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‘Generation lockdown’ needs targeted help-to-work policies – global…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/generation-lockdown-needs-targeted-help-to-work-policies-global-report21 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.
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https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/oliver-rackham23 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.
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Teaching pupils empathy measurably improves their creative abilities, …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/teaching-pupils-empathy-measurably-improves-their-creative-abilities-study-finds3 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
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Fighting anxiety with science: exploring the links between…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/fightinganxiety25 Jun 2021: Engineering concerns itself with the design of different structures, using specialised mathematical models to test potential solutions to a given problem.
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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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Be prepared: it’s impossible to predict an earthquake
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/earthquakes-without-frontiers9 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’
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Proper fit of face masks is more important than material, study…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/proper-fit-of-face-masks-is-more-important-than-material-study-suggests11 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
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Putting plants under the microscope
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/plants-under-microscope18 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
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Climate change may have driven the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/climate-change-may-have-driven-the-emergence-of-sars-cov-25 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,
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China's forgotten heroes
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/chinas-forgotten-heroes4 Nov 2021: severe economic difficulty.
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Scientists can predict which women will have serious pregnancy…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-can-predict-which-women-will-have-serious-pregnancy-complications8 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
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Journeys of discovery: Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/journeysofdiscovery-rapidgenomesequencing18 May 2021: The acid test, of course, is how you feel about it the next day.”.
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Minor volcanic eruptions could ‘cascade’ into global catastrophe,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/minor-volcanic-eruptions-could-cascade-into-global-catastrophe-experts-warn6 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
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New genetic clues point to new treatments for ‘silent’ stroke |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-genetic-clues-point-to-new-treatments-for-silent-stroke25 Mar 2021: The team now plan to test whether new treatments can correct these abnormalities on brain cells in the lab.
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Track and trace in Sierra Leone
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/track-and-trace-in-sierra-leone30 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.”.
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Cambridge-built carbon credit marketplace will support reforestation…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-built-carbon-credit-marketplace-will-support-reforestation10 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
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Pigs | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/research-at-cambridge/animal-research/what-types-of-animal-do-we-use/pigs9 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 -
Concerns over medical consultations by phone and video – study |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/concerns-over-medical-consultations-by-phone-and-video-study2 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
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Ahead of her time
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/mary-astell-collection-magdalene-college8 Mar 2021: Newton’s Laws have stood the test of time unlike some propounded by Descartes, including the very ones Astell annotated with ‘false’.”.
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Gentrification changes the personality make-up of cities in just a…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gentrification-changes-the-personality-make-up-of-cities-in-just-a-few-years16 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
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Smartphone screens effective sensors for soil or water contamination…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/smartphone-screens-effective-sensors-for-soil-or-water-contamination22 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.
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Lockdown wellbeing: children who spent more time in nature fared best …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/lockdown-wellbeing-children-who-spent-more-time-in-nature-fared-best14 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
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Tree-dwelling mammals survived after asteroid strike destroyed…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tree-dwelling-mammals-survived-after-asteroid-strike-destroyed-forests14 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
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The Kennel Club Genetics Centre to re-open as part of the University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-kennel-club-genetics-centre-to-re-open-as-part-of-the-university-of-cambridge23 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
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Loan applications processed around midday more likely to be rejected…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/loan-applications-processed-around-midday-more-likely-to-be-rejected5 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.
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Scientists zero in on the role of volcanoes in the demise of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-zero-in-on-the-role-of-volcanoes-in-the-demise-of-dinosaurs29 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
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Changes can be detected in BRCA1 breast cells before they turn…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/changes-can-be-detected-in-brca1-breast-cells-before-they-turn-cancerous9 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
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Study suggests R rate for tracking pandemic should be dropped in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-suggests-r-rate-for-tracking-pandemic-should-be-dropped-in-favour-of-nowcasts29 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
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Following atoms in real time could lead to better materials design |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/following-atoms-in-real-time-could-lead-to-better-materials-design12 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,
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Four Cambridge researchers recognised in the 2022 Breakthrough Prizes …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/four-cambridge-researchers-recognised-in-the-2022-breakthrough-prizes9 Sep 2021: Professors Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman, from Cambridge’s Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, have been awarded the 2022 Breakthrough Prize in
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Top UK organisations release annual statistics for use of animals in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/top-uk-organisations-release-annual-statistics-for-use-of-animals-in-research-115 Jul 2021: Guinea pigs have also been used in regulatory research to batch test vaccine potency. ... During these trials, thousands more humans than animals were used to test how effective and safe the vaccines were in people.
