New research based on NCDS, and five other national and regional studies, has highlighted the emotional toll of long Covid.

Evidence from NCDS has helped to show just how hard it has become for younger generations to get on the housing ladder, especially for those raised in families that did not own their homes.

Taller people often do better in cognitive tests, leading scientists to believe the same genes determine both height and brain function.

Members of your generation struggled to develop long-term exercise habits if they spent their early adulthood living near industrial areas and in places dominated by social housing, compared to their peers living in suburbs, rural areas or by the seaside.

Family background matters more than being an only child when it comes to children’s development, according to evidence from NCDS and three other cohort studies.

Your generation experienced their highest-ever levels of mental ill health during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to evidence from NCDS and two other British cohort studies.

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Mental health problems like anxiety and depression were more common among younger people before the pandemic — but the difference between your generation and those younger than you got even bigger during lockdowns, according to research based on NCDS and four other UK longitudinal studies.

Up to one in five people from your generation with a history of poor mental health said they were ‘much worse off’ financially a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to one in ten of those who had never had psychological problems, according to evidence from NCDS.

We are pleased to announce that Professor George Ploubidis has been appointed the new director of NCDS.