Projects

The impact of quality in kindergarten for better mental health in children: a Norwegian survey-registry linkage study (MoBaKinder)

In MoBaKinder we will find out how kindergartens can promote good mental health and quality of life in children.

Telomere length and preeclampsia

Our hypothesis is that short telomere length in both parents, and thus also in the child, contributes to the development of preeclampsia.

Study of Assisted Reproductive Technology (START) – Epigenic mechanisms

The main aim of the project is to understand health consequences of subfertility in women and men.

PsychGen: Genetic epidemiology studies of neurodevelopment and mental health

Childhood cancer and prenatal environmental exposures

An international consortium of large birth cohort studies to investigate how different parental characteristics affect the risk of childhood cancers.

Language-8: Developmental trajectories of childhood language impairment; Understanding the role of behavioral and biological markers

The overall aim of this project is to expand our knowledge about groups of children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).

Understanding the link between air pollution and distribution of related health impacts and welfare in the Nordic countries - NordicWelfAir

This project will investigate the relationships between air pollution and health in the Nordic countries.

Determinants of hypertension following pregnancy

The project will contribute to our understanding of the life-course epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in women and guide in the development of relevant intervention strategies.

Psychiatric symptoms, other diagnoses and medication use among children with autism spectrum disorders in Norway

The aim of this project is to investigate trajectories of emotional and behavioral disorders in autism spectrum disorder, as well as how they are diagnosed and treated.

Covid-19 and impact on mental health: a longitudinal, multi-national study (C-Me).

The research project C-Me will use data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child cohort (MoBa) to answer key questions regarding the mental health impact of Covid-19 in the adolescent and adult population.

Mild- to moderate iodine deficiency in pregnancy and early age and risk of impaired neuropsychological development

This project will explore the associations between maternal iodine intake in pregnancy from food and supplements and markers of child brain development in The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study.

Pre- and postnatal exposure to a mixture of dietary contaminants and weight development at 3, 5 and 8 years.

This project will study how prenatal exposure to contaminants are associated with growth and weight development in children until the age of 8 years.

The importance of prenatal and postnatal nutrition on ADHD and cognitive functions in children

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) er en nevroutviklingsforstyrrelse med et atferdsmønster preget av hyperaktivitet, impulsivitet og uoppmerksomhet. ADHD er hyppig forekommende både globa

Exposure of the father and implications for the child: Analysis of genetic and epigenetic changes in triads-a case-control study

Our ambition is to identify paternal factors of major importance for the health of the child, thereby preventing health risk of new generations.

Infection and Immunity and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a Population-Based Birth Cohort

Evaluation of free school fruit on childhood growth and obesity: a natural experiment

This project will examine to which extent free fruit in schools may influence weight development in schoolchildren.

Re-thinking the programming hypothesis: Prenatal maternal stress, DNA methylation and child psychopathology. A sibling design

In this project we aim to examine DNAm as a potential biological pathway linking early life stress through to childhood and later adolescence, and to gain new knowledge on the role of DNA methylation (DNAm) in the risk of childhood psychopathology.

Prevent IBD. Prospective evaluation of early-life environmental triggers for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

The overall aim of the study is to identify new and modifiable factors for future prevention of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).

TeraEpi: Teratogenicity of anti-seizure medication: the roles of epigenetics and folic acid supplements

Many anti-seizure medications are known to be teratogenic, however, underlying mechanisms are not yet fully understood. Throug investigations of cord blood from children born of mothers with epilepsy, the TeraEpi project aims to unravel these mechanisms.

Intrauterine environmental exposures and pregnancy outcomes

This project will investigate whether various intrauterine environmental factors have a causal effect on pregnancy complications by using genetic markers as instrumental variables.