About us
This group focuses on epidemiologic studies on causes for diseases, particular lifestyle factors and other social factors.
We use data from health registries like the Norwegian Medical Birth Registry, the Western Norway Cardiovascular Registry, the Norwegian Cancer registry, the Norwegian Prescription database, the Cause of Death Registry, the National Multiple Sclerosis Registry, Norwegian Patient Registry and social security data.
Central sources for studies are big population based surveys like The Hordaland Health Study '97-'99 (HUSK), The Homocysteine study in Hordaland and The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study.
An important element in this research is the close relationship to clinical milieus and also the strong weight on epidemiological methods.
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Memories are made of chocolate, tea and wine
Intake of Flavonoid-Rich Wine, Tea, and Chocolate by Elderly Men and Women Is Associated with Better Cognitive Test Performance
Eating chocolate and drinking wine and tea can improve memory, according to a study carried out by Oxford University researchers and their colleagues in Norway.