We wish a Merry Christmas to all our team members, collaborators, co-workers, funders and especially all the children and families participating in our research studies! The past year has included many exciting new projects, lots of publications, as well as research grants and new team members! We look forward to the new challenges and opportunities […]
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The GRANDIOSA study (‘Growth, ALlergy and NeuroDevelopment in Infants On hydrolySed formulA’) started in late 2022 and is conducted in Umeå and Malmö. The purpose of the study is to determine the effects of two novel protein hydrolysates on infants’ growth, neurological development, allergies, gastrointestinal symptoms and other health outcomes. GRANDIOSA is a blinded, placebo-controlled, […]
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The annual conference in perinatology organized by the Swedish Society for Perinatal Medicine took place in Stockholm on 24-25 October 2024. After lunch on Thursday 24 October there was another event in which members of the N4 research group featured; awarding of research grants from Lilla Barnets Fond. Pontus Challis was awarded a grant for […]
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The annual conference in perinatology organized by the Swedish Society for Perinatal Medicine took place in Stockholm on 24-25 October 2024. Three members of the N4 research group had abstracts accepted and gave an oral presentation during the conference; To then top this off, Pontus won the award for the best presentation of the conference […]
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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 October 2024 it was the 10-year anniversary for the Neonatal Nutrition & Gastroenterology Working Group within the Swedish Neonatal Society (https://neo.barnlakarforeningen.se/). Since its formation in 2014 the working group has organized a number of courses and training sessions and written and revised several guidelines including on Nutritional intake, Breastmilk management, Hypoglycemia, Osteopenia, Probiotics, Iron […]
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Every year, over 1,000 babies in Sweden are born before week 32. Thanks to rapid advances in neonatal care, the chances of survival are good, but the babies risk complications that can affect, among other things, brain development. Parental interaction with the child is an important factor in reducing the risk of complications, and in […]
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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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The N4 research group had their annual workshop on research relating to preterm infants at a conference venue in Umeå on Monday 16 September 2024. Prof Magnus Domellöf arranged the workshop and the participants consisted this year of three PhD students, a psychologist, a post doc, a neonatology nurse and two research nurses. Participants at […]
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Umeå University has done a series of interviews with researchers called ‘Research in a Heartbeat’ and in the link below you can listen to Prof Magnus Domellöf, Professor of pediatrics, talk about his main research interests, what motivates him, and how his research can contribute to society. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tYYjf2yPXgJHTQLTUr2dt2PGgDYxDcdi/view?usp=sharing
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