GRANDIOSA study meeting in Malmö

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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National perinatology conference; award winners

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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National perinatology conference; symposium on extreme preterm birth

The annual conference in perinatology organized by the Swedish Society for Perinatal Medicine took place in Stockholm on 24-25 October 2024. In addition to three members of the N4 research group presenting abstracts (and Pontus winning an award for the best presentation), Prof Magnus Domellöf, together with Karin Pettersson from Stockholm hosted a symposium on […]

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National conference presentations and prize

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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Awarded grants

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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10-year anniversary for the Neonatal Nutrition & Gastroenterology Working Group

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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INSPIRE – New study supporting parents of premature infants

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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New sub-study on language development within NorthPop

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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Preterm research workshop 16 September 2024

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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