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EPIC-Norfolk, a long-term study of health and ageing that recently celebrated its 20th birthday, provides researchers with a wealth of data. Annalijn Conklin, a PhD candidate in the Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), discusses what we can learn from the study about the impact of isolation, and a drop in quality of diet, on the older population.Ìý

A landmark longitudinal study of health in the community will celebrate its 20th anniversary in Norwich tomorrow (10 October). ̽»¨Ö±²¥research, which adds significantly to our knowledge of public health, relies on volunteers who consistently give their time to science.
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Study indicates that removing a temptation is more effective than relying on willpower alone.

With the world’s population already estimated to be over seven billion and rising fast, the challenge of how to produce enough food has never been more pressing. Three public debates will give people the chance to hear from and question politicians, researchers and journalists on the issues at stake.

A study of infant growth, tracking 2,400 babies from gestation to the age of two, has provided data of unique depth – and is already adding to our understanding of the development of life-threatening conditions, including obesity. ̽»¨Ö±²¥Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ scientists who led the research now plan to follow the same children through another key phase of development - puberty.

New research unit to focus on how to change behaviours responsible for the majority of premature deaths worldwide.

Research provides new insight into why poor diet during pregnancy negatively affects offspring’s long term health.

Cambridge researchers are contributing to projects in Bangladesh that aim to lift 1 million people out of poverty by 2015.

Scientists have found what they believe is the missing link between heart failure, our genes and our environment. ̽»¨Ö±²¥study could open up completely new ways of managing and treating heart disease.

Rats fed a high-fat diet show a stark reduction in their physical endurance and a decline in their cognitive ability after just nine days, a new study has shown.