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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September 23, 2016
Why science shouldn’t be a political punchline
The Hill blog emphasizes the importance of government funded research
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September 23, 2016
Two Add Health articles featured in Journal of Adolescent Health’s October issue
Check out the October 2016 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health to read two articles featuring Add Health research: The Association Between Adolescent Obesity...
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August 1, 2016
Research Highlight: Infant Health & Characteristics
Infant health & characteristics in Add Health Embed from Getty Images Add Health data include a variety of infant health measures for two generations: Add...
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