In a study funded by the Department of Health, researchers at BHRU, (Primary Care Unit) University of Cambridge, assigned 598 school children to one of three groups: one group was shown adverts for candy-like flavoured e-cigarettes; a second group adverts for non-flavoured e-cigarettes; and a third, control group, in which the children saw no adverts. The […]
Archives for January 2016
Malati Kanbur PhD Studentship in Stroke and the Elderly
A fully funded PhD studentship in stroke and the elderly, named in honour of Mrs Malati Kanbur, will be available from October 2016, or earlier by mutual agreement. The studentship is based at the Cambridge University Department of Public Health & Primary Care, under the supervision of Jonathan Mant, Professor of Primary Care Research, and […]
School of Primary Care Research PhD Studentship
Applications are invited for this national School of Primary Care Research PhD studentship competition for 3 year awards from individuals with a strong academic record who wish to develop a career in primary care research. Awards will normally be taken up in October 2016. Applicants must have a first degree in a discipline relevant to primary […]
Unlocking the potential for risk prediction tools in cancer
A new systematic review of risk prediction models for colorectal cancer in asymptomatic individuals has ‘set a new bar for cancer prevention and control approaches’ according to Frank L Meyskens Jr in Cancer Prevention Research (1). The review, which was published in Cancer Prevention Research by Juliet A. Usher-Smith, Fiona M.Walter, Jon D. Emery, Aung […]