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BEDREHELSE-Bedre helse og livskvalitet

Helseinnovasjonsuka 2024

Helsesektoren står som kjent ovenfor betydelige utfordringer med økende behov og etterspørsel etter helse- og omsorgstjenester samtidig som tilgangen til helsearbeidere blir stadig knappere. Den økende etterspørselen etter helse- og omsorgstjenester skaper store innovasjonsutfordringer. Helseinno...

Awarded: NOK 49,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

Promoting mental health in young children – a sustainable dialogue based approach in kindergartens (PRO-DIALOG)

Around 7% of Norwegian 4-year-olds have such severe mental difficulties that they qualify for a diagnosis, but it often takes a long time from the difficulties arise, until they are discovered and the children get the right help. The authorities have therefore laid down clear guidelines so that t...

Awarded: NOK 14.1 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2028

Location: Vestland

BEDREHELSE-Bedre helse og livskvalitet

Fremtidens kommuner 2024 - Innovasjonskonferanse

I en tid der Norges helse- og velferdssystem møter store demografiske og sosioøkonomiske utfordringer, står vi ved en avgjørende vending mot å finne bærekraftige løsninger. "Fremtidens kommuner" er en konferanse dedikert til denne oppgaven, ved å bringe sammen et mangfold av eksperter fra både na...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Agder

BEDREHELSE-Bedre helse og livskvalitet

Tenk deg en fremtid uten kreft

Samfunnsoppdraget på kreft i EU går hånd i hånd med EUs kreftplan, der innbyggere, pasienter, forskere, helsepersonell, næringsliv og myndigheter samarbeider for å forstå og bekjempe kreft. Kreftforeningen har sammen med flere etablert et nasjonalt knutepunkt for aktører som vil bidra til samfunn...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Oslo - Oslove

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

OH-AMR-Diag: Novel technological solutions for rapid detection and screening of AMR from a One-Health perspective

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant global issue that poses a threat to both human and animal health. Misuse of antibiotics causes 1.3 to 5 million deaths annually worldwide and contributes to rising resistance. If not controlled, AMR could result in 10 million deaths per year and inc...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2028

Location: Innlandet

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

EASE - Early Support after Exposure to Trauma

It is common to experience a traumatic episode during your lifetime. Some are victims in large disasters, such as a natural disaster or a terrorist attack, while others are exposed to smaller cries with fewer victims, such as accidents, violence/abuse, or sudden loss of a loved one. Traumatic exp...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

Impact of administered drug use on development of environmental antibiotic resistance genes and risk for human exposure

In order to understand the effects of emissions and pollution from human sources as well as from agriculture, we have collected samples from the sea areas outside Stavanger as well as from Oslo and the Oslofjord. We have started extensive analysis work from both areas, to map how the interaction ...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Vestland

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

REinventing STrategies for healthy Ageing; Recommendations and Tools (RESTART) A randomized controlled trial (RCT)

Can we improve the health of older adults at high risk of disease? The population is aging, weight and sedentary behaviour are increasing, and so is the demand for health and care services. The transition from working life to retirement presents a window of opportunity to prevent disease. However...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

Systematic detection and mitigation of antimicrobial resistance in soil environment and animal health contributing to human health

The threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to human, animal, and environmental health has become widely recognised globally. Since 1 October 2024, the SiNorAMR consortium partners in Norway and China have developed methodologies and produced results contributing to effective detection and bioch...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Akershus

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

Dynamics of Affect Modulation in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

The project investigates three common mental disorders that all begin early in life and share the phenomenon of mood fluctuations, i.e. the change between depressive states, euphoric states and neutral mood: ADHD, borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder. Attention deficit/hyperactiv...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2026

Location: Vestland

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

Neurocognitive dynamics of word learning in developmental language disorder

The project consists of several sub-studies based on the digital vocabulary learning tool Captain Morph. In a previous research project, we developed an original version of Captain Morph, where students worked individually. We found that the tool was effective in providing students with morpholog...

Awarded: NOK 7.0 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

Early Prevention of Mental Health Problems: Co-Creating and Optimizing a Brief Evidence-Based Intervention for Adolescents (KORT)

Kort The project aims to develop an intervention for promoting good mental health in adolescents. The project is a collaboration between school health services, non-governmental organizations, adolescents, and researchers from RBUP and PROMENTA research center. A recent national survey in Norweg...

Awarded: NOK 15.8 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

Preventing injuries in youth sport through an interdisciplinary and theory-based approach

Organized sport is the main cause for injuries among Norwegian youth – despite strategic efforts to protect athlete health by the governing body: the Norwegian confederation of sports, and its handball and football federations. With this project, we will develop and evaluate a new approach to spo...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

Virtual Reality as a facilitator for participation in society among persons with mental health and/or substance use disorders

This collaborative and user driven study aims to deploy virtually reality technology(VRT) to enhance social inclusion among persons with MHD/SUD who belong to one of the most disadvantaged groups. They are marginalized when it comes to education, employment, meaningful activity and social relatio...

