Gout is not linked to increased risk of fractures

New findings from School funded research on the fracture risk for gout patients contradicts earlier research about whether or not patients suffering from gout are more likely to experience fractures.

Safety of Antidepressants

Children with asthma and neurological conditions to be targeted by flu preventing strategies say researchers

School funded research recently published in Epidemiology and Infection, recommends that strategies for preventing flu and complications arising from flu in the community should be targeted at children with asthma and neurological conditions. The research looked at risk factors for influenza-related complications in children during the 2009/10 pandemic.

Review shows lack of evidence supporting use of antidepressants for insomnia

Research led by the University of Southampton has found there is not enough evidence to support the current clinical practice of prescribing antidepressants for insomnia.

SPCR Research Showcase 2018

Wellcome Collection, London 13 November, 2018

Britain's fat fight with Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall

The University of Oxford's Professor Paul Aveyard and SPCR doctoral student Charlotte Albury were involved in the filming of the BBC's 'Britain's fat fight with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in November 2017.