News and Events
News Archive
2010
2009
20th November - Fenland Study celebrates its 5,000th volunteer
23rd September - Vigorous activity particularly important in curbing childhood obesity
31st August - Early first steps boost physical activity
14th July - Needs of bottle feeding mothers not being met
26th May - Inactive adults face higher diabetes and heart disease risk
17th May - Puberty control gene discovered
10th May - Eight new blood pressure genes discovered
27th April - Rapid weight gain in babies linked to childhood obesity
14th March - MRC Epidemiology Unit joins in the 2009 Cambridge Science Festival
19th January - 6000th volunteer joins the Norfolk Diabetes Study
2008
15th December - Brain genes associated with obesity
8th December - New gene associated with diabetes risk suggests link with body clock
19th November - Unit hosts Hertfordshire Physical Activity Trial public meeting
14th November - UK kids are active but aren’t eating their greens
4th November - Fish swims to the top of the diabetic diet
24th July - Official opening of the Institute of Metabolic Science
6th May - Second genetic link to weight and obesity identified
2007
November - New link between genetics and obesity discovered
