Integration on hold in Norway: Immigrants face revocation of residence status

July 10, 2019 in Society & Culture

"People have felt on solid ground, and now they’re having the rug pulled out from under them," says researcher Jan-Paul Brekke.

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One of four LGBT people experience hate speech

March 23, 2019 in Society & Culture

A new report shows that twice as many LGBT people are victims of discrimination and exclusion as the rest of the population. The risk increases even more among those with minority characteristics.
Why we need a modern origin story today

March 19, 2019 in Natural Sciences

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.
Preemies given extra nutrition grew faster but got more infections

March 18, 2019 in Health

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 help, new research suggests.
Warrior buried in a Swedish Viking grave was actually female

March 14, 2019 in Society & Culture

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 warrior was a woman.
Older Swedes drink more — and are more prone to accidents, disease

March 12, 2019 in Health

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. Elderly people are more sensitive to alcohol than younger people and therefore are more at risk from drinking-related problems.
Professors with advice to inactive people: Football is good for your health

March 9, 2019 in 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.
Internet therapy for sleep problems provides long-term improvement

March 8, 2019 in Health

An online treatment programme for insomnia works well, with its beneficial effects persisting as long as 18 months after treatment, a new study shows.
Your sick leave infects your colleagues, too

March 6, 2019 in Health

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.
Chronic fatigue syndrome: Promising four-day treatment

March 4, 2019 in Health

A Norwegian study of an intensive coping course for people with chronic fatigue syndrome showed some promise, but both researchers and scientists involved in the study say it has clear limitations.
Today’s 50-somethings may live until they are 90

February 28, 2019 in Health

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 live even longer.