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10 Aug 2013: crises). Political and economic turmoil resulted in the collapse of the Zimbabwe dollar in 2009 after a five-year period of uncontrollable hyperinflation. ... There is hope among young people who lived through economic collapse; few have witnessed

21 Feb 2013: But, beginning during the nineties recession and snowballing with recent economic meltdowns, rigid gender definitions are being subverted by a generation with shifting values and uncertain futures. ... With economic collapse, they don’t see why they

31 Oct 2013: For the study, the researchers used electroencephalography (EEG), which non-invasively measures the electrical activity over the scalp, to test 21 patients diagnosed as vegetative or minimally conscious, and eight healthy

25 Mar 2013: The new strain’s genetic makeup differs greatly from previous strains, which means that the ‘gold standard’ molecular tests currently used to identify MRSA - a polymerase chain reaction technique (PCR) and

4 Sep 2013: New research has found a “very significant” relationship between a nation’s wealth and hygiene and the Alzheimer’s “burden” on its population. High-income,

21 May 2013: Researchers have pinpointed a catalytic trigger for the onset of Alzheimer’s disease – when the fundamental structure of a protein molecule changes to cause a

18 Oct 2013: Although a portfolio of methods is available, Georgiadou concludes that many “underestimate or even overlook the social and economic aspects of sustainability”, and identifies a need for design strategies that will

29 May 2013: Twitter keeps millions of people in touch, whether it’s sharing their politics with followers or updating their mates with the trivia of everyday life. These

19 Sep 2013: Results from tests on a prototype device showed a significant reduction in drift at temperatures of 1200 and 1300 degrees, meaning that a double-walled thermocouple can be used at temperatures ... Tests on new prototypes are on-going. The research

25 Sep 2013: This not only had consequences for the economics of printing (by contrast with the rapid proliferation of commercial printers in Western Europe), but also lent the technology itself an aura of

20 Feb 2013: express. To road test the new approach they used it to measure the levels of three different proteins linked to more aggressive cancers, across tumour samples from more than 2,000

25 Oct 2013: A slow metabolic rate can be found in people with an underactive thyroid gland, but in these patients thyroid blood tests were in the normal range - eliminating this as a possible

24 Jan 2013: This work might lead to numerous new devices and applications which could then be commercialised by industry and help to boost economic growth.

26 Jul 2013: The 25 July post by Jason Samenow on the global economic impacts of methane emissions in the East Siberian Sea portrays the findings of our research as misleading, a statement with

15 Feb 2013: They represent an invaluable record of a thousand years of the religious, social, economic and cultural life of the Mediterranean world. ... He said: “The Cairo Genizah documents are like a searchlight, illuminating dark corners of the history of the

14 Jan 2013: By understanding how each of the bones fit together we can begin to explore the mobility of the spine and test how it may have transferred forces between the limbs during

5 Apr 2013: A study of the outcomes of child sex abuse cases in the US state of Utah suggests that the introduction of improved techniques for interviewing young victims

18 Dec 2013: Once printed, a number of tests were performed on each type of cell to see how many of the cells survived the process and how it affected their ability to survive

9 Aug 2013: Autism affects different parts of the brain in females with autism than males with autism, a new study reveals. The research is published today in the journal

1 May 2013: Humanities research and the questions underlying it are being radically reshaped by new digital technologies and the connections and insights that they afford.

17 Dec 2013: A study published this month in the journal Molecular Autism confirms previous research that people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) are more likely to carry

8 Feb 2013: Scientists suggest that genetic adaptations to the human immune system contributed to the success of early humans in migrating out of Africa around 800,000

30 Sep 2013: She said: “The court records provide a vivid insight into the social and economic history of Cambridge, beyond the academic life of the University, as the inhabitants of this small market

25 Apr 2013: infectious disease and health economics and policy.

18 Oct 2013: A simple genetic test can tell if the patient has the mutation or not.

19 Jul 2013: The origins of robotics go back to the automata invented by ancient civilisations. The word robot entered our vocabulary only in 1920 with Czech writer Karel

26 Jul 2013: Femen misrepresents the complexity of both individuals and groups. A woman’s identity is shaped by an intricate web of influences – economic, cultural, sexual and religious, to name but a few.

30 Sep 2013: It’s partly through analysis of these data that we found the massive socio-economic gap at the point of entry into the school system actually worsens through primary. ... The project will start gathering data during pregnancy on everything from blood

25 Feb 2013: Among the new POLIS projects is simultaneous polling across the USA, UK and China to research public perceptions of economic confidence.

13 Nov 2013: The genetic mutation in SLC24A5 is known to be pivotal in the evolution of light skin, and is responsible for a significant part of the skin colour differences

25 Jul 2013: If you are trying to lose weight or save for the future, new research suggests avoiding temptation may increase your chances of success compared to relying on

17 Sep 2013: A transformational new treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) - the result of over three decades of research in Cambridge - was approved today by the EU agency

24 Apr 2013: The advances that followed during the 1980s included “UNIVERSE”, which interconnected several Cambridge Digital Rings using the European Space Agency’s Orbital Test Satellite, and demonstrated the feasibility of linking several

11 Oct 2013: Professor David Menon of the University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, and Professor Andrew Maas of the University Hospital Antwerp will be in charge

16 Jul 2013: The two studies provide the first estimate of the change in the number of people live with dementia in the UK, and the new figures give a more accurate picture

7 Apr 2013: This 2,500-mile long border - and its social, economic and political significance to the people who live on either side - is the subject of a major study currently being undertaken ... pursuing educational and economic opportunities.

22 Jan 2013: The event, which takes place in the wake of the 2013 meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, will focus on the challenges facing the world’s poorest farmers and ... The World Economic Forum’s New Vision for Agriculture launched last week in

16 Jun 2013: women. There are, for example, records of tests in which herbs were put into pots of urine from both the man and woman to see which herb grew and thus which

17 May 2013: The 129-page report also outlines the social, emotional and sometimes economic costs of conversion, and the context and reasons for women converting to Islam in a society with pervasive negative

25 Jun 2013: Two revolutionary treatments which could alleviate pain in people with hypersensitivity to heat, and provide a new regenerative therapy with MS sufferers, are

21 Oct 2013: We are excited to be partnering in this ground-breaking project to discover the genes underlying rare genetic diseases, which may lead to offering new tests and pave the way for

19 Oct 2013: Her research focuses on the collective of social and economic factors influencing diet and obesity in British older women and men.

31 Jan 2013: Physical studies over the last couple of decades had shown that quadruplex DNA can form in vitro – in the ‘test tube’, but the structure was considered to be a curiosity rather

28 Oct 2013: Clearly, the economics of care are frightening, and made even more so by the current political and economic dispensation. ... The care crisis is no different, being presented as an economic, not a moral, problem.

6 Aug 2013: His close reading of this unique corpus of texts draws on his understanding of the social, economic and political history of the period he covers, which saw an explosion in travel

10 Jun 2013: This type of research takes time, but we are now beginning to test its true potential for improving the lives of patients in our innovative translational medicine programme.”.

10 Oct 2013: If I had been here, you would not have put up rates’ Thatcher told Richardson on her return – according to the diary of her economic advisor Alan Walters.

6 Nov 2013: Professor David Dunger. Using a simple urine test, researchers can now identify young people with type 1 diabetes at risk of heart and kidney disease.

28 Jan 2013: The hope is that, in the future, it will revolutionize industries and stimulate economic growth.

25 May 2013: As its name suggests, African Horse Sickness (AHS) is associated with the continent of Africa, where it is feared as a deadly disease. It has long been assumed