MRC Epidemiology Unit
In this article for The Conversation, Dr Jean Strelitz discuss research showing how advising weight loss to all people with type 2 diabetes may not be the best approach. People […]
Type 2 diabetes remission possible with ‘achievable’ weight loss
People who achieve weight loss of 10% or more in the first five years following diagnosis with type 2 diabetes have the greatest chance of seeing their disease go into […]
Type 2 diabetes: small reduction in alcohol, big reduction in heart disease risk
Jean Strelitz writes about new research which indicates that reducing alcohol use by as little as two units per week may have long-term health benefits for people with diabetes. This […]
Patients with an ‘empathic’ GP at reduced risk of early death
Patients who have been diagnosed with diabetes are at a lower risk of early death if they have a doctor who they describe as showing empathy towards them, a new […]
Type 2 diabetes: losing even a small amount of weight may lower heart disease risk
People with type 2 diabetes are often encouraged to lose weight. And recent studies have shown that losing a lot of weight can reverse diabetes, meaning the person no longer […]
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 […]
England’s NHS Health Check Programme Saving Lives
The NHS Health Check programme prevents around 300 premature deaths and results in more people living free of cardiovascular disease in England each year, according to a new study published […]
New research programme will develop and evaluate weight management programmes for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes
Researchers at the MRC Epidemiology Unit and the Primary Care Unit have started work on an NIHR Programme Grant for Applied Research to develop and evaluate scalable behavioural weight management […]
Incorporating active travel into long commutes is associated with reduced body fat
Encouraging more active travel (walking and cycling for transport) is one promising approach to prevent obesity and related diseases. In this study, published online in Preventive Medicine, we looked at […]
Large studies find screening reduces mortality for those with detectable type 2 diabetes but not for general population
Three large trials published today involving researchers from the MRC Epidemiology Unit show that screening for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors may not reduce mortality and cardiovascular disease […]