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Milner Therapeutics Institute: a drug discovery ecosystem |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/milner-therapeutics-institute-a-drug-discovery-ecosystem28 Jun 2017: If we have a method of testing for efficacy and a library of molecules to test, then we’ll test!”. ... We had the cell assays and disease models in Cambridge, and we asked to test the drug.
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The lady is for turning (and reversing) – Thatcher archives for 1986…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-lady-is-for-turning-and-reversing-thatcher-archives-for-1986-open-to-the-public23 Jan 2017: An archived letter from 1986 detailing plans for a test drive of the new Rover ahead of a press event at Downing Street 5 of 6. ... There were predictable worries,” added Collins. “Her press secretary Bernard Ingham remembered a previous Rover test
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‘Keep it local’ approach to protecting the rainforest can be more…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/keep-it-local-approach-to-protecting-the-rainforest-can-be-more-effective-than-government-schemes12 Sep 2017: The researchers combined remote sensing data with environmental and socio-economic datasets to assess each approach, and controlled for other factors that are expected to affect deforestation and forest degradation. ... The research was supported by the
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Cambridge awarded £40m to create world-leading health care…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-awarded-ps40m-to-create-world-leading-health-care-improvement-research-institute28 Mar 2017: Together with our partners, the University of Cambridge is hugely excited at the chance to work with NHS staff, patients and carers to identify, design and test improvements.”.
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Going underground: Cambridge digs into the history of geology with…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/going-underground-cambridge-digs-into-the-history-of-geology-with-landmark-exhibition24 Nov 2017: Whether it’s a map showing the coal fields of Lancashire in the 1830s – or revealing how this new science was used for economic and military reasons.”.
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Discarded History exhibition lifts the lid on 1,000 years of medieval …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/discarded-history-exhibition-lifts-the-lid-on-1000-years-of-medieval-history27 Apr 2017: The documents paint a picture of economic stability and social growth.
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Opinion: A rattled Saudi Arabia pivots for support to South-East Asia …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-a-rattled-saudi-arabia-pivots-for-support-to-south-east-asia22 Mar 2017: Economic opportunities abound. Upon arrival in Kuala Lumpur in late February, national oil and gas company Saudi Aramco signed a US$7 billion agreement with Malaysian oil company Petronas.
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Running on autopilot: scientists find important new role for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/running-on-autopilot-scientists-find-important-new-role-for-daydreaming-network23 Oct 2017: This new study supports an idea expounded upon by Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics laureate 2002, in his book Thinking, Fast and Slow, that there are two systems that
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Political instability and weak governance lead to loss of species,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/political-instability-and-weak-governance-lead-to-loss-of-species-study-finds20 Dec 2017: numbers – more so than economic growth, climate change or even surges in human population.
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Opinion: The science ‘reproducibility crisis’ – and what can be done…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-the-science-reproducibility-crisis-and-what-can-be-done-about-it20 Mar 2017: It could also mean presenting exploratory research as though it was originally confirmatory (designed to test a specific hypothesis).
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Archaeologists uncover rare 2,000-year-old sundial during Roman…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/archaeologists-uncover-rare-2000-year-old-sundial-during-roman-theatre-excavation8 Nov 2017: The ongoing archaeological project at Interamna Lirenas continues to add new evidence about important aspects of the Roman civilization, stressing the high levels of connectivity and integration (political, social, economic and
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Presenting facts as ‘consensus’ bridges conservative-liberal divide…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/presenting-facts-as-consensus-bridges-conservative-liberal-divide-over-climate-change11 Dec 2017: The nature of the study was hidden by claims of testing random media messages, with the climate change perception tests sandwiched between questions on consumer technology and popular culture messaging.
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Prehistoric humans are likely to have formed mating networks to avoid …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/prehistoric-humans-are-likely-to-have-formed-mating-networks-to-avoid-inbreeding5 Oct 2017: However, more ancient genomic information from both early humans and Neanderthals is needed to test this idea.
