An enlightened approach to “illegal” drugs will revolutionise medicine and science

October 16, 2018 in Health

OPINION: Let logic prevail! It is time for all countries to review their support of the current UN approach to recreational drug control and allow medical research on illegal substances.

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The truth is in the sediments

August 20, 2018 in Natural Sciences

OPINION: The seafloor has different patterns on top than underneath the surface. Researchers at Nord University suggest that new seafloor research in the Lofoten-Vesterålen region contributes to future marine management.
Humans have always caused plant and animal extinctions

August 19, 2018 in Natural Sciences

Our warming planet is pushing some plant and animals species towards extinction. But there’s actually no such thing as untouched nature — humans have always altered their environment. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do our best to protect what’s here now.
Researcher: Monopolies are good

August 18, 2018 in Society & Culture

OPINION: Without monopolies consumers miss out on the best technology at a good price. The task is to prevent that monopoly from abusing its power.
Why you shouldn’t bring your mobile device shopping

August 17, 2018 in Society & Culture

If you want to save money after your holiday, leave your mobile phone at home when shopping. Consumers who used their phones in the grocery store ended up with fuller shopping carts.
Time to re-think the climate change challenge

August 16, 2018 in Society & Culture

OPINION: We now know enough about the nature of the earth system that the risk of crossing a planetary threshold that propels us into a Hothouse Earth needs to be taken very seriously.
Two-year-olds benefit from playing games on tablets

August 15, 2018 in Technology

The use of electronic media by young children has an undeserved bad reputation, a new study suggests. Mothers are better at interacting with their two-year-olds when playing online games than when they are watching TV together or engaged in regular play.
Unpublished Egyptian texts reveal new insights into ancient medicine

August 14, 2018 in Natural Sciences

The large collection of documents from Ancient Egypt are held in Copenhagen and are revealing new details about medical sciences in antiquity.
Swedish youth prescribed more anxiety medications

August 13, 2018 in Health

Use of medications for anxiety, insomnia and epilepsy has increased significantly in Sweden among children and adolescents, a new study shows.
Considering knee surgery? Read this first

August 12, 2018 in Health

About two out of ten people who undergo the procedure do not experience any pain relief at all and may actually be worse off after surgery than they were before.
Greenlandic children are getting taller and healthier

August 11, 2018 in Health

The general health of Greenlandic children now appears to be as good as that of their European peers. And perhaps even better. New studies show that compared with Danish children, they are no longer characterised as short and have similar patterns of disease.