Featured News and Research Highlights
March 1, 2021
Carolina Population Center receives $38.2 million to study adult health and aging
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Population Center has received two grants, providing an expected $38.2 million over 5 years, that together will fund Wave VI of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). Now entering its 28th year of National Institutes of...
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February 22, 2021
New Data Release from Add Health
The following data are now available to Add Health contract researchers. HUD-Assisted Housing Supplemental Data. The supplementary data-file identifies Add Health respondents who lived in HUD-assisted housing at any point between 1995 and 2017. For these Add Health respondents, the supplementary data-file provides unique Add Health respondent identifiers (AID) and...
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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 early as the 30s, especially when it comes to immune and metabolic biomarker abnormalities. Understanding how gut microbiota and markers of immune and metabolic aging...
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June 26, 2020
Researchers use Add Health data to discover connections between chronic medical conditions and the importance of belonging
Students with chronic medical conditions struggle with more than just their physical health. The hurdles formed from medical conditions impact their school attendance, concentration, and the expectations of their parents and teachers. Around one-third of students suffering from chronic medical conditions experience symptoms so severe that it interferes with their...
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