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Plastic Fantastic Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/VarsityFootball-kit13 Mar 2024: Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice (centre) poses with L-R CUAFC's Ross Harrison, Men's Blues Captain Cai La Trobe Roberts (Jesus, Economics), Women's Blues Co-Captain Emilia Keavney -
Cancer isn’t fair – but care should be
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/close-the-cancer-care-gap4 Feb 2024: For those who live without a permanent residence, maintaining contact with healthcare providers over blood tests and scans is patchy, and can be complicated by other factors. ... the Cambridge Access Clinic for further tests, with a 100% follow-up -
Role of inherited genetic variants in rare blood cancer uncovered |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/role-of-inherited-genetic-variants-in-rare-blood-cancer-uncovered17 Jan 2024: During routine blood tests, researchers take known information about these genes and analyse the variation to give a genetic risk score, which is how likely that individual is to develop a ... In fact, many of these genetic mutations are routine -
AI predicts healthiness of food menus
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/ai-healthy-menus8 Mar 2024: While the complexities of menu healthiness cannot be accurately captured by name only, the researchers validated their results against a different set of test data from Just Eat to that used -
AI speeds up drug design for Parkinson’s ten-fold | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-speeds-up-drug-design-for-parkinsons-ten-fold17 Apr 2024: The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, designed and used an AI-based strategy to identify compounds that block the clumping, or aggregation, of -
Aim policies at ‘hardware’ to ensure AI safety, say experts
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/hardware-ai-safety14 Feb 2024: Governments already track many economic transactions, so it makes sense to increase monitoring of a commodity as rare and powerful as an advanced AI chip,” said Belfield. ... negative economic impacts and the hampering of positive AI development. -
Baby born deaf can hear after breakthrough gene therapy | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/baby-born-deaf-can-hear-after-breakthrough-gene-therapy9 May 2024: Opal was identified as being at risk as her older sister has the condition; this was confirmed by genetic test result when she was 3 weeks old. -
Cambridge innovation in numbers
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/innovation-in-numbers202423 May 2024: ecosystems, Dealroom; Economic Impact of University of Cambridge report, London Economics; Cambridge Enterprise; Department of Computer Science and Technology. -
Fish bellies, fava beans and food security
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/food-security-symposium5 Apr 2024: When we went to Gambia, West Africa.we found that people didn't remember millet," said Professor of Economic Security and Resilience, Shailaja Fennell. ... Dr Shailaja Fennell, Deputy Head of Department, Professor of Economic Security and Resilience in -
“I feel like I’m Alice in Wonderland”: nightmares and ‘daymares’…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/autoimmune-disease-symptoms-nightmares-daymares-hallucinations20 May 2024: The researchers argue that there needs to be greater recognition that these types of mental health and neurological symptoms can act as an early warning sign -
Harnessing the power of innovation
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/harnessing-innovation4 Jun 2024: WHY? "So that Cambridge research translates into positive social and economic change. -
New instrument to search for signs of life on other planets |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-instrument-to-search-for-signs-of-life-on-other-planets5 Jun 2024: It will also test variations of the fundamental constants of physics and measure the acceleration of the Universe’s expansion. ... In addition, astronomers will be able to use ANDES’ data to test if the fundamental constants of physics vary with time -
Thank you Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/clarissa-campaign-202426 Jun 2024: Izzy has just completed her Modern Languages degree (French and Italian) and Jess is finishing her Master’s in Economics. -
A simple ‘twist’ improves the engine of clean fuel generation |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-simple-twist-improves-the-engine-of-clean-fuel-generation24 Apr 2024: Tests of a copper oxide light harvester, or photocathode, based on this fabrication technique showed a 70% improvement over existing state-of-the-art oxide photocathodes, while also showing greatly improved ... We need to carry out further work to fully -
Caring for cancer patients
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/caring-for-cancer-patients31 Jan 2024: What we've created is smaller than my hand, a finger-prick blood test that can be used anywhere. ... It allows patients to test themselves anywhere and then give their doctor the results over the phone. -
Report highlights inequalities and hidden suffering among people…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/lancet-breast-cancer-commission15 Apr 2024: In response, the Commission established a UK-based pilot study that provides a snapshot of the economic burden and supportive care needs for people affected by breast cancer. -
Artificial intelligence beats doctors in accurately assessing eye…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificial-intelligence-beats-doctors-in-accurately-assessing-eye-problems17 Apr 2024: GPT-4 scored significantly better in the test than unspecialised junior doctors, who are comparable to general practitioners in their level of specialist eye knowledge. ... The test included questions about a huge range of eye problems, including extreme -
