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Announcing the start of ADVANCE 2: A research project to reduce the harms of domestic violence during pregnancy in Nepal

In pregnancy, the experience of domestic violence can have serious adverse maternal and neonatal health effects, and epigenetic studies indicate long-lasting consequences on children as they grow into adulthood. Antenatal care is a window of opportunity to reduce these harmful health consequences as most women use these health services in their lifetimes.

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Using HUNT to study disease-causing genetic variation

by @NTNUhealth 5 September 2018

Using HUNT data, researchers are implementing statistical methods to discover disease-causing genetic variants.

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How environmental toxins can pose risk to children’s development – A Faroese case study

by @NTNUhealth 15 August 2018

Humans are in constant interaction with our environments. New research is shedding light on how our environment shapes our health starting early in life and the developmental origins of health and disease (known as DOHaD). One area of global concern is the risks on children’s development posed by environmental toxins, such as heavy metals, air pollution, pesticides, and other pollutants.

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Lessons learned from a local hospital after the Nepal Earthquake

by @NTNUhelse 20 February 2018

My personal experience from the Nepal Earthquake in 2015, and lessons learned from Dhulikhel Hospital (DH).
Samita Giri, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

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Public Health

Announcing the start of ADVANCE 2: A research project to reduce the harms of domestic violence during pregnancy in Nepal

Using HUNT to study disease-causing genetic variation

How environmental toxins can pose risk to children’s development – A Faroese case study

Lessons learned from a local hospital after the Nepal Earthquake