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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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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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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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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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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“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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