The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study is a prospective longitudinal epidemiological study conducted in four communities: Forsyth County (North Carolina), Jackson (Mississippi), Minneapolis (Minnesota), and Washington County (Maryland). ARIC is designed to investigate the causes of atherosclerosis and its clinical outcomes, and variations in cardiovascular risk factors, medical care,...

This dataset was collected during a prospective phase 2 double-blind randomized placebo-controlled a dose-finding clinical trial to compare the effects of three ascending doses of pyridostigmine (15, 30, and 60 mg three times daily) vs. matching placebo on post-exercise heart rate recovery and other measures of sympathovagal balance. The study included four stages: Screening, randomization, and baseline...

Baby's First Years is the first randomized controlled trial in the United States to examine the causal impact of unconditional cash payments on children's early cognitive, socio-emotional, and brain development over 52 months. Researchers recruited 1,000 mothers with infants and incomes below the federal poverty line residing near study sites in New Orleans, LA, the Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN and...

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a collection of health-related telephone surveys distributed to United States residents aged 18 and older regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services. BRFSS collects data in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and three US territories about US residents regarding their...

This dataset includes transaction and survey data from a researcher-opened store at Bellevue Hospital, a large hospital in New York City. The store sold a healthier and less-health foods and beverages under five conditions:(1) a baseline condition with no special labeling or taxation; (2) highlighting "less healthy" in red capital letters on the price tag; (3) 30% non-itemized tax on less-healthy items;...

Survey data was collected at four New York City corner stores (bodegas) as part of a study on consumer food shopping behaviors and motivations. The bodegas were chosen based on their proximity to elementary schools that were participating in a school wellness intervention through Bronx Health REACH (BHR), a community-based coalition that is part of the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released deidentified line-listed datasets based on COVID-19 cases reported to CDC. Data suppression is performed on low frequency records (

The Consortium of Hospitals Advancing Research on Tobacco (CHART) is a network of six projects and a coordinating center aimed at assessing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions initiated during hospitalizations and continued post-discharge. The CHART New York Smoking-Cessation Interventions for Urban Hospital Patients trial looked at the effectiveness of a pro-active,...

This dataset was collected for a study which examined differences in the gut microbiome within a cohort of 12-month old infants who provided samples either before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic or during the first 9 months of the pandemic. The study also assessed the demographics and health of the infants' primary caregivers, including factors such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, mental...

This dataset contains information from 115 patients who were hospitalized at NYU Langone Health facilities between March 1, 2020 and May 10, 2020 and met the following inclusion criteria: had a positive SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) test, underwent cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and were at least 18 years old. These patients were further assessed for leukoencephalopathy and cerebral microbleeds. Data...