies to Improve Conservative Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Qualitative Study.
Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR).
Vol. 27.
https://doi.org/10.2196/69089
Gazerani, Parisa
; Wael, Mohamed,
(2025).
Lifestyle in AfrAbia and Migraine: A 10-Year Bibliometric Analysis | SpringerLink.
ISBN: 9789819514144.
Springer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-1414-4_16
Thuvarakan, Kenoja; Zimmermann, Henrik; Hammer, Anne; Lorentzen, Iben Prentow; Jensen, Winnie;
Gazerani, Parisa
(2025).
Investigation of varying frequencies of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for labor pain control: a randomized double-blinded sham-controlled pilot study - PubMed.
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC).
https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC58623.2025.11254064
Gazerani, Parisa
; Wael, Mohamed,
(2025).
Lifestyle in AfrAbia and Migraine: A 10-Year Bibliometric Analysis | SpringerLink.
ISBN: 9789819514144.
Springer Nature.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-1414-4_16
Gazerani, Parisa
(2025).
A Hybrid Digital-4E Strategy for comorbid migraine and depression: a medical hypothesis on an AI-driven, neuroadaptive, and exposome-aware approach.
Frontiers in Neurology.
Vol. 16.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1587296
