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A study confirms that the risk of narcolepsy increased after vaccination with Pandemrix during the influenza pandemic 2009/2010. It also suggests that the narcolepsy risk increased after influenza.
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In Denmark, regions with organised mass breast cancer screening programmes did not detect less tumours over two centimetres than regions without.
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The risk of developing psychosis is more than tripled for those who abuse cannabis, according to results from a new twin study.
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An international research team has found twelve genes that may help determine why some people have children at an early age, while others remain childless.
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New research shows that HIV co-infection does not specifically drive the development and transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, as previously suspected.
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In the past, researchers believed that most cases of cerebral palsy (CP) were caused by birth-related injury, but a new study shows that some of the cause may be due to hereditary factors.
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Women who ate organically produced food during pregnancy had halved likelihood of giving birth to a boy with hypospadias compared to women who never or seldom did so.
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In rich countries, obesity is more common among the lower educated, whilst in poor countries, obesity is more common among the higher educated.
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A large waist-hip ratio is a more important risk factor for heart attacks than weight, especially for younger to middle-aged women.
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Even though the levels of two environmental pollutants have declined over the last 20 years, they may still have adverse effects on children’s development.
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Overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity are distributed unevenly among children in Norway. Maternal education level, parental marital status and where the child lives play a role.
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Three-year-old siblings exposed to antidepressants in pregnancy show increased anxiety symptoms compared to their unexposed siblings.
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Pregnant women vaccinated against pandemic influenza were not at increased risk of experiencing foetal death. However, pregnant women who contracted influenza had an increased risk of foetal death.
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Fewer children who attend regular formal centre- and family-based child care at 1.5 years and 3 years of age were late talkers compared with children who are looked after at home.
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The risk of type 1 diabetes seems to be higher among children with high weight gain during their first year, according to a new Norwegian-Danish study from the NIPH.
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Genes play a crucial role over time although environmental factors matter most in the short term, according to a major study into social anxiety and avoidant personality disorders.
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Among children with divorced parents, there is a 50 per cent larger proportion with overweight or obesity compared with children with married parents, according to figures from the Child Growth Study.
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Having a twin with cancer is associated with a higher risk of the co-twin developing cancer, although not necessarily of the same type.
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Spending many hours in centre-based child care does not lead to more aggression and disobedience in children, according to a2013 study using data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Stud
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Suicide among young men is a major public health concern in many countries, despite great efforts to find effective prevention strategies.
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