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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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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The N4 research group was well represented at the 56th European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Annual Meeting in Milan, Italy, 15-18 May 2024. On the first day of the conference, PhD student Pontus Challis presented an abstract titled ‘Advancement of Enteral Feeds and Human Milk Fortifier Are Not Risk Factors for […]
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We have now published the primary outcome from the Supplementing Iron and Development in Breastfed Infants (SIDBI) study in the prestigious journal JAMA Pediatrics. The study shows that daily low-dose iron supplementation between 4 and 9 months did not improve psychomotor development in breastfed infants. Our study is likely to result in a re-evaluation of […]
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A research workshop with focus on iron, diet and lifestyle, was held at a conference venue in Umeå on Monday 25 March 2024. The previous two years this workshop has been a ‘pure’ iron workshop, but was this year broadened to also include pediatric projects on diet and lifestyle. The group consisted of pediatricians, a […]
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New PhD student Ludwig Svensson chosen to present abstract at Nutrition & Growth congress 2024 in Lisbon Ludwig Svensson, the new PhD student with the Supplementing Iron and Development in Breastfed Infants (SIDBI) study was selected to present an abstract; ‘Effect of low-dose iron supplementation in breastfed infants on development during early childhood: results from […]
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The PEPS-trial; ‘Probiotic supplementation of extremely preterm infants in Scandinavia: A double-blind randomized control multicenter trial to reduce the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis and mortality’ had its first non-digital national meeting in Sigtuna 8-9 February 2024. Following on from a Swedish Research Council grant in early 2023 the PEPS trial is now well underway. Ten […]
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“Neurofilament light (NfL) in serum as a prognostic biomarker for brain damage and later neurodevelopment in infants with birth asphyxia” is a study in which we investigate neurofilament light (NfL) as a marker for brain damage and how it can be used in assessing prognosis for future neurodevelopment after asphyxia. A previous smaller pilot study […]
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Fortification of breast milk with a very expensive product based on concentrated human milk does not improve the health of extremely preterm infants, compared to a standard fortifier. This is shown in a Swedish study of international interest, with the participation of Umeå, Linköping, Göteborg, Stockholm and Uppsala. Magnus Domellöf is in the steering committee […]
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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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