A cocktail of drugs may work against a whole family of viruses
There is still no approved general cure for enterovirus infections, but Norwegian trials appear promising.
The mysterious X in your cells
When your cells are about to divide, your genetic material folds into an X-shape. Why and how?
Improving the range of electric vehicles
If electric vehicles were lighter, they would also be more energy efficient. Of course researchers are eager to make that happen. With aluminium.
Better offshore wind solutions
Constructing offshore wind turbines is both costly and challenging, but researchers are working to make offshore wind more profitable and secure.
Soldiers can cope with killing
Researchers have investigated the mental health of all of Norway’s Lebanon and Afghanistan veterans. One factor determines whether they struggle after having killed another person.
Why are there fewer murders in democracies?
You are less likely to be murdered in a democracy than in an undemocratic country, but the reason is not democracy itself. Quite the opposite.
Fantastic walrus ivory treasures coming to Norway
World-famous treasures crafted from walrus ivory are on their way to Norway, including chess pieces from the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. Were they originally from Norway? And why did the walrus trade disappear?
New theory on dense gases and liquids could help carbon capture
The transport of dense gases and liquids is becoming increasingly relevant in relation to carbon capture. New research is helping us understand more about how this can be done most efficiently.
Equal distribution of wealth is bad for the climate
The climate benefits if only a few people have a lot of power and money. So, should the rest of us be held back because of this fact?
PFAS: found 180 times more ‘forever chemicals’ in birds
These man-made toxic substances are often referred to as ‘forever chemicals’. There are thousands of different variants, and researchers are finding more and more of them.
Young people can be helped to develop more grit
A recent study shows that a new programme can increase ‘grit’ and self-efficacy in adolescents. Approximately 16,000 young people will soon have access to this programme each year.
Improving the range of electric vehicles
If electric vehicles were lighter, they would also be more energy-efficient. Not surprisingly, this is a problem researchers are working on – using aluminium.
The sexes have different strengths for achieving their goals
Women and men differ in drive, passion and flow, a new study shows.
Can the stuff in cells we thought was junk help us understand virus reactions?
Previously, researchers thought that microRNA was a kind of useless residue in cells and blood. But these tiny threads are far more important than some imagined. Also for those who study wildlife.
New findings could lead to better treatment for blood cancer
A rare type of blood cancer called chronic myelogenous leukaemia could benefit from new research that can help identify which medicine will work best.
Pelvic floor disorders affect sexual function
Women with severe pelvic floor disorders are four times more likely to avoid sex than women who experience milder symptoms.
Volunteers should not become friends with patients
Volunteers are increasingly providing care when family and public services cannot provide enough. But how close should the helper and the person being helped become?
People with a positive attitude are built differently
Those who believe they will be able to achieve their goals are also more passionate and have greater willpower.
Genes and electrons receive millions in EU funding
Two associate professors at NTNU have been awarded roughly NOK 43 million from the European Research Council to study molecular models and gene variations that can affect animal survival.
Collected climate data from Nigeria that researchers need
Climate scientists often lack the information they need for their climate models. A master’s student helped to find important figures from Africa’s most populous country – Nigeria.
Identifying health problems of the future
It wasn’t that long ago that we knew very little about the state of people’s health around the world. NTNU’s new honorary doctors have used 300,000 sources to provide us with an overview.
Increase in media coverage of crises, but not in the number of crises
It might seem like the world is being bombarded by one crisis after another. But what’s really happening is an increase in media coverage.
How are important are blockades to the outcome of wars?
Trade blockades are an old tool that is still used in wars. The ERC has awarded an EUR 9.9 million grant to see how significant they really are.
Will wokeness derail the Democrats?
The presidential race appears to be a dead heat ahead of the United States election on 5 November, but wokeness is ‘an unexploded bomb’.
Want to be the best? It’s all in your mindset
A new test can determine if you have the right attitude to achieve your goals.
Found hundreds of species using DNA barcoding
There are millions of species on Earth that we still know nothing about. Researchers call these species ‘biological dark matter’, but new methods can provide us with a better overview more quickly.
Afghanistan veterans more prone to anger
Most Afghanistan veterans manage well, but not all. Anger, not PTSD, is the main problem.
The danger of AI is that it’s so good, you simply can’t resist
Inga Strümke does not believe artificial intelligence will take over the world with killer robots, but it might kill your spark. This is an area that needs rules, and Europe is about to get them.
Write by hand before tablets take over
We learn much better when writing by hand instead of on a keyboard, and using fine motor skills is important for children’s brain development.
A simple test can predict whether smokers will manage to quit
Despite the effect smoking has on cancer, many people continue to smoke after receiving a cancer diagnosis. A simple test can help predict whether smokers are likely to succeed in quitting.
Are European vipers expanding their range?
Vipers (Vipera berus) are being observed in areas where no one has seen them ever before.
AI makes us more creative, but has disadvantages, students say
Youthful creativity is enhanced by artificial intelligence, but students are also asking valid, critical questions about how the technology affects education and learning.