Awarded grant for NorthPop

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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Swedish Research Council awarded grant

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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NorthPop 7-year follow-up media coverage

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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NorthPop 7-year follow-up has begun!

The NorthPop study has reached another milestone with the 7-year follow-up now underway in Umeå. Participating families are contacted around the child’s 7th birthday and asked to make an appointment at the pediatric research unit at Umeå University Hospital. During the visit to the unit the research nurses take a blood sample and a skin […]

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Allergenic foods introduced earlier in infant diets

Following revised Swedish advice for the introduction of foods, eggs, legumes, including soy and peanuts, almonds and cashews are introduced earlier in the infant diet. However, no change is seen in the incidence of food allergy or eczema at 18 months of age. This is shown in the latest study from NorthPop, published in the […]

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8000 families in NorthPop!

We are happy to announce that over 8000 families are now in the NorthPop study! Now approximately 24 000 individuals (mothers, partners and children) participate in this large collaborative project between Region Västerbotten and Umeå University. The study covers the whole of Västerbotten and our goal is 10 000 participants – so the finish line […]

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NorthPop Workshop 2023

A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our NorthPop workshop yesterday on Monday 12 June! We met on Umeå University campus for a whole day workshop where we listened to interesting presentations really showing the breadth of the research within NorthPop in the morning, followed by discussions in smaller groups in the afternoon. […]

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New NorthPop publication shows that innate preference for sweet in the mother can influence children’s eating habits

Innate preference for sweet in the mother can influence the child’s eating habits, with a higher intake of sweet foods as a result. Today we know that an unhealthy diet increases the risk of many of our most common diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and caries. The kind of food we eat affects […]

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NorthPop AI methods/big data workshop no. 2

NorthPop AI methods/big data workshop 28 March 2023 A follow-up NorthPop workshop on artificial intelligence (AI) methods and big data was held on Umeå University campus on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Researchers linked to the NorthPop study and invited participants from other institutions as well as the School of Business at Umeå University participated to […]

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