Research Programs and Projects

Research Programs and Projects

The impact of obesity on survival outcomes following drug treatment for advanced malignancy (Approved)

Obesity is known to increase the risk of developing many types of cancer. However, once someone has developed cancer being overweight may mean for some cancer types the prognosis is better but for other types worse. The reasons for this are not fully ...

SPCR HRT inequalities (Approved)

Menopause symptoms, including hot flushes, anxiety, mood swings and poor disturbed sleep, can be severe in some women, substantially impacting on their quality of life. The menopause also causes an increased risk of osteoporosis (bone thinning) and f ...

Defining the relationship between lipids, statins, and the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia using primary health records (Approved)

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as motor neuron disease, MND) is a fatal disease affecting the brain and nervous system that causes progressive weakness and death, typically within 3 years of symptoms starting. Frontotemporal dementia ...