The 12th International Conference on Nutrition and Growth took place in Athens, Greece on 20-22 February 2025. At the conference, three members of the N4 research group had been selected to give presentations. Ania Chmielewska was an invited speaker on the topic ‘To supplement or not: The iron dilemma in breastfed infants’ in the session […]
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In one of the latest studies from NorthPop, Stina Bodén and colleagues investigated whether the introduction of a varied diet early in life can help reduce the risk of food allergies. Stina explained more about what they investigated, how the study was conducted, and the results: Our study shows that regular intake and a wide […]
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Prof Magnus Domellöf has featured in a short popular science film by Swedish Television SVT/UR discussing the team’s research into nutritional factors affecting brain development during the first years of life and how to create good conditions for all children to develop according to their own potential. You can see the film here (in Swedish)
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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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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 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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Premature babies routinely receive protein-enriched breast milk in order to grow and develop normally. This fortification is normally made from cow’s milk but there is a new fortification product on the market that is made from concentrated donated breast milk. This product (human milk-based fortifier, HMBF) is very expensive (costing >100,000 SEK per child) but […]
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The N4 research group are starting up several new clinical trials in the autumn and winter of 2022. We plan to provide a brief introduction to each project over the coming months, and will start with ‘Growth, ALlergy and NeuroDevelopment in Infants On hydrolySed formulA’, or GRANDIOSA. GRANDIOSA is a blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial […]
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The neonatology department in Umeå has had a recent two-day research visit from staff of the Medical University in Vienna. Prof Magnus Domellöf helped put together a full programme for the four visitors; Christoph Binder (Consultant neonatologist, PhD), Alexandra Thajer (Associate professor/Senior Researcher), Theresa Kainz and Elisabeth Calek (Neo Residents, Nutrition Team). Dr Binder gave […]
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