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Opinion: India’s militant rhino protectors are challenging…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-indias-militant-rhino-protectors-are-challenging-traditional-views-of-how-conservation-works13 Feb 2017: The country already has a population of 1.3 billion – and it aspires to both develop as a global economic powerhouse and lift its poorest people out of poverty. ... Kaziranga illustrates the dilemmas of contemporary conservation. If it is to be
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Cambridge scientist shares world’s largest neuroscience prize for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-scientist-shares-worlds-largest-neuroscience-prize-for-research-on-the-brains-reward6 Mar 2017: This link between dopamine and prediction error was one of the spurs for an explosion of work using theoretical ideas and computational models to link artificial intelligence, economics, mathematics, engineering and ... The implications of these
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Children with disabilities are being denied equal opportunities for a …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/children-with-disabilities-are-being-denied-equal-opportunities-for-a-quality-education-across-the13 Nov 2017: Amongst these, education is paramount as it has significant economic, social and individual returns. ... Accessing quality education can improve learning outcomes which leads to positive economic growth.
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#EarthOptimism: Recovering species must be celebrated or we risk…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/earthoptimism-recovering-species-must-be-celebrated-or-we-risk-reversing-progress20 Apr 2017: This partial recovery has already led to legalised culling of buzzards, to protect the economic interests of a shooting industry that annually releases millions of non-native game birds into the
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‘Brain training’ app found to improve memory in people with mild…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brain-training-app-found-to-improve-memory-in-people-with-mild-cognitive-impairment3 Jul 2017: around 40%, showing that they had correctly remembered the locations of more information at the first attempt on a test of episodic memory.
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Tiller the Hun? Farmers in Roman Empire converted to Hun lifestyle –…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tiller-the-hun-farmers-in-roman-empire-converted-to-hun-lifestyle-and-vice-versa22 Mar 2017: Biochemical analyses of teeth and bone to test for diet and mobility suggest that, over the course of a lifetime, some farmers on the edge of empire left their homesteads to
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Cambridge expert jointly leads international push to reduce global…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-expert-jointly-leads-international-push-to-reduce-global-burden-of-traumatic-brain-injury7 Nov 2017: Traumatic brain injury affects huge numbers of people worldwide, with potentially serious consequences for their health and wellbeing and a major economic burden on already stretched health services. ... Traumatic brain injury affects huge numbers of
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Clean energy: experts outline how governments can successfully invest …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/clean-energy-experts-outline-how-governments-can-successfully-invest-before-its-too-late6 Dec 2017: From US researchers using the pace of Chinese construction markets to test energy reduction technologies, to the UK government harnessing behavioural psychology to promote energy efficiency, the authors highlight just a
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Opinion: We could soon face a robot crimewave … the law needs to be…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-we-could-soon-face-a-robot-crimewave-the-law-needs-to-be-ready16 Apr 2017: To varying extents, companies are endowed with legal personhood, too. It grants them certain economic and legal rights, but more importantly it also confers responsibilities on them.
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Massive projected increase in use of antimicrobials in animals could…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/massive-projected-increase-in-use-of-antimicrobials-in-animals-could-lead-to-widespread28 Sep 2017: by 60% without affecting livestock-related economic development in low-income countries.
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Living in a poor area increases the risk of anxiety in women, but not …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/living-in-a-poor-area-increases-the-risk-of-anxiety-in-women-but-not-in-men5 May 2017: This is particularly important at a time of scarce economic and health-related resources.”.
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Marmoset study provides clues to link between mental health disorders …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/marmoset-study-provides-clues-to-link-between-mental-health-disorders-and-heart-disease8 May 2017: In a second task, adapted from a common rodent test of emotion, the team studied the ability of marmosets to regulate their emotional responses.
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Seventy years of Indian independence celebrated with summer…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/seventy-years-of-indian-independence-celebrated-with-summer-exhibitions-at-the-fitzwilliam-museum6 Jun 2017: Cultural, religious, economic and political developments are richly illustrated by the coins on show.
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Cambridge-led collaborations aim to tackle global food security and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-led-collaborations-aim-to-tackle-global-food-security-and-public-health-challenges21 Jul 2017: to test interventions before they are implemented.
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Opinion: Robots and AI could soon have feelings, hopes and rights ……
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-robots-and-ai-could-soon-have-feelings-hopes-and-rights-we-must-prepare-for-the-reckoning28 Feb 2017: universal basic income as a strategy to minimise the economic effects of mass automation of entire economic sectors. ... and economic foundations on which they are premised are truly suited to addressing the world as it will be, not as it once was.
