Projects
Here is an overview of projects at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. You can sort or search among ongoing or concluded projects.
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- Quantitative sensory tests and prediction of early onset chronic pain
Quantitative sensory tests and prediction of early onset chronic pain
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This study will explore whether QST measures of pain sensitivity among 15-16 year olds are predictive of new-onset pain assessed two years later. - Smoking during pregnancy from 1999 to 2014. Analyses on data quality and socio-demographic trends.
Smoking during pregnancy from 1999 to 2014. Analyses on data quality and socio-demographic trends.
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The study aims to evaluate the data quality of smoking habits over time and to describe national and regional trends in smoking prevalence in all pregnant women in Norway since 1999. - Perfluoroalkyl substances in maternal plasma during pregnancy and duration of breastfeeding
Perfluoroalkyl substances in maternal plasma during pregnancy and duration of breastfeeding
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The purpose of this project has been to investigate the association between maternal plasma concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and duration of breastfeeding. - Environmental noise and childrens`s sleep and health - using the MoBa cohort
Environmental noise and childrens`s sleep and health - using the MoBa cohort
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This project will investigate the potential effects of residential night-time traffic noise on children's sleep quality, behavioural and cognitive problems and risk of overweight and obesity. - Stability study: Long-term storage of serum; three different -80 °C storage environments
Stability study: Long-term storage of serum; three different -80 °C storage environments
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The purpose of this study is to assess the effects on several components in serum during long-term storage in these three different -80 °C storage environments. - Whole-genome sequencing and antimicrobial resistance in Brucella melitensis from a Norwegian perspective
Whole-genome sequencing and antimicrobial resistance in Brucella melitensis from a Norwegian perspective
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The aim of this study was to explore all Brucella melitensis isolates collected in Norway from 1999 to 2016 in relation to origin of infection and antimicrobial resistance patterns. - The burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Norway
The burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Norway
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The project aims to provide estimates of RSV disease burden. - Risk profiles for completed suicide among psychiatric patients
Risk profiles for completed suicide among psychiatric patients
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In this research project we aim to link data from several large national registries in order to describe what characterises patients with mental disorders who end their life by suicide. - Monitoring tobacco habits and consumption
Monitoring tobacco habits and consumption
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Monitoring the smoking habits of the population on a yearly basis using detailed information obtained by the Directorate of Health's tobacco surveys which began in 1973. - MoBa Psychiatric Genetics. Identifying the missing heritability of psychiatric disorders combining hospital and population samples and leveraging novel analytical tools
MoBa Psychiatric Genetics. Identifying the missing heritability of psychiatric disorders combining hospital and population samples and leveraging novel analytical tools
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The project will study large cohorts and clinical materials to identify genetic risk factors and environmental factors across different psychiatric disorders. - Health Technology Assessment of medicines used for multiple sclerosis
Health Technology Assessment of medicines used for multiple sclerosis
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The present Health Technology Assessment (HTA) have added two new medicines for the indication and removed a group of medicines (interferons) due to low priority use. - Prenatal exposure to toxicants and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and cognitive functions (NeuroTox)
Prenatal exposure to toxicants and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and cognitive functions (NeuroTox)
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Environmental chemicals may affect child development already in the womb.
- The Norwegian Human Milk Study - HUMIS (project description)
The Norwegian Human Milk Study - HUMIS (project description)
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The main aim of the study is to map the levels of environmental toxicants in breast milk, identify factors related to high levels, and see if there is regional differences. - YoungGrowth
YoungGrowth
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By using data on body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference in 8-year old and 13-year old children, we can estimate the effect of a free fruit program in schools. - CP Study (MOBAND) (project description)
CP Study (MOBAND) (project description)
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The CP Study is based on data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) and its Danish equivalent "Bedre Sundhed for Mor og Barn" (BSMB).