Projects

Reproduction, partner disruption and health

The main aim of the project is to understand the health consequences of changes in fertility patterns and partner disruption.

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.

The Norwegian Environmental Biobank

Using MoBa to understand the COVID-19 pandemic

This project will follow the spread of COVID-19 disease in Norway over the next few years, and investigate why someone becomes infected and possibly seriously ill.

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.

Understanding development of mental health problems in the population utilizing large-scale health data and novel molecular genetic methods

Prenatal exposure to toxicants and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and cognitive functions (NEUROTOX)

To investigate if prenatal exposure to environmental toxicants disrupts normal fetal brain development, acting through thyroid and epigenetic mechanisms.

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

The CATCH-UP project: The impact of pre- and postnatal exposure to mixtures of environmental toxicants on catch-up growth, obesity and cardio-metabolic health in children

The overall objective of the project is to study the potential effects of exposure to mixtures of toxicants during vulnerable life stages on child growth and weight status.

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.

Intergenerational Transmission of Internalizing and Externalizing Psychopathological Spectra: A Genome-Wide Complex Trait Study

Assosiasjoner mellom CMD hos foreldre og barn kan skyldes tre forskjellige typer av intergenerasjonell overføring av risiko: 1) familiemedlemmer deler genetisk risiko, 2) familiemedlemmer deler risiko

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

The maternal effect on childhood asthma

The background for this project is that the risk of asthma in children is higher when the mother has asthma than when the father has asthma.

Genetic variation and alcohol intake during pregnancy

The project aims to find reasons for alcohol consumption during pregnancy by using molecular genetic methods.

MoBa tannstudien

Det er økning i forekomsten av en rekke pediatriske lidelser, inkludert type 1 diabetes, cøliaki, fedme, kryptorkisme og tidlig pubertet. Økningen i forekomsten av disse sykdommene antyder at nye milj

Revisiting and dissecting the maternal effect on childhood asthma

Our aim is to understand the basic biology behind asthma better, with the aim of better preventive actions in the future.

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.

DNA methylation in newborns compared to in utero exposures and health outcomes in children

We have formed a consortium (Pregnancy and Childhood Epigenetics or PACE) together with other birth and child cohorts that have also measured methylation.

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.

Interval between pregnancies, obstetric history and unwanted pregnancy outcomes

A longitudinal retrospective cohort study on the effect of gestational interval on maternal and child health.