We’re bringing our pop-up clinics back to universities this autumn, making it easier for young people to ask questions about #OurFutureHealth and take part in health research on the spot. Our first stop was Kingston University last week, and here’s how we got on:

We’re back on campus helping students join health research

After a successful trial earlier this year, we’re bringing our programme directly to students with walk-in clinics at more universities

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Gabbiee tells us about her sister Domi's fatal asthma attack, and why she wants to improve research into earlier detection and treatments for other people with lung conditions. @asthmaandlung.org.uk

Meet Professor Cathryn Lewis, who is studying our participants' health information to find new ways to prevent, detect and treat mental health conditions.

What can your data do? Our September research roundup covered 8 new studies to use our participants’ health information to make new discoveries about the causes of depression, the genetics behind skin conditions, heart disease in Asian communities and more. 🧪

8 new studies given access to Our Future Health data

Researchers focusing on asthma, mental health, dermatology and diabetes, are using our data

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We’re bringing mobile clinics back to universities this autumn, starting with Kingston University this week. Mathéo explains why this makes it easier for young people like him to take part in #OurFutureHealth and improve health research for his generation.

“Volunteering felt like an opportunity to represent the African-Caribbean community.” For #BlackHistoryMonth read why Shane took part in #OurFutureHealth to improve diversity in health research and future discoveries about diseases.

‘I’m delighted to take part – I hope more people from Black communities join with me’

Long-time NHS worker Shane Morrison-McCabe explains how Our Future Health will help people in her community – and reverse a narrative of distrust

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Our latest pop-up clinic opens at Kingston University today, making it easier for young people to take part in health research. Visit us for a chat today until Thursday from 11am-6pm to learn more about our research programme and take part on the spot to help people live longer, healthier lives.

Thanks to volunteers like Susan contributing their health information, together we're enabling researchers to find new ways to prevent, detect and treat breast cancer. #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth @breastcancernow.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org

Today we welcome Muscular Dystrophy UK as our newest affiliate charity. As the leading charity for people living with muscular dystrophies, this partnership will enable us to improve research into these conditions which affect over 110,000 people in the UK. Read more here:

Muscular Dystrophy UK becomes an affiliate charity of Our Future Health

Muscular Dystrophy UK has joined as an affiliate charity partner of the UK’s largest health research programme

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You don’t have to be a science student to contribute to health research – but Zuriel has done both by taking part in #OurFutureHealth and helping researchers find new ways to prevent, detect and treat diseases.

Data from our participants is already helping researchers make new discoveries about diseases. Professor Jennifer Quint shares how she is using #OurFutureHealth to support her research:

@ourfuturehealthuk.bsky.social Help yourself and help others like you be represented in health research. Find out more about your own health through analysis of your blood sample, including your risk of developing certain diseases. Free to take part, and you get a £10 voucher. #OurFutureHealth

Interested in precision recruitment to improve clinical trials for your research? Join our webinar on Thursday 22 October 3-4pm with our Chief Health Officer Lucy Mackillop and Director of Product Emma Russell, who will discuss what precision recruitment looks like in practice. Register here: 🧪

Accelerate Participant Matching with Precision Recruitment

Join this webinar to learn how precision recruitment can strengthen trial feasibility, participant matching and recruitment.

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With more young people like Elliot taking part in our research programme, we can better represent people under 40, who have often been left out of health research and new discoveries about diseases.

We’ve got a stall at the #APNANHS conference today, come along to spin our wheel and learn more about us. We’ve enjoyed chatting with people about how #OurFutureHealth can better represent South Asian communities in research. Shout-out to one of our real participants Samina, who came to say hi!

Did you spot this mention of #OurFutureHealth in the news recently? Data from nearly 2 million of our participants shows how younger people exercise differently: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crlyqg2q3p10o

Why Gen Z is swapping cardio for strength training

Gyms are booming, solitary cardio is out - how workouts are changing.

