Young adults generally more active after starting work, but sleep less – unless working from home

When young adults start working, the amount of daily physical activity they do increases sharply, only to fall away again over the new few years, while the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 28, 2025 ~6 min

Children switch to walking and cycling to school after introduction of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone

Four in ten children in Central London who travelled to school by car switched to more active modes of transport, such as walking, cycling, or public

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 5, 2024 ~7 min


Red and processed meat consumption associated with higher type 2 diabetes risk

Meat consumption, particularly consumption of processed meat and unprocessed red meat, is associated with a higher type 2 diabetes risk, an analysis of data

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 20, 2024 ~5 min

‘Far from clear’ new Alzheimer’s drugs will make a difference at a population level, say researchers

Cambridge researchers have cast doubt on whether new amyloid immunotherapy drugs will have the desired effect of significantly reducing the impact of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 6, 2024 ~7 min

“I feel like I’m Alice in Wonderland”: nightmares and ‘daymares’ could be early warning signs of autoimmune disease

An increase in nightmares and hallucinations – or ‘daymares’ – could herald the onset of autoimmune diseases such as lupus, say an international team led by

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 20, 2024 ~7 min

“I feel like I’m Alice in Wonderland”: nightmares and ‘daymares’ could be early warning signs of autoimmune disease

An increase in nightmares and hallucinations – or ‘daymares’ – could herald the onset of autoimmune diseases such as lupus, say an international team led by

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 20, 2024 ~7 min

Removing largest wine glass serving reduces amount of wine sold in bars and pubs

Taking away the largest serving of wine by the glass – in most cases the 250ml option – led to an average reduction in the amount of wine sold at pubs and bars

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 18, 2024 ~4 min

UK ‘sugar tax’ linked to fall in child hospital admissions for tooth extraction

The UK soft drinks industry levy introduced in 2018 may have saved more than 5,500 hospital admissions for tooth extractions, according to an analysis by

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 15, 2023 ~4 min


Older adults who remain more active have a better quality of life, study finds

A reduction in the amount of time spent physically active when adults are over sixty years old is linked to lower quality of life, a Cambridge study of almost

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 4, 2023 ~5 min

Weak policies and political ideologies risk jeopardising plans to tackle health and climate change, says Cambridge expert

Efforts to tackle major issues facing the UK, including the nation’s health and climate change, are being hampered because politicians often ignore the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 20, 2023 ~7 min

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