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Prof. Meg Veruki
Top List of Excellent Women in European Vision Research and Ophthalmology 2021 (20.08.2021)
Prof. Meg Veruki of the Retinal Microcircuits research group has been selected to the "Top List" of Excellent Women in European Vision Research and Ophthalmology 2021
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The research group for neurotargeting wins prize for Best Paper 2020 (17.08.2021)
Fundamentally new discoveries in biology or medicine are rare. The mentioned article is an example of such a discovery. The findings of this study will probably soon be found in standard textbooks in biochemistry and physiology.
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Three more articles from the Brenk group in press (06.08.2021)
Read about druggabily predictions for RNA targets, the current state of fragment-based drug discovery for RNA, and an experimental toolbox to push drug discovery for antibiotics.
Feil ved NAA20 genet fører til at NatB komplekset av proteinene NAA20 og NAA25 ikke dannes optimalt. Derved blir NatB sin evne til å utføre acetylering av cellulære proteiner redusert og dette fører til sykdom.
Pathogenic variants of novel gene causative of developmental delay (06.07.2021)
Variants in different genes may cause developmental delay and various syndromes. Researchers from USA, Saudi Arabia and Norway recently uncovered pathogenic gene variants causing developmental delay and intellectual disabilities in a gene not previously linked to genetic disease.
Lectures from BMED904 / Diku Summer School (18.06.2021)
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Exploring the TPP ribowitch as a new target for antibotics (07.06.2021)
Vipul has presented an update of our JPIAMR EXPLOR project on a recent JPIAMR workshop (25:55 to 38:02)
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Pushing structure-based design for new antibiotics (03.05.2021)
An Experimental Toolbox for Structure-Based Hit Discovery for P. Aeruginosa FabF, a Promising Target for Antibiotics
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A new mouse model gave surprising findings about Folling Disease (08.04.2021)
A new study from the University in Bergen may shed light on the comorbidities found in adults suffering from this rare disease.
Kvinne og et lite barn går hånd i hånd bortover en vei. Barenet er ca 5 år gammelt og holder en bamse. Du ser dem bakfra, i bakgrunnen skimtes en gutt en fotballustyr, det er sommer, og blomster på engen og trærne er grønne
Children of two parents with ADHD have the highest risk of getting the diagnosis themselves (06.04.2021)
Research conducted by ADHD researcher Berit Skretting Solberg shows a strong connection between ADHD in children and parents. The sons had the highest absolute risk, but the daughters had the highest relative risk.
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The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical brain cancer trials (29.03.2021)
2020 evolved into an annus horribilis for everyone, manifested by physical distancing and social isolation, disrupted work routines and for many, tragic loss of livelihood and loved ones.
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The medical students' teaching award (19.03.2021)
Petri Kursula receive the prize for best teacher in preclinical medicine 2020.
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New gene variants linked to congenital heart disease (13.02.2021)
Around 600 children are born with congenital heart disease in Norway each year. Little is known about the causes of congenital heart defects. A new international study involving researchers from University of Bergen and Haukeland University Hospital shows that the NAA15 protein can play an important role.
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GADL1, a novel enzyme to improve athletic performance (09.02.2021)
Carnosine plays an important roles as antioxidant, pH buffer, and neuromodulator and recently received increasing attention as biomarker for many disease states such as Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease. The Neurotargeting group at the Department of Biomedicine discovered a novel enzyme, Glutamate Decarboxylase Like 1 (GADL1) that plays a role in carnosine production.
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Invitation to submit a research article to Cancers (IF 6.13) (03.02.2021)
"Immunological, Molecular and Imaging Biomarkers of Malignant Progression in Brain Cancer: Improving Precision Neuro-Oncology"
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Structures of two CMT mutation targets revealed (02.02.2021)
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is the most common inherited neuropathy in humans, linked to mutations in dozens of different genes. Two of these genes encode the proteins GDAP1 and NDRG1. We have solved the crystal structures of these two proteins, in order to better understand their structure, function, and involvement in disease.
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Riboswitches as drug targets for antibiotics (05.01.2021)
Researchers at the Department of Biomedicine focus on large RNA structures in bacteria as a target for new antibiotics. Read the latest review article on riboswitches.
Biorec Xmas Card 2020
Christmas Greetings from Biorecognition! (15.12.2020)
The Biorecognition Unit wants to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! :-)
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The connection between salt and blood pressure (14.12.2020)
The Norwegian Health Association supports the research lab around Helge Wiig who investigates if eating too much salt causes high blood pressure. Read a popular scientific article on forskning.no.

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