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AI could detect dementia years before symptoms appear
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/AIdementia12 Aug 2021: When we combine this with standard memory tests, we can predict whether an individual will show slower or faster decline in their cognition. ... The GP did a quick test over the phone and said Dennis needed to be referred.
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Biological ‘fingerprints’ of long COVID in blood could lead to…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/biological-fingerprints-of-long-covid-in-blood-could-lead-to-diagnostic-test-say-cambridge19 Jul 2021: Nyarie Sithole. The team has received funding from the National Institute for Health Research to develop a test that could complement existing antibody tests. ... test that would complement existing antibody tests and a test that could objectively
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Cambridge marks International Women’s Day 2021 | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-marks-international-womens-day-20215 Mar 2021: International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.
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Psychological ‘signature’ for the extremist mind uncovered
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/extremistmind22 Feb 2021: Zmigrod and colleagues, including Cambridge psychologist Professor Trevor Robbins, conducted a series of follow-up tests in 2018 on 334 of the original participants, using a further 16 surveys to determine ... Part of the study used tests of the
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3D holographic head-up display could improve road safety
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/holographicdisplay26 Apr 2021: Tests on a prototype version of the technology suggest that it could improve road safety by ‘seeing through’ objects to alert of potential hazards without distracting the driver. ... Once the setup is complete, vehicle tests on public roads in
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Cambridge to tackle barriers to postgraduate education | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-to-tackle-barriers-to-postgraduate-education-024 Nov 2021: A grant of £800,000 will be shared between the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford enabling the two institutions to work together in a groundbreaking collaboration to develop and test a
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Whole genome sequencing increases diagnosis of rare disorders by…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/whole-genome-sequencing-increases-diagnosis-of-rare-disorders-by-nearly-a-third4 Nov 2021: We recommend that whole genome sequencing should be offered early and before invasive tests such as a muscle biopsy. ... Chinnery said: “These patients were referred because of a suspected mitochondrial disease and the conventional diagnostic tests are
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Wireless limb control
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/nervebypass17 May 2021: For this, there is no substitute for the highly complex and interconnected systems of the living body – we need to test it in animals.”. “ ... We have a moral and ethical responsibility to ensure the procedure is safe before being used in humans
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Cuttlefish show their intelligence by snubbing sub-standard snacks |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cuttlefish-show-their-intelligence-by-snubbing-sub-standard-snacks3 Mar 2021: Their design was inspired by the 1972 Stanford marshmallow test, in which children were offered a choice between one marshmallow immediately, or two if they waited for a period of time.
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Hunting for COVID-19 variants
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/varianthunters22 Mar 2021: T is for testing. Our ‘gold standard’ tests for COVID-19, known as PCR tests, could be altered by mutations in the genome. ... This is under regular review to ensure that tests do not become so affected that they report a false negative result.
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Women economists underrepresented ‘at every level’ in UK academia –…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-economists-underrepresented-at-every-level-in-uk-academia-report13 Jul 2021: The economy affects everyone, and economists need to represent us all,” said Bateman, an Economics Fellow at Gonville and Caius College. ... Bateman says she hopes the new report will serve as a “call to arms” for the discipline of economics.
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Filming preparation – LIVE EVENTS Thank you for being ...
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/filming_preparation_-_live_events_0.pdf5 Feb 2021: If using an external microphone, test the levels first so that you know what level to speak at. -
Queen Elizabeth I would tell Boris to tax the rich rather than cut…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/queen-elizabeth-i-would-tell-boris-to-tax-the-rich-rather-than-cut-universal-credit-a-new-book11 Oct 2021: and suffered one of the highest death rates and worst economic contractions of the major world economies. ... Szreter’s research encompasses economic, social and public health history. He was the first non-American to win the American Public Health
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Global evidence for how EdTech can support pupils with disabilities…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/global-evidence-for-how-edtech-can-support-pupils-with-disabilities-is-thinly-spread-report-finds26 Mar 2021: It also suggests, however, that there have been very few systematic attempts to test the effectiveness of these devices.
