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̽»¨Ö±²¥ ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge is to receive £40 million over ten years from the Health Foundation, an independent charity, to establish and run a new research institute aimed at strengthening the evidence-base for how to improve health care.

Moderate drinking is associated with a lower risk of several, but not all, cardiovascular diseases, according to a large study of UK adults led by researchers at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge and ̽»¨Ö±²¥ College London published today in ̽»¨Ö±²¥BMJ.

Should screening for heart disease be universal or targeted to those at greatest risk? Ellie Paige (Department of Public Health and Primary Care) weighs up the evidence for ̽»¨Ö±²¥Conversation.

Worries over wasting their doctor’s time, particularly at a time when NHS resources are stretched, may influence when and whether patients choose to see their GP, according to a study carried out by the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge. 

Iron deficiency can be fatal. But in countries where patients are also likely to have other serious diseases, so too can the iron supplements used to treat it. Nearly 12 years ago, Dora Pereira – sometimes referred to as ‘ ̽»¨Ö±²¥Iron Lady’ – was part of the team who had an idea for a new supplement. She now leads its clinical trial in ̽»¨Ö±²¥Gambia.

A new campaign is warning people that burning some food, such as toast, is a potential cancer risk. Here, the evidence for this claim is explored by David Spiegelhalter, Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk at the new Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication. 

Could a Mediterranean diet keep your brain young? That is the tantalising finding from a study out this week. Writing on ̽»¨Ö±²¥Conversation website, Professor Paul Fletcher from the Department of Psychiatry investigates the findings.

̽»¨Ö±²¥largest-ever smartphone-based study examining the relationship between physical activity and happiness has found that even minimal levels of activity can have a positive effect on happiness. 

̽»¨Ö±²¥ ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge is one of a number of British universities and companies that have won access to a £340 million EU Innovation programme to change the way we eat, grow and distribute food. 

More than two-thirds of adolescents who suffer from depression could see long-term benefits from receiving one of three psychological treatments – of which only one is currently recommended on the NHS – according to research published today in ̽»¨Ö±²¥Lancet Psychiatry.