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SUMMARY:SciBar: Talks on Diabetes - Dr Frank Waldron-Lynch and Dr Nita For
 ouhi
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DESCRIPTION:Join us at 7pm on Tuesday\, 8th November at Novi Espresso and 
 Cocktail Bar on Cambridge’s Regent Street for a special SciBar event hos
 ted by Cambridge British Science Association and Cambridge University Heal
 th Partners to mark World Diabetes Day. SciBar brings interesting\, topica
 l areas of science to the general public with scientific talks followed by
  lively discussion.\n\nType 1 diabetes is one of the most common chronic d
 iseases in children and there is a rapid increase in the number affected e
 ach year. The treatment usually requires the injection of insulin several 
 times a day to replace what the pancreas cannot produce itself.  In this S
 ciBar\, Dr Frank Waldron-Lynch will discuss how his research is aiming to 
 develop innovative treatments that could eradicate the need for regular in
 jections or pumps.\n\nOur second speaker\, Dr Nita Forouhi\, manages a pro
 gramme of research that aims to understand the association between diet an
 d the risk of diabetes\, obesity and related disorders. Dietary factors ca
 n either elevate or reduce the risk of developing diabetes. Dr Forouhi wil
 l speak about improved methods to assess diet\, and how objectively measur
 ed nutritional biomarkers can help.\n\nEntry is FREE and refreshments are 
 available to purchase at the bar downstairs. Pre-book your place\, limited
  tickets available on the door.\n\nBook on eventbrite: https://cambridgesc
 ibar.eventbrite.co.uk
LOCATION:Novi\, 12 Regent St\, CB2 1DB
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