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The findings may be important for future prevention and treatment, and are an important step towards more knowledge about the causes of bipolar disorder.

The technology, consisting of a designed variant of a natural occurring protein called super albumin, can pave the way for the development of long-acting drugs. This can have major implications for individuals suffering from haemophilia.

According to a survey following doctors over 20 years, nearly four out of ten doctors have been the target of threats from a patient during the first four years after graduation and one in seven doctors have been physically assaulted. 

It is safe to be physically active outdoors without having to worry about the risk of melanoma, as long as you follow the sun safety advice, say the researchers behind a large, Norwegian study. 

Health care personnel who contributed to the rescue work after the 22 July 2011 terror attacks had better mental health a year later than individuals who contributed as volunteers.

One out of ten E. coli samples contained variants that are resistant to several kinds of antibiotics. Researchers warn that we must monitor the future development of antibiotic resistance carefully.

Those who had tumours removed from their livers with keyhole surgery had fewer complications, a better quality of life and similar long-term oncologic outcomes, a new PhD thesis shows.

Grid cells are the brain¡¯s GPS system. But do they use brain waves to gather information about speed and direction? Researchers at the University of Oslo resolved the question.

People who travel a lot account for a much greater proportion of the spread of dangerous, resistant bacteria than we previously thought.

Frode Norheim, new Associate Professor at IBMS, identifies genes that could cause serious liver disease. 

The research method enables us to avoid ethical challenges in studies on mothers and children. 

New findings could accelerate "on-demand" production of antibody-based drugs and vaccines.

A new study provides new insights into the curative effects of gluten-free diets in coeliac patients. Results from the proteomics-based research suggests not.

Insight into cancer cells' own first aid could help the development of a new type of treatment. Johanna Olweus and her team at the UiO (University of Oslo) and the OUS (Oslo University Hospital) are important contributors to this study, which has been published in Nature.

The Research Council has announced that the innovation award goes to founder and scientific director Agnete Fredriksen in Vaccibody.

UiO:Life Science funds 14 convergence environments that address major challenges within life sciences related to health, environment and sustainable growth. A new application round has started. Researchers from all units at UiO are welcome to participate.

Forty students have gained work experience from a research project with a scholarship from UiO:Life Science this summer. The summer projects concluded with an exhibition and selection of the best academic and popular science poster.

Professor Charpentier was one of the first young group leaders recruited to NCMM¡¯s Swedish sister centre, the Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) in 2009. 

After being corona-delayed by six months, it was time to celebrate the first graduates from the innovation program SPARK Norway. The graduation of a total of nine projects was marked with the presentation of diplomas and presentations given by all project managers, also called SPARKees.

Sujan Rijal is studying a Masters Degree in Health Economics, Policy and Management at the University of Oslo. He arrived January 2020, and eight weeks later the lock down started.

We are thrilled to announce Jacinta Victoria S. Muinde, Postdoctoral Research Fellow from the Institute of Health and Society at UiO has been awarded the ASAUK (African Studies Association of the UK) Audrey Richards Prize 2020 for the best PhD dissertation in African Studies. 

Last week it was announced that the new Life Science Building risks considerable budget cuts to stay within budget. Difficult ground conditions and extra engineering costs are the main reasons.

Marieke Kuijjer and Anthony Mathelier awarded funding as part of the ¡®Rosa sl?fe¡¯ (Pink Ribbon) campaign

The Centre for Medical Ethics has recently had successful applications for three new EU projects.

Researchers at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have discovered how destructive changes occur in our genome. This could lead to cancer. Their results have been published in the journal Nature Cell Biology.