• Glass of water being filled, accompanied by the message “What is in your water?” and the 10,000 Families Study logo.

    10KFS receives an NCI Grant!

    10,000 Families Study Receives NCI Grant to Study Environmental Exposures and Cancer Risk October 12, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS, MN- October 12, 2021 - A University of Minnesota-based team was recently awarded a UG3 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI): “The 10,000 Families Cohort: a new study to
  • Crowd gathered at the entrance of the Minnesota State Fair - University of Minnesota "Driven to Discover" building - Golden sign with building name..

    10KFS in the Minnesota Daily

    The cancellation of the 2020 Minnesota State Fair due to the COVID-19 pandemic affected all the research conducted in the University of Minnesota’s Driven to Discover (D2D) building. The D2D facility normally allows thousands of fairgoers to participate in research studies each year, providing
  • Person viewing health function test results and graphs on a computer monitor, with the word "News!" displayed in the corner.

    Digital Technologies for Health Assessment

    Our researchers tested portable digital tools for hearing, lung function, and cognitive assessments to determine whether they could be used effectively in large population studies. The devices were inexpensive, required minimal staff training, and were successfully implemented during clinic visits