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Report highlights opportunities and risks associated with synthetic…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/report-highlights-opportunities-and-risks-associated-with-synthetic-biology-and-bioengineering21 Nov 2017: While this technology will undoubtedly ease suffering caused by traumatic injuries and a myriad of illnesses, reversing the decay associated with age is still fraught with ethical, social and economic concerns.
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Algorithm matches genetic variation to disease symptoms and could…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/algorithm-matches-genetic-variation-to-disease-symptoms-and-could-improve-diagnosis-of-rare-diseases19 Apr 2017: We’ve shown that our algorithm works for simpler diseases and now the real test will be to determine whether a similar approach can be applied to complex diseases, such as
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No simple way of predicting breathing difficulties in pugs, French…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/no-simple-way-of-predicting-breathing-difficulties-in-pugs-french-bulldogs-and-bulldogs-from1 Aug 2017: looking for genetic tests that may help breeders get rid of BOAS more rapidly.
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New way of predicting kidney function could improve chemotherapy…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-way-of-predicting-kidney-function-could-improve-chemotherapy-dosing-for-many-cancer-patients7 Jul 2017: To test the use of this revised method of estimating GFR, the researchers focused on the precision of chemotherapy dosing, specifically dosing of carboplatin, which is used to treat multiple cancers,
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Major funding for new crop sciences research centre that will be…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/major-funding-for-new-crop-sciences-research-centre-that-will-be-centrepiece-of-industrial10 Jul 2017: The delivery of both public goods and economic growth is an essential agenda for today’s plant scientists, with the need to produce sufficient healthy nutritious food without harming the environment
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Database protecting UK migrants in EU from Brexit ‘misinformation’ to …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/database-protecting-uk-migrants-in-eu-from-brexit-misinformation-to-be-built-by-cambridge22 Feb 2017: The research, funded by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), will take place over the next six weeks.
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Artificial bile ducts grown in lab and transplanted into mice could…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificial-bile-ducts-grown-in-lab-and-transplanted-into-mice-could-help-treat-liver-disease-in3 Jul 2017: These artificial bile ducts will not only be useful for transplanting, but could also be used to model other diseases of the bile duct and potentially develop and test new drug
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No evidence to support claims that telephone consultations reduce GP…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/no-evidence-to-support-claims-that-telephone-consultations-reduce-gp-workload-or-hospital-referrals27 Sep 2017: The results of the evaluation, which looked at data sources including GP and hospital records, patient surveys and economic analyses, are published today in The BMJ.
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Public attitudes towards end-of-life care in progressive neurological …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/public-attitudes-towards-end-of-life-care-in-progressive-neurological-illness-are-conflicted-study5 Apr 2017: The study found that one in six people believes that measures must be taken to sustain life at any cost even when a patient is in the final stages of an
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Final biomedical trial on captive chimpanzees is first oral Ebola…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/final-biomedical-trial-on-captive-chimpanzees-is-first-oral-ebola-vaccine-for-saving-wild-apes9 Mar 2017: However, after decades using chimpanzees to test vaccines destined for humans, changes in the law have seen enforced retirement of captive populations and the closing of chimpanzee research facilities in the
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Opinion: We need to break science out of its ivory tower – here's …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-we-need-to-break-science-out-of-its-ivory-tower-heres-one-way-to-do-this26 Apr 2017: They prioritise equity rather than equality, recognising that when people start from fundamentally different social, economic, educational and political positions, treating everyone the same does not overcome those differences.
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2017 Public Engagement with Research Award winners | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/public-engagement/information-for-staff-and-students/public-engagement-with-research-awards/2017-public-engagement-with-research-award-winners19 Jul 2017: Nai-Chieh has developed a non-invasive respiratory function test for short-skulled dog breeds, including French bulldogs and pugs, which suffer from airway obstruction. -
Cambridge’s engagement with Africa Life sciences Physical sciences…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/sites/www.cam.ac.uk/files/documents/cambridge_engagement_with_africa.pdf31 Jan 2017: Centre of Islamic Studies (Morocco)• Improving lives of the impoverished (Niger)• Archaeology and anthropology collections (Nigeria)• Business associations and policy (Nigeria)• The developmental state (Rwanda) • Economic transformation
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