Children of the 90s in the news

Research using our data and news about the study is reported all over the world. Here you can find some of our news coverage.

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Date	Publication	Title
June 2025	ITV West Country	Children of the 90s as part of ITV 70th anniversary (Watch on YouTube)
June 2025	Channel 4	Excluded children more likely to offend, charity finds (Watch on YouTube)
May 2025	The Guardian	Heavy periods affect school attendance and exam scores, study in England finds
May 2025	BBC Online	School meals 'help picky teens eat more healthily'
May 2025	The Independent	School dinners may encourage picky teenagers to eat better, study suggests
May 2025	The Times	School meals help fussy eaters try new foods, study finds
April 2025	BBC Radio 5 Live	The pioneering child development study monitoring babies' brains (Listen on YouTube)
April 2025	BBC Radio 4 TODAY	The pioneering child development study monitoring babies' brains (Listen on YouTube)
April 2025	BBC Breakfast	The pioneering child development study monitoring babies' brains (Watch on YouTube)
April 2025	BBC Online	What goes on inside toddlers' brains? A pioneering project is trying to find out
March 2025	The Times	Fish fingers for tea? It may make your children nicer
March 2025	The Telegraph	Why eating fish will make your child kinder
March 2025	The Independent	Feed your children fish to make them kinder and more sociable, study suggests
March 2025	The Mirror	Kids who eat more fish 'develop better social skills' as doctors reveal ideal amount
March 2025	The Daily Mail	Scientists discover everyday food that could have dramatic effect on children's behaviour
March 2025	The Guardian	Want your kids to be caring and sharing? Feed them fish
March 2025	BBC World News	Children who lack fish in their diets are less sociable and kind (Watch on YouTube)
March 2025	Bristol Post	Bristol's famous baby study moves into next generation
March 2025	Bristol 24/7	Children of 90s study awarded £5.2m for further research
March 2025	BBC Points West	Children of the 90s awarded £5.2 million funding (Watch on YouTube)
March 2025	BBC Bristol Online	City's 'world-beating' study awarded £5.2m grant
March 2025	BBC Radio 4 TODAY	Largest ever DNA resource for over 37,000 UK children and parents (Watch on YouTube)
Jan 2025	The Times	Teens’ lifestyle choices affect risk of dementia in later life
Jan 2025	The Independent	Unhealthy childhood could affect brain later in life, study suggests
Sept 2024	Bristol 247	From Birth to Breakthrough - The Children of the 90s
July 2024	BBC News Online	Scientists to study placentas in 'world first'
July 2024	BBC Points West	Can placentas give indicators for ill health in later life? (Watch on YouTube)
May 2024	MSN	‘Low emission zones could reduce mental health problems’ – study
May 2024	The Independent	‘Low emission zones could reduce mental health problems’ – study
May 2024	Evening Standard	‘Low emission zones could reduce mental health problems’ – study
May 2024	Daily Mail	Was your childhood home by a busy road? You're more likely to be anxious, depressed and psychotic, study claims
May 2024	Bristol Post	Children of 90's study finds air pollution 'could lead to mental health problems in teenagers'
May 2024	Hunger Magazine	What happens when the ‘Children of the 90s’ grow up?
May 2024	Bristol 24/7	Groundbreaking Children of the 90s study calls for more participants
April 2024	Sunday Express	Experts warning of public health crisis as liver disease among young soars
April 2024	BBC Points West	One in five young adults has fatty liver disease (Watch on YouTube)
April 2024	BBC News	Fatty liver disease affecting one in five young adults, Bristol study shows
April 2024	The Sun	One in five young people unknowingly live with ‘silent but deadly’ disease – are you one of them?
