Social, Behavioral, and Biological Linkages Across the Life Course
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The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) is a longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of over 20,000 adolescents who were in grades 7-12 during the 1994-95 school year, and have been followed for five waves to date, most recently in 2016-18. Over the years, Add Health has collected rich demographic, social, familial, socioeconomic, behavioral, psychosocial, cognitive, and health survey data from participants and their parents; a vast array of contextual data from participants’ schools, neighborhoods, and geographies of residence; and in-home physical and biological data from participants, including genetic markers, blood-based assays, anthropometric measures, and medications. Ancillary studies have added even more data over the years. Data from the project are available in various forms and have been analyzed in thousands of publications in peer-reviewed journals.
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January 7, 2021
New study finds a link between premature aging and gut bacteria using Add Health Wave V data
Linkages between microbiota and physiologic aging and age-related disease have typically been examined in older adults. However, recent evidence indicates biological aging likely begins as...
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November 13, 2020
Researchers examine the intersection of race/ethnicity and gender on depressive symptoms.
Health disparities in depressive symptoms have been well researched with regard to gender and race/ethnicity. However, few studies have examined how the intersection of race/ethnicity...
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October 16, 2020
Using data from Wave V of Add Health, scientists find that sexual minorities are more susceptible to migraines than their heterosexual counterparts.
Research has shown that migraines are the fifth leading cause of emergency room visits in the U.S., with one in six adults suffering from migraines....
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