Lipid supplements reduce the risk of severe retinopathy of prematurity

The Mega Donna Mega study is now published in JAMA Pediatrics. This Swedish randomized clinical trial has showed that enteral supplementation with arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) reduced the risk of severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) by 50% in extremely preterm infants. In addition, the group that received enteral AA and DHA supplementation […]

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The Supplementing Iron and Development in Breastfed Infants (SIDBI) study featured on TV

Researcher Anna Chmielewska and the SIDBI study were featured on SVT news in Västerbotten this week. The aim of the project is to establish if iron supplements improves brain development in mainly breastfed infants at 4-9 months of age. Watch the TV clip here (in Swedish): https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasterbotten/umeaforskare-i-studie-om-jarntillskott-for-bebisar

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Meet our new NorthPop doctoral student Jonas!

Hi Jonas! When did you start and what were you doing before you joined NorthPop? I started working with NorthPop in autumn 2019 in combination with starting work as a medical doctor at the pediatric clinic at Umeå university hospital. What do you do for the NorthPop study? I will be joining NorthPop as a […]

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