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Napping can increase death risk
Yue Leng (Department of Public Health and Primary Care) has found an association between daytime napping, reported by a health questionnaire, and an increased risk of death in 16,374 middle – to older – aged British adults. It was evaluated in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk cohort study and suggests that excessive daytime napping […]
End-of-aisle displays encourage alcohol consumption
Newly published work from Prof Theresa Marteau, Director of the Behaviour and Health Research Unit at Cambridge and co-author of the study, found that alcohol displays at the end of supermarket aisles significantly increased purchases of the displayed alcohol – by 46% for spirits, 34% for wine and 23% for beer. Similar displays of carbonated […]
Successes at the 7th NIHR Senior Investigators Competition
Prof Ed Bullmore (Psychiatry), has been announced as one of 16 new appointments for this year’s 7th NIHR Senior Investigators Competition. Other Professors who were reappointed from Cambridge were, Prof Theresa Marteau (Public Health and Primary Care), Prof John O’Brien (Psychiatry), Prof Sir Stephen O’Rahilly (Clinical Biochemistry & IMS), Prof David Dunger (Paediatrics), Prof Willem Hendrik […]
Genomics England Event at Cambridge
Genomics England, which is delivering the 100,000 Genomes Project, is holding an event at Cambridge Town Hall on 30 April for participants and public. University of Cambridge academics (particularly Lucy Raymond) are heavily involved and Cambridge is one of three pilot sites for this landmark project. Whole genome samples are being donated with the consent […]