Using wearable GPS to predict disease 📍 A new study from the Big Data Institute shows that how close people live to unsafe water sources strongly predicts their exposure to schistosomiasis, a debilitating waterborne parasitic disease. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/3Zdph5s

Mapping HIV-1 genetic diversity 🗺️ A challenge of vaccine development is the genetic diversity of the virus. A new study published in @thelancet.com has mapped genetic variants of the HIV-1, the most common type of HIV. Learn more➡️ buff.ly/3N70LRv @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @ndm.ox.ac.uk

Today is Clinical Trials Day 🩺 EASi-KIDNEY is a major trial investigating a potential new treatment to help slow progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and reduce cardiovascular events. Last week we celebrated @ouhospitals.bsky.social 100th patient recruited! Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/SThmyk4

📣Exciting news for the EASi-KIDNEY trial!

What have we learned from the Million Women Study? ❓ In the three decades since the Million Women Study began, it has provided answers to many important questions. 📊 Read our "Big Question" to learn more ➡️ buff.ly/4fTXD6p

🎉The world's largest study of women's health reaches 30 years! In May 1996, the first patient was recruited to the Million Women Study, a landmark study into the links between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and breast cancer risk. 🔎 Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/nIeEiuA

💡Risk of breast cancer recurrence in younger women can be reduced by 1/5 by 'switching off' the ovaries This study, published in The Lancet is the largest ever analysis of ovarian function suppression in breast cancer. 🎀 Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/FDPP3cm

📣Get involved in research We are looking for members of the public to join our panel, helping us understand how diet impacts cancer risk through blood proteins. 🍽️ Find out more and express an interest ➡️ buff.ly/8FdItSt @wcrf.org

📣 Get involved in research Take part in focus groups in coming weeks to help shape a new research project to study the role of blood biomarkers in predicting cancer risk and to improve early detection. 🔎 If interested, fill out the form or share with others you think might be ➡️ buff.ly/RA4d7Qc

We are seeking an established leader to be Director of the Economics of Population Health (EPH) Research Centre. The successful candidate will lead collaborations with economists, clinicians, trialists and policymakers in the UK and internationally ➡️ buff.ly/ReE1cap

The next Festival of Global Health screening will be 'The Thinking Game' on Wednesday 13 May at @curzon.com in Oxford. 🎥 The film will be followed by a panel discussion and social event with pizza. 🍕 Find out more and sign up ➡️ buff.ly/KKlHgDd

🎉EASi-KIDNEY has recruited 5000 randomised participants! 📉EASi-KIDNEY will investigate whether a novel treatment can help slow the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) ➡️ buff.ly/qXd6j1S

Should we prioritise saving more lives – or more years of life? This kind of trade-off influences how health systems make decisions, but it is far from simple. In @uk.theconversation.com, @herc-oxford.bsky.social researchers share work exploring how people felt about this choice ➡️ buff.ly/zQnGFL0

A new mental health pathway for primary schools could reduce the child anxiety treatment gap, enabling more children to get effective support more quickly 🏫 @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social @oxexppsy.bsky.social @herc-oxford.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/mGxePsq

How can we tackle racism in medicine? 🩺 A new textbook, Anti-Racist Medicine, examines how race and ethnicity have influenced clinical care, research and medical education, and how to deliver anti-racist healthcare 📖 Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/BLqQmw2

Can vegetarian and vegan diets save your health and the planet? 🌍🍽️ Read our "Big Question" on plant-based diets to understand the evidence from our research at Oxford Population Health ➡️ buff.ly/QXMQKgy

Join us on Weds 1 April for an April Fakes Day screening of 'Safe' at the @uppcinema.bsky.social. The film screening will be followed by a Q&A led by Prof Patricia Kingori from @ethoxcentre.bsky.social and Prof Caitjan Gainty of Kings College London ➡️ buff.ly/UivBxdO

A powerful feature in @thetimes.com today by one of our cancer epidemiology researchers Karl Smith-Byrne. He shares his story as a cancer survivor and a future that he believes is possible where cancer research prioritises prevention.

How can you keep your heart healthy? 🫀 Some factors, like family history and getting older are beyond our control, but others can be addressed. 📊 Read our 'Big Question' on cardiovascular disease to learn more ➡️ buff.ly/WwOOFdQ

Is there a link between cannabis use and brain health? 🧠 For Brain Awareness Week, we are highlighting a study with @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social, which found no evidence that cannabis use contributes to cognitive decline, or increases the risk of dementia. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/XWcylGm

Can vegetarian and vegan diets save the planet and our health? 🌍🍽️ Our latest Big Question delves into some of the research from OxPop that aims to understand how diet may affect risk of health conditions and the impact on the planet.🫀🥦🐄 #NutritionAndHydrationweek Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/ME3AKCJ

Today is No Smoking Day, a day to raise awareness of the risks of smoking.📢 Professor Sir Richard Doll was best known for the discovery of the link between smoking and lung cancer. His research laid the foundations for future work in the department. 📉

Professor Trey Ideker has been appointed as the new Director of the Big Data Institute. He has been recognised internationally for his contributions to biology, artificial intelligence, and cancer research. Learn more ➡https://buff.ly/YO3dCyx @medsci.ox.ac.uk

Tell us about your research in seven words or less 💬 For International Women's Day we shared some of our researchers describing their work in seven words or less. But research is collaborative and we can't forget about the men who work here too! 🦠🫀🫁🦟 ➡️ buff.ly/gRXPEE7

Today is International Women's Day! 🫱🏽‍🫲🏿 💬These women are just a snapshot of our amazing researchers, summing up their work in seven words or less 🎀🍽️🩺 The research we conduct is multidisciplinary, varied and has global impact ➡️ buff.ly/gRXPEE7

