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St. Louis Baby Tooth – Later Life Health Study

Welcome to the St. Louis Baby Tooth – Later Life Health Study Homepage! Launched in the 1950s, the Baby Tooth Survey aimed to assess whether children were being exposed to radiation from nuclear fallout. By analyzing baby teeth, primarily from St. Louis, researchers revealed how radioactive isotopes, like Strontium-90, were absorbed. These findings influenced public health policy and were cited by President John F. Kennedy in the signing of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963. Today, at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in the Weisskopf Lab, we continue this important work, studying how early-life environmental exposures affect aging, disease risk, and overall health decades later. Join us as we explore the lasting health impacts of environmental hazards.

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Location

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Weisskopf Lab
677 Huntington Ave,
Boston, MA 02115

Clicking here will take you to our study’s surveys landing page! You can access all our study surveys here, including Survey 1, Survey 2, and our Enrolled Participant Information form.

Click here if:

  • You were incorrectly contacted
  • You want to update your contact information
  • The individual invited to participate has passed away
  • You want to provide feedback or comments
  • You want to opt out of any part of the study

Click here if you donated your baby teeth and have NOT received an invitation to the study, please fill out this form.

If we do have your donated teeth, we will invite you to join us. (if you HAVE received an invitation and not yet done our survey, click on “Study Surveys” above)

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