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A study by Norwegian researchers in New Delhi indicates that young children suffering frequent bouts of diarrhea experience developmental delays compared to healthy children, according to a Science Nordic article. “Incidences of diarrhea need to drop in order for children in India to develop optimally. Brain development can be affected,” says psychologist Ingrid Kvestad. “Child […]

Researchers at the University of Bergen have conducted successful trials of a new type of chemotherapy that short-circuits cancer stem cells’ signaling system, the “command center” for the creation of new cancer cells. “In both laboratory and animal testing the drugs have shown tumors to stop growing, to be reduced or even to disappear,” said […]

The new Centre for Cancer Biomarkers (CCBIO) at the University of Bergen will conduct in-depth studies of the microenvironment of cancerous tumours, hunting for biomarkers to aid physicians in selecting the best targeted treatment. One of the CCBIO centre’s strengths is that its activities encompass the entire value chain from basic to applied research. Research […]