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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

More than 1/3 of adults in England have high blood pressure and 2/3 of these are unaware of their condition according to a new study of 1.4 million adults. Oxford Population Health researchers analysed clinic blood pressure measurements collected by @ourfuturehealthuk.bsky.social buff.ly/h052TSQ

Quote from Wenyu Liu, Medical Statistician at Oxford Population Health: 'While hypertension is largely a “silent killer”, the current approach to detecting and treating high blood pressure is not fit for purpose. This underscores the need for population-wide prevention strategies alongside targeted treatment for people at high cardiovascular risk.'

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

How do you identify the earliest signs of cancer development? 🤔 buff.ly/3A84x0S @utoronto.ca A new study of blood samples collected up to nine years before a cancer diagnosis found changes in the DNA that captured the body’s response to early traces of cancer development.

Quote from Philip Awadalla, Professor of Molecular Genetics at Oxford Population Health and the Big Data Institute: 'Together, these studies chart a progression from detecting established tumours to identifying the earliest systemic signals of cancer development – supporting a future in which minimally invasive blood tests could complement existing screening and help identify people who would benefit most from closer surveillance.'

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

How can we distinguish genetic from environmental explanations for differences associated with ancestry? ❓ A new @nature.com study analysed data from more than 17,000 families in Mexico City, using genetic variation within families to address this question. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/BdSPBUz

Quote from Jason Torres, Genetic Epidemiologist Lead at Oxford Population Health: Different traits can give very different answers. We hope this family-based approach provides a principled framework for researchers investigating these questions in other populations, and across other traits and diseases.

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Very hot drinks could increase your risk of oesophageal cancer ☕ A new study by Oxford Population Health researchers has found that drinking very hot drinks is linked to a three-fold higher risk of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. @cancerresearchuk.org Learn more ➡️https://buff.ly/ialUARY

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Very hot drinks could increase your risk of oesophageal cancer ☕ Keren Papier, Senior Nutritional Epidemiologist in the Cancer Epidemiology Unit explains this new research ⬇️

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Did you catch Prof Will Herrington's talk on 2026 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease at #ESCCongress? The guidelines were published earlier today with @escardio.bsky.social and European Renal Association (ERA) ➡️ academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Meet the researcher 🎬 Meet Tess Johnson, a senior researcher in @ethoxcentre.bsky.social , Oxford Population Health. Tess researches the ethics of pandemic preparedness, surveillance, and response. Watch the video to learn more about her work ⬇️

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Could GLP-1 drugs prevent blood cancers and other diseases of ageing? 💡 A new program led by Philip Awadalla and funded by @cancerresearchuk.org and @ccsresearch.bsky.social will investigate this with Stephanie Xie at @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/TZsIaCD

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

How can we help cancer patients weigh up their treatment options? ⚖️ Read our Big Question to learn more ➡️ buff.ly/cmxNQub

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

What is the Mexico City Prospective Study? ❓ In this video our Genetic Epidemiologist Lead Jason Torres explains what the study is and why it is so important to genetic research. Learn more about the study ➡️ buff.ly/4fE2ZGr

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

How can researchers ensure their research is as robust and reliable as possible? 📊 Researchers have developed RobustiPy a new open-source tool that will make it easier for researchers to perform large-scale robustness analysis ➡️ buff.ly/QcqEMNu @oxforddemsci.bsky.social

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Meet the researcher 🎬 Meet Diego Aguilar Ramirez, an epidemiologist at Oxford Population Health. Diego studies why some people in Mexico develop diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease. Watch the video to learn more about his work ⬇️

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

What are the impacts of statins on health services? 🩺 A new study led by researchers at @ephresearchcentre.bsky.social finds statins reduce hospital admissions but increase overall healthcare use as people taking them live longer. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/9V2Futs

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

📣 Can local authorities help make UK diets healthier and more sustainable? Following research in @plosclimate.org, Mike Rayner and @oxprimarycare.bsky.social colleagues argue local authorities could play a large role in steering UK diets to become healthier and more sustainable ➡️ buff.ly/OVopNFs

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

New targets for heart disease treatments identified 🫀 A study led by researchers at Oxford Population Health has identified 12 key proteins linked to ischemic heart disease (IHD) that could be targeted by future drug treatments. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/bSusMwh

