In one of the latest studies from NorthPop, Stina Bodén and colleagues investigated whether the introduction of a varied diet early in life can help reduce the risk of food allergies. Stina explained more about what they investigated, how the study was conducted, and the results: Our study shows that regular intake and a wide […]
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Children born during the COVID-19 pandemic had fewer respiratory infections and were treated with antibiotics less frequently compared to children born before the pandemic. This is shown in the latest publication from NorthPop, which included over 3,300 families. The study is published in the scientific journal Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. You can read […]
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We are very happy to announce that the NorthPop research infrastructure has received a grant of 2 million SEK from the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (FORTE). It was one of 12 projects that was awarded in the call ‘Project grants for new, improved and accessible research data 2024’. The grant […]
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On Wednesday 23 October 2024 there were news that two research grants had been awarded! First, Prof Magnus Domellöf was one of 15 researchers to receive a ‘spjutspets’ grant from Region Västerbotten for his project ‘Effects of fetal and infant nutrition on brain development and later cognitive/behavioral problems in children’.This project incorporates several studies including […]
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In the coming days, a new sub-study within NorthPop on language development is starting up. The aim of the study is to increase knowledge about variations in children’s language development and how this connects to children’s health. The study also wants to lay a foundation for developing tools to support children’s language. ”The background to […]
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We are happy to announce that over 9000 families are now included in the NorthPop study! Approximately 27,000 individuals (mothers, partners and children) participate in this large collaborative project between Region Västerbotten and Umeå University. The study covers the whole of Västerbotten county and the goal is 10 000 participants – so the finish line […]
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A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the annual NorthPop workshop yesterday on Tuesday 11 June! We met on Umeå University campus for a whole day workshop. In the morning we listened to interesting presentations really showing the breadth and potential of the research within NorthPop, and this was followed by group discussions […]
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We are very happy to announce that the NorthPop research infrastructure has received a grant of 4 million SEK from the the Kempe Foundations (Kempestiftelserna) for 2024-2026. The grant will go towards completion of the first phase of building the research infrastructure, which includes recruiting the remaining participants (expected May 2025) and that all children in […]
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We are pleased to announce that the project led by Prof Magnus Domellöf entitled Effects of early nutrition on brain development and cognitive/behavioral problems in children has received a grant of 4,8 million SEK from the Swedish Research Council for the period 2024-2027. The project includes a series of randomized, controlled clinical trials aiming to […]
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There has been some recent media coverage of NorthPop and the start of the 7-year follow-up in Umeå. Principal investigator Magnus Domellöf was interviewed by Västerbottens Kuriren (in Swedish):https://www.vk.se/2023-11-07/9-fragor-jag-kanner-stort-ansvar-men-ocksa-stor-stolthet-8892b Local TV news SVT Västerbotten attended the pediatric research unit at Umeå University Hospital when Charlie and his mum Kristin Simonsson were there for Charlie’s follow-up […]
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