Featured News and Research Highlights
November 18, 2015
Add Health Public Use Data Now Available via Dataverse
The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) public-use data is now available for download from Dataverse. Add Health is part of UNC’s Dataverse collection , hosted by The Odum Institute. Dataverse is a “federated" system in which data are archived and preserved at multiple institutions worldwide, ensuring long-term access to...
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October 14, 2015
Add Health Research Highlighted in Washington Post
Teens with late bedtimes may be more likely to gain weight over time
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September 14, 2015
CBS News Features Add Health Research
Study shows certain moods are contagious
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August 28, 2015
Phys.org features Add Health research linking genes and educational attainment
Summary: Using genome-wide data from siblings in Add Health, the research team of Benjamin W. Domingue, Daniel W. Belsky, Dalton Conley, Kathleen Mullan Harris, and Jason D. Boardman discovered that adolescents’ genes were linked to how far he or she went in school (educational attainment). Researchers found that adolescents who...
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