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Autistic individuals may be more likely to use recreational drugs to…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/autistic-individuals-may-be-more-likely-to-use-recreational-drugs-to-self-medicate-their-mental1 Jul 2021: There is significant debate about substance use of autistic adolescents and adults. Some studies indicate that autistic individuals are less likely to use
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The first 'climate smart' sovereign credit ratings
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/climatecreditratings18 Mar 2021: By comparison, the economic turmoil caused by the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in 48 sovereigns suffering downgrades by the three major agencies between January 2020 and last month. ... Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London
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Brand-new Design Tripos brings arts and science together in one…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/brand-new-design-tripos-brings-arts-and-science-together-in-one-degree1 Nov 2021: Studio work and practical skills, including drawing, writing, coding, and fabricating, will complement taught courses in the humanities, social and natural sciences, and mathematics - bringing historical, cultural, ecological and economic context.
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How mass testing helped limit the spread of COVID-19 at the…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/screeningprogramme1 Jun 2021: Over the study period, 50,376 swabs were screened, using only 16,945 tests. ... We’ve shown that it’s possible to do this at scale by pooling samples, making it logistically and economically viable, without compromising test performance.
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Cambridge-led team developing a simulator to help reach net zero…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-led-team-developing-a-simulator-to-help-reach-net-zero-flight25 Aug 2021: The AIA is in partnership with HRH The Prince of Wales’s Sustainable Markets Initiative, The World Economic Forum, Cambridge Zero, MathWorks and SATAVIA, and is supported by industry advisors
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A mental health revolution
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/a-mental-health-revolution7 Oct 2021: Later, the invention of the iPad meant that specialised equipment and a trained professional to administer the tests were no longer required – the minimal instructions were incorporated into the test. ... Since August 2013, CANTAB and related tests
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University’s expertise advises on West Cambridge Site trial of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/universitys-expertise-advises-on-west-cambridge-site-trial-of-self-driving-shuttle27 May 2021: vehicles from the test track to the open road.
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Artificial pancreas trialled for outpatients with type 2 diabetes for …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificial-pancreas-trialled-for-outpatients-with-type-2-diabetes-for-first-time4 Aug 2021: Diabetes is the most common cause of kidney failure, accounting for just under a third (30%) of cases. As the number of people living with type 2 diabetes
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First spaceflight for Gates Cambridge Scholar
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/kaylabarron17 Dec 2021: In addition to exploring the Moon they will learn how to live and operate on the surface of another celestial body and test the technologies needed to send astronauts on missions
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West Cambridge Innovation District will create new destination…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/west-cambridge-innovation-district-will-create-new-destination-quarter-and-put-the-science-on-show29 Jul 2021: The restyled site will build on Cambridge’s innovation success and support the region's economic recovery post-pandemic. ... The development of West Cambridge will support the region's economic recovery post-pandemic and nurture the entrepreneurial
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New results deal a blow to the theoretical sterile neutrino |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-results-deal-a-blow-to-the-theoretical-sterile-neutrino29 Oct 2021: Share. Published. 29 Oct 2021. Image. Teams prepare to move the MicroBooNE cryostat from DZero to the Liquid Argon Test Facility (LArTF), USA.
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Bookings open for the first Cambridge Festival
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridgefestival22 Feb 2021: humanity’s most pressing issues, from pandemics, climate change and global economics, to human rights and the future of democracy.
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Asymptomatic screening and genome sequencing help Cambridge…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/asymptomatic-screening-and-genome-sequencing-help-cambridge-understand-spread-of-sars-cov-2-among11 Jan 2021: Around 12,000 students living in College accommodation (80% of eligible students) signed up to the asymptomatic screening programme, which uses a pooled sample approach to reduce the number of tests ... In addition, the University offers tests to
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Bamboo bats... Howzat?!
