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London schoolchildren in 1950.
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Just months after the end of the second world war, the longest running study of health over the human life course in the world began – and it’s still going.
Cohorts, or groups of people, are followed over time in longitudinal studies – imagine the study subjects marching forward together through the years, like a group of soldiers.
Long-term studies help us prevent the type of diseases that would otherwise land us in hospital.
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Many people participate in biomedical research and it is estimated that one in 30 of us is enrolled in a cohort study at any one time. These studies contribute to, and enhance, our understanding of health…