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Our high-quality research covers a wide spectrum within sports science and public health including the elderly, pregnant women,children and elite athletes.

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  • New Research: Muscles Can Remember Periods of Inactivity Feb. 25, 2026

    Periods of physical inactivity leave a lasting molecular imprint on your muscles, according to new research from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH). For those who exercised earlier in life, the findings bring some encouraging news. However, the study also shows that the story is very different for older adults.

  • Why is Norway finally succeeding now? Nov. 17, 2025

    For 20 years, I’ve been disappointed. Now I’ll finally get to see Norway in a championship. I’ve researched part of the reason things have turned around.

  • The Tale of Two Nordic Elite Sport Extremes Nov. 3, 2025

    Norway and Finland are similar on many levels. So why does Finland struggle to make its mark at the Olympics as Norway does?

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Shanghai Ranking places NIH as no. 2 out of 300 sport science institutions in the world.