Featured News and Research Highlights
February 6, 2023
Dr. Robert Hummer speaks at the UCLA California Center for Population Research
Add Health Director, Dr. Robert Hummer, will be giving a seminar at the UCLA California Center for Population Health on Wednesday, February 8th, from 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm PST. His talk, titled “Assessing Cognitive Functioning and Health Disparities in Early Midlife: A Sneak Peek at Wave VI of the...
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November 3, 2022
New Data Release
Add Health has released the following data for contract users: Wave V Hepatic Injury This file contains constructed measures designed to facilitate analysis and interpretation of hepatic injury based on venous blood collected via phlebotomy at the Wave V home exam. Assay results for aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase...
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October 24, 2022
Add Health Attending the GSA Conference
Add Health is excited to be attending the 2022 Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Conference from November 2 - 6, 2022. Visit the Add Health exhibit booth to learn more about our plethora of data or to have your questions answered by staff. For additional information on the GSA...
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September 28, 2022
Covid-19 not the only reason for drop in U.S. Life expectancy – UNC interviews Add Health Director Dr. Robert Hummer
Life expectancy at birth in the United States declined for the second year in a row in 2021 and is now 76.1 years. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s The Well recently sat down with Add Health Director Dr. Robert A. Hummer to get the inside story on the causes...
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