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What is the UK Biobank?
The UK Biobank is a massive health research resource, holding detailed genetic and health information from half a million UK volunteers. Researchers use this data to study how genetics, lifestyle, and environment affect health and disease. The study on sugar and dementia risk used data from nearly 65,000 people within this project.
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