Uncategorized - January 14, 2015
Study: Some Workers Use Drugs
A new study from the University of Oslo has found that amphetamines are often used by men with physically strenuous jobs on the margins of the labor market. One of the study’s researchers, Willy Pedersen, professor in the Department of Sociology and Human Geography and expert on substance abuse, was surprised by the findings. “We […]
Uncategorized - January 7, 2015
Stem Cells Reduce Heart Attack Effects
Transplanting mouse stem cells from fatty tissue to the same mouse can reduce damage from a heart attack, researchers at the University of Oslo discovered. During a study, stem cells were transplanted into the neck of the mice. After some time the researchers induced a heart attack in the mice in a controlled environment, subsequently testing heart function […]