Congratulations to the Addition team!! The ADDITION paper “Screening for type 2 diabetes and population mortality over 10 years (ADDITION-Cambridge): a cluster-randomised controlled trial” was voted the BMJ Awards Research Paper of the Year. The paper was authored by Rebecca Simmons, Justin Echouffo-Tcheugui, Stephen Sharp, Lincoln Sargeant, Kate Williams, Toby Prevost, Ann Louise Kinmonth, Nicholas Wareham and Simon Griffin. Richard Lehman, from […]
Professor Carol Brayne Guest Edits Research Horizons
This month, the University of Cambridge is profiling research that addresses public health. To begin, Professor Carol Brayne, Director of the Cambridge Institute of Public Health explains how the goals of a new University Strategic Network, PublicHealth@Cambridge, will generate fresh insight into the health and well-being of populations. Read more here
Taller women at greater risk of ovarian cancer
Tall women are more likely to develop ovarian cancer than their shorter friends, research suggests. Oxford University scientists reviewed 47 studies involving more than 100,000 women – many of them with ovarian cancer – and found a link with height. They also found the disease is more common in overweight women. Dr Paul Pharoah, a […]
Arthritis drugs to treat heart disease
Arthritis drugs could provide a new approach to treating heart disease by targeting inflammation, research suggests. Two new genetic studies have found a clear causal link between a specific inflammation signalling pathway and the development of coronary heart disease. The evidence indicates that heart disease can be tackled using certain anti-inflammatory drugs. One such drug, […]
Study examines number of GP visits before cancer patients are referred to specialists
Patient information reveals women, young people, ethnic minorities and people with less common cancers have the highest number of pre-referral consultations. More than three quarters (77%) of cancer patients who first present to their family doctors (GPs) with suspicious symptoms are referred to hospital after only one or two consultations, a new study has found. […]