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Altered CEL protein accumulates inside the cells (yellow-green color). Cell nuclei are stained blue.
New fusion gene identified (18.03.2015)
Researchers at the University of Bergen have discovered a gene variant that increases the risk of chronic pancreatitis
New study: A 60- year follow up of the incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Hordaland County (10.03.2015)
Researchers at Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Centre for MS Research have in february 2015 published an article in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
New study: Conversion from clinically isolated syndrome to multiple sclerosis: A large multicentre study (24.02.2015)
Researchers at the Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Centre for MS Research have contributed to an international multicentre study recently published in Multiple Sclerosis Journal.
Portrait of Professor Arne Östman, combined with illustration of a dna string.
New professor II at CCBIO: Arne Östman (17.02.2015)
Professor Arne Östman from Karolinska Institutet is recruited in a 20% position as Adjunct Professor in Molecular Biology at CCBIO.
Disputation from CCBIO - Ida Wiig Sørensen (11.02.2015)
Ida Wiig Sørensen defended 12.02.15 her PhD thesis «Molecular Characterisation of Integrin a 11 Function» at the University of Bergen.
James Lorens og forskergruppen
Pills against cancer (10.02.2015)
Medication that inhibit AXL effect is developed as pills and now in clinical trials.
Prioriteringer
Lars Akslen at "Filosofisk Poliklinikk" (09.02.2015)
Filosofisk Poliklinikk - "The Philosophical Polyclinic" - a Norwegian think-tank for medical philosophy - featured CCBIO Director Lars Akslen in their public meeting in Bergen on the 4th February. The meeting was one of a series of four on challenges of health prioritization.
Forskergruppe_probe
New study in Nature Biotechnology: Better visualization of protein analyses and new bioinformatics tools contribute to medical research (04.02.2015)
Two ground-breaking articles in medical biotechnology from KGJ Centre for Medical Research and National Competence Centre for MS have recently been published in the well acknowledged journals Nature Biotechnology and Proteomics.
Professor Cairns pointing at the screen during teaching at CCBIO course CCBIO903.
Should medical science alone decide what is good for society? (27.01.2015)
The first week of the PhD course 'CCBIO903: Cancer research: Ethical, economic and social aspects' was held from the 19th to the 22nd January.
Surgery on operation theatre
Use of surgical checklists might lead to increased survival (26.01.2015)
The use of surgical checklists varies across European nations. Use of a checklist is associated with lower mortality shows a study lead by Ib Jammer at the Research group on Quality, Safety and Outcome after Surgery and Critical illness (ROSC).
Sun exposure and multiple sclerosis risk in Norway and Italy: The EnvIMS study. (06.01.2015)
Researchers at The KGJ Centre for MS Research have published data from the EnViMS cooperation in Multiple Sclerosis Journal and results underlines the beneficial effect of sun exposure on MS risk.
Astrid Guldbrandsen
New study: In-depth characterization of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteome displayed through the CSF proteome resource (CSF-PR). (06.01.2015)
Researchers at the KGJ Centre for MS Research have published a paper in Mol Cell Proteomics mapping the human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteome and the results are freely available via the new CSF Proteome Resource (http://probe.uib.no/csf-pr).
mthr
New study: Guidelines for uniform reporting of body fluid biomarker studies in neurologic disorders. (06.01.2015)
Kjell-Morten Myhr participated in a study published in September 2014 in Neurology, providing a guidance report to standardize the reporting of CSF biomarker studies in neurologic disorders.
Kristin
New study: Body size and the risk of multiple sclerosis in Norway and Italy: The EnvIMS study. (06.01.2015)
Researchers at the KGJ Centre for MS Research have published an article in Multiple Sclerosis Journal on obesity as an risk factor for MS.
Øivind_G.T
New study: Treatment-resistant immune thrombocytopenic purpura associated with LDN use in a patient with MS (06.01.2015)
Researchers at KGJ Centre for MS Research has published an article on a case of therapy-resistant immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) after LDN use in a patient with MS in Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation.
Eystein
New study: Viewing the proteome: How to visualize proteomics data? (06.01.2015)
Researchers from The KGJ Centre for MS Research have in Dec 2014 published an article in Proteomics whish describe challenges and solutions for visualizing proteomics data, from acquired spectra via protein identification and quantification to pathway analysis.
Anka
Recent review: Cerebrospinal fluid proteomics in multiple sclerosis. (06.01.2015)
A review which summarize and discuss the status of the field CSF proteomics in MS, was in Dec 2014 published in Biochim Biophys Acta by researchers at the KGJ centre for MS research.
Major funding from the Norwegian Research Council to support our fight against neurodegeneration! (28.12.2014)

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