MRC Epidemiology Unit
Scientists at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge in collaboration with Huma Therapeutics Limited have published results from the Fenland COVID-19 study, showing that participants had high, sustained levels of engagement with a smartphone app developed by Huma to collect information including health related measurements from individual participants. The COVID-19 […]
Integration of physical activity promotion within primary and secondary care settings – Public Health England report
Public Health England (PHE) have published the report Integration of physical activity promotion within primary and secondary care settings: Rapid evidence review and lessons from practice case studies. The report, which was led by researchers at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, examined the factors that influence successful integration of physical activity into UK healthcare settings for […]
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 on the diet-related health issues of liver transplant patients in Autumn 2018. She’ll be joining the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre’s nutrition, diet and lifestyle theme […]