An international study jointly led by scientists at the University of Cambridge and Sapienza University of Rome has identified genetic factors which can increase or decrease the risk of developing breast and prostate cancer in men carrying faults in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. The research can be used to inform prevention and screening strategies […]
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
Depression linked to longer hospital stays for illness
Health problems may linger longer if they’re coupled with mental health problems. A new study finds that depression is a risk factor for more time spent at the hospital. Researchers suggest that treating depressive symptoms in patients with physical illnesses could result in shorter stints in the hospital and overall less cost in health care. […]
A window on suffering: using qualitative research to study practices surrounding palliative sedation for refractory symptoms
Professor Jane Seymour Sue Ryder Care Professor of Palliative and End of Life Studies, University of Nottingham. Tuesday 1 November 2011, 12.30pm – 2pm Qualitative Research Forum Open Meeting Large Seminar Room, IPH Forvie Site A significant minority of dying people experience refractory symptoms or extreme distress unresponsive to conventional therapies: sedation may be […]
Population health – methods and challenges Conference
Call For Papers ICC, Birmingham, 24th – 26th April 2012 Organised by the MRC Population Health Sciences Network and the UKCRC Centres of Excellence in Public Health. The focus of the meeting is on the big challenges facing translational research in population health, with topics including: • Natural experiments and RCTs of complex population level […]