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New Associate Professor (19.12.2013)
From December 1st Reidun Kjome is engaged as Associate Professor in Research Group in Social Pharmacy.
Cranberry safe in pregnancy (19.12.2013)
Use of cranberry during pregnancy is not associated with negative pregnancy outcomes, Ph.D. candidate Kristine Heitmann concludes in her new paper. Simultaneously, she emphasizes the importance of treating detected urinary tract infections (UTIs) with antibiotics, as cranberry has not shown to be effective as treatment for UTIs.
First presentation of 2014 will be held by Reidun Kopperud, January 6 (17.12.2013)
Reidun will present "Phenotype of Epac1-deficient mice"
Carotid intima-media thickness and rupture risk of intracranial aneurysms (16.12.2013)
Øystein Ariansen Haaland is co-author of the article "Carotid intima-media thickness - a potential predictor for rupture risk of intracranial aneurysms" published in International Journal of Stroke. Patients with unruptured aneurysms and patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage due to aneurysm rupture were compared in the study. Carotid intima-media thickness was higher in patients with aneurysm... Read more
Preterm birth and atopic disease (10.12.2013)
Håvard Trønnes and co-authors have published the report ""The association of preterm birth with severe asthma and atopic dermatitis; a national cohort study" i Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. The study reports that preterm birth is associated with an increased risk of asthma, but a decreased risk of atopic dermatitis.
Makerere-UiB: a new frame agreement (10.12.2013)
In late November 2013, the coordinators from Makerere University and UiB met in Bergen to kick-start the process towards a new frame agreement.
Christmas Lunch, December 10 (02.12.2013)
To all PhD students at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry: Welcome to the yearly christmas lunch, 11.30 in the conference room (BBB).
Tone D Dahl and Olav Tenstad will Present February 3rd (02.12.2013)
Tone and Olav will present exciting data from the PET study.
HIV infection and malnutrition (02.12.2013)
Malnutrition is an underlying cause of more than 2 million global child deaths. HIV infection in infants is one of the reasons for poor growth and development.
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Personality factors predict sleep-related shift work tolerance (02.12.2013)
In a new study Sunniva Storemark takes a closer look at different personality factors that may affect the ability to tolerate shift-work.
Paper evaluated in Faculty 1000 (28.11.2013)
α11β1 integrin-mediated MMP-13-dependent collagen lattice contraction by fibroblasts: evidence for integrin-coordinated collagen proteolysis.
Frode Berven will Talk December 2nd (25.11.2013)
Frode is the leader of the Proteomics Unit at the University of Bergen (PROBE) and will talk about the "Application of Proteomics in Clinical Medicine and Research".
CCBIO Special Seminar: Sonja Loges (21.11.2013)
CCBIO Symposium 2014 (19.11.2013)
Date: 25.03.2014 – 26.03.2014
A connection between fetal growth and childhood cancer? (08.11.2013)
Does birth weight lead to an increased risk of childhood cancer? A recent article published in Pediatrics looks closer on the connection between fetal growth and childhood cancer.
Autoimmunt angrep tar pusten fra deg (07.11.2013)
I samarbeid med våre partnere i San Francisco og Uppsala har ROAS-forskere vært med å kartlegge et nytt autoantigen i lungene, kalt BPIFB1.
Tone Bjørge is professor at Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care.
Cancer risk increases with height (07.11.2013)
The taller you are, the greater is your risk of developing cancer – and this applies to both men and women, suggests a new study just published in the journal Cancer Causes & Control.
Network Lunch, November 19 (05.11.2013)
The next network lunch will be start at 11.30 in the conference room (BBB). Three unique and interesting presentations will be held.

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