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Gestational diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, and preterm birth can be warning signs that a mother has a genetic vulnerability to cardiovascular diseases.

When it comes to lung cancer, we know of more than 30 substances that are carcinogenic. But when researchers began investigating why there is a higher incidence of prostate cancer in firefighters, they had little to go on.

In Norway, women and men largely share household chores. Nonetheless, it is still women who bear the overall responsibility for keeping track of everything that needs to be done, despite many decades of women's rights advocacy.

For centuries, intelligence, conspiracies, and love letters have been concealed in coded language. Now, digital tools can crack the old codes.

Since the invasion of Ukraine three years ago, hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and ambulances have been subjected to targeted attacks by Russia. This is a direct violation of the Geneva Conventions.

Many are puzzled by the support for Trump by evangelicals and the apparent distance between Trump¡¯s behavior and the moral and ethical standards traditionally seen in conservative Christianity. But according to Associate Professor Allison Murray, there may not be much of a distance after all.

How do you build identity and culture without a state? According to historian Toufoul Abou-Hodeib, Palestinians turn to embroidery, poetry, and music, and not least, the thought of one day being able to return home.?

Thomas Mathiesen was a prominent figure in Norwegian and international sociology of law. His groundbreaking theories on prisons, surveillance, and the power structures within society have shaped the field and continue to inspire new generations of researchers.

Even though digitalisation is in full swing, most Norwegians are now ambivalent about life online, according to media researchers at the University of Oslo.?

In the largest study conducted to date on the genetics of bipolar disorder, researchers have identified 36 genes linked to the condition. This marks a significant step toward understanding the genetic factors behind bipolar disorder, which could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment in the future.

The audience holds their breath in unison, and when the music turns emotional, everyone sits perfectly still together. These are the initial findings from the world's largest music experiment.?