The EPIC-Norfolk Study
A new study led by Dr Robert Luben at the University of Cambridge, utilizing data from European and Asian studies including EPIC-Norfolk and UK Biobank, has identified genetic risk factors […]
Fewer people develop type 2 diabetes when following diet developed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
A diet high in whole grains, fruits and vegetables and low in animal products and sugary drinks is more sustainable and linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes […]
New findings from EPIC-Norfolk study show it’s never too late to make healthy changes
Today ITV Anglia reported on new results from the EPIC-Norfolk study that examined the impact of changes in diet and physical activity over more than a decade on the risk of developing heart disease […]
Dr Shayan Aryannezhad discusses how changes in diet quality, physical activity are accociated with cardiometabolic risk and mortality
In a video recorded for the MRC Max Perutz Prize, MRC Epidemiology Unit PhD student Dr Shayan Aryannezhad discussed his research using data from the EPIC-Norfolk study to understand how […]
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 […]
Identification of disease-causing proteins leads to new potential treatments for diseases like diabetes
New research has identified hundreds of proteins that might contribute to the onset of common, chronic metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, and consequently pathways to potential treatments. The […]
Revealing the chemical fingerprints of healthy metabolism and disease
An international collaboration led by scientists from the University of Cambridge and Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) has discovered more than 300 regions in the genome that contribute to each […]
Heart disease risk from saturated fats may depend on what foods they come from
In this article originally published in The Conversation, Dr Marinka Steur and Professor Nita Forouhi discuss new research indicating that the heart disease risk associated with saturated fats depends on […]
Discovery of genetic regulators of human metabolism and health
An international team led by researchers at the MRC Epidemiology Unit has used a cross-platform approach across several large human studies to identify hundreds of novel genetic variants that regulate […]
Replacing red and processed meat with cheese, yogurt, nuts or cereals may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes
In a paper published in Diabetes Care, a research team led by scientists at the MRC Epidemiology Unit and the Department of Public Health at Aarhus University in Denmark found […]