Every year, many people get ill from the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae, and some variants are resistant to nearly all kinds of antibiotics. A team of scientists have now found out more about how infections from these variants arise.
The Sustainable Health Unit, a new knowledge cluster at MED, was approved in the Medical Faculty Board on 13 December 2022. The unit will highlight challenges, discussions and sustainable solutions to global and local health issues.
Researchers at NORCHER – Norwegian Centre for Health Services Research have studied whether horizon scanning can be used to identify new and innovative healthcare services.
Five projects have completed the SPARK Norway innovation programme in 2022. During the graduation ceremony in December, the Vaccibody Innovation Award 2022 was presented.
Norwegian Centennial Chair (NOCC) aims to promote cooperation in research and academic education between UiO, NMBU and the University of Minnesota. Deadline: Open-ended.
In a systematic review in The Lancet, PhD-student Camilla Gr?ver Aukrust and colleagues have studied the causes of hydrocephalus in African children.
New research on roundworms demonstrates that it may be possible to slow down the aging process.
A doctor discovers bacteria in a sample that is causing a case of pneumonia and prescribes antibiotics. But at the same time, there is another, nastier variant of bacteria lurking in the patient’s body that is very glad to have got rid of its competitor.
Many came too late to recieve prenatal care. There was a high occurence of emergency c-sections, babies being born too early or stillborn amoung the women.
If you have a stroke, the protein FSAP may help to reduce the extent of paralyses and problems with speech.
The European Innovation Council Pathfinder Challenges program funds the international research consortium “Supervised Morphogenesis in Gastruloids” - SUMO
In the Middle Ages, people of high status were both taller and had higher bone density than those from modest backgrounds. This difference was most marked amongst women, shows a new study based on the Schreiner Collection.
The health and level of functioning of older adults with cancer varies. A comprehensive assessment of the patient's needs in advance of cancer treatment can improve treatment and lead to more treatment choices for the patients.
Almost half of all patients with heart failure have an "unknown" type. Researchers at UiO have studied whether biomarkers can provide better opportunities for diagnosis.
You are sitting in a meeting at work and your mind starts to wander to another place. Suddenly, you realise that the person leading the meeting has asked you a question that you have not heard. Why does this happen?
India produces 20 percent of all generic medicines worldwide, but depends on ingredients from China to make the medicines.
New study shows that colonoscopy-screening reduces the risk of getting colorectal cancer by 18 percent. The reduction is less than experts previously assumed.
Study contributes to new knowledge about what prevents and promotes family involvement in treatment of patients with severe mental disorders.
Why does it become harder to concentrate when you have Alzheimer’s disease? The explanation is perhaps that the signals transmitted from glial cells to nerve cells are disrupted.
Some patients get a serious infection in the eye after eye surgery. The risk of becoming blind is high without prompt treatment. A new approach to diagnostics and treatment can help save patients’ vision.
The patients are recommended controls every three years.
Hanne Flinstad Harbo won the election for the position of dean at the Faculty of Medicine with 53% of the votes. She will be the faculty's first female dean.
The new Jebsen centre opened on 1 September and will have a duration of five years. The aim of the centre's research is to improve the prevention and treatment of heart disease. The Centre is led by Professor Torbj?rn Omland.
Five research environments from MED reached this year's FRIPRO award. One research environment from IMB and four from Klinmed received support.
