Why should I join?

The Cambridge BioResource is enabling research into a wide range of common diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and obesity. If you choose to participate it will benefit the future development of healthcare provision and the long term prevention and treatment of these diseases.

Living with a chronic disease has a major impact on a person’s quality of life and on their family. In the UK around 20 million people are said to be living with a chronic disease. The increasing incidence of these diseases presents a significant cost burden for the UK’s economy and healthcare system.

As a result of volunteers participating in the BioResource and further studies, researchers have made advances in their fields of expertise leading to new insights in the causes of diseases. The results of these studies are shared with other health researchers by publications.