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CANCER – individual studies to a global overview (22.10.2015)
Cancer was the second leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease globally in 2013. Over the past few months, researchers from different research groups at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS) have been involved in a number of individual studies and one important global review.
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Early Supported Discharge after Stroke in Bergen (19.10.2015)
Håkon Hofstad defended his PhD thesis 2. november 2015 at the University of Bergen. Title of the thesis: “Early Supported Discharge after stroke in Bergen. Effects on functional outcome and outcome predictors studied in a threearmed randomised controlled trial comparing rehabilitation in a day unit and in the patients`homes with treatment as usual”
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Resource scarcity requires difficult choices in Ethiopia (15.10.2015)
Nine out of ten physicians have regretted their choice of profession due to lack of resources and difficult rationing dilemmas.
Review article. Exploring the potential of public proteomics data (14.10.2015)
Researchers associated with KGJ Centre for MS Research have recently published a review article on the potential of public proteomics data, in Proteomics.
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INTPART-support for CCBIO-Harvard project (12.10.2015)
CCBIO applied for 4,5 million NOK over 3 years and has now been granted INTPART-funding from the Norwegian Research Council (RCN) and the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU).
Bjørn Tore Gjertsen teaching in the auditorium.
CCBIOs 5th Junior Scientist Symposium (12.10.2015)
At this semester’s first CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium September 17th, there was again large interest in participating at the seminar. More than 40 registered for the whole seminar and even more participated at selected presentations.
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Neurodevelopment and mental health of children (09.10.2015)
In early October the Research Group for Global Mental Health at CIH attended the 15th Congress of the International Federation for Psychiatric Epidemiology and hosted one of the symposia.
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A Global First (28.09.2015)
The United Nation’s Global Goals for Sustainable Development (SDG) were officially launched Friday 25 September 2015. Never before have so many peoples and countries agreed about something.
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Ole Frithjof Norheim member of new Lancet commission on NCDs (24.09.2015)
Professor and research group leader Ole Frithjof Norheim is one of 22 commissioners contributing to the new Lancet Commission on Refraiming NCDs and and Injuries for the Poorest Billion.
Elisabeth Wik holding a presentation at a pathology conference in 2015.
CCBIO-researcher excelled in oral presentation at the ESP-Congress in Belgrade (23.09.2015)
Dr. Elisabeth Wik was awarded with 2nd best oral presentation at the European Congress of Pathology which took place in Belgrade, Serbia, September 5-9 2015.
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The cancer cell Greedy Frieda thrilled researchers to-be (22.09.2015)
Excited children and adults crowded the Research Fair when researchers at the Center for Cancer Biomarkers (CCBIO) performed a play about the cancer cell Greedy Frieda.
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New article. Quantitative proteomics suggests decrease in the secretogranin-1 cerebrospinal fluid levels during the disease course of multiple sclerosis. (17.09.2015)
An article on quantitative proteomics in MS has recently been published in Proteomics.
Improving quality of life for the elderly
Improving quality of life for the elderly (14.09.2015)
From reducing the incidence of hip fracture, to better understanding mental health and treating pain, IGS researchers have recently been involved in a number of studies presenting results that aim to improve life quality for the elderly as well as providing more support for health care professionals.
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The role of personal responsibility in fair health care (04.09.2015)
Could it be fair to use people's life-style choices with potential adverse impact on their health as criteria for priority settings in health care? This question is thoroughly addressed by a new paper recently published online in Journal of Medical Ethics. The paper is written by our research group member Kristine Bærøe together with Cornelius Cappelen.
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Monday 7th December: Small Seminar with Professor Olivier Devuyst from the University Hospital of Zurich (03.09.2015)
Topic: "Targeting vasopressin action in ADPKD: Rationale and perspectives". Click for seminar program
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Professor Edouard Battegay from the University Hospital Zurich (03.09.2015)
"Fuzzy Logic and Multimorbidity", Thursday, 24th September, 19.00-20.00, Hotel Grand Terminus.
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Accountability key to implement agreements fighting antibiotic resistance (25.08.2015)
Post.doc. Trygve Ottersen has published an article as part of a special symposium in Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics on the global treath of antibiotic resistance.
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Conscientious objection by health care professionals - positive or problematic? (25.08.2015)
Health care professionals' refusals to provide certain medical goods and services that they consider morally objectionable is a well-known and often hotly debated phenomenon. In this review paper for Philosophy Compass, post doc and group member Gry Wester provides an introduction and overview of some of the key issues.

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