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- Grade point average at age 16 may predict who is at risk of dying as a young adult
Grade point average at age 16 may predict who is at risk of dying as a young adult
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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.Research findings
- The Gro Harlem Brundtland Visiting Scholarship
The Gro Harlem Brundtland Visiting Scholarship
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The Centre for Fertility and Health visiting scholar program hosts early career researchers from Norway and abroad.Notification
- Norwegian researcher receives prestigious Advanced Grant
Norwegian researcher receives prestigious Advanced Grant
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Vegard Skirbekk from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) receives the ERC Advanced grant, which supports the most ground-breaking research in Europe.News
- Increased risk of stillbirth after Covid-19 infection
Increased risk of stillbirth after Covid-19 infection
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Women infected with Covid-19 during pregnancy, had an increased risk of stillbirth, according to a new, large Nordic research study. The increased risk was highest among those who were infected by the Delta variant.Research findings
- No increased risk of cardiovascular disease among women who have used IVF treatment
No increased risk of cardiovascular disease among women who have used IVF treatment
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Women who have used in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment to conceive have no increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new Nordic study including more than two million women who had delivered in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.Research findings
- New funding: Puberty&Education - Pubertal timing and inequalities in education
New funding: Puberty&Education - Pubertal timing and inequalities in education
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The project Puberty&Education: Pubertal timing and inequalities in education has been granted NOK 10 million by the Research Council of Norway.News
- Parents born after assisted reproductive technologies have no increased risk of complications when they themselves become pregnant
Parents born after assisted reproductive technologies have no increased risk of complications when they themselves become pregnant
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The first girls born after assisted reproductive technologies in Norway have now conceived, and the first boys have become fathers. A new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health is the first in the world to have examined these pregnancies.Research findings - Annual Report 2022 published
Annual Report 2022 published
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The Annual Report describes the research in the Centre for Fertility and Health and sums up 2022.News
- Conception shortly after a miscarriage or pregnancy termination does not increase risk of complications
Conception shortly after a miscarriage or pregnancy termination does not increase risk of complications
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Women who conceive within three months of a miscarriage or termination do not have an increased risk of complications in their subsequent pregnancy, according to a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.Research findings
- Fertility research at NIPH receives prestigious European Research Council Synergy grant
Fertility research at NIPH receives prestigious European Research Council Synergy grant
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The Centre for Fertility and Health at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), together with two other European research environments, will find answers to how social, biological and psychological factors affect fertility among young adults.Research findings
- Vaccination of mother also protects the unborn baby
Vaccination of mother also protects the unborn baby
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The risk of getting COVID-19 is lower in the first four months of life if the mother is vaccinated during pregnancy.Research findings - 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.Research findings
- Meet Chaitra Srinivas and Jacqueline Cohen - and a new project in the CeFH project portfolio
Meet Chaitra Srinivas and Jacqueline Cohen - and a new project in the CeFH project portfolio
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CeFH welcomes Chaitra Srinivas and Jacqueline Cohen to the team. They will be working on the new ADHD medication in pregnancy project.News
- Meet Rishabh Tyagi - our new PhD student
Meet Rishabh Tyagi - our new PhD student
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CeFH welcomes Rishabh Tyagi as a new member.News
- New postdoc at CEFH - Magnus Nordmo
New postdoc at CEFH - Magnus Nordmo
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The Rementa project is finally teamed up as postdoc Magnus Nordmo started this year.News
- 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.Research findings - Meet Espen Prydz – our new doctoral research fellow
Meet Espen Prydz – our new doctoral research fellow
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After many years as an economist at the World Bank, we are pleased that Espen Beer Prydz will pursue his academic career as a doctoral research fellow at CeFH.News
- 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.Research findings
- We welcome Karoline Hansen Skåra and Álvaro Hernáez!
We welcome Karoline Hansen Skåra and Álvaro Hernáez!
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Karoline and Álvaro will both work on the Infertility project, looking to understand the causal nature of the relationship between infertility and cardiovascular disease.News
- Life as a CEFH-researcher at The Medical Student Research Program
Life as a CEFH-researcher at The Medical Student Research Program
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Lise Andrea Arge is a student at MSR at the University of Oslo and is spending one year full time at the Centre.News - 40 million NOK from the Research Council of Norway
40 million NOK from the Research Council of Norway
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The research Council of Norway has granted three new projects to the Centre for Fertility and Health.News
- Meet our new postdoctoral fellow Thomas Haarklau Kleppestø
Meet our new postdoctoral fellow Thomas Haarklau Kleppestø
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Thomas is just finishing his PhD at the Department of Psycology at the University of Oslo and started at CEFH in November to work in our Health Gap project.News
- Meet our new PhD-candidate Hans Fredrik Sunde
Meet our new PhD-candidate Hans Fredrik Sunde
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Hans Fredrik applied for the position as doctoral research fellow in our REMENTA project on social differences and mental health. He was our top candidate out of 97 applicants.News - Meet our guest researcher – Vera Mitter
Meet our guest researcher – Vera Mitter
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Vera Mitter from Switzerland is visiting the Centre for Fertility and Health for 18 months on a postdoc mobility grant. And it all started with a yellow note from a good friend.News
- New funding from NordForsk to study Covid-19 in pregnancy
New funding from NordForsk to study Covid-19 in pregnancy
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Does COVID-19 increase the risk of adverse outcomes in pregnant women and their newborns? A new research project funded by NordForsk will look for answers.News