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Our September research roundup is here, covering the latest studies to use our participants’ data. This month we've had 8 new studies, which look at asthma among night shift workers, maternal health, predicting heart disease in Asian communities and more:

8 new studies given access to Our Future Health data

Researchers focusing on asthma, mental health, dermatology and diabetes, are using our data

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Calling all health and life sciences researchers – we want to hear from you. We’re running a 15-minute online survey to understand how we can better help you explore and understand the data available within #OurFutureHealth. 🧪

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More than 1/3 of adults in England have high blood pressure and 2/3 of these are unaware of their condition according to a new study of 1.4 million adults. Oxford Population Health researchers analysed clinic blood pressure measurements collected by @ourfuturehealthuk.bsky.social buff.ly/h052TSQ

“I’ve been in remission for 12 years but there’s still so much I want to understand about cancer.” For Blood Cancer Awareness Month, read why volunteer Ellie believes #OurFutureHealth can answer her questions about her blood cancer. @cancerresearchuk.org @bloodcanceruk.bsky.social

‘After surviving teenage cancer I have so many questions. I hope Our Future Health helps answer them’

Volunteer Ellie Philpotts tells us how her experience with blood cancer inspired her to take part in our programme

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You might have heard in the news about the latest study to use our data, which found that over a third of adults have high blood pressure, with most of them unaware of it. Read more about the findings, based on data from 1.4 million of our participants:

Millions in England unaware they have ‘silent killer’ high blood pressure, research reveals

Approach to treating high blood pressure ‘not fit for purpose’, say researchers, with 59% of cases undiagnosed

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New research using our data finds that almost two-thirds of adults with high blood pressure don't know they have it. Our Deputy Chief Health Officer Dr Iain Turnbull co-authored the study with researchers from Oxford University, and explains the findings:

How your data is revealing the hidden burden of high blood pressure

Dr Iain Turnbull has contributed to a new research paper on high blood pressure among Our Future Health participants. He explains what the findings reveal – and how they could help improve healthcare in the future.

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It was great to join the Ganesh Utsav event in Watford at the weekend, where we had a stall to share more about #OurFutureHealth. Thank you to everyone who visited us for a chat – we enjoyed discussing how health research can benefit the Hindu community, and how we can improve representation.

Do you exercise more than people from other regions? Questionnaire data from over 1.9 million Our Future Health participants shows differences in physical activity levels depending on where people live. Read more of our findings: https://ourfuturehealth.org.uk/news/physical-activity/

Did you know #OurFutureHealth is the most ethnically diverse large-scale UK research programme? This means researchers like Dr Mohammad Ali can study our volunteers’ data to make healthcare discoveries that benefit underrepresented groups of people.

What research do you want to see come out of #OurFutureHealth? It might already be happening… View all approved studies that are already analysing our participants’ data by visiting the Health Data Research Gateway, under the Data Uses section: https://healthdatagateway.org/en/data-custodian/86

Taking part in #OurFutureHealth is the first chance many young people have had to get involved in health research. By taking part, people like Lauren are contributing to new discoveries and ensuring future healthcare represents them better.

Our latest data shows differences in drinking habits across age, sex and income, using data from over 1.7 million #OurFutureHealth participants. Tap through below and read the full report here: https://ourfuturehealth.org.uk/news/how-much-do-we-drink-analysing-our-data-on-alcohol/

A study of increasing cancer rates among young people, and a study into the genetics behind diseases - these are the latest research projects possible thanks to our participants. Read more: https://ourfuturehealth.org.uk/news/2-new-studies-approved-to-start-work-with-our-data/

Congratulations to our Early Adopter researchers Vincent Straub and Professor Melinda Mills, who have had a study published in Nature Medicine today. They compared #OurFutureHealth to other large-scale biobanks and found that our cohort is largely representative of the UK, with key differences.

Phenomic profiles and disease patterns of 1.9 million participants from Our Future Health - Nature Medicine

An in-depth phenomic analysis of health and disease patterns from 1.9 million participants of the Our Future Health cohort reports the prevalence of health conditions and medication-use patterns compared with national UK estimates and the UK Biobank.

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