Cousin marriage, genetics and uncomfortable truths - Industrial Estate of Mind the evidence behind cousin marriage in the UK, genetic risk, the Born in Bradford study, and why this issue isn’t limited to one community.

Cousin marriage in the UK is constantly weaponised online – but what does the actual evidence say? A look at genetics, data and some uncomfortable truths.

#CousinMarriage #UKPolitics #PublicHealth #Genetics #SocialPolicy #BornInBradford #HealthInequality

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I'm really proud of my city's efforts to improve the health of our communities. Pollution (and other vehicle externalities) hits the poorest the hardest. #Bradford #CAZ is making lives better as evidenced by #BornInBradford.

Families from deprived areas and ethnic minorities face the worse indoor air quality, York research finds Harmful levels of indoor air pollution have been discovered in UK homes, with families from deprived areas and ethnic minority backgrounds facing the highest levels of exposure, according to a new stu...

.. www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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A good move for health?: Analyzing urban exposure trajectories of residential relocation and mental health in populations in Bradford - PubMed Residential relocation can be leveraged as a natural experiment. This study examined the changes in environmental exposures due to residential relocation in two samples of within-city movers in Bradfo...

Journal article: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40432908/
News coverage: theguardian.com/environment/...

#MentalHealth #AirPollution #HealthInequalities #UrbanHealth #BornInBradford

A heartfelt thank you to Faith in Communities! Since April, their collaboration with Genes & Health in Bradford has inspired change, promoting health through local mosques during afternoon prayers and helped us recruit over 300 volunteers!

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