NLS Research

A new center for the study of molecular medicine at Umeå University is seeking 16 young scientists to engage in research. Founded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW), the center has received 175 million kronor for the period from 2016 to 2024 from the foundation. Umeå University and Västerbotten County Council also will […]

A ScienceNordic article http://sciencenordic.com/mmr-vaccine-science-exposes-biggest-myths attacks four myths about vaccines in the hope of reassuring the public about their safety. Increasing numbers of parents are opting out of vaccinating their children because they fear serious side effects. In Denmark, every 10th child goes unvaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella, according to the article.  In the US, rates […]

A study by the Cardiology Department of Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, demonstrated how to improve the treatment of patients suffering from blood clots in the heart (coronary thrombosis) so that the risk of death, having a new thrombosis or needing renewed angioplasty can be reduced by 44 percent, according to an article in ScienceNordic. The […]

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)’s Department of Psychology have found that serious sleep disorders in toddlers can have long-term consequences. About 1,000 toddlers were interviewed for the study, which showed that 4-year-olds with sleep disorders have a higher risk of developing symptoms of psychiatric problems as 6-year-olds, compared with children […]

Researchers at the University of Bergen have conducted successful trials of a new type of chemotherapy that short-circuits cancer stem cells’ signaling system, the “command center” for the creation of new cancer cells. “In both laboratory and animal testing the drugs have shown tumors to stop growing, to be reduced or even to disappear,” said […]

Scientists from Aarhus University have tracked down the reason why the French can drink red wine, eat lots of cheese and baguettes and still have a relatively low level of cardiovascular disease.  It’s the cheese. The results are from a research project that postdoc Morten Rahr Clausen from the Department of Food Science at Aarhus […]