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22 Nov 2021: Professor Mark Holmes. Researchers were aware of a bacteria that looked like MRSA but which gave negative results with the tests available. ... This led to the discovery of the mecC resistance gene. As it turns out, the strain itself wasn’t new, but it

18 Aug 2021: The old cuttlefish were just as good as the younger ones in the memory task – in fact, many of the older ones did better in the test phase. ... Cuttlefish have short lifespans – most live until around two years old – making them a good subject to

15 Mar 2021: Reconstructed central European summer variability over the past 2,110 years. Recent summer droughts and heatwaves in Europe have had devastating ecological and economic consequences, which will worsen as the global

22 Jul 2021: To do this, the team looked at 20-month old mice – considered very old – and using a suite of tests showed that the mice exhibited deficits in their memory compared to ... For example, one test involved seeing whether mice recognised an object.

8 Nov 2021: I had a lightbulb moment. 3D printing would allow me to develop and test a new type of chlorine doser quickly – and cheaply.

20 Dec 2021: In reality, film crews completely warp the social and economic space.”.

18 May 2021: The technology has dramatically improved our understanding of the genetic basis of many cancers and is often used both for clinical tests for early detection and diagnostics both from tumours and

14 Apr 2021: the economic havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ... violence, or economic scarcity.

8 Feb 2021: had to develop and test our own new techniques to make it possible.”.

11 May 2021: We know that levels of community provision deliver a wide range of economic and social benefits.

16 Aug 2021: Dr Tom Breeze, co-author and Ecological Economics Research Fellow at the University of Reading, said: "This study highlights just how much we still don’t know about pollinator decline and

3 Nov 2021: Faculty of Economics.

7 Oct 2021: Despite ongoing challenges, our academics have continued to undertake research with social, cultural and economic impact, locally and across the globe.”. ... economic, social and cultural impact from, and engagement with, research.

27 May 2021: It’s early days, and we now need to test the longer-term effects of switching off MARK4. ... These findings are a positive step forward. Further research is needed to refine and test drugs that can target MARK4 before we’ll see them given to people

12 Oct 2021: It’s a significant economic and health burden: with the exception of the last two years there’s been a flu epidemic every single year in the UK.

27 Apr 2021: The MMRDetect clinical algorithm makes it possible to identify tumours that have ‘mismatch repair deficiencies’ and then improve the personalisation of cancer

28 Oct 2021: energy transition and local economic development.

17 Nov 2021: Research shows that many people learn new vocabulary more effectively when they have a record of it, so they can go back to study and test themselves.

25 May 2021: This research was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council UK.

26 Oct 2021: But we also need to work this through our trade relationships, which are going to be absolutely crucial, given the degree of globalisation and interconnected economic activity that we need to

21 Oct 2021: However, the researchers say that only a few nations deployed policy responses tailored to the specific needs of young people affected by the economic fallout of COVID-19. ... people who have faced 18 months of social and economic chaos,” he added.

23 Jul 2021: He would test us: 'Why are the primroses and bluebells on the woodland floor growing in lines?' We’d um and ah, usually in vain.

3 Feb 2021: The researchers also examined specific categories within the Torrance Test that are indicative of emotional or cognitive empathy: such as ‘emotional expressiveness’ and ‘open-mindedness’. ... For example, boys often feel discouraged from

25 Jun 2021: Engineering concerns itself with the design of different structures, using specialised mathematical models to test potential solutions to a given problem.

22 Feb 2021: Laboratory testing for COVID-19 using the so-called PCR test in the UK is roughly divided into two testing pathways.

