Atopic eczema: one size does not fit all
Researchers from the UK and Netherlands have identified five distinct subgroups of eczema, a finding that helps explain how the condition can affect people at different stages of their lives.
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Scientists pinpoint genetic risk factors for asthma, hay fever and eczema
A major international study has pinpointed more than 100 genetic risk factors that explain why some people suffer from asthma, hay fever and eczema.
Half- or step-siblings may predict earlier menstruation
Girls with only half- or step-siblings reach menstruation on average five months earlier than those with only full siblings, according to a University of Bristol study.
Risk factors for heart health linked to marital ups and downs
Risk factors for heart health seem to be linked to changes over time in the quality of marital relationships — at least for men — finds a University of Bristol study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
Children of the 90s says thanks to Bristol – by donating blood
Staff and researchers from Children of the 90s donated blood to NHS Blood and Transplant last week as a thank you to the community and the thousands of Bristolians who have taken part in their world-leading research since 1991. The donation drive is part of a wider PR campaign to promote the final months of Children of the 90s biggest data-collection drive for seven years, Focus@24+.
Children of the Children of the 90s launches birthday card competition
For the past 26 years, Children of the 90s has sent tens of thousands of birthday cards to young people involved in the world-leading health study.
Children of the 90s run Bristol Half Marathon to promote Focus@24+
Staff, researchers and participants from Children of the 90s donned their running shoes yesterday to publicise their latest research project at the Bristol Half Marathon.
€1.5m award to see how mother’s mental health affects her child’s
University of Bristol researchers have been awarded €1.5m by the European Research Council to investigate how a mother’s mental health and personality can affect her child. Despite decades of research, the causes of mental health conditions are still poorly understood due to their complexity.
The children of the Children of the 90s turn 10!
For over 25 years, Children of the 90s at the University of Bristol has been charting the lives of 14,500 people born in the early 1990s in the greater Bristol area. Thanks to the amazing commitment of these research volunteers, scientists have made important discoveries that are helping treat and prevent ill health around the world.
Mothers with troubled childhoods more likely to have children with emotional and behavioural difficulties
Mothers who had a difficult or traumatic upbringing are more likely to have children with emotional and behavioural difficulties, according to a study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry today.
Insufficient levels of Vitamin D in pregnancy detrimental to child development
Vitamin D deficiency in expectant mothers during pregnancy can have a negative effect on the social development and motor skills of pre-school age children, a new study in the British Journal of Nutrition reports.
Honorary degree for Children of the 90s founder, Jean Golding
Children of the 90s founder, Professor Jean Golding OBE, will receive an honorary degree from University College London today, in recognition of her pioneering work in longitudinal population studies.
Sugar intake during pregnancy is associated with allergy and allergic asthma in children
High maternal sugar intake during pregnancy may increase the risk of allergy and allergic asthma in the offspring, according to an early study led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) involving almost 9,000 mother-child pairs from Children of the 90s.
Externally funded studies in ALSPAC
ALSPAC is run as a resource for the research community. This unique resource is open for researchers to conduct a wide range of bespoke data collection activities – anything from whole cohort questionnaire collections, recall-by-genotype substudies, small scale qualitative interview studies and clinic-based biomedical measurements.
Queen’s birthday honour for Professor Debbie Lawlor
Debbie Lawlor, Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Bristol, has been awarded a CBE for her services to social and community medicine research in the Queen's Birthday Honours, which recognises the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people across the UK.
Link between teen cannabis use and other illicit drug taking in early adulthood
One in five adolescents at risk of tobacco dependency, harmful alcohol consumption and illicit drug use.
Dr Ben Perry wins Royal College of Psychiatrists research prize
Dr Ben Perry recognised for research success.
Mother’s personality can affect child’s mental health
Scientists have looked at over 8,000 parents and children in Children of the 90s and found that the children of women with personality traits associated with emotional and relationship difficulties were at greater risk of depression, anxiety and self-harm in their late teens than their peers.
Teenagers with DCD at higher risk of mental-health problems
Scientists from the University of Bristol have looked at 3,950 participants in Children of the 90s and found that those who were diagnosed with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in childhood were twice as likely as their peers to have mental-health problems in their late teens, with young women more seriously affected than young men.
Diagnosed autism linked to maternal grandmother’s smoking in pregnancy
Scientists from the University of Bristol have looked at all 14,500 participants in Children of the 90s and found that if a girl’s maternal grandmother smoked during pregnancy, the girl is 67% more likely to display certain traits linked to autism, such as poor social communication skills and repetitive behaviours.
News from Children of the 90s
Dr Nic Timpson (pictured) has recently been appointed to the post of principal investigator (lead researcher) at Children of the 90s. He brings a distinguished academic pedigree and has made a long-term commitment to leading Children of the 90s to ongoing success.
Untreated childhood urinary problems can persist into adolescence
New research into incontinence from Children of the 90s and published today in BMJ Open shows that children who wet themselves both during the day and at night are more likely to have bladder and bowel problems in adolescence if left untreated.
Professor John Henderson takes part in 'So I Can Breathe' by the BBC
Professor John Henderson spoke to BBC Points West on Monday 6 March about the effects of air pollution on lung health.
Eating disorders affect more middle-aged women than expected
In a study of 5,320 middle-aged women in Children of the 90s, 3% were found to have had an eating disorder in the previous 12 months and more than one in seven (15.3%) reported having had an eating disorder at some point in their life. Less than a third of the affected women said they had sought help or received treatment.