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New e-book: Community-oriented health services (13.01.2015)
A new ground-breaking textbook switches focus from the individual’s health perspective to the community’s participation in health management and promotion. CIH Professor is contributing to the book.
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7th International Congress of Pain in Dementia in Bergen 24th-25th of April 2015 (07.01.2015)
Pain in Dementia - Future directions. The COST action will meet in Bergen, Norway, to celebrate the 7th International Congress of Pain in Dementia, with the support by the University of Bergen, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Physiotherapy Research Group and Center for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine.
Sun exposure and multiple sclerosis risk in Norway and Italy: The EnvIMS study. (06.01.2015)
Researchers at The KGJ Centre for MS Research have published data from the EnViMS cooperation in Multiple Sclerosis Journal and results underlines the beneficial effect of sun exposure on MS risk.
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New study: In-depth characterization of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteome displayed through the CSF proteome resource (CSF-PR). (06.01.2015)
Researchers at the KGJ Centre for MS Research have published a paper in Mol Cell Proteomics mapping the human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteome and the results are freely available via the new CSF Proteome Resource (http://probe.uib.no/csf-pr).
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New study: Guidelines for uniform reporting of body fluid biomarker studies in neurologic disorders. (06.01.2015)
Kjell-Morten Myhr participated in a study published in September 2014 in Neurology, providing a guidance report to standardize the reporting of CSF biomarker studies in neurologic disorders.
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New study: Body size and the risk of multiple sclerosis in Norway and Italy: The EnvIMS study. (06.01.2015)
Researchers at the KGJ Centre for MS Research have published an article in Multiple Sclerosis Journal on obesity as an risk factor for MS.
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New study: Treatment-resistant immune thrombocytopenic purpura associated with LDN use in a patient with MS (06.01.2015)
Researchers at KGJ Centre for MS Research has published an article on a case of therapy-resistant immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) after LDN use in a patient with MS in Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation.
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New study: Viewing the proteome: How to visualize proteomics data? (06.01.2015)
Researchers from The KGJ Centre for MS Research have in Dec 2014 published an article in Proteomics whish describe challenges and solutions for visualizing proteomics data, from acquired spectra via protein identification and quantification to pathway analysis.
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Self-Reported and Tested Function in Health Care Workers with Musculoskeletal Disorders on Full, Partial or Not on Sick Leave (06.01.2015)
Health care workers on full sick leave due to MSDs have reduced function on self-reported and physically tested function, compared to those working despite MSDs, as well as when compared to those on partial sick leave. More knowledge about work ability in occupational sub-groups is needed
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Recent review: Cerebrospinal fluid proteomics in multiple sclerosis. (06.01.2015)
A review which summarize and discuss the status of the field CSF proteomics in MS, was in Dec 2014 published in Biochim Biophys Acta by researchers at the KGJ centre for MS research.
Major funding from the Norwegian Research Council to support our fight against neurodegeneration! (28.12.2014)
Photo from the Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting 2014 of the Radiological Society of North America
International attention (18.12.2014)
Bergen Abdominal Imaging Research Group presented at Radiological Society of North America, 2014
Professor David Wright
David Wright now Professor II at the Centre for Pharmacy (17.12.2014)
Centre for Pharmacy is happy to welcome award winning and innovative professor from UK top University to our team.
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CCBIO receives significant funding (15.12.2014)
The Helse Vest Strategic Program has granted 15 mill NOK to CCBIO in collaboration with Helse Bergen and Helse Stavanger for the project “Personalized cancer therapy – biomarkers in clinical trials” (2015-2019). CCBIO recently also received funding for several individual projects: two with funding from the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and three Helse Vest grants from Samarbeidsorganet.
Bioinformatics for Proteomics Course, Bergen, April 21-24th 2015 (10.12.2014)
We are thrilled to invite you to our ”Bioinformatics for Proteomics”-course to be held in beautiful Bergen April 21th – 24th at the Proteomics Unit at the University of Bergen (PROBE).
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Christmas lunch December 15th (03.12.2014)
Great talks and delicious JULEGRØT! This is an invitation to Forskerskolens Networking Luncheon. Remember to sign up!
John Normann Melheim, leiar av LHL, og Cecilie Svanes, vinnar av kolsprisen 2014.
Cecilie Svanes receives research award (26.11.2014)
Svanes is one of the most cited lung health researchers in Norway. She was recently awarded the Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) award for her longstanding effort in asthma and COPD research.
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Open and just - priorities in the Norwegian healthcare services (17.11.2014)
On November 12th, the Norwegian Commission on Priority Setting in Health Care, handed over their report to the Norwegian Minister of Health, Bent Høie. The Commission is lead by Professor Ole Frithjof Norheim of Global Health Priorities, University of Bergen.

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