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16.05.2013 17:23 Bars in der Nachbarschaft können Gesundheit gefährden
Das Leben in einem Quartier mit vielen Bars und Restaurants mag abwechslungsreich und amüsant sein, es kann aber auch die Gesundheit gefährden. Dies haben Epidemiologen des Instituts für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin der...[more]
14.05.2013 14:00 Hoch oben lebt es sich länger
Die Bewohner der oberen Stockwerke eines Hauses leben im Schnitt länger als ihre Nachbarn im Parterre. Dies ergab eine im «European Journal of Epidemiology» veröffentlichte Studie der Universität Bern. Die Forscher vermuten...[more]
22.04.2013 08:22 Researcher allegiance to a specific treatment is associated with larger effects for that treatment in psychotherapy trials
A meta-meta-analysis by ISPM and the University of Freiburg, Germany, summarized 30 meta-analytic estimates of the allegiance-outcome association. Across 1700 trials, when researchers preferred a specific treatment, the effects...[more]
18.04.2013 10:33 "Zu Wirkungen und Nebenwirkungen" - premiere of a clinical trial in the theatre setting today
Today is the premiere of a clinical trial performed at the Mansarde in the Stadttheater Bern (http://www.livestudie.ch). [more]
27.03.2013 11:39 BESTCILIA: EU-funded project to improve care of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is a typical orphan disease: diagnosis is often delayed; there is insufficient evidence on treatment effectiveness; and long-term outcomes are largely unknown. BESTCILIA (Better Experimental...[more]
21.03.2013 09:00
Das neue Humanforschungsgesetz -
Implikationen und Herausforderungen
Informationsveranstaltung
Montag, 6. Mai 2013
Inselspital Bern, Auditorium Rossi[more]
20.03.2013 09:27 Results from PC trial reported in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine
In this week’s issue, the New England Journal of Medicine reports results of two randomized trials comparing percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale against medical treatment in patients with stroke but no clear cause (PC...[more]
15.03.2013 16:08 HIV/TB host-pathogen relationship: insights from molecular epidemiology
A research team led by ISPM’s Lukas Fenner found that the host-pathogen relationship in tuberculosis is disrupted by HIV infection.[more]
08.03.2013 09:50 Nine PhDs awarded in 2012
Each of our nine PhDs was supervised by ISPM Bern senior staff and completed work in epidemiology, biostatistics and health sciences. See below for abstracts and publication lists.[more]
07.03.2013 15:45 SwissTransMed calls for proposals to launch translational research platforms
Research proposals for translational research platforms are solicited by the National Steering Group of SwissTransMed, on behalf of the Rectors’ Conference of the Swiss Universities (CRUS). [more]
