CKB-BGI-BDI multi-omics workshop
Sep 10, 2018 5:00 PM
ON the 10 September CKB held a joint workshop at the Big Data Institute, Oxford, with a delegation from BGI (visiting from Shenzhen, China).
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A delegation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences visit CKB
Sep 7, 2018 5:00 PM
On 7th Sept, the CKB group in Oxford hosted scientists from the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health at the Chinese Academy of Sciences to discuss collaboration
Prospective data now available to all open access users.
Sep 1, 2018 12:00 AM
From September 2018 all researchers can now access cause specific mortality and 1st resurvey data alongside the cross-sectional data collected at baseline. This prospective data was first made available to researchers in China in May 2018.
Paper examines metabolic and lifestyle risk factors for pancreatitis
Aug 1, 2018 12:00 AM
In China, there is limited prospective evidence on risk factors and prognosis for acute pancreatitis. A new paper examines the associations of certain metabolic and lifestyle factors with risk of acute pancreatitis in the China Kadoorie Biobank
Contrasting associations of adiposity with ischaemic stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage
May 16, 2018 3:46 PM
A new study from the China Kadoorie Biobank, published in the Lancet Global Health, has examined the association of adiposity with the risk of stroke types, and the mediating effect of blood pressure on these associations.
Cause-specific mortality and 1st resurvey data now available.
May 8, 2018 3:01 PM
Open Access researchers based in China now have priority access to details of cause specific mortality coded to ICD-10 and 1st resurvey data. These data will become available to the rest of the world in October 2018.
Use of genetic data to predict effects of vitamin D supplements on risk of diabetes
May 2, 2018 5:00 PM
Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones, but low blood levels of vitamin D have also been linked with higher risks of diabetes. Experts have debated whether low vitamin D status increases the risk of diabetes, or is just a marker of overall poor health. Researchers at Oxford University used Mendelian Randomisation to dissect the causal effect of vitamin D on risk of diabetes. This method uses genetic variants resulting in life-long differences in blood levels of vitamin D that can mimic the effect of a trial of vitamin D supplementation.
Household air pollution linked to higher risk of cardiovascular disease
Apr 3, 2018 4:00 PM
Exposure to household air pollution from using wood or coal for cooking and heating is associated with higher risk of death from heart attack and stroke, according to new research published in JAMA.
Smoking associated with higher risk of type 2 diabetes
Mar 14, 2018 12:02 PM
Smoking is associated with significantly higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to new research in China published in The Lancet Public Health.
CKB present at Cancer Research UK Open Day
Mar 14, 2018 12:00 AM
On March 14th, 2018, Dr Ling Yang led an exhibit on epidemiology at the Richard Doll Building in the University of Oxford to over 100 sixth-form students and teachers from local secondary schools.