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Sep 4, 2019 · Can hunger itself cause anorexia? The Minnesota Starvation Experiment sheds light on how a lack of food changes the body and mind. Alzheimer's, addiction, cardiovascular diseases, kidney disorders, sleep apnoea, diabetes, obesity, and overweight. Researchers are finding almost no limits to what the ...

1 day ago · "What's common after a stroke, and perhaps especially after a subarachnoid hemorrhage, is that patients experience significant difficulties," neurosurgeon and Professor Per Kristian Eide tells sciencenorway.no. The patients he and his colleagues meet at Oslo University Hospital often feel extreme ...

Oct 14, 2024 · Experts suggest a number of measures to reduce sickness absence rates in Norway. From left: Heidi Gautun from OsloMet, Simen Markussen from the Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Ulf Andersen from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV), and Håkon Kongsrud Skard from the Norwegian Psychological Association.

Feb 2, 2025 · In Norway, researchers have extracted ice cores from the Folgefonna glacier. Sometimes, they drill several kilometres into the ice. In Greenland, ice reaches over 3 kilometres thick, while in Antarctica, it is nearly 5 kilometres thick.

Nov 18, 2024 · The Barents Sea, located north of Norway, is one of the ocean areas most affected by climate change. The northern part of this sea area remains ice-covered much of the year, supporting seals, polar bears, seabirds, Arctic fish, and various small marine creatures.

Feb 4, 2025 · Would have been impossible to detect five years ago. The new study now suggests that previous assumptions were incorrect. "What we didn't know, and are absolutely shocked to discover, is that when the animal moves forward, it simultaneously has these spotlights or sweeps that gather extra information along the way," says May-Britt Moser.

Dec 25, 2024 · 8. Massive snowfall and unusually freezing temperatures in Norway. Norway experienced extreme weather last winter. A temperature of minus 43.5 degrees Celsius was recorded in Kautokeino in January 2024.

May 28, 2023 · Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer. It is the second most common cancer type in the 25-50 age group. The increase in Norway is happening among both genders and is fairly evenly distributed across the country.

Apr 13, 2024 · The energy balance is like the Earth’s energy budget, Hodnebrog explains. Since the year 2000, satellites have measured how much radiation from the Sun enters the Earth and how much radiation is released back into space.