Articles About Fels Longitudinal Study

• A century of life — Toshiko Asakawa celebrates 100

  By Lauren ShowsMay 9, 2019

  

  On a recent Friday afternoon, Toshiko Asakawa sat at her kitchen table, eating a late breakfast of ham, eggs and toast. She refilled her cup of green tea from a small, cast iron pot. At 99 years old — just a few weeks shy of her 100th birthday — Asakawa lifted the teapot with ease.

• Wright State shuts down Fels study

  By Diane ChiddisterOctober 11, 2018

  

  The Fels Longitudinal Study, the world’s longest and largest longitudinal human growth study, has recently come to a close due to actions by Wright State University, which for decades has housed the study.