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PhD-candidate Kishan Chudasama and Professor Stefan Johansson have been...

2013: Impaiment of normal adipose tissue development can be tied to Insulin action (18.10.2013)

Obesity and diabetes are diseases that greatly increase worldwide. Adipose tissue is now recognized as a separate organ with complex metabolic processes. Understanding adipose tissue biology is important in order to develop better treatment strategies for obesity and diabetes.

Professor Rainer Oberbauer comes to Bergen the 18th of November (14.10.2013)

Professor Oberbauer from the Medical University of Vienna will talk about 'Systems biology of omics in kidney transplantation'

Trial lecture: Anne Baumann (11.10.2013)

Disputation: Anne Baumann (11.10.2013)

Fire in the blood. Picture from vimeo.com

BIFF sneak-preview (09.10.2013)

The Pharmacy Students' Committee (FFU) and the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (MOFA) together with Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF) invites you to a sneak-preview of the movie "Fire in the Blood", Tuesday 15. October 2013, 6 pm in Auditorium 1 at BBB.

Enhancing research collaboration with UEA (08.10.2013)

Research Group in Social Pharmacy recently invited researchers from University of East Anglia (UEA) to Bergen to discuss future research collaboration and how we can strengthen the research within social pharmacy and pharmacy practice at both institutions.

Poster prize winners at 11th Annual CHFR Symposium (07.10.2013)

Course in Small Animal MRI (03.10.2013)

The yearly Small Animal MRI course is now open for registration. It takes place 28th to 30th of October 2013 and you are encouraged to register as soon as possible as it is restricted to max 12 attendants.

Gynekologer ved Kvinneklinikken øver seg på kikkhullsoperasjon (30.09.2013)

Dette er et supplement til trening i modeller og på slaktehuspreparater slik at helsepersonell skal gi pasienter den beste behandling. Grisen er i narkose hele tiden. Når grisen er død brukes huden til trening i å sy sårskader. Slik utnytter vi grisen best mulig og bidrar til å bruk av færre dyr. Se innslag fra bt.tv under

Gyri Veiby is first author of the study: Exposure to antiepileptic drugs in...

Epilepsy and child development (26.09.2013)

Children who are exposed to antiepileptic drugs during the pregnancy have an increased risk of early development issues, according to a new study published in Epilepsia.

Magnitude and risk factors of injuries in Khartoum state (26.09.2013)

Injuries have a profound impact on both the individual and society as a whole. A new article from the Centre for International Health reports incidence rates, causes and risk factors for non-fatal injuries in the context of Khartoum state in Sudan, with the aim to assist in developing evidence-based prevention programs.

Ines Kutzner guest researcher at Biomaterials and Department of Clinical Medicine (23.09.2013)

Dr. Ines Kutzner has received funding from the Research Council of Norway to investigate mechanisms behind loosening of knee prostheses

Composite dental filling exposure routes (from V. Ansteinsson's PhD thesis)

Biologic responses to substances in dental fillings: PhD defence (22.09.2013)

Vibeke Ansteinsson defended her PhD thesis on biological responses to particles and monomers used in dental filling materials

Open day at MIC (11.09.2013)

30th of September and 1st of October MIC would like to invite people to an open day at the facility where all the available technologies are presented with demos. People can sign up to attend demos and on systems of interest and even bring own samples to test.

The AMEE Conferences - Live at MOF (22.08.2013)

Participate at an international conference for medical education without leaving campus!

Paper from CIH in "HIV this month" (15.08.2013)

The paper "Strong effects of home-based voluntary HIV counselling and testing on acceptance and equity: a cluster randomised trial in Zambia" from CIH* was selected to be in the "HIV this month"

Kristin Klock, Helene M. Tvinnereim (right)

‘The Tooth Bank’ project received grants from Tannlege Einar Bergersens Legat (07.07.2013)

‘The Tooth Bank’ at the Department of Clinical Dentistry received substantial grants from Tannlege Einar Bergersens Legat for 2013

WHO: new HIV recommendations calling for earlier treatment (05.07.2013)

Earlier, safer and simpler antiretroviral therapy can push the HIV epidemic into irreversible decline declares WHO. Article questions whether the recommendations are evidence based.

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