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The Confidence Interval

The Confidence Interval

By: MRC Epidemiology
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The Confidence Interval podcast talks science, people, and population health.

We explore the research happening at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge and meet some of our researchers to find out what makes them tick.

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  • Brief Interval - meat, chicken nuggets, and a side order of type diabetes

    Brief Interval - meat, chicken nuggets, and a side order of type diabetes
    Nov 13 2025

    Chunxiao Li is a Research Associate at the Unit, and a lead author on a paper that investigated the association of meat consumption on type two diabetes.



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    10 mins
  • Brief Interval - the new technologies improving the outcomes of diabetes

    Brief Interval - the new technologies improving the outcomes of diabetes
    Nov 12 2025

    Dr Charlotte Boughton is a Clinical Researcher at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

    Charlotte’s research focuses on the use of automated insulin delivery systems with the aim of improving outcomes for people with diabetes. Leading randomised controlled trials, Charlotte is evaluating the efficacy and safety of the delivery system for people with type 2 diabetes.

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    14 mins
  • Brief Interval - Understanding the origins of gestational diabetes

    Brief Interval - Understanding the origins of gestational diabetes
    Nov 12 2025

    Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy for a multitude of reasons, being overweight or obese can be a factor but some may be genetically predisposed to developing the condition.

    Researchers from the IMS Metabolic Research Laboratory are investigating the interventions pregnant woman can use to mitigate the onset of gestational diabetes.

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    13 mins
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