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Norway and many other European countries have robust social safety nets. Yet they continue to fail their poorest citizens.
New research from OsloMet reveals that adult children in Norway are more likely to help their elderly parents use the internet and their smart phone than with any other kind of task.
The Child Welfare Services has faced intense criticism over the past decade. While the agency has made mistakes, it continues to improve in its mission to protect children and support parents.
Men suffer more health problems as a result of unemployment than women, according to recent research from OsloMet.
An OsloMet researcher is seeking to better understand how and why bacteria exchange DNA—and how to prevent them from doing so.
Could there be a way for your doctor to diagnose depression and anxiety based on your brain activity?
Dry eyes are hard to diagnose, but researchers estimate that as many as half of Norwegians might be afflicted.
Every year, around 12,000 Norwegians have a stroke. Research fellow Solbakken has good advice for those affected.
Midwives in several countries are working together in an OsloMet project to save more women and children in low-income countries.
According to new research, there may be several reasons for this.
Researchers and experts in the field of interviewing children are using artificial intelligence to develop new training methods for the police and the Child Welfare Services.
The Centre for Intelligent Musculoskeletal Health (CIM), OsloMet's new Centre of Research Excellence, uses AI to develop innovative and effective interventions for musculoskeletal health.
Norway and Denmark stand out among the European countries. Both countries had few deaths, both among the population as a whole and in elderly care institutions.
Even when the pandemic has been brought under control, many children will be unable to attend school for various reasons. Can robots help improve their school experience?
People consume information in different ways. Catering to the needs and habits of the majority when conveying information can amount to discrimination against other groups—including the elderly.
Svenn-Erik Mamelund is something of a rarity: a social scientist who specialises in pandemics. It is little wonder, then, that the OsloMet researcher is in high demand.
