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Putting public health research into practice has had major impacts worldwide, resulting in longer, healthier lives.

Study identifies hundreds of genes that influence timing of puberty and alter risk of several cancers

24 Apr 2017

The largest genomic analysis of puberty timing in men and women conducted to date has identified 389 genetic signals associated with puberty timing...

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Hands

Public attitudes towards end-of-life care in progressive neurological illness are conflicted, study reveals

05 Apr 2017

Public attitudes in UK and USA reveal support both for life-sustaining interventions and for measures to enable peaceful death in progressive...

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Cambridge awarded £40m to create world-leading health care improvement research institute

28 Mar 2017

The University of Cambridge is to receive £40 million over ten years from the Health Foundation, an independent charity, to establish and run a new...

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Beer Actor

Moderate drinking linked to lower risk of some – but not all – heart conditions

22 Mar 2017

Moderate drinking is associated with a lower risk of several, but not all, cardiovascular diseases, according to a large study of UK adults led by...

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Fortunes of the Heart

Opinion: Population versus targeted – which approach is best for preventing heart disease?

21 Feb 2017

Should screening for heart disease be universal or targeted to those at greatest risk? Ellie Paige (Department of Public Health and Primary Care)...

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Stethoscope

Concerns over wasting doctor’s time may affect decision to see GP

07 Feb 2017

Worries over wasting their doctor’s time, particularly at a time when NHS resources are stretched, may influence when and whether patients choose to...

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Check-up at MRC Unit The Gambia

'The Iron Lady' and the paradox of treating anaemia

03 Feb 2017

Iron deficiency can be fatal. But in countries where patients are also likely to have other serious diseases, so too can the iron supplements used to...

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Toast

Opinion: How dangerous is burnt toast?

23 Jan 2017

A new campaign is warning people that burning some food, such as toast, is a potential cancer risk. Here, the evidence for this claim is explored by...

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Vegetable and fruits

Mediterranean diet may protect your brain in old age, new finding suggests

06 Jan 2017

Could a Mediterranean diet keep your brain young? That is the tantalising finding from a study out this week. Writing on The Conversation website...

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Walking

Physical activity, even in small amounts, benefits both physical and psychological well-being

05 Jan 2017

The largest-ever smartphone-based study examining the relationship between physical activity and happiness has found that even minimal levels of...

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Cambridge to play major role in €400m EU food innovation project

13 Dec 2016

The University of Cambridge is one of a number of British universities and companies that have won access to a £340 million EU Innovation programme...

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Teenagers could see long-term benefits from new treatments for depression

01 Dec 2016

More than two-thirds of adolescents who suffer from depression could see long-term benefits from receiving one of three psychological treatments – of...

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