Articles about 'Department of Health'

Rare genetic variants confer largest increase in type 2 diabetes risk seen to date

07 July 2021

Scientists at the ��Ī have identified rare genetic variants – carried by one in 3,000 people – that have a larger impact on the risk of developing type 2 diabetes than any previously identified genetic effect.

Drug-resistant hospital bacteria persist even after deep cleaning, genomic study reveals

26 October 2020

Scientists have used genome sequencing to reveal the extent to which a drug-resistant gastrointestinal bacterium can spread within a hospital, highlighting the challenge hospitals face in controlling infections.

Tackling COVID-19: Karl Wilson

21 May 2020

Operations Director Karl Wilson has helped lead a herculean effort to transform a standard laboratory into a bespoke testing centre, to aid the national response against COVID-19. For him, there was never any question about whether we should - or could - do this.

Scanning electron micrograph of a human neutrophil ingesting MRSA (yellow)

Widely-available antibiotics could be used in the treatment of ‘superbug’ MRSA

24 June 2019

Some MRSA infections could be tackled using widely-available antibiotics, suggests new research from an international collaboration led by scientists at the ��Ī and the Wellcome Sanger Institute.

Children from disadvantaged backgrounds and certain ethnic minorities do less vigorous physical activity

28 May 2019

Children from disadvantaged backgrounds and certain ethnic minority backgrounds, including from Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds, have lower levels of vigorous physical activity, according to researchers at the ��Ī.

Labelling alcoholic drinks as lower in strength could encourage people to drink more, study suggests

26 April 2018

Wines and beers labelled as lower in alcohol strength may increase the total amount of alcoholic drink consumed, according to a study published in the journal Health Psychology. The study was carried out by the Behaviour and Health Research Unit at the ��Ī in collaboration with the Centre for Addictive Behaviours Research at London South Bank University.

Young people exposed to vaping ads less likely to think occasional smoking is bad for health

05 September 2016

Exposure to advertisements for e-cigarettes may decrease the perceived health risks of occasional tobacco smoking, suggests new research from the ��Ī, prompting concern that this may lead more young people to experiment with smoking.

Larger wine glasses may lead people to drink more

07 June 2016

Selling wine in larger wine glasses may encourage people to drink more, even when the amount of wine remains the same, suggests new research from the ��Ī. In a study published today in the journal BMC Public Health, researchers found that increasing the size of wine glasses led to an almost 10% increase in wine sales.

Children aren’t active enough in winter, say ��Ī researchers

23 February 2016

Children should be given more support to enable them to be more active during the winter, particularly at weekends, say researchers from the ��Ī. Their call comes in response to their findings that children are less active and spend more time sitting in autumn and winter compared to other times of the year.

Ads for candy-flavoured e-cigarettes could encourage vaping among school children

18 January 2016

Advertisements featuring e-cigarettes with flavours such as chocolate and bubble gum are more likely to attract school children to buy and try e-cigarettes than those featuring non-flavoured e-cigarettes, according to new research published in the journal Tobacco Control.

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