Children of the 90s
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Official Account. Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC): a long-term health & lifestyle research project at University of Bristol @BristolUni
Bristol, UK
Joined June 2009
Announcement📢 Children of the 90s has been fully funded for the next 5 years - with a £5.2m grant from @The_MRC, @wellcometrust & @BristolUni! With this funding, we will continue to grow as a world-renowned birth cohort study - helping to discover the causes of ill health.
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Did you see us feature on @BBC #Panorama: The Truth About #ForeverChemicals this week? 📺 Professor @KateNorthstone talks to reporter @CatrinNye about the findings re #PFAS in a research paper. See YouTube for full programme: https://t.co/xQ8pqznvWO
#longitudinalresearch
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🏅 Congratulations George Davey Smith, our Scientific Director, on winning @The_MRC Millennium Medal! 🧬 For exceptional contributions to improving human health through world-class medical research 👉 Read more: https://t.co/XP4mKm96NF
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🚨 New data collection sweeps just dropped on the #CatalogueMHM! Explore fresh data sweeps from @CO90s, @uk_biobank, and the Southampton Women’s Survey (SWS). Check out the new sweeps using this link! 👉 https://t.co/jqfD3134p6
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In this #OpenAccess paper, @JasmineRaw1 et al. explored bidirectional associations between parental negativity & child externalising behaviours across ages 4, 7 and 8 using data from a UK cohort study, the @CO90s.
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
This study, using data from Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children across ages 4, 7 and 8, found bidirectional associations between parental negativity and child externalising behaviour...
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Watch Daniel Joinson from @BristolUni discuss his findings on @bbcpointswest: New research reveals nighttime #socialmedia use is linked with worse #mentalhealth - those who post between 11pm and 5am tend to report 'worse mental wellbeing' than those active during the day.
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A very happy birthday to the founder of Children of the 90s, Professor Jean Golding. Jean turns 86 today! 🎈 Jean started the study back in the 90s to help understand why people get ill. Her passion and commitment is a huge part of why the study is such a success 👏
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For the first time in 25 years, researchers will track a new generation from birth to drive improvements across healthcare, education, and employment. Backed by @UKRI_News, the Generation New Era study will follow 30,000 children born in 2026 👶📊
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Read an in-depth article in @ConversationUK this week on recent findings: Period pain and heavy bleeding linked with lower school attendance and GCSE results: https://t.co/KCbuwySL5n
#gcseresultsday2025 #GCSEResults #GCSE #menstruation
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Heavy and painful periods linked to lower #GCSE grades and attendance, study finds “More education and support may help improve the menstrual health of adolescents & reduce inequalities in education outcomes.” - Gemma Sawyer, PhD researcher https://t.co/fafICjtEPB
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Thank you to Sam for sharing his journey with our ‘Alright My Liver?’ screening team, as part of the @CO90s feature on @BBCTheOneShow ⬇️
We were on @BBCTheOneShow last night! 🥳 The piece tells story of the study through two wonderful mum and daughter duos, as well as Sam's story, a Bristol resident who reversed his liver condition and lost 8 st! ⬇️ Thank you to all of our participants 🫶
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If you were born in the greater Bristol area between 1991-92, you could be part of the study! To find out more please call or text COCO90WEB with your name and date of birth to 07772 102649 or you can request a call by emailing: coco90s@childrenofthe90s.ac.uk.
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We were on @BBCTheOneShow last night! 🥳 The piece tells story of the study through two wonderful mum and daughter duos, as well as Sam's story, a Bristol resident who reversed his liver condition and lost 8 st! ⬇️ Thank you to all of our participants 🫶
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Watch us on @BBCTheOneShow tonight at 7-7:30pm! 🥳
📺 Tune in to today's @BBCTheOneShow to learn how @CO90s researchers & participants are helping improve healthcare through a study designed to detect the early signs of liver damage. Catch the full segment tonight between 7-7.30 pm on BBC iPlayer: https://t.co/LBfZnoFd6C
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A whole year of impact summarised in 90 seconds? ✅ Thank you to everyone in our partnership and beyond who has helped us to achieve all this (and much more!) in 2024-25.
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💡New Children of the 90s (ALSPAC) research: Genetic analysis of 5.1 million individuals predicts risk of adult obesity from childhood. Congrats to the team including @Caketin_Wade! Read the Standard article here ⬇️ https://t.co/3x6rzrUk9m
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New paper day 🎉 In this secondary data registered report with @CO90s data, we looked at preschool predictors of comprehension weaknesses at age 9 📚 @ReadOxford @ProfLucyBowes
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Children with poor reading comprehension tend to have oral language weaknesses, suggesting that poor language in the early years is a proximal cause of later reading comprehension difficulties....
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Listen to the full episode through the link below!👂 https://t.co/h1JptoRJWS
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"When I got to the stage of being made a Professor, I was the only female professor in any science field in Bristol." Our founder, Jean Golding, was on the Bristol Data Stories podcast talking about her early life and career, and the Children of the 90s study.
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Did you see us on @itvwestcountry last night? 🎥 Enjoy this trip down memory lane with archive footage and interviews with some of our first participants💫 #WeAreCO90s #itvnews
https://t.co/gjs8Iv1EQm
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"When I set up Children of the 90s, I told people it would last seven years. When its success became obvious, I quietly added a zero to the end, so seven became 70." Recent fascinating interview with our founder, Prof Jean Golding OBE: https://t.co/IzJktewASa
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