UK Biobank data is powering research across scientific disciplines and across the globe. Read a selection of stories about how healthcare is being changed by discoveries made with our participants’ data.
Results
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One in four heart-failure cases in women might be preventable, health information from more than 230,000 female UK Biobank participants has revealed.
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Data from more than 2 million people, including UK Biobank participants, casts doubt on the belief that a drink a day is good for brain health.
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UK Biobank participants’ activity data suggest that our ‘one size fits all’ exercise guidelines need an overhaul.
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A condition that makes blood sugar appear falsely low can cause years‑long delays in type 2 diabetes diagnoses, UK Biobank data has revealed.
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Genetic information from healthy UK Biobank participants provides insight into an understudied disorder – and reveals a puzzle piece that could help to find treatments.
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Excess upper-body fat seems to drive premature ageing while lower-body fat keeps women’s hearts younger, data from more than 21,000 UK Biobank participants shows.
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Polygenic risk scores calculate how our genetic makeup shapes our likelihood of developing conditions ranging from heart disease to cancer. Research powered by UK Biobank’s vast amount of genetic data is revealing their promise for personalised healthcare – and their limitations.
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DNA from nearly 750,000 people, including UK Biobank participants, reveals genes that make people prone to persistent Epstein-Barr virus infections, which are linked to rheumatoid arthritis, cancer and many other diseases.
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Five extra minutes of walking per day could avert up to 10% of early deaths, exercise-tracking data from more than 135,000 people over 40 suggest.
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There should be more focus on finding treatments that target the ‘Alzheimer’s gene’, researchers argue.
