NorthPop – n4researchgroup

N⁴ NorthPop

We are well underway building a large, prospective, population-based cohort in northern Sweden: the NorthPop child cohort. The overall aim of NorthPop is to identify preventable risk factors for common childhood disorders. We will recruit
10 000 pregnant women in Västerbotten County and follow the families and children from pregnancy until school age. An extensive range of data and biological material is collected from the study participants (child and parents). The NorthPop database and biobank will be a very valuable resource for research for decades to come.

A selection of ongoing projects is listed below:

NorthPop Projects

Can epigenetic modifications be used as markers of chemical exposures, dietary lifestyle, socioeconomic factors and early childhood health?
Digital media, social support and well-being among parents
Effects of nutrition and other early environmental factors on brain development and cognitive/ behavioural problems in children
Executive function in 3-year-olds as assessed by a smartphone app
Language development in Swedish children
Oral microbiota in health and disease
Physical activity during pregnancy
Prevention of celiac disease
Programming of the microbiota and allergic diseases

Watch an introduction video to NorthPop here.