April 2024	Guardian	Teasing children about weight increases risk of self-stigma as adults, study finds
April 2024	BBC News	Adult weight stigma often 'linked to teen years'
March 2024	BBC World News	Waist-to-height ratio alternative to BMI
March 2024	BBC Points West	Diagnosing childhood obesity - using a waist-to-height ratio alternative to body mass index (BMI)
March 2024	BBC News	BMI outdated for measuring childhood obesity, Bristol study says
March 2024	MSN	Waist-to-height ratio detects obesity in children and adolescents significantly better than BMI, finds study
January 2024	BBC Radio Devon	Listen to Dr Andrew Agbaje discuss his new research looking at cholesterol with Caroline Densley (YouTube)
January 2024	MSN	Childhood dietary patterns influence arterial stiffness in adolescence
January 2024	The Independent	Giving children food high in calories, fat and sugar ‘damages blood vessels’
January 2024	The Times	Children who eat fast food face 'higher risk of heart attacks'
January 2024	WalesOnline	Serious lifelong damage caused by what parents give to children
January 2024	The Sun	Bad diets put kids at ‘raised risk of heart attack and stroke BEFORE they even leave school’
January 2024	Daily Express	Children’s arteries harmed by diets high in fat and sugar
January 2024	Irish News	Giving children food high in calories, fat and sugar ‘damages blood vessels’
January 2024	Daily Mail	Junk food diets can stiffen children's arteries by the time they are 17, warn experts
January 2024	The Herald	Giving children food high in calories, fat and sugar ‘damages blood vessels’
December 2023	MSN	Light physical activity can be a powerful tool for combating childhood obesity
December 2023	Evening Standard	Light exercise ‘could reverse high cholesterol caused by sedentary childhood’
November 2023	PsyPost	Childhood bullying might exacerbate social difficulties through inflammatory pathways, study suggests
October 2023	BBC Science Focus	Parents are causing childhood obesity. But not in the way you might think
October 2023	Cyprus Mail	Another reason to cut down on children’s screen time
October 2023	The Conversation	Heart damage: another reason to cut down on children’s screen time
October 2023	ITV West Country	Children of the 90s: Founder of life-saving study says she never expected it to go on for so long
October 2023	ITV West Country	Children of the 90s: Discovery Day (watch the clip on YouTube)
October 2023	BBC Points West	Children of the 90s: Members gather for first time in 10 years
October 2023	ITV West Country	Bristol Bears in pioneering study with Children of the 90s (watch the clip on YouTube)
October 2023	Health Tech World	Innovative software can detect hidden and complex emotions
September 2023	BBC Points West	Bristol Bears take part in University of Bristol study
September 2023	Bristol 24/7	Bristol Bears partner with Children of the 90s for unique rugby study
March 2023	Health News	Mother’s behaviour may shape how a child responds to stress
March 2023	The Independent	Regular exercise in adolescence improves mental health and behaviour – study
March 2023	Daily Mail	Getting your child to exercise regularly slashes their risk of ADHD and behavioral problems
January 2023	Medical Xpress	How much of a boost do 'booster' COVID-19 jabs give?
January 2023	BBC News Bristol	Bristol study finds Covid booster gives tenfold increase in antibodies
November 2022	BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs	Listen to our founder Prof Jean Golding OBE on Desert Island Discs
September 2022	The Star Malaysia	Does the mode of childbirth affect a women's sex life afterwards?
