Diagnosing heart failure in women can be particularly challenging. New research on biomarkers may lead to more accurate diagnoses for heart failure, in both women and men.
The Research Council supports the recruitment of talented international researchers to the Research Council's centre calls and for projects funded through FRIPRO's call for experienced scientists or the call for Top Researchers. The background for the scheme is the difficult situation that many researchers and institutions are now experiencing globally. Deadline: Open-ended.
A new technology for design of proteins could mean that boys and men with bleeding disorders no longer need to receive treatment as frequently as they do today. “This could have significant implications for patients and their families,” says professor Jan Terje Andersen.
Associate Professor K?re Moen has received 12 million kroner in support from the Research Council of Norway (RCN) for a project examining the complex health challenges faced by migrating African men from sexual minorities.
If you adopt a healthier lifestyle after bowel screening, it can lower your risk of both bowel cancer and other chronic diseases, a new study shows.
Scientists have reviewed the growing body of research on the vital molecule NAD? and its connection to ageing. The goal? To pave the way for healthy ageing as well as safe and effective treatments for diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and even accelerated ageing diseases.
Over 1500 people in Norway have had a liver transplantation. But how can doctors know which patients need extra follow-up or additional treatment so that as many as possible can live a long life afterwards?
The World Cancer Research Fund has opportunities for research to focus on cancer prevention and survival, looking at mechanisms or host factors. Deadline for Letter of Intent: 04 November 2025.
Are you a temporary academic employee or a temporary Professor II? Then you can propose candidates to represent you in the Faculty Board for the election period from 1 January to 31 December 2026.
Machine learning and artificial intelligence are set to play a significant role in the future of drug development. Recent research has unveiled new insights into how these models should be supervised, using both so-called positive and negative data.
The heart medication beta-blockers reduce the risk of subsequent heart attacks in patients with either no or mild heart damage, according to two new large-scale studies. These findings may have significant implications for clinical practice worldwide.
A new study reveals that individuals who enjoyed whole milk during the 1970s and early 1980s had a higher risk of mortality. However, beginning in the mid-1980s, a significant change occurred.
UiO:Life Science’s innovation programme SPARK Norway is designed to help academic innovators to advance promising research into value creating solutions. By applying a novel process model including mentoring, education, market exposure and global networks, SPARK Norway helps transforming good ideas into exceptional solutions.
The ERC Synergy Grant (SyG) is for 2 - 4 outstanding research leaders with complementary skills and groundbreaking ideas in any field of research. Deadline: 05 November 2025.
Circle U. has announced the 2025 Call for Flagship Initiatives on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I). Deadline: 31 October 2025.
Wellcome has announced funding for projects that robustly test the real-world effectiveness and assess implementation strategies of scalable transformative early interventions for anxiety, depression and psychosis in young people. Deadline: 11 November, 2025.
The ACCEPT team, part of the UiO OperA EU project, published a paper this week in the Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology that may generate controversy in the field of AI and colonoscopy.
Results from a comprehensive Norwegian study provide reason for optimism. More patients with Crohn's disease now experience a milder illness compared to previous years, and fewer require surgery.
Can research into a rare, accelerated ageing disease and "zombie cells" teach us something about the normal ageing process?
Researchers disconnected one type of nerve cell in the brain of mice while the animals rested after having learnt something new. This gave new answers to what actually happens when you remember earlier experiences for later use.
Summer greetings from the Dean and a summary of the semester from the entire faculty. Join the Pride parade with UiO and OsloMet under the slogan "Fearless Knowledge". Summer greetings from the Faculty Director. Focus on Ukraine in research and collaboration. Our first cohort in the new master's programme. Arendalsuka and much more.
Mononucleosis is a very common infection among youth. Now, researchers believe that if we can stop the virus behind the infection, we can significantly reduce the probability of developing the severe liver disease PSC.
The technology focuses on the delivery of subunit vaccines via mucosal surfaces, such as via a nasal spray. A recent study reports that the vaccine technology provides robust protection against infections with the coronavirus and influenza virus.
The University of Oslo honours Gr?deland for her exemplary efforts in conveying research-based knowledge about vaccines to the public. "It's important that we express exactly what we mean based on the facts we observe, and that we are not afraid to do so," says this year's winner.
During recent years, the Section for Clinical Nutrition has published an impressive 300 articles and developed the foundation for Norway’s new dietary guidelines. Now they have reaped praise from the Research Council of Norway’s evaluation report.
