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WEBStudy: Risk of giving birth to small babies increases when the mother lives farther from green spaces. Opinion: Nuclear power is a friend of nature and the environment. These small bacteria eat huge amounts of methane.
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WEBThis tiny sensor placed under the skin will measure the blood sugar levels of people with diabetes. The Norwegian sensor is to be coupled with Italian technology that administers insulin automatically. “If this is successful it will make life a lot easier for patients with diabetes”, says Norwegian doctor.
Tick-borne encephalitis can now be found in ticks along much of …
WEB4 days ago — September 2024 - 04:30. Today, tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is present in ticks along almost the entire Norwegian coastline, from Flekkefjord in the west to the Swedish border in the east. Particularly in coastal areas around Arendal, Porsgrunn, and Larvik, many cases have been reported. In recent …
Long Covid: Here's what we know so far - Sciencenorway.no
WEBJan 4, 2023 — In 2021, the OUS researchers published a study on long Covid. “We were early in investigating the after-effects of Covid, in autumn 2020, when long Covid was not so well known,” Søraas said to sciencenorway.no. “The participants in our study had tested themselves, so we knew they had had Covid", he says.
Nine men who may have been sacrificed – modern technology …
WEB3 days ago — “There might be nine men hanging from the branches here,” says Vedeler. “That immediately brings to mind Yggdrasil.” Yggdrasil, the world tree in Norse mythology, is linked to well-known tales of Odin, who is said to have sacrificed himself by …
New pill against celiac disease protects fully against the effects of ...
WEBJul 7, 2021 — This clinical study has tested a pill which inhibits the enzyme transglutaminase. Previous research has shown that this enzyme is a key component in celiac disease. It changes the gluten when it enters the intestine. A German group of researchers have created an inhibitor for this enzyme. And it is this inhibitor which has now been tested in ...
Applied for a job at NASA at the age of 12 – now she's set to …
WEB5 days ago — Applied for a job at NASA at the age of 12 – now she's set to become Norway's first astronaut. As a child, she was in a wheelchair and dreamed of space. Now, Jannicke Mikkelsen's childhood dream is coming true, with the help of a billionaire. Elise Kjørstad journalist. Published monday 23.
A volcanic catastrophe off the Norwegian coast likely explains …
WEBSep 5, 2022 — Several new Norwegian and international studies about this mysterious global catastrophe will soon be published. By all accounts, the studies will point to the Vøring Plateau just west of the town Sandnessjøen in Northern Norway, as the reason behind this dramatic climate event 55 million years ago.
Dramatic increase of skin cancer in Norway - Sciencenorway.no
WEBMay 28, 2023 — Possible backlog. In total, 38,265 new cancer cases were registered in Norway in 2022. This is a slight increase from the previous year when 36,998 new cases were registered. However, from 2020 to 2021, there was an increase of 1,483 cancer cases, which corresponds to a 4.2 per cent increase. This is a …