NEW research by Born in Bradford has found that mosques and madrassas have huge potential to prevent obesity and promote health in children. A team has been conducting research in Bradford and Birmingham for the past three years, with children, parents of children attending madrassas, teachers and volunteers in mosques and madrassas, and Islamic leaders to determine whether a childhood obesity prevention intervention can be delivered using these religious settings. Born in Bradford is one of the largest research studies in the world, tracking the lives of over 30,000 Bradfordians to find out what influences the health and wellbeing of families.
THE first volunteers in a world-first Covid-19 vaccine booster trial have received their jabs in Bradford. The Cov-Boost study, unveiled by Health Secretary Matt Hancock last month, is being rolled out at 18 study sites supported by the National Institute for Health Research, across the UK. Bradford was the first site to go live, with the team at Bradford Institute for Health Research, based at Bradford Royal Infirmary, rolling out the study. Consultant Respiratory Physician, Professor Dinesh Saralaya is leading the booster trial in Bradford. Professor Alex Brown, Consultant in Elderly Care and Deputy Medical Director of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, was the first participant in the trial.
Researchers from the Born in Bradford study (BiB) - one of the largest research studies in the world, have contributed to a major report looking into the effects of smoking during pregnancy. The study, published in the in the Journal of the American Heart Association has found that children born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy were at increased risk of having congenital heart disease. The study was led by University of Bristol, in an international collaboration with researchers from seven institutions. It brings together data on more than 230,000 families from 7 European birth cohorts from the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Italy. The research was supported by the British Heart Foundation and the H2020 program of the European Commission.