Projects

International study for early diagnosis of preeclampsia

The purpose is to create better prediction models for early diagnosis of preeclampsia by collecting data from pregnancies for women who participate in larger studies.

Influenza in pregnancy and cancer in children

The background for this project is our lack of knowledge about the causes of childhood cancer.

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.

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.

BIOSFER - Untangling biologic and social causes of low fertility in modern societies

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.

COVID-19 and pregnancy (CoronaPreg)

This project will use the Norwegian health registries to understand the consequences of COVID-19 in pregnant women.

Disease in the mother and the risk of leukemia in children

Our research question is related to diseases in the mother during pregnancy based on an assumption that the causes of leukemia are already present in the fetus.

SCOPE – Scandinavian studies of Covid-19 in pregnancy

The SCOPE project will provide new and essential information on COVID-19-related risks to pregnant women and their newborns.

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.

Menns risikofaktorer for uønsket svangerskapsutfall

This research project will look at men's risk factors in relation to infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, total loss and congenital malformations with a focus on heart defects.

ART - Assisted Conceptions - Pregnancy and childhood outcomes

In this project we combine Norwegian registry data and questionnaire data from the MoBa cohort study to investigate causes and consequences of subfertility and assisted conception.

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.

Changing lives, changing brains

We will study life-course effects of and interactions between family and work in adulthood for risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and cognitive impairment in older adults.

Lost in Transition? Uncovering Social and Health Consequences of Sub-Optimal Transitions in the Education System

This project aims to understand the effects of transitions in the educational system on later labour market participation, family formation and health.

Sickness in the family (SickFam) : A register study on the short- and long-term effects of severe sickness on family members

This project will study the short- and long-term effects of severe sickness on family members.

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.

Lonely years of life in Norway

To assess how widespread loneliness is, we will calculate the expected life years in loneliness and examine how it has developed between the 1990s and 2010s.

Genetic variation and alcohol intake during pregnancy

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