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Are repeated attacks from the mono-virus making MS-patients sicker?

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder in which most patients experience periodic worsening of their symptoms. A Norwegian professor suggests that recurrent flareups of the virus that causes mononucleosis could be a driver of MS.

The coronavirus is here to stay, researchers say

The coronavirus may eventually act like other coronaviruses that cause colds, researchers believe.

How protected are you after one dose of an mRNA vaccine?

Three weeks after your first dose of an mRNA vaccine, you should be protected from the coronavirus. So why do we have to get two doses? We ask the experts.

Norwegian Medicines Agency about Johnson & Johnson:“We usually don’t use vaccines with lethal side effects”

Norwegian health authorities are working on establishing a volunteer scheme for those who wish to take the Johnson & Johnson vaccine outside of the national programme – but is it even legal?

Rare side effects from the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines may have been seen in 15 year old animal studies

That a high dosage of adenovirus in the bloodstream could lead to clotting, low levels of platelets and antibodies to platelets was known 20 years ago from animal studies in gene therapy.

3% of the Norwegian population may have been infected by the coronavirus in 2020

Nearly 2000 blood samples from all over the country were analyzed for antibodies against the coronavirus.

Brain researcher: Here’s why the pandemic came as a surprise to us

The brain’s two systems make it difficult for us to understand dangers we haven’t actually experienced.

Tuberculosis and cholera gave us sewage systems and posters against spitting. What will the coronavirus leave us with?

Will we ever be able to hug again?

Your genes, not your blood type, are important in determining how you’ll respond to a COVID-19 infection

Ten minutes. That’s how long it took for a Norwegian billionaire to decide to fund a major international study on COVID-19. Now the research results are rolling in.

Should pneumonia be treated with antibiotics?

Many children are given antibiotics for pneumonia unnecessarily. Antibiotics only work for bacterial infections and most cases of pneumonia are caused by viruses.

Rounding up a cattle virus in human noses

Watch where you sneeze! Humans can make cows sick by transmitting a virus from barn to barn – sometimes in their noses.

We carry viruses from barn to barn

Pneumonia is a mounting problem in barns.

Acute family stress can impact a child’s immune system

High levels of stress in a family can undermine a child’s immune system, making it easier for viruses and bacteria to do their worst.