NordForsk is planning a call on Sustainable health and social care systems for elderly. The intention is to provide funding for approximately 4-5 research projects under this call. The call for proposals will be issued late October 2024, with a deadline February 2025.
Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat. That's why NordForsk is awarding funding for network projects to encourage young researchers to focus antibiotic resistance research at the Nordic level.
A low-fibre “Western diet” causes damage to the protective mucus barrier in the gut, and such damage can increase the risk of inflammation and infection.
When pandemics strike, politicians should base their preparedness and decisions on mathematical modelling of the spread of infection, according to Nordic researchers. They have identified where the greatest spread of infection occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
This call only accepts applications from Nordic Project Owners or partner institutions that in the period 2020-2023 have been granted funding from NordForsk for COVID-19 research. Deadline is 30 November 2023.
Family members and close friends of people with COVID-19 have elevated symptoms of depression and anxiety, a study from Karolinska Institutet published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe reports.
The Nordic countries are on a par with the rest of Europe when it comes to health inequality. If we’re to reverse the trend, we need to include as many people as possible in the labour market and give them the health care they need, researchers claim.
