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BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Utvikling og klinisk uttesting av et implantat til bruk på pasienter med ileostomi (utlagt tynntarm)

I FoU-prosjektet skal det utvikles og klinisk uttestes et implantat som skal gi pasienter med ileostomi forbedringer hva gjelder både medisinske komplikasjoner og livskvalitet. Et velfungerende stomiimplantat med et tømmesystem som også kan tillate posef rie perioder, vil representere en betydel...

Awarded: NOK 6.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

TU-Tungt utstyr

Funksjonell MR ved Intervensjonssenteret

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Awarded: NOK 3.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2007

Location: Oslo

PSYKISK-Psykisk helse

The matter of the first friendships

It has been quite exceptional to study day care centers as contexts for toddler's first friendships. It has been equal unusual to consider resilience and protective factors that provide support and adaptation for at-risk children. The potential for preven tion surely lies in increasing our knowle...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Oslo

FRIMED-Klinisk medisin og folkehelse

The relative role of complement and LPS in sepsis/SIRS: a rational for combined treatment with complement- and CD14/TLRs inhibitors.

The complement system is an essential part of innate immunity protecting the host against infection. However, it is a double-edged sward in the sense that inappropriate activation may damage host tissue. Uncontrolled systemic activation of complement, as seen in sepsis, may contribute to the brea...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Oslo

FRIMED-Klinisk medisin og folkehelse

Spontaneous preterm birth and genetics

Preterm birth (PTB) is the main cause of perinatal mortality and short- and long-term morbidity. The pathophysiology of spontaneous PTB remains poorly understood. Infection and inflammation, fetal growth, uterine distention and decidual haemorrhage are be lieved to be part of the mechanisms resul...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2008

Location: Oslo

FRIMED-Klinisk medisin og folkehelse

Identification of genetic and environmental factors contributing to disease susceptibility and clinical presentation of multiple sclerosis

The aim of this project is to identify factors contributing to development of multiple sclerosis (MS) in a PhD project. MS is a debilitating inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. The etiology is unknown, but both genetic and environmental fa ctors are involved. Identification of the...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Oslo

IS-NAD-Samarbeid med NORAD-land

Aarseth, Marit G Norsk spes til India (årsskiftet) Forlenget til 05 pga manglende utbet i 05

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Awarded: NOK 16,000

Project Period: 2005-2006

Location: Oslo

IS-NAD-Samarbeid med NORAD-land

Barder, Tove Aa. Norsk spes til India 2006 (årsskiftet) Forlenget til 06 pga manglende utbet i 05

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Awarded: NOK 16,000

Project Period: 2005-2006

Location: Oslo

IS-STP-Statsstipendprogram, utlendinger

Acar, Nuray tyrkisk statsstip 2005/06

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Awarded: NOK 87,000

Project Period: 2005-2006

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PSYKISK-Psykisk helse

Risk and protective factors for psychiatric disorders and symptoms among preschoolers: A prospective community study

1.Young children have psychiatric disorders and they endure. The rate of psychiatric disorders in early childhood is between 9% and 21%, which is comparable with rates at other ages. Moreover, there is a strong continuity of disorders and symptoms from ye arly childhood into later childhood and a...

Awarded: NOK 6.1 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IS-NAD-Samarbeid med NORAD-land

Abdel-Aziz, Gaber Egyptisk spes 2005

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Awarded: NOK 18,734

Project Period: 2005-2005

Location: Oslo

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Improving care for people with dementia through developing a collaborative multi center international research project USA - Norway

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Awarded: NOK 0.26 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2006

Location: Rogaland

IS-STP-Statsstipendprogram, utlendinger

Zor, Mustafa Hakan tyrkisk statsstip 2005/06

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Awarded: NOK 29,000

Project Period: 2005-2006

Location: Oslo

IS-STP-Statsstipendprogram, utlendinger

Imren, Veli Yildrim tyrkisk statsstip 2005/06 Opph flyttet til v-06

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Awarded: NOK 20,250

Project Period: 2005-2006

Location: Oslo

KLINISK-Klinisk forskning

Effectiveness of acupuncture-care for treatment of hot flushes among postmenopausal women

Almost two thirds of women experience hot flushes persisting up to five years after menopause and 10-20% find them very distressing. Hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) is effective treatment, but long-term use increases the risk of negative health effects . Sales figures for systemic HRT in Norwa...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

PSYKISK-Psykisk helse

Suicide among children in Norway

Suicide among children below 16 years of age occurs infrequently, but in Norway this problem has been growing. Suicide ideations and threats from children are more often registered in clinical settings. There is a lack of knowledge concerning this issue i n the international community. There is a...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2012

Location: Oslo

PSYKISK-Psykisk helse

The causes and implementation of resilience

R.BUP's tasks are research and education to promote mental health in children and adolescents, with catchment area Eastern and Southern Norway. Activities focusing on resiliemce and coping have run for years. Examples are studies as: exploration of stress and resilience processess; longitudinal ...

