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A survey conducted by Biobank Norway shows strong support for expanding the current consent model for medical research toward a more general form of consent.

Individuals with no children, one child or more than four children have a higher risk of dementia at age 70 than those with two or three children, according to a study from The Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

The past decades, prostate cancer mortality rate has significantly decreased in all the Nordic countries, with the most substantial decline observed in Norway, shows a new study from the Cancer Registry of Norway at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH).

37 percent of survey respondents believe that their own food consumption is sustainable, but taste, quality and price are still the most important factors when grocery shopping.

Each year, around 400 young adults between the age of 17 and 32 die in Norway. Young adults with poor school performance have a significantly higher risk of dying young compared to peers with average or good grades.

Oslo municipality and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) are conducting a public health survey in Oslo. The survey will map the well-being, health, and quality of life among the city’s residents.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) is head of a consortium that has been designated as the EU reference laboratory in public health for food- and water-borne viruses.

Over 80% of people diagnosed with an active hepatitis C infection have received treatment for their infection. This is the main finding from a new study by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), published in the journal Eurosurveillance.

A recently published FHI study in the renowned journal BMJ shows clear results confirming that face masks have a protective effect against infection.

A study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health shows that people with cognitively demanding jobs during their 30s to 60s have a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia after 70 years of age than people with less cognitively demanding jobs.

Vegard Skirbekk from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) receives the ERC Advanced grant, which supports the most ground-breaking research in Europe.

Around 650 people take their own lives in Norway every year. Many of those bereaved by suicide themselves face challenges with mental health afterwards. Many have also had more frequent contact with the GP in the run-up to the suicide.

Despite declines in almost all subnational- regions in Europe, geographical disparities in premature mortality from all causes persist, both within and between countries of the EEA. The differences are linked to socio-economic factors. This is shown by a new study from researchers from the European Burden of Disease Network, co-led by a researcher at Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

The vast majority of young people who have shared difficulties with friends on social media experience support afterwards. This is shown by a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

A combined offer of individual follow-up and free nicotine replacement products can be of great help to cancer patients who wish to stop smoking. This is shown by a study from NIPH.

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) have launched the ENABLE project: Enabling environments for non-communicable disease (NCD) risk reduction in Ethiopia.

Findings from our national survey indicate that six percent of upper secondary schools provided a daily free meal, compared to  45% of lower secondary schools.

Secondary school students with negative experiences from social media have an increased risk of symptoms of anxiety and depression. This is shown by a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Being a parent of a child with disabilities can impact family life in several ways, both short and long term. In 2022, a group of researchers examined how income and employment were affected for this group. The findings revealed that mothers were significantly more affected negatively in terms of their career and income compared to fathers. Moreover, the severity of the child's condition correlated with a higher likelihood of mothers working fewer hours and earning less.

Children with an immigrant background have a greater incidence of overweight and obesity than those without.  Parental education level does not seem to affect the results, according to a study by researchers at the NIPH.

Nutri-Score can function in the Norwegian food market, according to a new study from NewTools, which has tested how these algorithms correspond to Norwegian dietary guidelines.

From 2007 to 2014, pupils in Norwegian lower secondary schools and combined primary and lower secondary schools were offered free school fruit because a healthy diet was believed to improve learning. However, when NIPH researchers studied academic performance, they could not confirm that students receiving free school fruit performed better in national exams.

The first cohort of girls offered the HPV vaccine in the 7th grade has a significantly lower prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) than girls in older cohorts who were not eligible for HPV vaccination.

Cervical cancer could be almost eradicated in Norway by the year 2039 thanks to an effective vaccine and the world's highest vaccination coverage, according to a new study.

Many students report such significant mental health problems that they meet the diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder. This is indicated by a survey of more than 10,000 Norwegian students.