MRC Epidemiology Unit
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidance on the use of non-sugar sweeteners, recommending that they should “not be used as a means of achieving weight control or […]
Research challenges current thinking on the genetic causes of very early menopause
The genetic causes of very early menopause will have to be reconsidered after researchers found that nearly all women who carried variations thought to cause the condition in fact had […]
DNA discovery highlights how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels after meals
A study of the DNA of more than 55,000 people worldwide has shed light on how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels after we have eaten, with implications for our […]
Professor Martin White co-leads new £5.4 million national consortium to evaluate interventions to improve food systems
A consortium of Universities and innovation partners has been awarded £5.4 million from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to run a programme of trials in the food system to evaluate […]
Air pollution is a hidden pandemic in Africa – tips on how to reduce your exposure and help combat it
In this article originally published in The Conversation, GDAR scientists Dr Gabriel Okello, and Dr Meelan Thondoo discuss strategies that individuals, communities and policy makers can adopt to reduce the […]
Biomarkers improve evaluation of Mediterranean diet health benefits
Researchers have developed a novel way to detect whether a person follows a Mediterranean diet using a blood test and used it to show that a Mediterranean diet is associated […]
New £2.9m international research partnership to provide evidence for better nutrition and ecological health in small island states
MRC Epidemiology Unit researchers are participating in a new National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) project that is investing £2.9 million into new research in the Caribbean, Pacific […]
Science journals update guidelines after study highlights incomplete reporting of complex interventions
Unit researchers have joined colleagues at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education and Bond University in Australia to call on scientific journals to amend their submission guidelines in a […]
Genetic variants influencing human fertility identified in study of nearly 800,000 individuals.
Fertility is influenced by mechanisms that influence both reproductive biology and human behaviour, according to the largest study to date identifying genetic determinants of the number of children an individual […]
Daily 11 minute brisk walk enough to reduce risk of early death
One in ten early deaths could be prevented if everyone managed at least half the recommended level of physical activity, say a team led by researchers at the MRC Epidemiology […]
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