MRC Epidemiology Unit
Leaving school and getting a job both lead to a drop in the amount of physical activity, while becoming a mother is linked to increased weight gain, conclude two reviews […]
Study highlights potential for ‘liquid health check’ to predict disease risk
Proteins in our blood could in future help provide a comprehensive ‘liquid health check’, assessing our health and predicting the likelihood that we will we will develop a range of […]
Understanding the causes and consequences of mosaic Y chromosome loss
Research led by Dr John Perry and Dr Deborah Thompson (a former member of the Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology) has found that loss of the Y chromosome from circulating […]
Some countries have introduced mandatory nutritional labelling on menus – here’s why the UK should follow suit
CEDAR Ph.D. student Dolly Theis writes about how labelling menus may help us to eat more healthily. This post was originally published in The Conversation. Would you eat a burger […]
Menu labelling linked to less fat and salt in food at major UK restaurant chains
Food sold at restaurants whose menus display energy information are lower in fat and salt than that of their competitors, according to new research from the MRC Epidemiology Unit. The […]
MRC Epidemiology Unit’s Head of Communications wins Vice-Chancellor Impact Award
Oliver Francis, Head of Communications and Knowledge Exchange at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, is one of 12 people from across the University of Cambridge to be recognised in this year’s […]
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 […]
Find our Feat: big upgrade to the Food environment assessment tool
The Food environment assessment tool (Feat) www.feat-tool.org.uk, has just had a big upgrade, and is packed with new feature. Feat enables detailed exploration of the geography of food retail access. […]
Epigram 2019 out now!
The 2019 issue of Epigram, our annual newsletter for everyone who is interested in the work of the MRC Epidemiology Unit, is out now! In this issue we look at: Genetic […]
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 […]
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