News archive for Faculty of Medicine

Cleaning can be bad for your health?? (31.05.2019)

Professor Cecilie Svanes’ research results went viral, and have been discussed in the British Parliament and in the popular press.

Lifestyles and behaviours impact health across several generations (31.05.2019)

Professor Cecilie Svanes at the Centre for International Health is a specialist in pulmonary and internal medicine. She shared the most recent results from several large studies, which seem to indicate that the pre-adolescent health and behaviour of fathers is a critical window for optimising the health of future generations.

International fibrosis conference in Bergen (28.05.2019)

On May 23 and 24, 2019, the world's leading fibrosis and cancer researchers met in Bergen at an international fibrosis conference on the topic "New tools to study the fibrotic stroma".

CCBIO Annual Report 2018 (27.05.2019)

The CCBIO Annual Report 2018 is now available!

The structure of the enzyme implicated in phenylketonuria (PKU) (23.05.2019)

The structure of full-length phenylalanine hydroxylase in complex with the cofactor BH4 is presented in the most recent issue of PNAS. As the cofactor is also used as a therapy for PKU, this structure is of medical importance.

Trial lecture and public defense: Kjersti Tefre Davidsen (23.05.2019)

The candidate will give a trial lecture and defend her doctoral thesis with the title: “The Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Axl in Tumour Phenotyptic Plasticity and Acquired Resistance to Cancer Targeted- and Immunotherapy"

CCBIO's 7th Annual Symposium (2019) (21.05.2019)

World leading cancer experts met at Solstrand: International top notch cancer researchers met at Solstrand to present their work at CCBIO's annual symposium.

Call for CMI-UiB Collaboration Funds 2019 (13.05.2019)

Chr. Michelsen Institute and the University of Bergen have a long-standing agreement to strengthen development-related research in Bergen. We now invite applications for collaboration between our two institutions. Deadline 14 June, 2019.

Eric Somé: Assessing HIV+ mothers’ physical response to breastfeeding (13.05.2019)

Both breastfeeding and coping with HIV infection are energy demanding. Does combining the two increase the rate of disease progression?

Health inequalities – what research is needed? (10.05.2019)

Over 100 participated in Department Day 2019 at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS), 8 May. The goal of these annual events is to inform, inspire and engage those working at IGS, as well as helping to build academic and social bonds across different groups at the Department.