Detection of bowel cancer marker in wastewater may offer new early warning system

Could help target areas for cost-effective, practical community screening, say researchers Detection of a bowel cancer marker (CDH1) in wastewater may offer a new community level early warning system for the disease, suggests a proof of concept study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Wastewater surveillance could ...

Pollen exposure linked to poorer exam results taken at the end of secondary school

Effects strongest for subjects involving maths, including physics and chemistry Recognition needed of this and its potential impact on future prospects, say researchers Pollen exposure is linked to poorer exam results taken at the end of secondary (high) school (matriculation), with the effects especially noticeable in subjects involving maths, including ...

Living in substandard housing linked to kids’ missed schooling and poor grades

Improving their living conditions may benefit both health and exam results, say researchers Children living in substandard housing in England miss 15 more school days and achieve worse test scores in English and maths than their peers living in better quality housing, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology ...

2025-12-17T09:56:49+00:0017 December 2025|Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Press release|

Food stamp expansion in 2021 reduced odds of needy US kids going hungry

Effects particularly strong in Hispanic-American and large households, study indicates The 15% expansion of food stamp payments under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, or SNAP for short, during the COVID-19 pandemic, reduced the odds of needy children going hungry, especially in Hispanic-American and large households, finds research to be published ...

2025-11-11T14:44:28+00:0011 November 2025|Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Press release|

Voting behaviour in elections strongly linked to future risk of death

Likely stronger determinant of health than education, suggest researchers Voting behaviour in elections is strongly linked to the future risk of death, and is likely a stronger determinant of health than education—considered a key influence on health—suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Over the past ...

2025-11-04T16:57:30+00:005 November 2025|Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Press release|

‘Inflammatory’ diet during pregnancy may raise child’s diabetes type 1 risk

Linked to 16% rise for each unit increase in dietary measure of inflammatory food intake  A diet high in foods with the potential to promote low grade inflammation during pregnancy may raise that child’s risk of developing type 1 diabetes, suggests Danish research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & ...

Childhood poverty and/or parental mental illness may double teens’ risk of violence and police contact

These kids more likely to carry/use weapons and get on wrong side of the law by age of 17 Factors may explain nearly third of UK teen weapon issues + quarter of police contact cases Living with persistent poverty and/or parental mental illness throughout childhood may double the risk of ...

2025-01-22T12:58:28+00:0022 January 2025|Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Press release|

Irregular sleep-wake cycle linked to heightened risk of major cardiovascular events

Clocking up recommended nightly hours of sleep doesn’t offset these risks, study shows An irregular sleep-wake cycle is associated with a heightened risk of major cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke, even for those who clock up the recommended nightly hours of shut-eye, finds research published online in ...

2024-11-27T12:58:18+00:0027 November 2024|Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Press release|
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