A team of researchers will be at @merthyrscience.bsky.social tomorrow, with fun activities and opportunities to comment on real research. If you are in the area do come and say hello!
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MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at @bristoluni.bsky.social uses genetics, population data & experimental interventions to look for causes of chronic disease. bristol.ac.uk/ieu
If you are local to Bristol do come along to Keynsham Music Festival on Saturday. We'll be part of a brand-new "Discovery Zone" science area at this free, community festival. Come to see us and become a "Health data detective"! keynshammusicfestival.co.uk/futures-disc...
Our new paper in BMJ Public Health finds being bullied at work predicts long-term weight gain. Adds to evidence that workplace bullying harms health and strengthens the case for regulatory measures to tackle it. With @domignon.bsky.social @uob-ieu.bsky.social bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/4/2/...
Body mass index and workplace bullying: exploring causality in two general population Norwegian surveys, the HUNT study and the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)
Introduction To interrogate whether reported associations between body mass index (BMI) and workplace bullying (WPB) reflect an impact of weight on bullying, an impact of bullying on weight or confoun...
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How is blood clot risk associated with cancer DNA? This is a question that Naomi Cornish and colleagues are helping to answer. Watch this short animation to learn more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzRY... @wellcometrust.bsky.social
Tumour genetic risks for cancer-associated thrombosis
YouTube video by MRC IEU at University of Bristol
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A new pilot trial shows promise for using anti-inflammatory treatment for treament-resistant depression. ieureka.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/05/21/i...
Congratulations to @eimearfoley.bsky.social and colleagues on this important new paper, which suggests that an anti-inflammatory drug commonly used for rheumatoid arthritis could help difficult-to-treat depression. www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2026/ma...
May: pilot-trial-suggests-anti | News and features | University of Bristol
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If you are at Merthyr Science Festival on 11th July do come and say hello to our team. There will be a range of fun activities to give you a taste of how looking at health information from lots of people helps us learn what makes us sick or well.
@merthyrscience.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe would like to tell you about another one of our exhibitors. Dr Hannah Jones and her team from the University of Bristol will be there using really fun and interactive activities to help explain mental health, health science & epidemiology. @uob-ieu.bsky.social
This week IEU's Dr David Hill was a guest on The Last Show podcast. David was talking about his research into socioeconomic status and brain health in later life. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
Socioeconomic Status Alters Your Brain Structure
Podcast Episode · The Last Show with David Cooper · March 18 · 11m
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A comprehensive new tool for exploring how genetic variation influences outcomes, of relevance to everything driven by phenotypes, which encapsulates many domains, from how drugs work to how natural selection works ... / cont
Andrew Elmore@elmorea.bsky.social · 5mo agoExcited to announce the release of The Human Genotype-Phenotype Map! * We processed 16k complex traits & 2.7M QTLs * Turned 49.3M significant colocalizations into 97k distinct groups * Upload your own GWAS to compare against all data Website: gpmap.opengwas.io Preprint: tinyurl.com/3ktsr9hw
The Human Genotype-Phenotype Map is an integrated discovery engine designed to help genetic epidemiologists move from a list of SNPs to a systemic understanding of pleiotropic architecture. Read more in @elmorea.bsky.social's blog post: ieureka.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/03/11/g...
A Guide to The Genotype-Phenotype Map – IEUREKA!
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Andrew Elmore@elmorea.bsky.social · 5mo agoExcited to announce the release of The Human Genotype-Phenotype Map! * We processed 16k complex traits & 2.7M QTLs * Turned 49.3M significant colocalizations into 97k distinct groups * Upload your own GWAS to compare against all data Website: gpmap.opengwas.io Preprint: tinyurl.com/3ktsr9hw
Before the UK‑wide disposable vape ban, we asked 22 young adults who used disposables about the ban and how they might respond. Some reactions were expected, others were more concerning: “I’d probably start smoking." Read more about our latest study, led by Richie Carr: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Higher BMI from menarche to age 40 protects against breast cancer, but this effect attenuates when controlling for prepubertal adiposity, write Power et al. from @uob-ieu.bsky.social in @science.org Advances www.science.org/doi/... 🧪
Our systematic review highlights a lack of robust models to forecast future risk of persistent or worsening anxiety and depression, especially in child/adolescent populations where there is opportunity for early intervention. Read: tinyurl.com/h7vjzjch @bristolbrc.bsky.social @uob-ieu.bsky.social
Prediction models for longitudinal trajectories of depression and anxiety: a systematic review
Prediction of atypical health trajectories may enable early intervention. We systematically reviewed the existing literature on models for predicting …
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📢 New research paper! 🫂Our review shows there's a lack of risk calculators to predict long-term #depression and #anxiety 👉 www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/review-finds... #MentalHealth #MentalHealthResearch @sjfairweather.bsky.social @uob-ieu.bsky.social
Review finds lack of risk calculators to predict long-term depression and anxiety - Bristol Biomedical Research Centre
There are very few risk calculators to predict how symptoms of anxiety and depression will change over the course of a person’s life, according to a recent review of past research. This is the first s...
