News - Page 11

The dean bids you welcome to the new semester and gives us an overview of the main issues at the faculty this autumn.

We are headed for an exciting election this autumn. MED-nytt has interviewed Election Committee Chairman Terje P. Hagen about the work on this year¡¯s Dean Election and about the process leading up to the start of the election. Hagen serves as head of department at Helsam.

Many patients stop taking medication for high cholesterol because they are afraid it may have negative side effects. But the observed association between risk of dementia and high cholesterol, may be caused by your lifestyle.

The gene helps to repair brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen during birth, Norwegian researchers found.

How many cups of coffee you drink when you are pregnant does not seem to negatively affect the weight of the baby, whether it is born prematurely, or your risk of miscarriage or stillbirth.

Letting your baby taste foods that contain peanuts, eggs, milk and wheat from the age of three months can reduce the risk of allergies in children.

The Dean sums up the spring semester and wishes all employees and students a great summer.

The environmental pollutants we consume are probably the reason why some people develop type 1 diabetes. Even low concentrations of such pollutants can result in cells producing less insulin, reveals a new study from the University of Oslo (UiO).

Summer greetings and spring status update. The Anders Jahre Award for Medical Research goes to Harald Stenmark. New Head of Administration at IMB. UiO Campus South.

Dr. Yuichi Mori at the Clinical Effectiveness Research Group will lead a large new research project that aims to find solutions for clinical validation of artificial intelligence. The goal is to improve the diagnosis and therapy of colorectal cancer and polyps.

In Norway, a third of the fish we produce is used for animal feed. This could better be used for human consumption, providing more vitamin B12 and selenium, a new study shows.

Are you impressed when NASA manages to calculate the time and speed of a rocket¡¯s trajectory? A new study shows that your brain has a ¡°nerd centre¡± capable of even more complex calculations.

The research infrastructure roadmap for the University of Oslo (UiO) is being revised. The roadmap contributes to good priorities and hopefully better responses to external announcements of funding for advanced scientific instruments. It is also an important resource with an overview of what is available in terms of heavy scientific equipment at UiO.

MED-nytt presents leaders who go the extra distance. The secret behind good interaction and team building in a research group.

MED-nytt presents leaders who go the extra distance. The secret behind good interaction and team building in a research group.

Vice Dean Eivind Engebretsen gives an update on the university alliance's plans for the spring and how MED staff and students can contribute to and take advantage of the opportunities they bring.

The research administration has ensured social fun, physical activity and unity in the home office. A little push with an app made a difference.

The room around you sways up and down and you feel seasick. While searching for the cause of dizziness, scientists at UiO have developed a new method for spinning things under a microscope and registering the activity in brain cells in movement. 

If the blood supply to your brain decreases, it can trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease. Scientists at UiO wanted to find out whether this leads to more or fewer blood vessels and what role one particular protein plays in such a process.

The total response rate for the Faculty of Medicine ended at 66% in this spring's ARK survey

Dean Ivar Prydz Gladhaug gives thanks to his Vice Dean of Innovation and Internationalisation, Hilde I. Nebb, who is set to take on a new role as the Director of the Greenhouse for Life Sciences. He would also like to congratulate Hans Mossin on his appointment as the new Faculty Director.