In face-to-face-interviews on personal health, respondents often self-report measures of their physical and mental capabilities by answering a series of questions. In some cases, interviewers conducting the surveys also rate respondents’ health by answering questions …
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25 Genetic Markers Linked to Longevity
Scholars have long wondered what enables some people to live to very old ages while others do not. Research has shown that a number of inherited genetic variants are linked to overall and longer lifespan. …
Pilot Project Investigates Effects of Sibling Death
Each year, CDHA provides pilot grants to affiliates engaged in innovative research that is likely to lead to support from external funders. During the academic year 2014–15, PIs Barbara Wolfe (public affairs, economics, population health …
The Human Microbiome and the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
The microbiome is now considered to be as important to human health as the genome. For social and population health scientists, research on the human microbiome may help identify biological mediators that link social conditions …
The Social Genome of Friends
Are friends more genetically similar to one another than to randomly selected peers? Humans tend to form social relationships with others who resemble them, and recent research has evaluated the possibility that unobserved genotypes may …
Emerging Policy and Ethical Implications from Neuroscience, Genetics, and the Microbiome
On April 12, the La Follette School of Public Affairs hosted the 2018 Spring Symposium. Co-sponsored by CDHA, the Center for Demography and Ecology, and the Institute for Research on Poverty, the event examined the …
New Paper Explores the Effects of Gene Variants on Cognitive Function
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 60 to 80 percent of cases, and is the only one of the top 10 causes of death in the US with no …