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Cigarette smoking is the main driver of stalled gains in life expectancy in the USA 📊 An analysis of US death records found that smoking-related diseases accounted for 63% of 3.2 million excess deaths among lower educated White Americans. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/y5HcQNY

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Giving up smoking before a certain age can reverse much of the harm done🚭 Professors Prabhat Jha and Sir Richard Peto spoke to the Daily Mail about how the body can repair itself, but only if given the chance by quitting entirely ➡️ buff.ly/QH70CiA @countthedead.bsky.social

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Meet the researcher 🎬 Meet Shaniek Parks, a DPhil student investigating the impact of digital media on the dietary attitudes and behaviours of young adults. Watch the video to learn more about her work ⬇️

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Can children shape their parents' lives? ❓ A new study has revealed that influence may flow both ways – children’s characteristics can influence family dynamics over time, challenging the traditional view that influence flows primarily from parents to children. 🧬 Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/HuRwhXr

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

How can we ensure training for researchers reflects public perspectives? ❓ HDR UK's Transforming Data for Trials programme recently worked with a UK wide Public Advisory Group (PAG) to co-produce modules for an online learning platform on the use of health systems data in clinical trials.

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

A spotlight on the next generation of population health researchers 🎓 This week our MSc Global Health Science and Epidemiology students gave presentations on the work they have completed while on their research placements in the department. 🎓 Well done to all the students 🎉

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

🎉EASi-KIDNEY has recruited 7000 randomised participants! 📉EASi-KIDNEY will investigate whether a novel treatment can help slow the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) ➡️ buff.ly/qXd6j1S

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Early results of the National Conversation show that sports is a clear binding factor for communities and sense of belonging. Anyone based in the UK can take part to share their voice and views on the country they want to be a part of ➡️ buff.ly/P0HxARG

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

How global clinical trials are helping tackle kidney disease. 📊 Researchers at Oxford Population Health are running some of the world’s largest clinical trials on kidney disease to understand its causes and identify new treatments. Read our "Big Question" to learn more ➡️ buff.ly/55V011X

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Social inequality remains a powerful predictor of premature death, even among people who neither smoke nor drink alcohol. 🚫 This study is the largest prospective study in South Asia, following half a million adults in Chennai, India. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/kuLNOIE

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The next Festival of Global Health event will be a screening of 'Shades of Survival' on Weds 1 July at @curzon.com, Oxford. 📽️🍿 'Shades of Survival' explores the lives of black women in Africa, the UK and the USA, who have navigated a breast cancer diagnosis. Register ➡️ buff.ly/YjXLLDs

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

📣 Professor Zhengming Chen has been awarded a major European Research Council Advanced Grant The project will bring together population biobank data from more than 1.15 million people in East Asia, Europe and Latin America to study how body fat affects health➡️ buff.ly/NevAHWU

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Your polygenic score can predict your physical traits and health conditions, but for some people, this isn't the case. A study led by the Big Data Institute explored why this might be ➡️ buff.ly/nwn1cYD

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

📣 Study suggests kneecaps should be resurfaced during replacements A clinical trial following 1,700 patients for 20 years found that resurfacing the kneecap during total knee replacement is likely to be the most cost-effective approach 📉 Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/78EEDEb

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Congratulations to Thomas Nichols who has been named as a 2026 Fellow of the @ohbmofficial.bsky.social for his leadership in the field of brain imaging research over more than 20 years. 🎉 Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/3GX4Rbt

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We put people at the centre of our research to ensure it is relevant and beneficial to those who need it most. Recently, some of our @ephresearchcentre.bsky.social colleagues took part in the annual @oxfordbrc.bsky.social Health Research Showcase to introduce health economics to the public. 🎈

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Revealing how blood proteins shape disease 🔎 Researchers from Oxford Population Health helped lead one of the largest studies to date exploring how genetic differences influence the proteins circulating in our blood. 📊 Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/Tu6qpEI

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Stem cells in the blood can retain a molecular "memory" of inflammation that may increase the risk of age-related disease, according to a new study in @nature.com 💡 Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/kp5f0IX @ox.ac.uk @reubencollege.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @medsci.ox.ac.uk @imm.ox.ac.uk

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

📣 Introducing a new toolkit to support data research – Phenofhy Phenofhy is a new open-source Python package designed to make working with the @ourfuturehealthuk.bsky.social research environment easier and more accessible for researchers. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/RrqiPPg @oxforddemsci.bsky.social

