Tag: intergenerational
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Intergenerational participants contribute to new study of health across generations
The participation of the children and grandchildren of the original HCS cohort members has opened up new opportunities for early-life research across generations. Professor Elaine Dennison says, ‘It is wonderful that we have been able to extend an invitation for HCS members’ children and grandchildren to get involved. This allows us to consider the effects…
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The Hertfordshire Intergenerational Study of Bone Health
We know from previous studies in Hertfordshire that the way we grow in our mother’s womb and the first few years of life affects our risk of developing many diseases in later life, such as thinning of the bones (osteoporosis). In the Hertfordshire Inter-generational Study of Bone Health we are interested in whether early life…