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Looking through you
The map images show the way for the operating team during a keyhole operation. The patient has cancer in one of the suprarenal glands and this will be removed. The surgeon can see one of his...
View ArticleA nose for better vaccinations
There are many ways to take medicines. Most are given orally, though vaccines and rapid-acting drugs are usually given by injection. Nasal sprays have primarily been used for preparations for colds and...
View ArticleFinding cancer early
A method that transmits new and more advanced ultrasound signals is being tested in Trondheim. The chances of discovering and diagnosing tumors in the prostate and breast will hopefully improve...
View ArticleWhen nanotubes are dangerous
Across the globe, researchers are racing to develop new nanomaterials, and to find ever more applications for them. Many of these new materials are thought to be of great importance in medical...
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Cool calculations
Polar explorer Børge Ousland and research student Sindre Sandbakk have one thing in common: they are quite happy to push their own bodies to the limit in bitter cold.Their willingness to perform in the...
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The future factory
Real Madrid and Chelsea football clubs train using the interval 4X4 method developed by NTNU Professors Jan Helgerud and Jan Hoff. It has been ‘One Hundred Innovative Years’ since the Norwegian...
View ArticleLittle chip – instant diagnoses
Today, a blood sample whose protein content, genes and so on are to be read needs to be submitted to a series of complex processes. These include centrifugating, heat treatment, mixing with enzymes and...
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A most unusual cancer patient
Bergfrid the lab tech is pretty busy these days. She is responsible for giving thousands of young cancer patients their daily chemotherapy dose – and then she has to check how they react to the poison:...
View ArticleBotox treats suicide headaches
Botox is great for wrinkles, but it may also provide relief for cluster headaches, new research has shown.
View ArticleLifesaving sensor for full bladders
A small pressure sensor can make the difference between life and death. The first tests on humans will be carried out in April on patients with spinal injuries at Sunnaas Hospital in Norway.
View ArticleHunting lung tumors
The innumerable divisions of the bronchi often turn the hunt for tumours in the lungs into a game of chance. But soon, lung specialists will be able to navigate accurately inside the airways by “GPS”.
View ArticleMost COPD patients in southern and eastern Norway
COPD mainly affects people in eastern and southern Norway and some municipalities in Finnmark. And smoking is not the only cause.
View ArticleNorwegian ultrasound technology in Cape Town
Norwegian researchers have installed a system that uses 3D ultrasound and image guidance in one of Africa's biggest children's hospitals. This could make it easier to treat brain diseases in children.
View Article“Virtual human” unlocks key mechanisms of high blood pressure
Scientists regularly use computer models to understand complex problems, from predicting the weather to designing boats and automobiles. Now they are also using this approach to better understand the...
View ArticleStealth medicine
Using nanocapsules containing cancer drugs, researchers have succeeded in attacking tumours with surgical precision. One of the ways to manufacture such capsules is with minute droplets of super glue.
View ArticleImproving migraine treatment – with an app
Migraine patients can toss away their headache diaries and pull out their smartphones to start tracking headaches. The app offers physicians an important tool in prescribing the correct medications.
View ArticleTesting the “safety alarm 2.0″
If scientists get their way, we will soon be able to measure grandma's acceleration. If she has a fall, that is.
View ArticleAfter big oil comes the age of tiny things
When the oil runs out, Norway will have to depend on nanotechnology as its main source of income. Nanotechnology is all about creating custom materials on a tiny scale that allows for incredible...
View ArticleArtificial heart with Norwegian sensor
France is going to test an artificial heart on patients. The heart will contain a Norwegian pressure sensor.
View ArticleAutomatic drug dispensers empower the elderly
Sixteen elderly people in a Norwegian municipality have been testing an automatic drug dispenser at home in their living rooms. Results include increased feelings of empowerment, time saved by the home...
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