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Individuals addicted to opioids have a 56% higher risk of developing dementia than non-users, according to a new study with @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social, published in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social 🧠 Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/a3h8S5L #AlzSky #AlzResearch

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Using wearable GPS to predict disease 📍 A new study from the Big Data Institute shows that how close people live to unsafe water sources strongly predicts their exposure to schistosomiasis, a debilitating waterborne parasitic disease. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/3Zdph5s

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Mapping HIV-1 genetic diversity 🗺️ A challenge of vaccine development is the genetic diversity of the virus. A new study published in @thelancet.com has mapped genetic variants of the HIV-1, the most common type of HIV. Learn more➡️ buff.ly/3N70LRv @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @ndm.ox.ac.uk

figure is from the paper. It is a map showing global distribution of HIV variants between 2020 and 2024.

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Today is Clinical Trials Day 🩺 EASi-KIDNEY is a major trial investigating a potential new treatment to help slow progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and reduce cardiovascular events. Last week we celebrated @ouhospitals.bsky.social 100th patient recruited! Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/SThmyk4

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

📣Exciting news for the EASi-KIDNEY trial!

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

What have we learned from the Million Women Study? ❓ In the three decades since the Million Women Study began, it has provided answers to many important questions. 📊 Read our "Big Question" to learn more ➡️ buff.ly/4fTXD6p

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

🎉The world's largest study of women's health reaches 30 years! In May 1996, the first patient was recruited to the Million Women Study, a landmark study into the links between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and breast cancer risk. 🔎 Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/nIeEiuA

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

💡Risk of breast cancer recurrence in younger women can be reduced by 1/5 by 'switching off' the ovaries This study, published in The Lancet is the largest ever analysis of ovarian function suppression in breast cancer. 🎀 Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/FDPP3cm

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

📣Get involved in research We are looking for members of the public to join our panel, helping us understand how diet impacts cancer risk through blood proteins. 🍽️ Find out more and express an interest ➡️ buff.ly/8FdItSt @wcrf.org

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

📣 Get involved in research Take part in focus groups in coming weeks to help shape a new research project to study the role of blood biomarkers in predicting cancer risk and to improve early detection. 🔎 If interested, fill out the form or share with others you think might be ➡️ buff.ly/RA4d7Qc

Background photo of a group of people collaborating on a project. Overlaid text reads: Help shape research. Join our focus group on cancer prevention and prediction in China and the UK.We are looking for diverse members of the public to help shape our research questions, ensuring the work is relevant, acceptable, and impactful.

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

We are seeking an established leader to be Director of the Economics of Population Health (EPH) Research Centre. The successful candidate will lead collaborations with economists, clinicians, trialists and policymakers in the UK and internationally ➡️ buff.ly/ReE1cap

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The next Festival of Global Health screening will be 'The Thinking Game' on Wednesday 13 May at @curzon.com in Oxford. 🎥 The film will be followed by a panel discussion and social event with pizza. 🍕 Find out more and sign up ➡️ buff.ly/KKlHgDd

Poster sharing the details of the Oxford Population Health Festival of Global Health film screening: The Thinking Game.

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

🎉EASi-KIDNEY has recruited 5000 randomised participants! 📉EASi-KIDNEY will investigate whether a novel treatment can help slow the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) ➡️ buff.ly/qXd6j1S

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Should we prioritise saving more lives – or more years of life? This kind of trade-off influences how health systems make decisions, but it is far from simple. In @uk.theconversation.com, @herc-oxford.bsky.social researchers share work exploring how people felt about this choice ➡️ buff.ly/zQnGFL0

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

A new mental health pathway for primary schools could reduce the child anxiety treatment gap, enabling more children to get effective support more quickly 🏫 @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social @oxexppsy.bsky.social @herc-oxford.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/mGxePsq

Navy blue background with a photo of Mara Violato, Professor of Health Economics and study lead for economic evaluation Quote reads: In the intervention group, families who completed the main parts spent on average about 2½ hours with a therapist, although this varied between families. It is reassuring that this is similar to what we found in related studies, suggesting the programme can work with a relatively small amount of therapist time.

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

How can we tackle racism in medicine? 🩺 A new textbook, Anti-Racist Medicine, examines how race and ethnicity have influenced clinical care, research and medical education, and how to deliver anti-racist healthcare 📖 Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/BLqQmw2

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