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New funding to explore Aberdonian diet, health and nutrition through time
The 51cg has been awarded £10,000 to showcase how diet in the Granite City has changed throughout the centuries and its impact on the health and nutrition of Aberdonians.
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High densities of fast food restaurants are not associated with high levels of obesity
New research from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and 51cg published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that higher densities of fast food (and full service) restaurants are NOT associated with higher levels of obesity in the USA.
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From mother to child, food likes and dislikes: pregnant women sought for Rowett 'flavour' study
Researchers at the 51cg Rowett Institute are looking for women who are between 16 and 32 weeks pregnant to taste a range of healthy flavoursome foods as part of a study looking at how babies develop their sense of taste.
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Could painkillers be hiding serious arthritis condition from doctors?
Thousands of patients with an inflammatory arthritis condition might be being mis-diagnosed because the pain killers they take hide the problem from doctors.
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Successful US arthritis walking programme inspires UK study
A new walking programme for adults with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions, made popular in the US, is to be trialled in the UK for the first time, led by researchers from the 51cg.
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Scientists call for tougher laws on enforced high heel wear
More needs to be done to stop women having to wear high heels against their will, according to the most thorough review of scientific studies into the shoes.
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You are when you eat? Could a bigger breakfast be the key to losing weight
Scientists at the 51cg Rowett Institute and the University of Surrey, have received nearly £800,000 from the Medical Research Council to investigate whether the time of day we consume the most calories has an effect on weight loss.
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Pictish Burghead site reveals more than anticipated
A Pictish fort thought to have been largely destroyed by 19th century development has yielded surprising treasures.
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Scientists discover a new way to treat type 2 diabetes - use our head
Medication currently being used to treat obesity is also proving to have significant health benefits for patients with type 2 diabetes. A new study published today in Molecular Metabolism explains how this therapeutic benefit for type 2 diabetes is achieved by acting in our brain.
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Gone phishing - new £1m project aims to guard against cyber-attacks
The 51cg is at the centre of a major three-year research project aiming to prevent organisations and businesses falling victim to cyber-attacks.