NLS Research

Mobility between different physical environments in the cell nucleus regulates the daily oscillations in the activity of genes that are controlled by the internal biological clock, according to a study that is published in the journal  Molecular Cell.  Eventually, these findings may lead to novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of diseases linked with disrupted circadian […]

Researchers at the University of Oslo have discovered that nerve fibers form when small vesicles inside the neuron, called endosomes, merge with the cell membrane. The cell membrane is the cell’s outer layer.  The breakthrough was made during microscopy studies at the Centre for Cancer Biomedicine (CCB). CCB is a center of excellence at the […]

Egg consumption may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland. The findings were published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The dietary habits of 2,332 men aged between 42 and 60 years were assessed at the baseline of the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor […]

As the incidence of stroke among among younger, working people has grown, so has the need to provide the best care possible so they can return to work and family life, according to a Norwegian study.  Associate professor of nursing and head of the Department of Nursing at Hedmark University College Randi Martinsen recently interviewed 16 […]

Scientists have found the first direct evidence that obesity during the early stages of pregnancy increases a child’s risk of developing type 1 diabetes.  The scientists’ advice for expectant mothers: lose weight to decrease the chance of a child developing the disease.  “We know that incidents of type 1 diabetes are increasing by 2 to 5 […]

Daily intensive lifestyle intervention at home, during which patients receive help changing nutritional, eating and exercising habits, is an effective method for achieving weight loss, according to a study by doctoral student Espen Gjevestad at Norway’s Vestfold Hospital’s Morbid Obesity Center. During his study, Gjevestad compared the effectiveness of intensive, in-home programs with moderate lifestyle […]