Iron metabolism has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various common chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, various forms of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy leads to poorer cognitive functioning in children, according to the most comprehensive review on the issue to date. The University of Bristol research published today ...

The use of legal drugs (tobacco and alcohol) may lead to the use of cannabis, a new study led by the University of Bristol and published in the journal Addiction has found. The study also found ...

Professor Nita Gandhi Forouhi is a physician-scientist, head of the Nutritional Epidemiology Programme and a professor of population health and nutrition at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of ...

Carlos Gómez-Restrepo is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Pontifica Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá. In his previous roles he has been the Director at the Department of Clinical ...

Vian has an MSc in Epidemiology from Imperial College London, Vian has worked on a range of research projects, where she was able to develop her quantitative skills, and more recently has gained ...