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  • In this work, called the Longitudinal Study of Aging Danish Twins LSADT, they found that for 1,826 twins, the perceived age from a facial photograph -- as determined by three groups of raters including doctors, nurses and lay-people -- was a "robust predictor of mortality" during the next seven years.

    Look Younger, Live Longer? 2011

  • Kent Jennings and Laura Stoker, “Changing Relationships Between Religion and Politics: A Longitudinal, Multigeneration Analysis” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Portland, Oregon, 2007, find a different result—namely, indirect evidence that religious preferences have causal priority.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • Quoting from one of his earlier reports, for the Poverty Law Center see my report last September, "Longitudinal studies have shown that students suspended in sixth grade are more likely to receive office referrals or suspensions by eighth grade, prompting some researchers to conclude that suspension may act more as a reinforcer than a punisher for inappropriate behavior...."

    Peter Meyer: New Study on Student Discipline: Black Kids Take It on the Chin Peter Meyer 2011

  • Phillips-Bute B., et al. 2001, Longitudinal assessment of neurocognitive function after coronary-artery bypass surgery.

    Mark Hyman, MD: Millions Die Due to Withheld Medical Treatment MD Mark Hyman 2010

  • Quoting from one of his earlier reports, for the Poverty Law Center see my report last September, "Longitudinal studies have shown that students suspended in sixth grade are more likely to receive office referrals or suspensions by eighth grade, prompting some researchers to conclude that suspension may act more as a reinforcer than a punisher for inappropriate behavior...."

    Peter Meyer: New Study on Student Discipline: Black Kids Take It on the Chin Peter Meyer 2011

  • In his research, Kim analyzed data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study on 3,600 children who entered kindergarten in 2008.

    Divorce can hurt kids' math scores, friendships 2011

  • Another study, the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, illustrates the difficulties of studying cohabitation.

    Couples study debunks 'trial marriage' notion of cohabiting 2009

  • Dynamic spread of happiness in a large social network: Longitudinal analysis over 20 years in the Framingham Heart Study.

    SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011

  • The men studied — veterans living in the Boston metropolitan area — enrolled in the VA Dental Longitudinal Study in the late 1960s and early 70s and came back for medical, dental, and cognitive exams, which started in 1993, every three years.

    Study: Tooth Loss Linked to Cognitive Decline | Impact Lab 2010

  • They analyzed data collected from 2,574 adolescents who participated in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, which collected information about their genes, friendship networks, and about their political beliefs later in life.

    Is there a gene for liberals? Rob Stein 2010

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