9 Nov 2021: In earthquake-prone developed countries like Japan and New Zealand, even severe earthquakes cause very few deaths – they are mainly stories of economic loss. ... In 2012 they leveraged this relationship to establish ‘Earthquakes without Frontiers’

5 Feb 2021: COVID-19 economic recovery programmes. ... The COVID-19 pandemic has caused tremendous social and economic damage. Governments must seize the opportunity to reduce health risks from infectious diseases by taking decisive action to mitigate climate change,

18 Jun 2021: The venture into exploring biomaterials began when Wightman approached the Cambridge University Botanic Garden (CUBG) five years ago to request thick leaf samples to test a new upgrade to one of

11 Feb 2021: Eugenia O'Kelly. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, carried out a series of different fit tests, and found that when a high-performance mask – such as an N95, KN95 ... While the sample size was small, the researchers hope their findings

4 Nov 2021: severe economic difficulty.

8 Jun 2021: Now scientists have found a way to test hormone levels in the placenta to predict which women will have serious pregnancy complications. ... This new test might be able to identify gestational diabetes earlier in pregnancy, providing opportunities to

18 May 2021: The acid test, of course, is how you feel about it the next day.”.

6 Aug 2021: Pinatubo would have a global economic impact of around US$740 million {£535 million} if it occurred in 2021.). ... Scenario modelling for a magnitude 6 eruption from Mount Rainier predicts potential economic losses of more than US$7 trillion (£5

25 Mar 2021: The team now plan to test whether new treatments can correct these abnormalities on brain cells in the lab.

30 Sep 2021: When it comes to Ebola, you need to identify people that are potentially infected, test them as quickly as possible and get them isolated if they’re positive.”.

10 Nov 2021: and researchers in the relevant areas of computer science, environmental science, and economics; and to create a decentralised marketplace where purchasers of carbon credits can confidently and directly fund trusted

9 Apr 2021: In 2020 a project led by Mr Kourosh Saeb-Parsy in the Department of Surgery began using pigs to better understand the cellular mechanisms underlying this damage and to test promising ... The pig model will also be used to test the safety and efficacy of

2 Nov 2021: These included those with undiagnosed or more complex conditions, for whom English was not a first language or who had hearing, cognitive or speech difficulties, and patients experiencing socio-economic disadvantage

8 Mar 2021: Newton’s Laws have stood the test of time unlike some propounded by Descartes, including the very ones Astell annotated with ‘false’.”.

16 Dec 2021: Data modelling was used to discount socio-economic status at an individual level by incorporating education and self-reported 'social class' into calculations. ... The geographical clustering of personality reinforces existing social and economic

22 Jul 2021: For example, if we could get the sensitivity to a point where the touchscreen could detect heavy metals, it could be used to test for things like lead in drinking water.

14 Oct 2021: compared to those whose connection to nature stayed the same or decreased - regardless of their socio-economic status. ... She added: “In reality the contrasting experiences of access to nature between different socio-economic groups may be even

14 Oct 2021: Analytical approaches like ancestral state reconstruction allow us to establish hypotheses for how groups like birds and mammals made it through this cataclysm, which palaeontologists can then test when additional fossils

23 Mar 2021: The new centre will continue to be led by Dr Cathryn Mellersh, and will resume its mission to develop DNA tests and breeding tools for some of the most common and ... Researchers at the centre developed 25 different DNA tests for canine inherited

5 May 2021: By studying decisions made at a bank, the researchers could calculate the economic cost of decision fatigue in a specific context - the first time this has been done.

29 Mar 2021: 2. the magmas started out with. Finally, they performed modeling of latest Cretaceous climate to test the impacts of Deccan Traps carbon release on surface temperatures. ... This work brings us closer to understanding the role of magmas in fundamentally

9 Mar 2021: Although this is early work and larger clinical trials will be needed, the researchers hope to build on their findings and develop a blood test to detect the early changes occurring

29 Sep 2021: The Harvey-Kattuman model has been adapted into two trackers. The two Cambridge academics worked with the National Institute of Economic and Social Research to produce a UK tracker which is ... published biweekly by the National Institute of Economic and

12 Apr 2021: Using a test sample of oxygen atoms moving on the surface of ruthenium metal, the researchers recorded the spontaneous breaking and formation of oxygen clusters, just a few atoms in size,

9 Sep 2021: Professors Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman, from Cambridge’s Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, have been awarded the 2022 Breakthrough Prize in