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Problem behaviour from impaired vision

December 26, 2012 in Society & Culture

Pupils diagnosed with ADHD, learning difficulties or dyslexia could in some cases simply suffer from impaired vision.

The Pope’s scientists study miracles

December 25, 2012 in Society & Culture

God’s representative on Earth has his own miracle commission. Its job is to determine – using scientific methods – whether unexplainable healings really are miracles caused by deceased people.

Brain scans look for Christmas spirit

December 23, 2012 in Society & Culture

A series of scientific studies in the weirder end of the spectrum can be found in the Christmas edition of a Danish medical journal.

In Sweden, helping and caring are on the rise

December 20, 2012 in Society & Culture

With one of the oldest populations in the world, Sweden needs its citizens to reach out and help each other in informal, neighbourly ways. New research shows a dramatic rise in the number of Swedes who are doing exactly that.

Technological illiteracy can hurt patients and schoolchildren

December 19, 2012 in Society & Culture

New technology can cause more harm than good in schools and hospitals if teachers and nurses don’t fully know how to use it.

Women politicians get more bad press than men

December 19, 2012 in Society & Culture

Male politicians involved in scandals are treated more mildly in Swedish newspapers than their female counterparts, according to a recent study.

Weak language skills a heavy problem

December 15, 2012 in Society & Culture

Language skills are rarely seen as a public health problem, but immigrant women from Turkey and Pakistan with poor Norwegian skills are more likely to be overweight. That, in turn, can have public health consequences.

The new face of Nordic profanities

December 14, 2012 in Society & Culture

Nordic youths don’t swear more than their elders, but they use widely different profanities, a Nordic swearword conference finds.

Norwegian Vikings grew hemp

December 14, 2012 in Society & Culture

Cannabis was cultivated 1,300 years ago at a farm in Southern Norway.

Young people want snowmobile cops

December 13, 2012 in Society & Culture

Rampant drunkenness and wild snowmobile riding at night concern teens and young adults in northern Norway. They want the police to patrol trails at night to curb accidents.

Big differences in Finnish and Norwegian teacher education

December 12, 2012 in Society & Culture

Finnish schools are frequently ranked as the best in the world, well ahead of their Nordic neighbors, despite cultural similarities. But Finland's secret and Norway's scourge may lie in each country's educational policy making.

Childless couples risk shorter lives

December 11, 2012 in Society & Culture

Children may be exhausting, but not having children can raise the risk of early death.

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Childless Norwegians have travelled abroad for surrogacy, as the service is illegal at home. Their actions and willingness to speak out about them have started to transform the idea of what a family is and should be.

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