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Declining lung function in menopausal women

January 10, 2017 in Health

Menopausal women appear to experience a decline in lung function, comparable to smoking 20 cigarettes a day for 10 years.
Young cancer survivors have twice the risk of suicide

November 30, 2016 in Health

Survivors of cancer diagnosed before the age of 25 had a more than two-fold increased risk of suicide compared to their non-cancer peers.
Health anxiety increases risk of heart attack

November 12, 2016 in Health

Hypochondriacs have 70 per cent higher risk of heart disease, shows a study from the University of Bergen.
Smoking fathers increase asthma-risk in future kids

October 11, 2016 in Health

A Norwegian study shows that asthma is three times more common in those who had a father who smoked in adolescence than offspring who didn’t.
Recycling approved drugs for cancer treatment

October 4, 2016 in Health

Researchers at the University of Bergen have discovered that a drug against kidney cancer possibly can fight several types of cancer.
Finger on the pulse of terror

July 1, 2016 in Society & Culture

An organized terror attack will have greater impact in a country like Norway than in a country like Israel. This has been shown in a new study at the University of Bergen.
Workaholism tied to psychiatric disorders

May 28, 2016 in Health

A large national Norwegian study shows that workaholism frequently co-occurs with ADHD, OCD, anxiety, and depression.
Videogame addiction linked to ADHD

April 29, 2016 in Society & Culture

Young and single men are at risk of being addicted to video games. The addiction indicates an escape from ADHD and psychiatric disorder.
Skeletons reveal history

April 1, 2016 in Society & Culture

Using skeletons, biological anthropologist Stian Suppersberger Hamre studies the diet and travels of Scandinavians 1,000 years ago.
Scientists discover protein that spreads cancer

March 21, 2016 in Health

Nils Halberg at the University of Bergen has identified a protein that makes it possible for cancer cells to spread throughout the body.

Kim E. Andreassen

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Justifying gender equality through Islam

August 21, 2017 in Society & Culture

Young Norwegian Muslims are more liberal than their parents’ generation when it comes to equality and homosexuality, but both groups find support for their view in Islam, according to a new study.