MRC Epidemiology UnitIt is with great sadness that we share the news that Dr Eva Maguire, a former PhD student at CEDAR, has died. Eva joined us in 2011 having completed an […]
UK landscape of prevention research
A detailed analysis of the UK landscape of prevention research has been published by the Medical Research Council (MRC). Here, Professor Nick Wareham, Director of the MRC Epidemiology Unit, Cambridge and […]
First analysis of primary prevention research landscape published
Unit scientists Professor Nick Wareham and Professor Martin White were involved in detailed analysis highlighting the need for multi-disciplinary capability for research into whole-system influences on behaviour and public health. […]
English obesity policies have long been unfit for purpose, but they are improving
In this article for The Conversation, Unit and CEDAR PhD student Dolly Theis discusses new insights into why successive government’s obesity policies in England over the past three decades have […]
Successive governments’ approach to obesity policies has destined them to fail, say researchers
Government obesity policies in England over the past three decades have largely failed because of problems with implementation, lack of learning from past successes or failures, and a reliance on […]
Discovery of genetic regulators of human metabolism and health
An international team led by researchers at the MRC Epidemiology Unit has used a cross-platform approach across several large human studies to identify hundreds of novel genetic variants that regulate […]
New consortium funded to deliver systems research programme to transform urban food system
The MRC Epidemiology Unit is leading one of four multi-million pound interdisciplinary research programmes awarded funding to support the transformation of the UK food system. The research is being funded […]
Type 2 diabetes weight loss recommendations could be harmful for some, depending on BMI
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 […]
Consortium led by Unit researchers develops open platform to help discover COVID-19 drugs
An international consortium led by MRC researchers has developed an open access platform to help prioritise drug discovery and repurposing efforts for the current COVID-19 pandemic. The platform provides information on […]
Years 9 to 11 of National Diet and Nutrition Survey published
Today Public Health England (PHE) have published the latest report from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (NDNS RP), which covers years 9 to 11 (2016-2019). The […]
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