August 2022	News Medical	Sexual enjoyment after childbirth is unaffected by different modes of delivery
July 2022	The Independent	Concerns about effect of fertility treatment on baby development ‘unwarranted’
July 2022	Daily Mail	Children conceived through IVF do NOT develop differently: Study finds difference in their height, weight and body frame disappear by late teens
May 2022	BBC Points West	BBC Points West follow two participants in the long COVID study (watch the clip on YouTube)
May 2022	The Times (behind paywall)	Twins help solve long Covid mystery
May 2022	BBC News	Long Covid: Children of the 90s participants to be studied
February 2022	Daily Mail	'No strong association' between the BMI of teenagers and their mothers
January 2022	BBC Radio Bristol	Professor Jean Golding speaks to BBC Radio Bristol about grandfathers smoking habits research (listen from 1:09:32)
January 2022	BBC News	Grandfathers smoking habits might affect girls' weight
January 2022	The Guardian	Pioneering study finds generational link between smoking and body fat
January 2022	Daily Mail	Men who smoked before puberty are more likely to have fat granddaughters
January 2022	Bristol Live	What it's like being involved in the Children of the 90's study
November 2021	Bristol Live	Baby teeth can show if children will suffer depression later in life
November 2021	Daily Mail	Scientists discover receptor in brain responsible for people growing taller
November 2021	BBC News	The brain sensor discovery behind humans getting taller
September 2021	ITV West Country News	Children of the 90s launch their new @30 clinic
September 2021	BBC News	Children of 90s study's biggest data collection yet
September 2021	The Guardian	Third generation joins pioneering UK study - Children of the 90s
June 2021	BBC Inside Science	The gene for obesity (from 9 mins 30 seconds)
June 2021	Daily Mail	Research looking at Melatonin 4 Receptor (MC4R) gene
June 2021	The Times	200,000 Britons have appetite gene that adds two stone (login required)
May 2021	The Guardian	Rebecca Pearson's research into children's mental health during the pandemic
May 2021	Daily Mail	Rebecca Pearson's research into children's mental health during the pandemic
May 2021	Radio 5 Live	Research into children's mental health during the pandemic (from 52 mins)
May 2021	The Financial	Research into childhood abdominal pain and disordered eating
May 2021	ITV Westcountry News	Research into online gambling during the pandemic
May 2021	The Times	Research into gambling during the pandemic
May 2021	Business Matters Magazine	Research into online gambling during the pandemic
May 2021	BCfm 93.2	Love and science
April 2021	BBC Breakfast	Children of the 90s turns 30 (YouTube)
April 2021	BBC online	Children of the 90s: Bristol's 'gift to medicine' turns 30
April 2021	BBC Radio 4 Today programme	Professor Jean Golding OBE on the study's 30th anniversary
April 2021	BBC Points West	Professor Nic Timpson and two participants talk about our COVID-19 work and long Covid study (YouTube)
April 2021	Epigram	Understanding the second wave: COVID-19 antibody testing in Bristol
February 2021	BBC online	Long Covid: Children of the 90s join nationwide study
November 2020	Channel 4	Food Unwrapped Investigates: How dangerous is fussy eating?
October 2020	The Guardian	Early developers more likley to self-harm as teanagers
October 2020	BBC Points West	Coronavirus: Children of the 90s team to study exposure in young people
October 2020	ITV Westcountry News	5,000 people in Bristol to take COVID-19 antibody test
August 2020	BBC online	Scientists target coronavirus immunity puzzle
August 2020	Science Daily	High intensity physical activity in early life could lead to stronger bones in adulthood
July 2020	Blog	Why my body has been studied for science my whole life (Rachel Recommends blog)
July 2020	The Mail Online	Children as young as eight can show susceptibility to type 2 diabetes
July 2020	The Times	Risk of adult diabetes can be seen in Children aged eight
June 2020	Mail Online	Anxiety rates have doubled in young people during Britain's COVID-19 crisis, study claims
June 2020	BBC Points West	Young people more anxious during COVID-19 lockdown (Facebook)
June 2020	BBC News Online	Coronavirus: Young people more 'anxious during lockdown'
June 2020	Heart FM	Interview with a participant about second COVID-19 questionnaire (Facebook)
June 2020	ITV news	Researchers look at link between COVID-19 and cardiovascular diseases
May 2020	Mail Online	Children with just one university-educated parent are the equivalent of a school year ahead of those from less qualified families
May 2020	Bristol Live	6,000 people take part in 'groundbreaking' Bristol coronavirus study