Farm to factories
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/farms-factories-research15 Mar 2024: Co-Chair of the Council on the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Production at the World Economic Forum. -
‘Wraparound’ implants represent new approach to treating spinal cord…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wraparound-implants-represent-new-approach-to-treating-spinal-cord-injuries8 May 2024: In tests using rat models, the researchers successfully used the devices to stimulate limb movement. ... Further tests in human cadaver models showed that the devices can be successfully placed in humans. -
‘Nation of makers’: Britain industrialised over a century earlier…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/nation-of-makers-industrial-britain5 Apr 2024: th. century – long credited as the birth of global industry and economic growth. ... leader and Professor of Economic History at Cambridge’s Faculty of History. -
Earth’s earliest sea creatures drove evolution by stirring the water…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/earths-earliest-sea-creatures-drove-evolution-by-stirring-the-water17 May 2024: resources. To test how far back this process goes in Earth’s history, the team looked at some of the earliest examples of marine animal communities, known from rocks at Mistaken -
Holding back the flood
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/climate-trapped-populations25 Mar 2024: The paper explores the role of immobile populations from the Torres Straits islanders to the Netherlands -- dubbed “trapped” people -- who for economic, social, or health reasons are unable to migrate to -
Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/electrified-charcoal-sponge-can-soak-up-co2-directly-from-the-air5 Jun 2024: Tests of the charged charcoal sponge showed that it could successfully capture CO2 directly from the air, thanks to the bonding mechanism of the hydroxides. -
Robot trained to read braille at twice the speed of humans |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/robot-trained-to-read-braille-at-twice-the-speed-of-humans29 Jan 2024: Although the robot braille reader was not developed as an assistive technology, the researchers say the high sensitivity required to read braille makes it an ideal test in the development of ... surfaces.”. Braille is an ideal test for a robot -
The big question - Cambridge University team joins ALPHA hunt for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-dark-matter-ALPHA-experiment7 Feb 2024: Compared to the enormous underground cavern sites needed to test for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), another compelling candidate for dark matter, the ALPHA equipment needed to test for axions will -
Marking International Women’s Day at the Cambridge Festival
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-international-womens-day8 Mar 2024: In Seeing the mess: Gender, housework and perception (21 March, 3pm) we question why do women continue to shoulder a disproportionate amount of housework and childcare despite economic and cultural gains? -
Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/accelerating-how-new-drugs-are-made-with-machine-learning15 Jan 2024: Predicting how molecules will react is vital for the discovery and manufacture of new pharmaceuticals, but historically this has been a trial-and-error -
CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Tristan Dot
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/tristan-dot13 Mar 2024: By quantifying what would be normal or abnormal in a specific behaviour, they create new self-fulfilling norms based on opaque processes and economic/political objectives. -
One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems, study…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/one-in-two-children-with-adhd-experience-emotional-problems-study-finds22 May 2024: In research published in Nature Mental Health, the team found that as many as one in two children with ADHD show signs of emotional dysregulation, and that -
CamFest Speaker Spotlight: George the Poet
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/george-the-poet25 Mar 2024: George is currently doing a PhD at UCL'S Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose on the socio-economic potential of black music. -
Scientists identify how fasting may protect against inflammation |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-how-fasting-may-protect-against-inflammation30 Jan 2024: In research published in Cell Reports, the team describes how fasting raises levels of a chemical in the blood known as arachidonic acid, which inhibits -
CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Dr Anna Moore
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/anna-moore26 Mar 2024: In the future we’ll be able to identify illnesses early, avoid unnecessary medical tests and help people access treatment and support sooner. -
Religious people coped better with Covid-19 pandemic, research…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/religious-people-coped-better-with-covid-19-pandemic-research-suggests30 Jan 2024: The study was conducted during February and March 2021, and involved 5,178 people right across the United States, with findings published in the journal European Economic Review in November 2023. ... Cambridge’s Faculty of Economics. -
Scientists identify genes linked to DNA damage and human disease |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-genes-linked-to-dna-damage-and-human-disease16 Feb 2024: The work, published in Nature, provides insights into cancer progression and neurodegenerative diseases as well as a potential therapeutic avenue in the form -
CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-speaker-spotlight-david-spiegelhalter16 Feb 2024: Ahmed, former BBC economics editor and editor-in-chief of the News Movement, in Misinformation, statistics and lies about the manipulation of statistics in an era of misinformation and how we -
Genetic study points to oxytocin as possible treatment for obesity…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/genetic-study-points-to-oxytocin-as-possible-treatment-for-obesity-and-postnatal-depression2 Jul 2024: To test if it was the TRPC5 gene that was causing the problems in the boys and their mothers, the researchers turned to animal models, genetically-engineering mice with a defective -
CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Clive Boddy
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/clive-boddy-20244 Mar 2024: global socio-economic and environmental systems. -
Reclaim ‘wellness’ from the rich and famous, and restore its…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/reclaim-wellness-from-the-rich-and-famous-and-restore-its-political-radicalism-new-book-argues28 Mar 2024: It’s an over-worked comparison that tends to say more about our own social problems, our own contemporary culture of overlapping political, social and economic crises. ... to be well, it’s your fault, a view that neglects to consider all kinds of -
Largest ever genetic study of age of puberty in girls shows links…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/largest-ever-genetic-study-of-age-of-puberty-in-girls-shows-links-with-weight-gain1 Jul 2024: In the largest study of its kind to date, an international team led by researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit, University of -
Training AI models to answer ‘what if?’ questions could improve…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/training-ai-models-to-answer-what-if-questions-could-improve-medical-treatments19 Apr 2024: Artificial intelligence techniques can be helpful for multiple medical applications, such as radiology or oncology, where the ability to recognise patterns in -
New trial of 'pill-on-a-thread' brings screening for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-trial-of-pill-on-a-thread-brings-screening-for-oesophageal-cancer-closer9 Jan 2024: It will look at whether the capsule sponge test could replace endoscopies to monitor their condition. ... The test takes just 10 minutes and can be done in a GP surgery. -
Genetic mutation in a quarter of all Labradors hard-wires them for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/genetic-mutation-in-a-quarter-of-all-labradors-hard-wires-them-for-obesity6 Mar 2024: In the study, 87 adult pet Labrador dogs - all a healthy weight or moderately overweight - took part in several tests including the ‘sausage in a box’ test. -
Cambridge research receives £5 million boost for ‘world-leading’…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-research-receives-ps5-million-boost-for-world-leading-cardiovascular-research28 May 2024: Identify new markers and disease targets for a wide range of cardiovascular diseases, and test new drugs in clinical trials. -
Pythagoras was wrong: there are no universal musical harmonies, study …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pythagoras-was-wrong-there-are-no-universal-musical-harmonies-study-finds27 Feb 2024: Harrison and his collaborators are exploring different kinds of instruments and follow-up studies to test a broader range of cultures. -
New open-source platform allows users to evaluate performance of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-open-source-platform-allows-users-to-evaluate-performance-of-ai-powered-chatbots4 Jun 2024: A team of computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians and cognitive scientists, led by the University of Cambridge, developed an open-source evaluation -
TB vaccine may enable elimination of the disease in cattle by…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tb-vaccine-may-enable-elimination-of-the-disease-in-cattle-by-reducing-its-spread28 Mar 2024: He added: “This approach is unimplementable in many parts of the world for economic and social reasons, resulting in considerable animal suffering and economic losses from lost productivity, alongside an increased ... countries, the United Kingdom, -
School uniform policies linked to students getting less exercise,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/school-uniform-policies-linked-to-students-getting-less-exercise-study-finds15 Feb 2024: The University of Cambridge study used data about the physical activity participation of more than a million five-to-17-year-olds internationally. It found -
Imperceptible sensors made from ‘electronic spider silk’ can be…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/imperceptible-sensors-made-from-electronic-spider-silk-can-be-printed-directly-on-human-skin24 May 2024: Tests of the fibres printed onto a human finger suggest they could be used as continuous health monitors. ... Tests of the bioelectronic fibres, on surfaces including human fingers and dandelion seedheads, showed that they provided high-quality sensor -
Call for safeguards to prevent unwanted ‘hauntings’ by AI chatbots of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/call-for-safeguards-to-prevent-unwanted-hauntings-by-ai-chatbots-of-dead-loved-ones9 May 2024: Artificial intelligence that allows users to hold text and voice conversations with lost loved ones runs the risk of causing psychological harm and even -
No evidence that England’s new ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/no-evidence-that-englands-new-biodiversity-boost-planning-policy-will-help-birds-or-butterflies28 Jun 2024: From 2024, the UK’s Environment Act requires planning applications to demonstrate an overall biodiversity net gain of at least 10% as calculated using a new
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