MRC Epidemiology Unit
The Global Burden of Disease study, which tracked trends in consumption of 15 dietary factors from 1990 to 2017 in 195 countries, and is now published in The Lancet, finds […]
Circulating glycine is genetically associated with lower risk of coronary heart disease
A new cross-platform meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for glycine in more than 80,000 participants, led by Dr Claudia Langenberg and PhD student Laura Wittemans of our Aetiology of Diabetes Programme, and published […]
Professor Nita Forouhi discusses her medical research career inspirations
Don’t be afraid to tailor-make a career.” Nutrition and public health scientist Professor Nita Forouhi’s career story features in the second episode of the Medical Research Council’s 2019 ‘career inspirations’ […]
Gene variations that reduce ability to store fat around the hips linked to higher risk of diabetes and heart attacks
People who are less likely to put on excess fat around their hips due to their genes are at higher risk of type 2 diabetes and heart attacks, according to […]
Researchers Identify Genes Associated with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
An International consortium of researchers led by researchers at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, the University of Oxford, and University of Utah have mined large datasets to identify a common genetic […]
Removing sweets and crisps from supermarket checkouts linked to dramatic fall in unhealthy snack purchases
Policies aimed at removing sweets and crisps from checkouts could lead to a dramatic reduction in the amount of unhealthy food purchased to eat ‘on the go’ and a significant […]
Dairy fat and type 2 diabetes – how our new study uses biomarkers of intake to gain novel insights
Many people believe that low-fat dairy products are healthier than high-fat dairy products. Indeed, many public health guidelines recommend low-fat dairy over high-fat dairy. However, our latest research, published in […]
Markers of dairy fat consumption linked to lower risk of type 2 diabetes
Higher levels of biomarkers of dairy fat consumption are associated with lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to new research published today in PLOS Medicine. The study in […]
New drugs could reduce risk of heart disease and diabetes when added to statins, according to genetic study simulating clinical trial
New drugs that lower levels of triglycerides (a type of fat) in blood could further reduce the risk of heart attack when added to statins. These new drugs, which are […]
Life after liver transplant: how dietitian Lynsey Spillman aims to improve the quality of life for people who have a new liver
Lynsey Spillman is a clinical Dietitian at Addenbrooke’s hospital, working with liver transplant patients. Lynsey has just been awarded a NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship and will begin her doctoral research […]
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