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University of Cambridge Student Services, New Museums Site Bene't Street, CB2 3PT
Most diseases start in childhood, but most health research is carried out in adults. As a result, a big gap exists in our fundamental understanding of how health conditions begin and evolve – but an ambitious new programme from the NIHR BioResource – the DNA, Children + Young People’s Health Resource, or D-CYPHR – aims to change that. Together with the NHS and Anna Freud, a world-leading mental health charity for children and families, D-CYPHR’s goal is to recruit children and young people aged 0 to 15 years to help drive real change through health research. To join, each young person answers a health and lifestyle questionnaire and donates a spit sample. By studying thousands of DNA samples together with health information, scientists can begin to see the big picture of how our genes and our environment influence our physical and mental health.
Come and visit our table during family weekend for fun kid-friendly activities and more information about the programme and the power of DNA.
