Research News

An imbalance in the production of blood cells can lead to the aggressive blood cancer acute myeloid leukaemia. A new study finds a way to stop malignant stem cells. The researchers believe their findings could open up new avenues for treatment in the future.

The streets of Oslo are characterised by alcohol, noise and a great deal of chaos on Friday and Saturday nights. Police, private security guards and the Night Ravens work to maintain order, but also have to tolerate a certain amount of chaos.

You hear music every time you watch a film or TV series, and it shapes you more than you might think.

Humans are remarkably well equipped to meet the unknown ¨C and not just because of our brains, new research suggests.

Powerful storms on the sun create weather in space that can cause major problems. A national space weather service is necessary for safety and preparedness, researchers believe.

Researchers have conducted the first large-scale benchmark study to investigate antibodies. ¡°The benchmarking done in the present study is critically important to develop this field further,¡± says researcher Tuula Nyman.

Soft biological tissues are notoriously difficult to study in three dimensions. By refining contrast-enhanced X-ray micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), researchers can now make previously invisible structures accessible for non-destructive, three-dimensional analysis. The approach opens new possibilities for exploring biological tissue without cutting it apart.

We eat more processed meat such as sausages and salami than in the other Nordic countries. For the first time, researchers have calculated the disease burden and years of life lost caused by an unhealthy diet.