Paternal grandfather's high access to food may indicate higher mortality risk in grandsons

A paternal grandfather's access to food during his childhood is associated with mortality risk, especially cancer mortality, in his grandson, shows a large three-generational study from Stockholm University. The reason might be epigenetic - that environmental exposures in one generation may influence health outcomes in following generations.

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Sol Pía Juarez receives SEK 5.6 million from the Swedish Research Council

Sol Pía Juarez, Associate professor (Docent) at the Department of Public Health, has received SEK 5 604 000 from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) for the project "The unintended consequences of Swedish parental leave policy: A health equity perspective". Project duration: 2019-2022

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You trust in other people may prolong your life. Photo: Crazymedia/Mostphotos

Trusting others prolongs your life

Do you trust other people? It may prolong your life. According to a new study do people who trust others live longer. Those who do not increase their risk for a shortened life.

Trust in others predict mortality

Ilona Koupil, Professor at the Department of Public Health Sciences

Research on women's health is funded by Forte

New project funding from Forte to Professor Ilona Koupil, Department of Public Health Sciences, for the new research project "Developmental origins of women's health".

Research on women's health

Students' grades are related to the teachers' work environment

A study about school contextual features and school performance in Stockholm middle schools found that teachers’ ratings of school leadership, teacher cooperation and school ethos differ between schools with different student composition profiles.

Inauguration of the new Department for Public Health Sciences

Some one hundred guests had gathered in Aula Magna in order to celebrate the inauguration of the new department.

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On 1 January 2018, the Department of Public Health Sciences was founded at Stockholm University. The new Department will perform research and education in the field of public health sciences. Two existing research centres, CHESS and SoRAD, will be housed within the Department.

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Paternal grandfather's high access to food may indicate higher mortality risk in grandsons

Sol Pía Juarez receives SEK 5.6 million from the Swedish Research Council

Trusting others prolongs your life

Research on women's health is funded by Forte

Students' grades are related to the teachers' work environment

Inauguration of the new Department for Public Health Sciences

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