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The University of Bergen (Norwegian: Universitetet i Bergen) is a public university located in Bergen, Norway

Experimenting with known drugs to see how they influence cancer cells

Medicine against parasites like Tapeworms and Giardia, contains a substance that kills Prostate- and colon cancer. Cancer researchers at the University of Bergen (UiB) have in the recent years experienced with hundreds of known drugs, to see how they influence cancer cells. Recently they found that a substance in medicine against parasites like Giardia and

Experimenting with known drugs to see how they influence cancer cells

Diabetes medicine reduces the risk of getting Parkinson´s disease by 35 per cent

A UiB-study shows that the taking of diabetes medicine reduces the risk of getting Parkinson´s disease. Researchers at the Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Bergen (UiB) have discovered that medical treatment against diabetes reduces the risk of getting Parkinson´s disease by 35 per cent. “We have made an important discovery, which takes us a

Diabetes medicine reduces the risk of getting Parkinson´s disease by 35 per cent

Mapping the world for climate sensitivity

By using information gathered by satellites, a group of biologists have developed a new method for measuring ecosystem sensitivity to climate variability. By developing this method, the international team of researchers has been able to map which areas are most sensitive to climate variability across the world. “Based on the satellite data gathered, we can

Mapping the world for climate sensitivity

A slimy marine organism fit for biofuel and salmon feed

It sounds too good to be true: a common marine species that consumes microorganisms and can be converted into much-needed feed for salmon or a combustible biofuel for filling petrol tanks. And it can be cultivated in vast amounts: 200 kg per square metre of ocean surface area. Tunicates (ciona intestinalis) is the name of

A slimy marine organism fit for biofuel and salmon feed

A self-powered pacemaker with no battery coming soon

A tiny implantable pacemaker as a pinhead is all set to revolutionise medicine world with its big advantage. Powered by radio waves from outside the body, the device does not need any battery to operate. The invention by Stanford University engineers could lead to a host of new medical sensors that could run without batteries.

A self-powered pacemaker with no battery coming soon

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