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/bamboo-cricket-bats10 May 2021: Bamboo cricket bats are stronger, offer a better ‘sweet-spot’ and deliver more energy to the ball than those made from traditional willow, tests showed. ... Test match: Willow v Bamboo. In the nineteenth century, cricket bat makers experimented with
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Cambridge Foundation Year offers new route to undergraduate study for …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-foundation-year-offers-new-route-to-undergraduate-study-for-educationally-and-socially13 Jan 2021: It is expected that the Foundation Year will further increase the proportion of Cambridge students from state schools, low progression postcodes and from areas of socio-economic deprivation.
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Safeguarding the wonder drugs
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/antibiotic-resistance22 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
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Former coal mining communities have less faith in politics than other …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/former-coal-mining-communities-have-less-faith-in-politics-than-other-left-behind-areas20 Sep 2021: neighbourhoods. Residents of coalfield areas are less likely than their socio-economic counterparts to have voted in the last election, are much less likely to say they intend to vote in ... For people in communities that saw sudden and rapid economic
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Urban crime fell by over a third around the world during COVID-19…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/COVIDcrime2 Jun 2021: The research team found no overall relationship between measures such as school closures or economic support and crime rates during lockdowns.
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Professor Mary Beard's 'retirement present' will fund…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-mary-beards-retirement-present-will-fund-cambridge-classics-students-from-under14 May 2021: Foundation Year to further increase the proportion of Cambridge students from state schools, low progression postcodes and from areas of socio-economic deprivation.
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Korowai on TV: the naked truth
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/korowai20 Dec 2021: In reality, film crews completely warp the social and economic space.”.
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Trinity Challenge announces inaugural winners | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/trinity-challenge-announces-inaugural-winners25 Jun 2021: Solution uses data from routine blood tests and powerful AI-based techniques to provide a ‘tsunami-like’ early warning system for new disease outbreaks. ... throughout the pandemic the rich data from 2.8 million full blood count tests.”.
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Running water
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/runningwater8 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.
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Gates Cambridge class of 2021
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/gatesclassof202114 Apr 2021: the economic havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ... violence, or economic scarcity.
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ENTERPRISING MINDS
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/enterprisingminds20 Oct 2021: His management training has included the Royal College of Art, London School of Economics, MIT Sloan, Harvard Business School and INSEAD (Singapore).
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Can federated learning save the world? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/can-federated-learning-save-the-world10 May 2021: Artificial intelligence models are used increasingly widely in today’s world. Many carry out natural language processing tasks – such as language translation,
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European lakes potential hotspots of microplastic pollution
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/microplastic-pollution14 Sep 2021: Future studies are needed to isolate microorganisms from the natural environment and test their ability to degrade microplastics and fibres.
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Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-reverse-age-related-memory-loss-in-mice22 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.
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These birds will soon go extinct. But their disappearance need not be …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/climatic-lifeboats19 May 2021: But if they do go extinct in the next fifty years, they are at least a useful test case to validate climate models that inform a lot of conservation work,” said
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European summer droughts since 2015 unprecedented in past two…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/europeandrought15 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
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Ageing cuttlefish can remember the details of last week’s dinner |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ageing-cuttlefish-can-remember-the-details-of-last-weeks-dinner18 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
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Flu season 2021: how worried should we be?
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/influenza12 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.
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Countdown to COP26
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cop2626 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
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‘Magnetic graphene’ forms a new kind of magnetism | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/magnetic-graphene-forms-a-new-kind-of-magnetism8 Feb 2021: had to develop and test our own new techniques to make it possible.”.
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Ringfence funding for ‘social plumbing’ to level up the UK
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/socialplumbing11 May 2021: We know that levels of community provision deliver a wide range of economic and social benefits.
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Gone to the dogs
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/chernobyldogs25 May 2021: This research was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council UK.
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Q&A with Sharon Peacock, coronavirus variant hunter | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/qa-with-sharon-peacock-coronavirus-variant-hunter22 Feb 2021: Laboratory testing for COVID-19 using the so-called PCR test in the UK is roughly divided into two testing pathways.
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