3D-printing of human tissue is no longer Science Fiction, it's a science fact. The Norwegian Center for Stem Cell Research launches The Neuron Factory, a platform that can produce human neurons for research purposes.
Using low sun protection factor may increase the risk of melanoma. Cutaneous melanoma is one of the most rapidly increasing cancers in Norway and is becoming a major public health challenge.
Quality assurance of the management base and cost estimates before the project is submitted to Parliament for approval and funding (QA2) of the planned life science building at UiO started August 16th according to the time schedule and is to be finished till Christmas.
At the 14th and 15th of September the Nordic Life Science Days is arranged in Stockholm. In the evening the 13th a Norwegian–Swedish networking is taking place at the Norwegian Embassy in Stockholm.
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) was founded on August 31 in London, at the headquarters of the Wellcome Trust, a medical charity.
The story of global polio eradication is considered the blue ribbon case for vaccine effectiveness and public health success. However, although polio is a distant memory in most of the world, it still exists in some places, causing paralysis and death in small children.
With the upcoming Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics, thousands of tourists and hundreds of the world’s elite athletes are predicted to swamp Brazil’s second most populous city and also the hot zone for the Zika virus epidemic. So what should we really be concerned about when it comes to this tropical disease? And what can we learn from this recent epidemic?
Research of migration health needs to expand its reach and start looking into the health determinants, or the “causes of the causes” behind migrant health issues. We must also combine experience and knowledge outside of specific in-country settings to achieve universal health coverage and the right to health for all.
The University of Tampere, Finland is looking for potential candidates on a new exiting professorship on Global Health and Development. A successful candidate is required to have broad experience in the field of researching Global Health, and especially expertize and promise in inter- or transdisciplinary study of the interaction between global phenomena, human wellbeing and health.
The director for UiO:Life Science, Finn-Eirik Johansen, has established an advisory management team and hired Morten Egeberg as the administrative leader for UiO:Life Science.
Join a virtual tour in the planned life sciences building at UiO. Watch the tour in 3D on your smartphone using VR glasses.
We congratulate NCMM Director Kjetil Taskén on receiving King Olav V Price for Cancer Research 2016 during a ceremony at the University of Oslo on June 6.
Bains' discovery that patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer while on aspirin have better survival rate than others, is published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.
We congratulate NCMM and BiO Director Kjetil Taskén on receiving King Olav V Price for Cancer Research 2016.
Increasing numbers of younger people are being admitted to hospital with heart attacks. Researchers are now hoping that more people will change their lifestyle if they know their own heart age.
The NCMM Board appoints 5 new Associate Investigators and 7 new Young Associate Investigators.
The foundation of good health is laid early in life. Two studies show that dietary habits and body size in Norwegian children remain stable for the first seven years of life.
The Norwegian Research Council today published the results of its latest call for new research infrastructures under the National Infrastructure programme. In total 1.3 billion NOK is allocated to new infrastructure investments. One of the applications invited for contract negotiations is NOR-OPENSCREEN, a distributed infrastructure for chemical biology and marine bioprospecting with the Universities of Oslo, Tromsø, Bergen and SINTEF (Trondheim) as partners.
We just started testing out the Open Ephys hardware and software, and it looks promising, indeed.
Scientists have developed a method for synthesizing liver cells at a fraction of today’s cost.
NCMM is seeking outstanding candidates for new Associate Investigators in an open call with deadline September 1.
NCMM as a national center offers a mechanism for Young Associate Investigators and presently has an open call with application deadline September 1.
The 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Meeting took place in Chicago on May 29 - June 2. This Annual Meeting brings together 30,000 oncology professionals from around the world. On May 30 NCMM PhD fellow Simer Bains gave an oral presentation entitled "Impact of aspirin as secondary prevention in an unselected cohort of 25 644 patients with colorectal cancer: A population-based study".
