Children and youth

Blogger:May Britt Drugli       Research from several different countries has shown that spending time in child daycare institutions may cause increased levels…

Blogger: Bente Kirkhaug       Parental involvement in their children’s education is one of the strongest predictors of children’s school success and has…

In August, Norwegian children start kindergarten and school after the summer holiday. This is an exciting time for many families. Some have a toddler…

There is still great uncertainty surrounding the causes of cerebral palsy (CP), but new research suggests that the brain injury which leads to CP…

There is an association between chronic pain experienced by parents and chronic, unspecific pain experienced by teenagers, according to recent research from the Department…

Every year 120 children are diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway. The causes are many and complex, and there are also different methods…

A test based on play is being developed at NTNU to measure and analyse spontaneous hand use among children with cerebral palsy (CP). The…

 Researchers at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children’s and Women’s Health (LBK), NTNU, has developed a better, quicker and cheaper method for typing group…

Treatment with anti-inflammatories (the antibiotic doxycycline) appears to limit the damage resulting from hypoxic-ischemic brain injury among newborn, according to Cand.med. Marius Widerøe at…