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...

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

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...

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

📢 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

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-...

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...

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...

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...

Congratulations Professor George Davey Smith on being awarded the Medical Research Council Millennium Medal @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social, @ukri.org

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...

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...

Huge congratulations to our director @mendelrandom.bsky.social on this prestigious medal, which MRC is awarding to him next week.

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...

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/...

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...

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...

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...

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...

💡 New research paper! Can we find new ways to treat serious lung disease? 🫁 Higher levels of interleukin-6 in patients with pleural infection are linked to more serious disease 🤒 www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/higher-level... @uob-ieu.bsky.social @nihrexeterbrc.bsky.social @bristolaru.bsky.social

Do you have strong research software engineering skills who wants to make a real-world impact? We are looking for a Senior Research Associate/Research Fellow in Genetic Epidemiology Research (Software Engineer). Apply by 14th September. www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

🧁🧬 Great British Bake Off finalist @joshpsmalley.bsky.social joined @lpaternoster.bsky.social to turn her genetic research into delicious vanilla & passionfruit cupcakes - with a scientific twist. 🎥 Watch the full video here: youtu.be/xcc200LksM4?... @bristolbrc.bsky.social @uob-ieu.bsky.social

New Scientist cover story! Latest issue puts a spotlight on the work of Golam Khandaker & others in our Immunopsychiatry programme, as well as other groups, in uncovering links between inflammation & mental health. @childrenofthe90s.bsky.social www.newscientist.com/article/2491...

We've just come back from a great weekend at the Green Man Festival. Weather was lovely, music was great and we had a great time talking with ~1500 people about what health research questions they would like answers to. Lots of reflections to share - once we've finished unpacking and sleeping!

If you are at the Green Man Festival at the weekend come and visit us in Einstein's Garden! We have a range of activities to demonstrate how to be an epidemiologist. www.bristol.ac.uk/integrative-...

Yesterday, I officially graduated with a PhD in Immunopsychiatry from the @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social 🎉 🎓 An incredibly special (and sunny!) day spent celebrating with friends and family. A huge thank you to my parents, siblings, supervisors, and all those supporting from afar ❤️

We have a great time on Saturday at #KeynshamMusicFestival talking about how to be an epidemiologist. Thank you to the festival for inviting us and for all the interesting conversations with the people who visited our stall.

It was absolutely amazing being a part of @merthyrscience.bsky.social yesterday representing @uob-ieu.bsky.social. Had some fantastic discussions on mental health research. Thank you to all involved!!!

The role of ‘good’ fats in addressing inflammation is more complex than first thought. Omega-3 fatty acids, popularly believed to reduce inflammation in the body, appear to increase certain inflammatory markers. www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

Commentary by @mendelrandom.bsky.social and me on paper suggesting highly prevalent East Asian #ALDH2 null variant may magnify adverse effects of maternal alcohol use during pregnancy on child development. ▶️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social

New research on genetics of eczema - found interaction between IL7R locus and dog exposure. Not sufficient evidence to suggest getting a dog, but important insight into how one particular mechanism might be influenced by the environment onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @uob-ieu.bsky.social

Looking forward to this! If you're attending #PNIRS2025 be sure to come to our session (Symposia 4) on Wednesday morning and say hello 👋 @ymilaneschi.bsky.social @dpmoriarity.bsky.social @uob-ieu.bsky.social

Our study is in the news: Heavy and painful periods are linked to missing school and lower GCSE results - something that anyone who menstruates could probably already tell you, but that is largely not discussed or ignored. Well done to Gemma Sawyer @uob-ieu.bsky.social who did all the hard work

Next Thursday we'll be part of a Pint of Science event in Bristol on cancer innovations. Come along and hear Naomi Cornish discussing "The Clot Thickens: Cancer's Sticky Accomplice" as well as learning about other interesting research. pintofscience.co.uk/event/cancer...

Depression and other mental health conditions linked with immune response, finds new research from IEU. Read more: www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...

Young men growing up around parents who are physically violent to each other are 43% more likely to carry out violence or abuse in their own relationships - read about this new research from IEU and @capcbristol.bsky.social www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...

The Medical Research Council (MRC) funded study used Children of the 90s data and was led by Dr Annie Herbert @uob-ieu.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social and published in @lancetrh-europe.bsky.social. Read the full paper: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

We're researching how people's skin colour & ethnic/cultural background affects their experiences of #eczema, #acne & #psoriasis. We'd love to hear from people of all skin tones, especially men & people of Black, Black British, African or Caribbean background. Take part: bristol.ac.uk/socx-study

Smartwatches can help people monitor their alcohol intake more accurately. Thank you to BBC News for this piece about recent work in our research unit. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Study looks at impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rates of congenital heart disease procedures among children - read the news story www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...

We are inviting members of the public to provide feedback and guidance on our research. Visit www.bristol.ac.uk/ieu/engagement/ppi to learn more about patient and public involvement and find out about current opportunities.

Last week we enjoyed talking with Year 5 and 6 children from across Bristol at the FUTURES schools fair. The children enjoying spinning our giant Wheel of Fortune and seeing how a combination of factors (such as diet, exercise, environment and genetics) make a difference to our health risks.

A team from IEU enjoyed visiting a Bristol primary school yesterday. We got children to move around their school hall to see how we can collect data from populations and look for patterns in that data. We discussed with them how spotting patterns in population data can help understand health better.

Last week we held a webinar aimed at members of the public. We gave an overview of how we work, some of our projects and explained how to get involved. Watch the videos here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

New project on our website: Understanding the link between eczema and acne and mental health, using Mendelian randomization bit.ly/3XlLC8T

Researching the long-term effects of childhood conditions needs to be done a way that is kind and retains public trust in cohort studies. New blog post shares an example of how a public and patient advisory group helped. ieureka.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/03/03/i...