MRC Epidemiology Unit
Increasing physical activity of any intensity is beneficial for health, but new research published today in the European Heart Journal shows that there is a greater reduction in cardiovascular disease […]
Poor professional development may explain failure of push to promote physical health in primary schools
The government’s £320 million drive to help primary schools promote children’s physical health is in danger of failing because most of the teacher development it funds is ineffective, new research […]
The “zero-chance” doctor who now advises government
In an interview with Charis Goodyear originally published in the University of Cambridge’s ‘This Cambridge Life’ MRC Epidemiology Unit scientist Dr Raghib Ali describes how after growing up on free […]
What makes an effective staff training programme for school-based physical activity promotion?
A systematic review and meta-analysis published recently in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity evaluated staff training within school-based physical activity promotion interventions and examined the association […]
That’s a WRAP: assessing the long term impact of a commercial weight management programme
A study released today in Lancet Public Health examines the long term effect of 12 and 52 week commercial weight management programmes. The results show that the 52 week programme […]
MRC Epidemiology Unit PhD student showcases leadership at One Young World Summit
MRC Epidemiology Unit PhD student Stasa Stankovic was recently awarded a ‘Leading Europe 2022’ scholarship and attended the One Young World Summit in Manchester as the only delegate of Serbia. […]
Unit joins collaboration developing better techniques to track people’s diets
Researchers will soon begin testing techniques, including wearable cameras and urine and blood tests, in an effort to more accurately measure the UK’s eating habits and improve public health. Scientists […]
Proteogenomic analysis explains why some people suffer more from COVID-19 than others
A large number of people are still contracting COVID-19. Fortunately, most of them are experiencing only mild symptoms, largely thanks to the high vaccination rate. However, in some individuals the […]
Nearly half of six-year-olds in Britain don’t meet daily physical activity guidelines
Only fifty-three percent of six-year-olds, and just forty-two percent of girls, met the recommended daily guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in a study carried out before the Covid-19 pandemic by […]
One in 500 men carry extra sex chromosome, putting them at higher risk of several common diseases
Around one in 500 men could be carrying an extra X or Y chromosome – most of them unaware – putting them at increased risk of diseases such as type […]
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