Jul 18, 2008 “A record number of babies were born in the USA in 2007, according to early federal data released Wednesday that some demographers say could signal an impending baby ‘boomlet’…. “But family demographer Ronald Rindfuss of the University … Read more

Jul 15, 2008 “Three genes may play a strong role in determining why some young men raised in rough neighborhoods or deprived families become violent criminals, while others do not, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. “One gene called MAOA that … Read more

Jul 9, 2008 CPC Fellow Barry Popkin‘s study on the rise of obesity in China appeared in the Wall Street Journal. The study uses data from the China Nutrition and Health Study. “In a development with implications for China’s work … Read more

Jun 30, 2008 CPC Fellow and journalism professor Jane Brown discusses the “Juno Effect” on adolescents’ sexual behavior in an interview on NPR. To read a summary or to find a link to listen to the interview, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91906103 … Read more

Jun 26, 2008 The summer workshop Integrating Biomarkers in Population-Based Research was successfully conducted June 2-6.  The course was developed under an NIH R25 training grant to CPC and taught by CPC’s Deputy Director for Research Services Nancy Dole and … Read more

Jun 20, 2008 CPC Fellow and distinguished professor in the Kenan-Flagler Business school James Johnson appeared in WRAL-TV’s Focal Point documentary entitled “Love Child.” “Love Child” takes an in-depth look at the disproportionate number of teen births in the black … Read more

Jun 10, 2008 CPC Fellow Jay Kaufman gave a presentation at the Texas Conference on Health Disparities and an article about his presentation appeared in the Fort Worth Business Press. From the article:  “Two sessions in particular, “What Would a … Read more

Jun 6, 2008 “There’s a reason why the last season of The Biggest Loser included couples; when two people meet and fall in love, they often change their eating and exercise habits, and not always for the better. …Sharing an … Read more

May 30, 2008 Researchers at the USDA-Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center studied weight gain in pregnant women. “They wondered if excessive weight gain before or during pregnancy might directly affect the metabolic programming of the developing fetus. In other words, could … Read more

May 29, 2008 “The obesity epidemic may have peaked among U.S. children, halting a decades-long trend of inexorably expanding waistlines among the nation’s youngest and most vulnerable, federal health officials reported yesterday. …Barry M. Popkin, who heads the Interdisciplinary Obesity … Read more