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Developing and evaluating an e-cigarette cessation intervention (NAUGHTONF_U23FMH)
E-cigarettes are effective for helping people to stop smoking tobacco and consequently UK public health guidance promotes their use for tobacco cessation....
Supporting unaffected siblings and parents of individuals with learning disabilities - what and how?
Background
Healthy siblings and parents of people with a chronic neurodevelopmental condition can experience associated stresses that...
What makes us age well? Health care, food and activity in people over 50 (STEELN_U23FMH)
Background
As a country we’re getting older. By 2070, there’ll be an extra 8.6 million people aged 65 or over compared to today. How...
PhD in the renal-bone axis, inflammation and diet (SCHOENMAKERS_U23FMH)
Vacancy for a PhD studentship in the
Multimodal imaging for the early diagnosis of dementia (SAMIS_U23FMH)
Background
The retina shares it developmental origins with the brain and may be vulnerable to the same neurodegenerative processes that...
Investigating fatty acid metabolism in acute leukaemia (RUSHWORTHS_U23FMH)
Background
AML is a highly lethal disease in which the overall survival rate has not improved over the last 25 years. AML is primarily...
Sleep as a contributor to the mortality gap in psychosis (REEVES_U23FMH)
Background
Sleep problems have long been known to be common amongst people with psychotic disorders, yet they have historically been...
The Impact of Smell Loss on Declarative Memory (PHILPOTTC_U23FMH)
Background
Studies of age-differences in declarative memory have repeatedly reported a decline of episodic memory but generally...
Exploring outcomes from pregnancies following bariatric surgery (PARRETTIH_U23FMH)
Applications are invited for a 3-year fully-funded PhD studentship starting October 2023.
Background
Bariatric surgery is...
Harm reduction approaches to improve health outcomes for severely disadvantaged groups (NOTLEYC_U23FMH)
Groups in society who suffer the most severe social and economic disadvantage, such as those experiencing unstable housing, food insecurity and migrant...
Addressing inequalities in access to healthy lifestyles among people living with a disability (MILTONK_MED)
Background
In England, there are 10.9 million people with a disability. Disability has a large impact on lifestyle behaviors, meaning...
Statistical and Machine Learning approaches using Big data for personalised prevention of dementia (KHONDOKER_U23FMH)
This is an exciting opportunity to work with ‘Big data’ including phenotypic and genotypic measures from the UK Biobank cohort (n=500,000) for dementia...
Dietary Intervention to Prevent Myeloma Cancer Progression (HORWOODN_U23FMH)
Background
Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a haematological cancer caused by abnormal plasma cell expansion in the bone marrow. MM is preceded...
'Sweet Memories' - Continuous glucose monitoring and cognitive impairment in in-patient diabetes
‘Sweet Memories’ – Continuous glucose monitoring and cognitive impairment in in-patient diabetes (HORNBERGERM_U23FMH)
Background
...Understanding and promoting a Mediterranean diet and physical activity to prevent cognitive decline (HARDEMANW_U23FMH)
Background
The number of people living with dementia continues to increase. We need effective interventions to prevent or delay...
Enhancing Social Connection and Community Engagement following stroke or acquired brain injury (ENSConCE)
Enhancing Social Connection and Community Engagement following stroke or acquired brain injury (ENSConCE) (GRACEYF_U23FMH)
The Project
...Four-dimensional flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance for cardiovascular haemodynamics (GARGP4DF_U23FMH)
Background
Four-dimensional flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging is a cutting-edge technology which allows to measure and...
Genomic signatures of pathogen evolution in Acinetobacter (EVANSB_U23FMH)
Background
Some species in the bacterial genus Acinetobacter are responsible for causing serious infections that can be difficult to...
Hot fat - molecules to promote brown adipose tissue thermogenesis for better (CRICHTONP_U23FMH)
As well as conventional white fat that stores calories, it has recently been established that adult humans can also produce brown adipose tissue, which has...
A PhD determining how prostate cancer evolves by analysing molecular subtypes in single-cell sequencing data
A PhD determining how prostate cancer evolves by analysing molecular subtypes in single-cell sequencing data (BREWERD_U23FMH)
Background
...Prevalence and correlates of physical activity in people living with a chronic condition (ATKINA_U23FMH)
Background
Physical activity is a ‘wonderdrug’, capable of enhancing physical and mental health at all stages of life, even amongst...