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19.03.2019Why we need a modern origin story today
Big history is the story about how the world came to be as it is. Now, as we need to manage the entire planet, we need to know an origin story more than ever.
18.03.2019Preemies given extra nutrition grew faster but got more infections
Premature, very low birth weight babies often have lower IQs and more learning disabilities than their normal-weight peers. But more nutrition early on may
14.03.2019Warrior buried in a Swedish Viking grave was actually female
When archaeologists excavated a Viking grave in the late 1800s and found weapons, they realized they’d found a warrior’s burial place. But it turned out that
12.03.2019Older Swedes drink more — and are more prone to accidents, disease
Twenty-seven per cent of 75-year-old Swedish men and 10 per cent of 75-year-old Swedish women are considered to be hazardous drinkers, a new report says.
09.03.2019Professors with advice to inactive people: Football is good for your health
But if you want to play football rather than taking medicine, the advice is that you will need to keep playing and only do it after consulting with your doctor.
08.03.2019Internet therapy for sleep problems provides long-term improvement
An online treatment programme for insomnia works well, with its beneficial effects persisting as long as 18 months after treatment, a new study shows.
06.03.2019Your sick leave infects your colleagues, too
Norway requires a general practitioner to certify an employee’s sick leave if he or she will be absent from work for more than three days. A Norwegian study
04.03.2019Chronic fatigue syndrome: Promising four-days treatment
A Norwegian study of an intensive coping course for people with chronic fatigue syndrome showed some promise, but both researchers and scientists involved in
28.02.2019Today’s 50-somethings may live until they are 90
If you are around age 50 today, you can expect to live a good deal longer than your parents did. Today's 40-year-olds, 30-year-olds and 20-year-olds will
26.02.2019Young people with past behavioural problems get high more
Significantly more teenagers use alcohol and drugs if they’ve had behavioural problems as children, reports a recent study.
25.02.2019The world has become more peaceful
Although the war in Syria is in its eighth year, statisticians have established that the world is becoming increasingly peaceful.
23.02.2019Linguists need preservation of languages to study human language
Indigenous languages can tell us a lot about humanity. But as we are
advancing our knowledge, languages are dying out rapidly.
22.02.2019Your risk of a deadly cancer is linked to your blood type
People with different blood types have different risks of developing pancreatic cancer, Norwegian research shows.
21.02.2019Are all cancer cells the same?
Not necessarily. And being able to identify the differences at a genetic level could lead to more effective, personalised treatments.
20.02.2019Loneliness and insecurity dog youngsters as they age out of child welfare services
Norwegian law stipulates that young people who have grown up in the care of child welfare services are entitled to aftercare until they are 23 years old. But
19.02.2019A teeny-weeny mystery: investigating the difference between you and me and a single-celled organism
The more scientists look at single-celled organisms, the more they realize we’re not as different from them as was once thought.
18.02.2019Uncertain future for fraudsters
Fraudsters who cheat on their taxes, launder money or con insurance companies are facing uncertain times. New statistical methods are increasing the likelihood
16.02.2019Damsel in distress or sexy sidekick? The representation of women in video games has changed
The representation of women in video games has been under debate, and this may have caused more nuanced female characters.
14.02.2019Simulating your cancer treatment on a computer
In ten years, computers will be able to propose the most suitable cancer treatment for you. The idea is to simulate how all possible combinations of existing
12.02.2019Does your ‘private’ data picture meet the beauty standards of society?
COMMENT: Private companies and public sectors collect our data every day and minute. In a democratic society, we need to teach children to become critically