International solidarity on the one hand and national self-interest on the other. The vaccine diplomacy of the pandemic is the topic of a new research project.
In the Middle Ages, the Nordic countries introduced national laws to unite the people and ensure peace. But they were the result of a centralisation of power, as the king was above the law, says the researcher behind a new Nordic study that compares Nordic laws.
The number of cancer survivors among children and young people in the Nordic region has never been greater, but little is known about the challenges this patient group faces in the aftermath of cancer treatment. Survivors of childhood cancer may experience difficulty concentrating, fatigue or depression due to various late effects from the disease and the treatment, and also have an increased risk for a wide array of other diseases. More knowledge is needed about the impacts of childhood cancer on subsequent education, working life and family life. With the help of Nordic health registries, the NordForsk-funded SALiCCS project is taking steps to learn more.
Four forms of treatment against rheumatoid arthritis have been tested in a comprehensive Nordic research trial, which is the largest of its kind in the world. The results help to put the Nordic Region on the world map, the researchers emphasise.
More than three million farmed salmon die each year in the Faroe Islands. A Nordic research project reveals that heart conditions are among the causes of the high mortality rate.
During the pandemic, the Nordic crisis management principle of sector responsibility was put to the test. But what was behind the challenge to the sector responsibility principle? A Nordic research project will try to answer.
