Researchers have discovered several new gene variants that influence brain volume. We are yet another step closer to finding the causes of a number of psychological disorders.
Researchers have discovered that patients with type 1 diabetes can regain the ability to produce insulin. They showed that insulin-producing cells can recover outside the body.
We all have a gene than can cause lethal blood clots, but also protect us against cell death during a stroke. This raises a dilemma for scientists.
Pain and chronic fatigue frequently go hand in hand. In such cases it does not help to ask patients to put on their training shoes and start exercising, according to recent research on Sjögren’s syndrome.
Cheeses like the Norwegian “gammelost” and Roquefort may prevent weakening of bones when you are ill. New findings show that vitamin K2 protects the production of bone tissue during inflammations.
Osteoporosis is one of the most common diseases in Norway. Researchers have now discovered that the body alters genes to counteract the disease.
Transplanted stem cells make the hearts of mice more resistant to heart attacks.
What doctors believed to mark nerve cell death may instead show reparable injury in patients with Multiple Sclerosis.
Our cells eat themselves so that we can stay healthy. A detailed understanding of ‘autophagy’, our cells’ waste management system, may be the key to preventing diseases and extending our lives.
It is over 30 years since smallpox was declared to have been eradicated thanks to the smallpox vaccine. How do vaccines protect us against viruses and bacteria? Can we find a vaccine that will last throughout our lives?
Fewer and fewer pupils in Norwegian schools are given the 20-minute meal break recommended by the government.
Ammonia is very toxic to the brain and new research shows why: the glial cells ability to remove potassium is perturbed.
Not everyone can be infected by HIV. If you have a gene defect, you may be protected.
Altogether 48 new genetic variations that increase the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) have now been identified. This could form the basis for development of more effective treatment for the disease.
Nobody can afford to wait for almost a year for a vaccine once a deadly influenza virus is on its way. The salvation may now have arrived: a vaccine produced in a couple of weeks – and perhaps even completely free of side-effects.
Why do premature infants develop blood poisoning if they receive a lot of nutrition? The salts phosphate and potassium are likely suspects.
Why are female handball players so prone to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears? Is there anything we can do to avoid these injuries? A unique Norwegian study may hold the answer to this question.
Did you think that Fridtjof Nansen only led expeditions to the Arctic? If you did, you were mistaken. Welcome to the world of neuroscience at the Faculty of Medicine. Here, Nansen's legacy is everywhere.
