Millions invited to take part in UK scheme to diagnose diseases earlier
by Nicola Davis Science correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#651XZ)
Our Future Health project to recruit 3m people to share health records, give blood samples and have DNA analysed
A project to diagnose and treat diseases early - or even prevent them from developing - has been launched in the UK, with 3 million people to be invited to take part this autumn.
The project, called Our Future Health, will eventually recruit 5 million or more people from all walks of life, with participants sharing their health records and giving blood samples, as well as having their weight, blood pressure and cholesterol measured, and their DNA analysed.
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