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Carolina Demography’s Impact in 2020
March 5, 2021Carolina Demography is an applied demography group located within the Carolina Population Center. The group just released their 2020 Impact Report, which details how they worked with partners across North Carolina to better understand: How COVID-19 affected each area of … Read more
Single Vaccine Dose May Offer Protection to Those Who Have Had COVID-19
March 5, 2021UNC-Chapel Hill research, led by CPC Faculty Fellow Allison Aiello, PhD, and Emily Ciccone, MD, shows that individuals previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop a significant antibody response to the first dose of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines. New research from UNC-Chapel Hill … Read more
Depression and anxiety among first-year college students worsen during pandemic
March 3, 2021First-year college students are reporting symptoms of depression and anxiety significantly more often than they were before the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study is based on the experiences … Read more
Death Rates Rising Among Middle-Aged and Younger Americans; Report Recommends Urgent National Response
March 2, 2021This piece was originally published by the National Academics of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. WASHINGTON — Young and middle-aged adults (25-64 years old) in the U.S. have been dying at higher rates since 2010, according to a new report from … Read more
Carolina Population Center receives $38.2 million to study adult health and aging
March 1, 2021The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Population Center has received two grants, providing an expected $38.2 million over 5 years, that together will fund Wave VI of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add … Read more
Study shows Latino families more likely to have purchased toddler milk
February 25, 2021Though multiple national health organizations recommend against giving toddler milk – a nutrient-fortified drink for children ages 12 months to 3 years that often contains added sugars – to young children, a new study suggests Latino families may be at … Read more
Gordon-Larsen named Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor
February 24, 2021Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, associate dean for research at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and Faculty Fellow at the Carolina Population Center, has been honored for her work in the field of nutrition with the Carla Smith Chamblee … Read more
Building Resilience for Storm-Battered N.C.
February 24, 2021The record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season included 30 storms, and while North Carolina managed to dodge the 12 hurricanes that made landfall, that won’t always be the case in the future. A team of interdisciplinary researchers at UNC is combining … Read more
Unhealthy food advertising disproportionately targets children in Colombia
February 24, 2021February 23, 2021 By Courtney Mitchell Children in Colombia are exposed to a disproportionate amount of television advertisements that market unhealthy foods and beverages, a practice which puts them at greater risk for obesity-related health issues as adults. Researchers affiliated … Read more
Regional variations in gut microbiota could contribute to varying health effects in China
February 18, 2021Nutrition researchers have noticed a connection between microbes found in the human gut and certain health conditions, like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Pinpointing the specifics behind that connection has been a more difficult task, thanks to variations in microbial … Read more