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the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
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.
Politiceller freistar å stoppe kreftcella Fråtse-Frida
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.
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Two-thirds recruited (15.09.2015)
Recruitment has reached a new stage, 82 of the targeted 120 patients have been included.
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.