- Cheap medicines prevented migraine as well as expensive ones: A new Norwegian study sheds light on what works best to prevent migraine attacks, and surprisingly, cheaper medicines worked as well as the expensive ones. https://www.uib.no/en/med/166439/cheap-medicines-prevented-migraine-well-expensive-ones 249 comments science
- Research has identified genetic correlations between patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and psychiatric disorders, such as bipolar disorder https://www.uib.no/en/med/164123/new-genetic-relations-between-irritable-bowel-syndrome-and-psychiatric-diseases 14 comments science
- Researchers must assume responsibility for halting the global bee decline. The number of wild bees has fallen dramatically since 1990. New article urges researchers to assume their responsibility and help save the insects who hold the key to upholding human food production. https://www.uib.no/en/news/149198/researchers-must-assume-responsibility-halting-global-bee-decline 12 comments science
- Researchers at the University of Bergen have discovered a clear connection between gum disease (gingivitis) and Alzheimer's disease. One of the researchers states “We discovered DNA-based proof that the bacteria causing gingivitis can move from the mouth to the brain.” https://www.uib.no/en/med/127507/brush-your-teeth-%E2%80%93-postpone-alzheimer%C2%B4s 3 comments science
- Brush your teeth to postpone Alzheimer’s, suggests researchers, who discovered DNA-based proof that the bacteria causing gingivitis can move from the mouth to the brain, and produces a protein that destroys nerve cells, which may in turn lead to loss of memory and ultimately, Alzheimer’s disease. https://www.uib.no/en/med/127507/brush-your-teeth-%E2%80%93-postpone-alzheimer%C2%B4s 519 comments science
- Researchers have discovered that glucagon producing cells in the pancreas can change identity to do the job of neighbouring damaged or missing insulin cells, and the number of these cells increased with a drug tested in mice, a potential new treatment where the body can produce its own insulin. https://www.uib.no/en/med/123330/our-body-may-cure-itself-diabetes-future 44 comments science
- Asthma Medicine Halves Risk of Parkinson's, says study published in Science http://www.uib.no/en/med/110169/asthma-medicine-halves-risk-parkinson%C2%B4s 4 comments science
- University of Bergen study finds high fat diet reversed obesity and disease risk http://www.uib.no/en/node/103172 17 comments science
- Seminar-Richard-Stallman http://www.uib.no/ii/seminar/2009/01/seminar-med-richard-stallman 2 comments programming
- The Optimal Lord of the Rings Prequel Movie http://www.uib.no/people/hnohf/num-intro.htm 2 comments reddit.com
- Tolkien's Not-So-Secret Vice http://www.uib.no/people/hnohf/vice.htm 8 comments reddit.com