News Archive
Feb 28, 2018 2:03 PM
From May 2018 researchers based in China will be given priority access to cause specific mortality and 1st resurvey data. These data will become available to the rest of the world in October 2018.
Feb 1, 2018 12:00 AM
The collection of the sensors from the last participants in Henan on 31 January 2018 marked the completion of the fieldwork of the pilot study funded by the Medical Research Council Global Challenges Research Fund.
Nov 15, 2017 4:00 PM
Raising so-called “good” cholesterol by blocking a key protein involved in its metabolism does not protect against heart disease or stroke, according to a large genetic study of 150,000 Chinese adults published this week in JAMA Cardiology.
Nov 8, 2017 4:00 PM
New research published in JAMA Cardiology highlights the health benefits of physical activity including occupation-related activities.
Nov 1, 2017 12:00 AM
Most of the urban households in China have moved away from burning wood or coal to gas or electricity for cooking and heating, but the rural residents have yet to catch up, according to new research published in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health.
Aug 16, 2017 12:00 AM
CKB has been awarded a project grant by the Cancer Research UK to assess and quantify the role of different H. pylori antigens and other infectious pathogens in the risks of cardia and non-cardia gastric cancer and oesophageal cancer subtypes in Chinese adults.
Jun 21, 2017 5:00 PM
A new article published in the Journal of the American Heart Association investigates breastfeeding patterns and the risk of maternal cardiovascular disease.
May 11, 2017 3:28 PM
The paper published by the International Journal of Epidemiology highlights the potential benefits of fresh fruit consumption.
Apr 11, 2017 7:00 PM
People who often eat fresh fruit are at lower risk of developing diabetes and related major vascular complications than people who rarely eat fruit, according to new research published this week in PLOS Medicine. The findings come from a 7-year study of half a million adults in China where fresh fruit consumption is much lower than in the UK or US.
Apr 4, 2017 12:00 AM
The CKB held its annual event to showcase the resource on the 4th April 2017.