Whitehall II Study

The Whitehall II Study, set up in 1985 to investigate the importance of social class on health, now seeks to investigate quality of life in an ageing cohort.

[Mika Kivimaki @MikaKivimaki]

New multicohort resource for researchers exploring proteomics in neurodegenerative diseases — including data from the Whitehall II study. 🧠🔬

https://t.co/GKc1RGxNWk

[Whitehall II Study @Whitehall2study]

🚨New Whitehall II Imaging Study paper published in BMC Medicine. Findings suggest that maintaining the structural integrity of major arteries may benefit brain health & cognition in later life. @MikaKivimaki @epiAgeing
📖 Article: https://t.co/QM23MpGr4E

[Whitehall II Study @Whitehall2study]

It was a pleasure to celebrate Whitehall II's 40th anniversary this month at UCL @MichaelMarmot @MikaKivimaki Watch the recording of the event here: https://t.co/Tfy0BKp881

[Whitehall II Study @Whitehall2study]

Join Whitehall II on Bluesky: @whitehall2study.bsky.social

[Mika Kivimaki @MikaKivimaki]

Biological Organ Age: A Key Predictor of Disease Risk Decades Ahead https://t.co/4BWhL8TKmW

[Epi of Ageing @epiAgeing]

Physical activity & sedentary behaviour features that predict mortality risk: a #MachineLearning approach in @Whitehall2study #accelerometer substudy with ext. validation in #CoLaus: https://t.co/FmuckWXIvz @eClinicalMed @EpiAgeing @CRESS_U1153 @Inserm @ucl @CHUVLausanne

[Epi of Ageing @epiAgeing]

Association of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and light exposure with sleep in older adults https://t.co/b8lpQHkCVB
@Inserm @CRESS_U1153 @Whitehall2study

[Epi of Ageing @epiAgeing]

Trajectories of physical and mental functioning diverge 25 years before onset of frailty @Whitehall2study @frailty @Inserm https://t.co/Er1Rljoch9

[Whitehall II Study @Whitehall2study]

Whitehall II Investigators recognised in global list of influential researchers | Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care - UCL – University College London https://t.co/NgLfmneoMk #HighlyCited2022

[UCL Brain Sciences @UCLBrainScience]

Read our interview with Prof @MikaKivimaki, Director of the @Whitehall2study at UCL, who talks about his research in #epidemiology and what he finds most exciting about his work 👉 https://t.co/6DG9EnTXkd

[PLOS Medicine @PLOSMedicine]

Using data from the Whitehall II cohort study, Severine Sabia and team investigate whether sleep duration is associated with subsequent risk of developing multimorbidity among adults age 50, 60, and 70 years old in England. https://t.co/upPLnOVFs8 @epiAgeing @Whitehall2study

[Whitehall II Study @Whitehall2study]

Whitehall II Study Director named in https://t.co/BegNoRkGXw Top Scientists Ranking | Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care - UCL – University College London https://t.co/kBfpljv7kY

[Whitehall II Study @Whitehall2study]

@Whitehall2study is the most downloaded dataset from @DementiasUK data portal.

[Epi of Ageing @epiAgeing]

New publication

Sex differences and the role of education in cognitive ageing: analysis of two UK-based prospective cohort studies

Published in the Lancet Public Health @TheLancetPH
@Whitehall2study @ELSA_study @Inserm

https://t.co/t7eAP9FVwS

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[CLOSER @CLOSER_UK]

29, Introducing @Whitehall2study to the CLOSER family!

Whitehall II follows the lives of 10,308 participants aged 35-55 at recruitment from the British civil service in order to investigate the causes of social inequalities in health.

➡️Learn more: https://t.co/IRr4cmAiJb

[Whitehall II Study @Whitehall2study]

Whitehall II are pleased to join the CLOSER consortium
https://t.co/9lFsMjUSM4

[CLOSER @CLOSER_UK]

🎉CLOSER is growing… We’re delighted to announce that 11 new #longitudinal studies are joining the CLOSER consortium.

Read more: https://t.co/MF7QbV4HGQ

[Whitehall II Study @Whitehall2study]

A new Whitehall II paper finds that heavy drinking into middle age may add 4cm to waistline.
https://t.co/xy1CR2WGgg

[Whitehall II Study @Whitehall2study]

Temporary suspension of Whitehall II clinics due to the increasing risk of infection with Covid-19. Appointments will be re-scheduled once government health authorities confirm that infection risk is reduced and public health guidance indicates the clinic can re-open #covidー19uk

[Gautam Mehta @drgautammehta]

So excited to kick off our @Whitehall2study @NIHRresearch project at @uclh @uclmedsci - patients, nurses and researchers as one hive mind! #alcohol #liver @ARIG_UCL @AnnieBritton3

[Whitehall II Study @Whitehall2study]

Whitehall II research findings reported in today's @thetimes @epiAgeing
https://t.co/2y0YYJyO0n