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New study identifies the main genetic causes of autoimmune Addison’s disease (24.02.2021)

Novel genetic associations could pave the way for early interventions and personalized treatment of an incurable condition.

Warning: think before you get wet!! (24.02.2021)

There were over 300 exchange students from Norway in Africa between 2003-2018. A group of Norwegian doctors have now studied how many became infected with Schistosomiasis after being exposed to fresh water.

Life in Research: Interview with Ole Frithjof Norheim (16.02.2021)

Springer Nature has published a 3-part interview with BCEPS Director Ole Frithjof Norheim on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Sustainable Development Goals.

Decarbonising Healthcare Workshop (15.02.2021)

This workshop was organised by BCEPS student researchers Anand Bhopal, Emily McLean and Sara Soraya Eriksen as part of ‘Day Zero’ at the 2021 Bergen Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Conference.

New gene variants linked to congenital heart disease (13.02.2021)

Around 600 children are born with congenital heart disease in Norway each year. Little is known about the causes of congenital heart defects. A new international study involving researchers from University of Bergen and Haukeland University Hospital shows that the NAA15 protein can play an important role.

PROMISE consortium published in Nature (10.02.2021)

The PROMISE consortium has published the results of their long-term study showing similar long-term clinical outcomes from early use of two different HIV prophylactic drugs in Nature.

"When Crises Trump Democracy" (09.02.2021)

A live debate (in Norwegian) with BCEPS Director Ole Frithjof Norheim and UiB colleagues on Saturday 30 January. A link to the live stream recording is available below.

NORAD Conference 2021 (09.02.2021)

"A new start - together or every state for itself?" (26-27 January) with BCEPS Director Ole Frithjof Norheim as a panelist in two separate discussions on a) global vaccine distribution, and b) the impact of COVID-19 on other essential services.

Neonatal health and care in low-income countries – how do we move forward? (08.02.2021)

CIH Professor Thorkild Tylleskär’s Nordic Network Global Health talk addressed that while we have been improving survivability in children under 5, it is not enough. He spoke about what we need to focus on now to achieve SDG 3.1.

CIH and UiB’s SDG Conference 2021 (04.02.2021)

The activity at CIH, CISMAC and BCEPS is strongly grounded in the SDGs. This year’s conference, 10-12 February, will address: The SDGs after the Crisis

Winners of The Annual Research Presentations 2021 (04.02.2021)

Invitation to submit a research article to Cancers (IF 6.13) (03.02.2021)

"Immunological, Molecular and Imaging Biomarkers of Malignant Progression in Brain Cancer: Improving Precision Neuro-Oncology"

Structures of two CMT mutation targets revealed (02.02.2021)

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is the most common inherited neuropathy in humans, linked to mutations in dozens of different genes. Two of these genes encode the proteins GDAP1 and NDRG1. We have solved the crystal structures of these two proteins, in order to better understand their structure, function, and involvement in disease.