Awarded: NOK 12.5 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Oslo

IS-SOE-Samarbeid med Sørøst- Europa

Delibegovic-Dedic, S. B&H SOE04/05-10

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Awarded: NOK 29,000

Project Period: 2005-2005

Location: Oslo

FRIMED-Klinisk medisin og folkehelse

Infections, prepregnant diet and other environmental factors as possible causes of hyperemesis gravidarum (HG).

Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is defined as severe, intractable nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. The HG-patient suffers from dehydration, weight loss, ketonuri and a nutritional deficiency. HG affects 0,5-2,0% of pregnant women, and the etiology is u nknown. Until recently HG was believed to...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Oslo

PSYKISK-Psykisk helse

Characterization of early trauma/dysmorphogenesis and adult neurodysfunction in schizophrenia – relation to adult brain morphology

Schizophrenia is considered to be a neurodevelopmental disease. Genetic factors as well as early-life environmental influences are implicated in its etiology. The aim of the doctoral project is to characterize patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder with regard to history of obstetric comp...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Oslo

FRIMED-Klinisk medisin og folkehelse

The role of Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase and protein citrullination in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common multifactorial inflammatory disorder. It is characterised by a chronic synovial inflammation that destroys the affected joints and causes disability. The molecular basis of RA is largely unknown, but it is clear that the main genetic contribution to RA is by ...

Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Oslo

FRIMED-Klinisk medisin og folkehelse

MPECS to detect high risk colorectal adenomas

Colorectal cancer (CRSC) is one of the leading cancers and the mortality is high and hardly has changed over the past decades. It is believed that most CRCs are preceded by a pre-invasive phase, called colorectal adenoma (CRA). About 2-5% of all CRAs pro gress to cancer. It is therefore importan...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2008

Location: Rogaland

IS-SOE-Samarbeid med Sørøst- Europa

Kordic, O B&H SOE04/05-12 Red fra 2 til 1 m Benytter 2. m i des 05

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Awarded: NOK 23,000

Project Period: 2005-2005

Location: Oslo

KREFTSATS-Særutlysning kreftmidler, historikk

Vaccination against B cell cancers: from experimental immunology to patients

Aim: The goal is to improve the prognosis of patients with multiple myeloma and B cell lymphoma by vaccination with a recombinant antibody-like vaccine (Vaccibodies). Background: B cell tumors produce a highly tumor-specific antigen, monoclonal immunoglob ulin with unique variable(V) regions, tha...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2008

Location: Oslo

FRIMED-Klinisk medisin og folkehelse

Pathophysiological and Immunological Aspects of Meconium Aspiration Syndrom A search for new understanding and therapy

Meconiumstained amniotic fluid is present in approximately 10-12% of all deliveries. Out of these approximately 5% develop respiratory problems called Meconium Aspiration Syndrom (MAS). This is caused by aspiration of fetal stools (meconium into the lungs ) and occur mainly in term or postterm in...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2008

Location: Oslo

PSYKISK-Psykisk helse

The BDNF hypothesis of depression: a new framework for understanding depression and the actions of antidepressant drugs

Despite decades of research, the biological basis of major depression remains to be fully elucidated. Although antidepressants, such as serotonin reuptake inhibitors, rapidly increase serotonin levels in the extracellular space, the therapeutic effects of the drug are delayed by several weeks...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2008

Location: Vestland

KREFTSATS-Særutlysning kreftmidler, historikk

MOLECULAR AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF CANCER METASTASIS

Metastasis, cancer spread to other organs, is the principle cause of death of cancer patients. Early detection of metastatic tumor cells, development of new treatment strategies and knowledge about how to prevent cancer metastasis are some of the most cha llenging tasks in cancer research. Our pr...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Oslo

KREFTSATS-Særutlysning kreftmidler, historikk

Novel therapeutic strategies for stimulation of anti-neoplastic immune activity

More than 20% of the human genome encodes proteins that are devoted to cellular signalling. Signal networks that involve the signal molecule cyclic AMP (cAMP) are involved in diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, obesity, HIV and asthma. Cyclic AMP acts as an acute in...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2007

Location: Oslo

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Drug abuse and psychosis: prevalence, clinical consequences and brain function.

Background: Patients with psychotic disorders are at a greater risk of having a drug abuse problem. Drug abuse is shown to worsen prognosis in psychotic disorders. Cannabis is, after alcohol, expected to be the most prevalent drug of abuse in our populati on. The biological association between ps...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2008

Location: Oslo

AKLIMED-Klinisk medisin

Development of methodology and equipment for assessing postural stability during standing and walking

Finegrained methods are needed to assess postural stability during standing and walking. Such measures must be reliable, valid and easy to use under real life conditions. The Balance and Gait Unit, University of Bergen is a member of the EC thematic netwo rk Prevention of Falls Network Europe (PR...

Awarded: NOK 0.40 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2006

Location: Vestland