collections

Data & sample collections

90 collections

  • AcuteLines

    AcuteLines
    Research in acute care faces many challenges, including enrollment challenges, legal limitations in data sharing, limited funding, and lack of singular ownership of the domain of acute care. To overcome some of these challenges, the Center of Acute Care of the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands, has established a de novo data-, image- and biobank named "Acutelines". Acutelines is initiated to improve recognition and treatment of acute diseases and obtain insight in the consequences of acute diseases, including factors predicting its outcome. Thereby, Acutelines contributes to development of personalized treatment and improves prediction of patient outcomes after an acute admission.
  • ADC

    Amsterdam Dementia Cohort
    The Amsterdam Dementia Cohort is a patient cohort that consists of patients that are referred to the Alzheimer Center Amsterdam and includes neuropsychological information, MRI scan results and EEG.
  • ALSPAC

    Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
    Based at the University of Bristol, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), also known as Children of the 90s, is a world-leading birth cohort study. Between April 1991 and December 1992 we recruited more than 14,000 pregnant women into the study and these women (some of whom had two pregnancies or multiple births during the recruitment period), the children arising from the pregnancy, and their partners have been followed up intensively over two decades. We are the most detailed study of its kind in the world and we provide the international research community with a rich resource for the study of the environmental and genetic factors that affect a person’s health and development. Through our research we aim to inform policy and practices that will provide a better life for future generations.
  • BCS70

    1970 British Cohort Study
    The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) follows the lives of around 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Over the course of participants’ lives, BCS70 has collected information on health, physical, educational and social development, and economic circumstances among other factors. BCS70 is designed and managed by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Social Research Institute, UCL and is core funded by the Economic and Social Research Council
  • BIB

    Born in Bradford
    Born in Bradford (BiB) started in 2007 as a response to the poor health outcomes for children in Bradford. Pregnant women were recruited when they attended the Bradford Royal Infirmary for their routine maternity care. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire about different aspects of their lives including demographics information, physical and mental health and socio-economic information. Between 2007 and 2011, 12,453 pregnant women were recruited and 3,353 of their partners. Participants also gave permission for routine data linkage for themselves and their children. The BiB cohort is split between approximately 50% South Asian and 50% non-South Asian participants. BiB has completed a number of sub-sample studies including BiB1000, which focused on exploring ethnic variation and risk factors of childhood obesity. Data collection included questionnaires with parents when the children were between 6 and 36 months at 6 monthly intervals.The ALLIN and MeDALL studies focused on the relationships between childhood allergies and infections. Data collection for these studies were done via a questionnaire and, for the MeDALL study, children were asked to have a skin allergy test. Since 2016, BiB have undertaken a full cohort follow-up compromising of home visits for data collection through questionnaires, school visits where children carried out cognitive assessments, and a child measurement programme where children were weighed and measured, had their activity levels measured, and were asked to give a blood sample. From the findings of these studies, BiB have developed a range of additional research projects such as evaluating and developing new interventions to improve health; for example, focusing on reducing childhood obesity, increasing physical activity, improving oral health and improving mental wellbeing. BiB have gone beyond functioning as an observational birth cohort and are actively trying to build and strengthen local research capacity and translate evidence to practice.
  • BOOM

    Bochum Optimism and Mental Health (BOOM) Study
  • CATSS

    Child and Adolescent Twin Study in Sweden (CATSS)
  • CCHS

    Copenhagen City Heart Study (CCHS)
  • CFAS I & II

    Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS I & II)
  • CGPS

    Copenhagen General Population Study (CGPS)