New research from Children of the 90s shows that the weight gain of infants given cow’s milk as a main drink in place of breast or formula milk before 12 months of age may be greater than that of breastfed infants.
In the largest genetic study of eczema in the world to date, a group of international researchers, led by Dr Lavinia Paternoster from the University's MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), has discovered 10 new genetic variants related to eczema. The researchers combined data on 377,000 participants in 40 research studies worldwide, including Children of the 90s (ALSPAC).
Five Children of the 90s scientists have been named by Thomson Reuters as among the top one per cent of scientists in 2015 who are ‘the world’s most influential scientific minds’ and whose publications have ‘exceptional impact’.
Young people who identify with the goth subculture might be at increased risk of depression and self-harm, according to new research on Children of the 90s participants and published today in The Lancet Psychiatry journal.
New research published today in the British Journal of Psychiatry suggests that serious mood disorders, such as bipolar disorder, may be the price that human beings have to pay for traits such as intelligence, creativity and verbal proficiency.
Dozens of participants in the world-famous Children of the 90s project flocked to see Rex, their Shaun in the City sculpture, outside the Royal West of England Academy today (Tuesday 4 August 2015).
Virtual reality (VR) is a billion-dollar industry familiar to gamers but recently VR technology has been used to make sense of the enormous scientific dataset that is the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parent and Children (ALSPAC).
Children as young as eight have body dissatisfaction that can trigger eating disorder behaviours in adolescence.
A variation of a gene that can lead teenagers to binge eat has been identified using data from Children of the 90s. The researchers hope the finding will allow us to better understand why binge eating develops, and inform the development of preventative strategies for at-risk teens before they become overweight or obese.
Children of the 90s is delighted to announce that its Shaun the Sheep, designed by artist Beth Waters, is called Rex, and will be located outside the Royal West of England Academy (RWA) on the Triangle in Bristol during the Shaun in the City Trail (6 July-31 August).
Bullying in teenage years is strongly associated with depression later on in life, suggests new research on Children of the 90s data published in The BMJ this week.
Staff, researchers and participants from Children of the 90s donned their running shoes today to raise money for Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal in the Bristol 10K.
Dyslexia affects around 375,000 UK children and has a lifelong impact on learning.
Director Jeremy Farrar explains how the Wellcome Trust are reconsidering their activity in population health and clinical research, describing these fields as having a long and proud history and mentioning ALSPAC as an example.
Children born since 1990 are up to three times more likely than older generations to be overweight or obese by age 10 according to a new study.
Measuring the size of a child’s head is done routinely worldwide to screen for possible learning or developmental problems but new research out today suggests that differences within the normal range of measurements are common – and mainly due to human error – and should not unduly concern parents.
New research shows that children who display increasing levels of inattention at the age of seven are at risk of worse academic outcomes in their GCSE examinations.
5th-6th May 2015: Joint IEU/ALSPAC Special Seminar by Dr Robert Yolken, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Being bullied in childhood has a greater negative impact on teenagers’ mental health than being maltreated, according to new research from Children of the 90s (ALSPAC) published today in The Lancet Psychiatry journal.
The more teenagers see alcohol being drunk in films, the more likely they are to try it themselves and the more likely they are to develop drinking problems, according to new research from Children of the 90s at the University of Bristol.
Research by Dr Sarah Lewis from Children of the 90s will feature in ITV’s Exposure: When Pregnant Women Drink tonight [Tuesday 3 March]. Her research shows that drinking even small amounts of alcohol during pregnancy can affect the future child’s IQ.
Babies who gain weight rapidly in the first three months of life are more likely to develop asthma and for it to persist into adolescence. This is according to the latest research from Children of the 90s, which analysed information on height, weight and asthma symptoms in almost 10,000 people in the study at various points in time from birth to age 17.
