News archive for Faculty of Medicine

Celebrating four years and the continuation of the KGJN centre (29.06.2015)

Students and employees at the KGJN recently met for a scientific symposium at the Hotel Terminus. It was a successful meeting with many participants, interesting science and fun socializing.

NRC supports the NOR-Openscreen infrastructure initiative (26.06.2015)

The Biorecognition group at the Department of Biomedicine represents one of the four nodes in the new NOR-Openscreen infrastructure. The infrastructure will support the discovery of biologically active substances in all areas of the Life Sciences by providing transnational, open access to the most advanced technologies, chemical and biological resources as well as expertise through Europe.

COST-Action (TD1005) International researchers

Gather to share research about dementia (25.06.2015)

The 7th International Congress of Pain in Dementia gathered leading researchers on dementia in Bergen, Norway. The goal was to share knowledge, raise awareness and find solutions to challenges related to pain in people with dementia.

New article: The Norwegian Multiple Sclerosis Registry and Biobank (17.06.2015)

Kjell-Morten Myhr and co-authors associated with Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Centre for MS Research have recently published an article on The Norwegian Multiple Sclerosis Registry and Biobank in Acta Neurologica Scandinavica.

Review article: Time trends in the incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Norway during eight decades (17.06.2015)

Researchers at Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Centre for MS Research have recently published a reviewarticle on studies on incidence and prevalence of MS in Norway, in Acta Neurologica Scandinavica.

How should we understand equality in health? (15.06.2015)

Is equality best understood as a distributive concern, or should it be viewed as a social and political ideal? The former view dominates in the justice and health literature, but in a new essay Gry Wester and Kristin Vogt explore the latter view.

New study. Level of education and the risk of multiple sclerosis after adjustment for known risk factors (04.06.2015)

Kjetil Bjørnevik (picture) and co-authors have recently published a new study on the association between level of education and the risk of multiple sclerosis in Multiple Sclerosis Journal. The objective of the study was to examine whether any of the established risk factors for the disease could explain the association.