Awarded: NOK 13.3 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Innlandet

BEDREHELSE-Bedre helse og livskvalitet

Promoting sustainability of antimicrobial resistance preparedness in sub-Saharan African countries

Based upon the successful experience from the previous more than 10 years of collaboration, this group of Norwegian and African scholars plan to apply for the coming Norwegian Research Council (NFR) call for collaborative projects to meet challenges in society and business. NMBU and UIO have alre...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Akershus

BEDREHELSE-Bedre helse og livskvalitet

Developing one health approach for control of antimicrobial resistance in humans, animals & aquatic environments in China, India and Norway

The overall aim of this pre-project is to develop a multisector One health consortium comprising of environmental, animal and human health experts that will subsequently develop the main project application for the control of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in China, India and Norway. The reason f...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Akershus

BEDREHELSE-Bedre helse og livskvalitet

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the marine-human interface: A One Health approach

The overall aim of the AMR-Aqua project is to elucidate the complex dynamics of AMR in and between human, animal and the environmental interfaces of the aquaculture setting of the two most predominant suppliers of farmed salmon in the world, and to design and demonstrate a strategy for environmen...

Awarded: NOK 43,999

Project Period: 2021-2023

Location: Vestland

BEDREHELSE-Bedre helse og livskvalitet

International Coordination Against Antimicrobial Resistance (ICAAR)

Without doubt, the rise of anti-microbial resistance is one of the greater challenges for the future of human and animal health. To overcome the threat of a post-antibiotic era a universal approach is needed and must operate at multiple levels between scientific, governmental and private initiati...

Awarded: NOK 0.13 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Oslo - Oslove

BEDREHELSE-Bedre helse og livskvalitet

Turning the wastewater pitfall source of antimicrobial resistance and antibiotics into a re-constituted One Health benefit

The purpose of the AMR-1 project is to monitor and clean the wastewater from main hospitals in Norway and Sweden. The Oslo University Hospital represents a major source of bacteria and other microbes carrying AMR determinants. In addition, a lot of drugs including antibiotics are emitted into the...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Oslo - Oslove

BEDREHELSE-Bedre helse og livskvalitet

Addressing AMR in Tanzania using a “One Health” approach.

This pre-project is aiming at building a robust consortium focusing on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in one low and middle-income country, Tanzania, with a clear need for research and capacity building in this area. We aim at writing a full proposal for a Collaborative and Knowledge-building Pro...

Awarded: NOK 0.18 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Akershus

BEDREHELSE-Bedre helse og livskvalitet

Pre-project: Impact of administered drug use on development of environmental antibiotic resistance genes and risk for human exposure.

The one health perspective recognizes that human health is closely connected to the health of animals and the environment. One of the biggest one health issues is the rapid development and spread of antimicrobial resistance genes across the globe. New human-made drivers, such as plastic pollution...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

BEDREHELSE-Bedre helse og livskvalitet

OH-AMR-Diag: A One-Health approach for Rapid Diagnostics of Bacterial Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobials are a class of medicine that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms. They are vital to preventing and treating infections in humans and animals. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of microorganisms, such as bacteria to resist antibiotic treatment. AMR is mainly d...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Innlandet

BEDREHELSE-Bedre helse og livskvalitet

Disinfection is a missing link in the fight against AMR

The proposed project addresses the role of the disinfection chemicals, that surround people, animals, plants, food and the environment on a daily basis, and the impact of disinfectants as potential drivers for AMR. Disinfection products play a crucial role in preventing and controlling a range of...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BEDREHELSE-Bedre helse og livskvalitet

One Health initiatives to reduce the emergence of AMR in Low and Middle Income Countries – a pre-project to prepare for studies in Cambodia

Southeast Asia is a hot-spot area for emergence and spread of AMR, and one of the main drivers is overconsumption of antimicrobials. As a result of an increasing demand for animal-source foods, farming systems are shifting to more intensified large-scale systems. Antimicrobial use in the livestoc...

Awarded: NOK 0.18 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Akershus

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

Localizing Pathogenically Relevant Transglutaminase 2 in Celiac Disease

Celiac disease (CeD) is a common gluten-induced inflammatory disorder of the small intestine for which no non-dietary therapy is available. The body's own enzyme transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is implicated in CeD. It is the target of highly disease-specific autoantibodies, and it is generating modif...

Awarded: NOK 7.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

COmprehensive evaluation of CREATING PUBLIC open spaces for enhancing HEALTH in local communities (CO-CREATING PUBLIC HEALTH)

The research project provides new knowledge on the impact of municipal public health initiatives by studying the establishment and use activity spaces in local communities. The project follows the development of activity spaces from initial idea to completion in six municipalities in Eastern Norw...

Awarded: NOK 15.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2027

Location: Akershus

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

Safety of Covid-19 vaccination in pregnancy

In this project we study the safety of Covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy and consequences of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy. We study pregnancy outcomes, short term effects on the women and fetus, and potential effects in children of mothers who were vaccinated during pregnancy. COVID-19 inf...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

A life-course approach to prevent noncommunicable diseases in an ageing population - NCDNOR

The project aims to describe the development of the non-communicable diseases (NCD); cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and chronic lung diseases, including mental health, musculoskeletal diseases (here: hip fractures) and the extent of having more than one NCD (multimorbidity), including ...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

Navigating the threat of azole resistance development in human, plant and animal pathogens in Norway

Fungal infections threaten daily the health of humans, animals and plants alike, and the sole most efficient antifungal group to manage fungal pathogens is the azoles. The impact of azole resistance development should therefore be of major concern as it will compromise, not only human and animal ...

Awarded: NOK 10.2 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2027

Location: Akershus

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

Disinfectants in food production: efficacy towards foodborne bacteria and potential cross-resistance to antibiotics

Disinfectants (DIs) play a key role for prevention and control of pathogens and spoilage bacteria in food production facilities. Effective cleaning and disinfection (C&D) routines can prevent foodborne disease outbreaks and reduce food spoilage. However, the chemical selective pressure by DIs may...

Awarded: NOK 10.5 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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