Cllr Izzi Seccombe

Cllr Izzi Seccombe is Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board.

Suicide prevention is high priority

Diabetes, Exercise
Connection between blood sugar control and heat …
Is poorer blood sugar control associated with a reduced capacity to lose heat during exercise in hot conditions for people with type 2 diabetes? Poor blood sugar control could be …
All Creatures, Biotech, Innovation
Zooplankton inspire marine robots
Sea creatures inspire marine robots which can operate in extra-terrestrial oceans: Scientists at the University of Bristol have drawn on the design and life of a mysterious zooplankton to develop …
Exercise, Heart Disease, Infection/Disease, Integrative, Lifestyle, Men's Health, Mental Health, sex, sleep, Women's Health
Bupa research indicates 2023’s top health trends
Revealed: 2023’s top health and wellbeing trends – but are they all safe to follow? After a long January, good intentions may have slipped, and that’s OK. Overhauling your health …
genetics, Innovation
Wearable technology & AI to change clinical …
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers has developed a way to monitor the progression of movement disorders using motion capture technology and AI. In two ground-breaking studies, published in Nature Medicine, …
Cancer
Risk of cancer link to ultra-processed foods
Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods may be linked to an increased risk of developing and dying from cancer, an Imperial College London-led observational study suggests. Researchers from Imperial’s School of …