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Doctoral degree and research training

PhD in medicine and health sciences
After you have completed a master's degree, you can take a PhD degree. The education is stipulated to three years.
National research schools
The national research schools are formal networks for PhD training. They arrange joint courses and seminars, supplement supervision capacity and share laboratory facilities where relevant.

The Medical Student Research Program
The Medical Student Research Program (MSR) is an optional program for medical students at the University of Oslo who want to develop a research project during their medical studies.
Scientia Fellows
Scientia Fellows is an international postdoctoral fellowship programme in Health Sciences.

New hope for reduced longterm side-effects in children after leukemia treatment

By using drugs currently used to treat other diseases, scientists hope they will help children with leukemia suffer fewer long-term aftereffects from their treatment.

Cholesterol

Unlikely that high cholesterol or statins increase the risk of dementia

Many patients stop taking medication for high cholesterol because they are afraid it may have negative side effects. But the observed association between risk of dementia and high cholesterol, may be caused by your lifestyle.

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The brain

Discovery of a gene that can reduce brain damage in newborns

The treatment currently used when babies suffer lack of oxygen during birth, is to cool the babies down. Nevertheless, many of them continue to suffer from long-term brain damage. Researchers have made a promising discovery regarding future treatments.

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