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Congratulations to Malin Benum Røe for successfully defended her Masters thesis on October 7th, 2016.

Congratulations to Line Bjerke for successfully defended her Masters thesis on December 16, 2016.

3D-printing of human tissue is no longer Science Fiction, it's a science fact. The Norwegian Center for Stem Cell Research launches The Neuron Factory, a platform that can produce human neurons for research purposes.

Using low sun protection factor may increase the risk of melanoma. Cutaneous melanoma is one of the most rapidly increasing cancers in Norway and is becoming a major public health challenge.

Increasing numbers of younger people are being admitted to hospital with heart attacks. Researchers are now hoping that more people will change their lifestyle if they know their own heart age.

The foundation of good health is laid early in life. Two studies show that dietary habits and body size in Norwegian children remain stable for the first seven years of life.

We just started testing out the Open Ephys hardware and software, and it looks promising, indeed.

Scientists have developed a method for synthesizing liver cells at a fraction of today’s cost.

We all have a gene than can cause lethal blood clots, but also protect us against cell death during a stroke. This raises a dilemma for scientists.

Through the Scientia Fellows program we offer a 3 year post doc position.

Deadline for application, 2nd of February 2015.

Graduate student Charlotte Christensen won the prize for the best poster presentation at the National PhD conference in Neuroscience.

Cheeses like the Norwegian “gammelost” and Roquefort may prevent weakening of bones when you are ill. New findings show that vitamin K2 protects the production of bone tissue during inflammations.

Osteoporosis is one of the most common diseases in Norway. Researchers have now discovered that the body alters genes to counteract the disease.

Transplanted stem cells make the hearts of mice more resistant to heart attacks.

What doctors believed to mark nerve cell death may instead show reparable injury in patients with Multiple Sclerosis.

Our cells eat themselves so that we can stay healthy. A detailed understanding of ‘autophagy’, our cells’ waste management system, may be the key to preventing diseases and extending our lives.

Fewer and fewer pupils in Norwegian schools are given the 20-minute meal break recommended by the government.

Ammonia is very toxic to the brain and new research shows why: the glial cells ability to remove potassium is perturbed.