Nudging the public’s thirst for draught alcohol-free beers could significantly reduce alcohol-associated harms21 March 2024Making alcohol-free beer more widely available on draught in pubs and bars may help people switch from alcoholic to alcohol-free beer, a new study published in Addiction today [21 March], has found. Pubs and bars taking part in the University of Bristol-led trial saw an increase in sales of healthier non-alcoholic draught beer.
Professor Deborah Lawlor honoured with epidemiology prize4 March 2024The International Epidemiological Association (IEA) has awarded its most prestigious prize, the 2024 Richard Doll Prize in Epidemiology, to Professor Deborah Lawlor of the MCR Integrative Epidemiology Unit.
Weight loss intervention in people with type 2 diabetes influences cancer-associated proteins30 January 2024A weight loss intervention in people with type 2 diabetes was found to alter levels of cancer-related proteins, according to the findings of a new University of Bristol-led study. The study, published in eBioMedicine, is the first to show that weight loss in people recently diagnosed with diabetes can change the levels of cancer-related chemicals circulating in the blood.