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What does mutual interdependence really imply? (25.03.2014)
How do relationships impact care and rehabilitation following a major burn injury?
How to prioritise “invisible” children? (25.03.2014)
Meeting the special needs of children who are the next-of-kin for parents with serious health problems is important both for health promotion and disease prevention.
Project economist, Øyvind Mørkedal
NORHED workshop at Makerere (21.03.2014)
NORHED, NORAD’s new programme, started in 2013. It aims to strengthen capacity in higher education in low-and middle-income countries.
UiB Global
UiB Global Newsletter March 2014 (18.03.2014)
Global and development-related research is one of two priority areas for research at the University of Bergen.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION: The researchers from the study who were present at...
More children saved despite HIV positive mothers (07.03.2014)
Infants who are breastfed by HIV positive mothers are not infected by HIV if they are treated with certain medicines, according to new research at the University of Bergen with partners.
Shouldn’t evidence be a part of decision-making? (13.02.2014)
Selection of essential medicines in Tanzania is currently based more on experience and subjective criteria than on evidence.
Exposure to sun can lower MS risk? (11.02.2014)
The results of a study comparing groups in Norway and Italy have shown that sun exposure in childhood and adolescence may lower the risk of later developing Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Allen Wilcox
Fertility and pregnancy - an epidemiologic perspective (04.02.2014)
New course for PhD candidates, with Allen Wilcox from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH), USA.
Diabetes and depression- a common connection (28.01.2014)
In this recently published article, Line Iden Berge takes a closer look at depressive disorders in persons with type 1 diabetes.
Eczema and asthma are among the most common chronic disorders in childhood
Preterm birth and risk for asthma and eczema (23.01.2014)
Asthma and atopic dermatitis are among the most common chronic diseases in children. A new study looks at how preterm birth affects the risk for developing these diseases.
Lone Holst's 50th anniversary (19.12.2013)
Associate Professor Lone Holst celebrated her 50th birthday on December 4th 2013. Both colleagues and students wanted to congratulate the “leading lady” on her anniversary.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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