May 2020	Somerset Live	How a Somerset mum is helping others in 'vital' study to understand coronavirus and its impact
May 2020	Independent	Children with autistic traits more likely to develop an eating disorder
Apr 2020	Daily Mail	Children of women who drink while pregnant are 17 per cent more likely to develop depression as teenagers
Apr 2020	BBC Radio Bristol	Professor Nic Timpson discusses our COVID-19 questionnaire with Ali Vowles (YouTube)
Apr 2020	BBC Points West (video)	Professor Nic Timpson explains how our COVID-19 questionnaire will help us understand more about the outbreak (YouTube)
Apr 2020	BBC Online	Coronavirus: Children of the 90s team to study outbreak
Mar 2020	TES	Genetic tests cannot predict achievement
Feb 2020	Daily Mail	Teenagers who sit for hours a day are more likely to get depression at 18
Feb 2020	The Conversation	Domestic violence: girls who grow up in deprived areas at increased risk
Feb 2020	News-Medical.net	Study determines prevalence of fatty liver disease and fibrosis among young adults in the UK
Dec 2019	The Telegraph	Some boys are problem gamblers by 17 as one in eight admit regularly betting
Nov 2019	P&T Community	Hyperanxious Pregnant Women May Have Hyperactive Kids
Nov 2019	BBC Onine	Short sightedness: Genetic test could help at-risk children
Nov 2019	Hindustan Times	Women in poor neighbourhoods face more violence, says study
October 2019	BBC online	Bristol 'study of life' gets £8m boost to continue work
October 2019	BBC Radio Bristol	Ali Vowles in conversation with Professor Nic Timpson, Professor George Davey Smith, Professor Jean Golding OBE and participants, Nancy and Tim
September 2019	The Guardian	How a pioneering study of child health has influenced a generation of parents
September 2019	Sky News	Adult type 2 diabetes markers found in kids as young as eight
September 2019	The Conversation	Taking paracetamol during pregnancy may affect the child’s behaviour in early years
August 2019	The Conversation	Teens who hit puberty later could face bone health issues in later life
August 2019	Mail Online	Children who overeat, pick at meals or are fussy when it comes to food are 'more likely to be anorexic or binge as teenagers'
June 2019	Irish Times	Five essential tips for a healthy liver
June 2019	Mail Online	Obese teenagers show sign of heart disease that are usually only seen in older people, study reveals
May 2019	Food Navigator (USA)	Study looks into whether picky eating habits follow a child into adolesence
April 2019	The Guardian	Experts warn of fatty liver disease 'epidemic' in young people
April 2019	BBC Points West	Bristol families continue to give the world unique health information (video)
April 2019	BBC Online	Pregnant women less likely to smoke than their mothers
March 2019	Dentistry Today	Researchers uncover the genetic roots of mouth ulcers
March 2019	Bristol 247	Bristol researchers' first long term look at how to predict suicide in young people
February 2019	Daily Mail	Depression and self harm is higher in teenagers of the facebook generation who grew up in social media boom than those a decade ago
February 2019	BBC Online	Adolescent health: Teens 'more depressed and sleeping less'
February 2019	Irish Examiner	'Thinking positively during pregenancy 'could influence child's academic success'
February 2019	Romper.com	Thinking Positively During Pregnancy May Help Your Kids With These Crucial School Subjects, Study Finds
February 2019	TES	'Pupils' ability linked to mothers attitude during pregnancy'
January 2019	The Versed	Is Your BMI really an accurate measure of good health?
January 2019	Scarymommy	LGBTQ kids and teens are 4 times more likely to self-harm
December 2018	New York Post	Study finds depression link between fathers and daughters
December 2018	The Guardian	Depression of fathers and their daughters linked, study finds
December 2018	Thisisinsider	BMI may be a better measure of health than previously thought
December 2018	The Times	The eight simple fitness tests we should all be doing every month
November 2018	CNN	Mothers drinking may have harmed 1 in 5 Britons
October 2018	Bristol Post	What is it really like being a father in Bristol?
August 2018	Huffington Post	Relax parents, your fussy eating toddler will still grow up to be healthy
July 2018	Bristol 247	9 Ways Bristol's Research And Teaching Has Helped Shape The NHS
June 2018	NIHR	Drive and tenacity: How Jean Golding has helped us understand the health of three generations
June 2018	Parenting Science Gang	How have 14,500 Bristol babies changed science? Q&A with Suzi Gage
April 2012	The Guardian	The Bristol babies who are unlocking the secrets of life

Video highlight - April 2025, Children of the 90s featured on BBC Breakfast