A new @who.int Collaborating Centre will contribute to the promotion of healthy and sustainable diets 🍽️🌍 The new Centre will be co-directed by our own Prof Mike Rayner and @jessicarenzella.bsky.social from the @oxprimarycare.bsky.social Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/RNhN57C

Two of our researchers will help tackle one of cancer’s toughest challenges. They are part of team ATLAS, who have been selected to receive a @cancergrand.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org award of $25m ➡️ buff.ly/dcJb8Kb #CancerGrandChallenges

Adults with excess weight are at greater risk of early death New study shows that entering adulthood with a healthy body weight is associated with a substantially lower risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease, cancer and respiratory disease. 📉 Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/l5dr3zd

Really excited to see this study by @oxpop.bsky.social published. Using pooled data from more than 1.8m people across 3 continents, the research revealed that vegetarian diets show a lower risk of 5 cancers, including breast, prostate and pancreatic. www.wcrf.org/about-us/new...

Can a vegetarian diet lower your risk of cancer? 🍽️ The largest ever study of non-meat diets and cancer risk compared the risk of 17 different cancers across five diet groups, using data from more than 1.8 million people across three continents. 📊 Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/9iQvKfu

🚨 A defining moment for global health data. The termination of the #USAID-supported Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program has wide-ranging consequences. We reflect on the collapse and argue what should come next in a new PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2… 📊 9,000+ studies

We are hiring two Senior Analyst/Programmers to join our Core Programming team, which handles a wide variety of full-stack full-lifecycle projects. The team works on both Windows and linux, developing primarily in C++, Javascript and SQL. Apply now ➡️ buff.ly/GBBwNyx

The next Festival of Global Health event will be a screening of '2040' on Weds 11 Mar at @curzon.com, followed by a panel discussion📽️🍿 2040 is an award winning film about initiatives that exist to tackle planetary health issues 🌍 Register ➡️ buff.ly/TpbMXi1

NHS safety inequalities are influenced by a complex set of factors A new study, drawing on in-depth interviews highlights a complex set of factors that increase the risk of harm for people from minoritised groups when using NHS services ➡️ buff.ly/iRYU4vp

Statins – your questions answered.❓ Statins are a family of drugs that lower cholesterol. Our Big Question article shares how statins work, who they help, what the risks actually are ➡️ buff.ly/wX8edHE

We're hiring! 👀 We are seeking a Senior Teaching and Research Fellow to be the Associate Course Director for our new Master in Public Health in Public health research. 🩺 Apply now ➡️ buff.ly/qaWFoBa

This week is Children's ' Mental Health Week 2026 and we are highlighting The Online Support and Intervention (OSI) tool, an innovative child anxiety treatment, co-created by OxPop researchers Professor Mara Violato and Dr Shuye Yu. 💻 Learn more ➡️

A great interview with Jess a DPhil student in our Wearables group ⬇️ Jess is researching whether wearable sensors can enhance risk assessment before, and recovery after, major cancer surgery.

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬 We are celebrating the work of the many amazing women in science here at Oxford Population Health by sharing what inspired some of our team members to pursue a career in science. 🎉

In an analysis of >150,000 participants, researchers found no statistically significant excess risk for most reported statin side effects, including memory loss, depression, sleep disturbance, or sexual dysfunction. 🧵(1/4) @thebhf.bsky.social @ukri.org

Statins do not cause most side effects listed in package leaflets. New research finds no significant excess risk from statin therapy for most side effects, including memory loss, depression, and sleep disturbance. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/dj2aoe9 @thebhf.bsky.social @ukri.org

This #WorldCancerDay, we're highlighting a new way to calculate risk of smoking-related health problems like cancer by looking at proteins in the blood. 🩸 Instead of self-reporting smoking, researchers developed an index based on 51 proteins in the blood to assign an impact score ➡️ buff.ly/5x3IDI7

The Shadow Scholars has been longlisted for a @bafta.org 📽️🎉 The film follows Prof. Patricia Kingori in the world of academic ghostwriting in Kenya, where highly-educated, underemployed scholars write papers for global students. Watch the trailer ➡️ buff.ly/ZA4LYBW

🎉EASi-KIDNEY has recruited 3000 randomised participants! 📉EASi-KIDNEY will investigate whether a novel treatment can help slow the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) ➡️https://buff.ly/qXd6j1S

A new report from the MBRRACE-UK collaboration has been published. The latest set of data shows that the mortality rate for women who died during or soon after pregnancy in the UK between 2022 and 2024 was 20% higher than the maternal death rate between 2009 and 2011. Learn more ⬇️

Earlier this year, we held the first in-person #RECOVERYtrial UK collaborators meeting where we spoke to some of the hospital staff who recruited and cared for patients. Thank you to everyone involved! ➡️

Hospitalisations for flu are very high for this time of year. The #RECOVERYtrial was vital in identifying treatments for COVID-19. Now, RECOVERY is investigating the effectiveness of three existing drugs against other forms of pneumonia, including influenza ➡️ buff.ly/4LElSiJ

👀In case you missed it... did you know having diabetes increases risk of six types of cancer? 📊Analysing data from 2.2 million adults, the association between diabetes and these six types of cancer can't be explained by other common risk factors for cancer and diabetes ➡️ buff.ly/yx89lfM

Can AI help protect patient privacy in healthcare data? 🩺 Researchers compared the abilities of large language models and specialised software tools to human performance in anonymising patient records 🖥️ Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/LrSyk0U

This weekend we hosted our Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Annual Meeting 30 of our public contributors joined us in person and online for a day filled with insightful discussions 🗨️ Learn more about our PPIE work ➡️https://buff.ly/dss0mjc