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  1. Assisted reproduction affects children’s growth, but only in the first years

    Assisted reproduction affects children’s growth, but only in the first years

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    Children born after assisted reproduction are smaller at birth, but grow faster during the first years of life, compared to naturally conceived children.
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  2. Heavy metals and essential minerals during pregnancy and associations with ADHD and autism in children

    Heavy metals and essential minerals during pregnancy and associations with ADHD and autism in children

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    Levels of the heavy metals cadmium, lead, and arsenic and the essential mineral manganese during pregnancy, were associated with increased risk of ADHD and/or autism in the child.
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  3. Updated figures for omicron cases per 7 December

    Updated figures for omicron cases per 7 December

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    The NIPH was notified about 33 confirmed omicron cases after genome sequencing by midnight on 7 December. In addition, the institute has received 182 samples in recent days, which are considered to be probable omicron cases for sequencing.
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  4. Linking climate change and health: Summarizing stakeholders' interviews in Norway

    Linking climate change and health: Summarizing stakeholders' interviews in Norway

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    FHI participates in the EU project, ENBEL and in this connection has interviewed five decision-makers at local and national level about how they work with adaptation to reduce the health effects of climate change.
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  5. New director will shed light on the effectiveness of epidemic measures

    New director will shed light on the effectiveness of epidemic measures

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    “When we have so little research to show the effectiveness of the measures we implement, that ultimately restrict people’s freedom, I can understand why some people are skeptical” says Atle Fretheim.
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    bilde av en mann med skjegg som smiler
  6. Pupils who reach puberty early do better at school

    Pupils who reach puberty early do better at school

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    Whether you reach puberty earlier or later can affect the grades you get at secondary school, according to a new study.
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    Four teenagers with cellphones in a stair.
  7. Norwegian-Danish study of rare side effects in connection with AstraZeneca vaccination published

    Norwegian-Danish study of rare side effects in connection with AstraZeneca vaccination published

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    Together with researchers in Denmark, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health has studied the extent of side effects associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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  8. How to promote people’s brain health?

    How to promote people’s brain health?

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    People want clear, evidence-based information about exactly which lifestyle changes can improve their brain health, according to a new report from the Lifebrain consortium in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
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    Public report: "How to promote citizens’ brain health? Insights from the Global Brain Health Survey on citizen’s perceptions of brain health interventions", from the Lifebrain consortium.
  9. Much greater risk of mental disorders in children of low-income parents

    Much greater risk of mental disorders in children of low-income parents

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    Children of parents with the lowest income are three to four times more likely to be diagnosed with mental illness, compared to children of the very richest parents, according to a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
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  10. Cervical cancer almost eradicated in Norway by the year 2039

    Cervical cancer almost eradicated in Norway by the year 2039

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    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.
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    Ungdom får vaksine i overarm