The Newcastle 85+ Study
Initiatives
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The aims of the Newcastle 85+ Study are to expose the spectrum of health within an inception cohort of 800 85 year-olds; to examine health trajectories and outcomes as the cohort ages and their associations with underlying biological, medical and social factors; and to advance understanding of the biological nature of ageing.
*Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.*
- Start Year
- 2006
- Funding
- The UK Medical Research Council, together with the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Counci
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- The cohort were followed until the last participant has died.
Marker Paper
Collerton J, Barrass K, Bond J, et al. The Newcastle 85+ study: biological, clinical and psychosocial factors associated with healthy ageing: study protocol. BMC Geriatr. 2007;7:14. Published 2007 Jun 26. doi:10.1186/1471-2318-7-14
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Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 800
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- A cohort of 800 85 year olds from Newcastle and North Tyneside
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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