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Global and development-related research is one of two priority areas for research at the University of Bergen.
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.
Selection of essential medicines in Tanzania is currently based more on experience and subjective criteria than on evidence.
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).
Global and development-related research is one of two priority areas for research at the University of Bergen.
Students and teachers come from all over the world. Scientific input from both north and south is of great importance for the University of Bergen.
Thinking of buying someone a bunch of roses? Maybe you should think again.
New course for PhD candidates, with Allen Wilcox from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH), USA.
In this recently published article, Line Iden Berge takes a closer look at depressive disorders in persons with type 1 diabetes.
This spring CIH offers a new course on economic evaluation. The course will be open for both masters and PhD students.
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.
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.
From December 1st Reidun Kjome is engaged as Associate Professor in Research Group in Social Pharmacy.
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.
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
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.
In late November 2013, the coordinators from Makerere University and UiB met in Bergen to kick-start the process towards a new frame agreement.
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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