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We are excited today for the start of the new Obesity-related Cancer Epidemiology Programme, funded by @cancerresearchuk.org. Read more in our news story: www.bristol.ac.uk/integrative-...
2026: OCEP launch | MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit | University of Bristol
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Brilliant inaugural lecture by Professor Evie Stergiakouli on her career so far, @uob-ieu.bsky.social so lucky to have secured her talents right from its inception. Thx Evie!
We found that higher maternal blood pressure increases the risk of multiple adverse pregnancy outcomes, highlighting the importance of interventions aimed at controlling blood pressure in the population. Check out this press release for more details: www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2026/ja...
January: Higher maternal blood pressure increases the risk of pregnancy complications | News and features | University of Bristol
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After five years of collaboration with the MR-Preg group, I'm excited to share our latest Mendelian randomization study on maternal blood pressure during pregnancy and perinatal health, published today in BMC Medicine 🎉 Thanks to all those involved! rdcu.be/eY0nB
Newspaper headlines often share compelling quick fixes for health issues - but often the realities of what causes health conditions is more complex. In this blog post @mendelrandom.bsky.social explains why he encourages scientists to look for ways they might be wrong. www.ukri.org/blog/why-evi...
Why evidence matters in health research
Professor George Davey Smith explains why he encourages scientists to look for ways they might be wrong.
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Happy New Year! To start the year, do read this @ukri.org interview with our director @mendelrandom.bsky.social, recipient of the prestigious MRC Millennium Medal. medium.com/@UKRI/why-co...
Why ‘coffee causes cancer’ headlines get it wrong
Coffee causes cancer. Red wine protects your heart. Chocolate cuts diabetes risk. These headlines catch the eye, but are they true?
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Congratulations Professor George Davey Smith on being awarded the Medical Research Council Millennium Medal @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social, @ukri.org
MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit@uob-ieu.bsky.social · 9mo agoMany congratulations to IEU's Director, Professor George Davey Smith. This week he is being awarded the prestigious Medical Research Council Millennium Medal. @childrenofthe90s.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @ukri.org www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
Many congratulations to IEU's Director, Professor George Davey Smith. This week he is being awarded the prestigious Medical Research Council Millennium Medal. @childrenofthe90s.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @ukri.org www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
November: MRC Millennium Medal awarded to preeminent British health scientist from Bristol | News and features | University of Bristol
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Many congratulations to IEU's Director, Professor @mendelrandom.bsky.social. This week he is being awarded the prestigious Medical Research Council Millennium Medal. @childrenofthe90s.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
November: MRC Millennium Medal awarded to preeminent British health scientist from Bristol | News and features | University of Bristol
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Huge congratulations to our director @mendelrandom.bsky.social on this prestigious medal, which MRC is awarding to him next week.
George Davey Smith@mendelrandom.bsky.social · 9mo agoHonoured to receive the 25th Anniversary MRC Millenium Medal. My mid-1980s epidemiological apprenticeship was at the MRC Epidemiology Unit in Cardiff in the mid-1980s, and my senescence with the MRC IEU, closing in March 2028 🙏 MRC! @ukri.org @uob-ieu.bsky.social www.ukri.org/news/mrc-mil...
IEU is again represented strongly in the latest Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher awards. Congratulations to the nine IEU researchers in the latest list (over a thousanth of all the awards). clarivate.com/highly-cited...
Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025
The Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list identifies and celebrates individuals who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research. Through rigorous selection criteria and ...
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As the clocks changed last weekend, the Daily Mail published an article about the health impacts of these twice-yearly changes, including an interview with IEU's @meldelange.bsky.social www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
Scientists call for the clock change to be DITCHED entirely
In the early hours of tomorrow morning the clocks will jump back an hour. But rather than celebrate having a lie-in, experts have warned it could have a slew of negative consequences.
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs could reduce the risk of dementia, study finds - read about this important new research from the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
October: Cholesterol dementia study | News and features | University of Bristol
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How fat is distributed in people’s bodies could make a difference to their risk of certain cancers. Read more in our latest press release. www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
September: Adiposity and cancer | News and features | University of Bristol
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Share: Complete your PhD in data science & epidemiology with real-world impact! Join us at @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social through the @gw4biomeddtp.bsky.social. Fully funded project exploring biological mechanisms linking smoking & mental health. gw4biomed.ac.uk/what-are-the...
What are the biological mechanisms underlying the association between smoking, smoking cessation and mental health: a triangulation approach - GW4 BioMed MRC DTP
Project Code MRCPHS26Br Taylor G Project Type Dry lab Research Theme Population Health Science Project Summary Download Summary What are the biological mechanisms underlying the association between sm...
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Share: Complete your PhD in data science & epidemiology with real-world impact! Join us at @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social through the @gw4biomeddtp.bsky.social. Fully funded project exploring co-use of e-cigarettes, cannabis and tobacco gw4biomed.ac.uk/understandin...