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- Children exposed to many environmental contaminants
Children exposed to many environmental contaminants
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Children across Europe are exposed to a wide range of contaminants in foetal life and childhood but their exposure varies by country and compound, according to a recent study.Research findings - Decrease in new type 2 diabetes cases in Norway
Decrease in new type 2 diabetes cases in Norway
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There are fewer new patients with type 2 diabetes. The number of newly diagnosed cases declined from more than 16 000 in 2009 to 11 000 in 2014.Research findings - Meningococcal disease: Short way from harmless bacteria to major epidemics
Meningococcal disease: Short way from harmless bacteria to major epidemics
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With just two gene mutations, harmless bacteria transform into a strain that could cause major epidemics in Niger and Nigeria. This is shown by a research study at the Norwegian Institute of PublicResearch findings - Narcolepsy after swine influenza pandemic
Narcolepsy after swine influenza pandemic
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A study confirms that the risk of narcolepsy increased after vaccination with Pandemrix during the influenza pandemic 2009/2010. It also suggests that the narcolepsy risk increased after influenza.Research findings