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Longer mobile phone use does not increase the risk of brain tumours
Continue readingUsing a mobile phone for extended periods is not linked with an increased risk of brain cancer, a study shows. These are the findings from the COSMOS study, a large international project led by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Imperial College London. Starting in 2007, researchers studied more than 250,000 mobile phone […]
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Health Protection Research Units and MRC support public and community involvement
Continue readingThe NIHR-funded Health Protection Research Units (HPRUs) in Environmental Exposures and Health and Chemical and Radiation Threats and Hazards, together with the MRC Centre for Environment and Health, have announced the three winners of the Public and Community Involvement, Engagement & Participation (PCIEP) 2023 seed fund, who were awarded £1500 each: 1. Sean M Gettings (UK Health Security […]
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The Great Exhibition Road Festival
Continue readingThis year at the Great Exhibition Road Festival (GERF), our researchers from the MRC Centre for Environment and Health and the NIHR HPRUs in Environmental Exposures and Health and in Chemical and Radiation Threats and Hazards engaged with GERF visitors in interactive ways to raise awareness about environmental pollutants, showcase their new research and the […]
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SCAMP study celebrates research challenge pupils
Continue readingResearch Challenge pupils who have participated in the SCAMP study have been celebrated at a recent awards ceremony. On Monday 20 March, colleagues from the School of Public Health and the Mohn Centre for Children’s Health and Wellbeing, along with schools from across London, gathered to celebrate the achievements of the Research Challenge pupils who […]