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Marmoset study identifies brain region linking actions to their…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/marmoset-study-identifies-brain-region-linking-actions-to-their-outcomes24 Jun 2021: A similar effect has been observed in computer-based tests on patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) or addiction - when the relationship between an action and an outcome is uncoupled the
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Mathematics explains how giant ‘whirlpools’ form in developing egg…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mathematics-explains-how-giant-whirlpools-form-in-developing-egg-cells13 Jan 2021: Further experimental tests should be able to probe details of the transition between disordered and ordered flows, where there is still much to be understood.”.
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Scientists identify the cause of Alzheimer’s progression in the brain …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-the-cause-of-alzheimers-progression-in-the-brain29 Oct 2021: It’s exciting to see the progress in this field – fifteen years ago, the basic molecular mechanisms were determined for simple systems in a test tube by us and others; but
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Cambridge institute publishes ethical framework for asymptomatic…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-institute-publishes-ethical-framework-for-asymptomatic-covid-19-student-testing-in-he25 Feb 2021: If the pool tests positive, individual tests are performed for each participating student to investigate further. ... Goals of the programme. Properties of the test. Enabling isolation. Choices regarding participation.
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New result from LHCb experiment challenges leading theory in physics…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-result-from-lhcb-experiment-challenges-leading-theory-in-physics23 Mar 2021: The resulting precision measurements of matter-antimatter differences and rare decays of particles containing a beauty quark allow sensitive tests of the Standard Model of particle physics.
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Scientists develop new class of cancer drug with potential to treat…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-develop-new-class-of-cancer-drug-with-potential-to-treat-leukaemia26 Apr 2021: Its success at killing leukaemia cells and prolonging the lifespans of our mice is very promising and we hope to begin clinical trials to test successor molecules in patients as early
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Genomics study identifies routes of transmission of coronavirus in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/genomics-study-identifies-routes-of-transmission-of-coronavirus-in-care-homes3 Mar 2021: 57% were admitted with COVID-19, 6% of cases had suspected hospital-acquired infection, and 33% were discharged from hospital within 7 days of a positive test.
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Single dose of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine reduces asymptomatic…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/single-dose-of-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-reduces-asymptomatic-infections-and-potential-for-sars-cov-226 Feb 2021: During a two-week period between 18 and 31 January 2021, the team screened similar numbers of vaccinated and unvaccinated staff using around 4,400 PCR tests per week. ... occur). The study, which is yet to be peer-reviewed, found that 26 out of 3,252 (080
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Lab-grown ‘mini brains’ hint at treatments for neurodegenerative…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/lab-grown-mini-brains-hint-at-treatments-for-neurodegenerative-diseases21 Oct 2021: It may also be possible in future to be able to take skin cells from a patient, reprogramme them to grow their ‘mini brain’ and test which unique combination of drugs
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Study finds that social justice and health issues impact electric…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-finds-that-social-justice-and-health-issues-impact-electric-vehicle-uptake26 Oct 2021: The study, published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, analysed Facebook postings in the United States related to EVs, using machine learning based on a PESTLE (Political, Economic, Social, ... Political, economic, social,
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New grafting technique could combat the disease threatening Cavendish …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-grafting-technique-could-combat-the-disease-threatening-cavendish-bananas22 Dec 2021: This was confirmed through various tests, including the injection of fluorescent dye into the plant roots – from where it was seen to move up the plant and across the graft junction.
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Europe-wide political divide emerging between cities and countryside…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/europe-wide-political-divide-emerging-between-cities-and-countryside-study17 Aug 2021: Mainstream politicians seeking to re-engage residents of small towns and villages must provide economic opportunities, but they also need to address feelings of disconnection from mainstream politics and the changes
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Academy of Social Sciences confers Fellowships on three Cambridge…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/academy-of-social-sciences-confers-fellowships-on-three-cambridge-academics30 Sep 2021: His work examines the social, political and economic dimensions of natural resource management, and the relationship between natural ecosystems and human well-being.
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Researchers call for greater awareness of unintended consequences of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/researchers-call-for-greater-awareness-of-unintended-consequences-of-crispr-gene-editing-012 Apr 2021: The discovery highlights the need for researchers who use CRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome editing to edit human cells, whether somatic or germline, to be aware of and test for these potential ... Gregorio Alanis-Lobato, lead author and former postdoctoral
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Collaboration could enable cancer patients to get faster and more…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/collaboration-could-enable-cancer-patients-to-get-faster-and-more-personalised-treatment29 Nov 2021: These include multiple imaging scans, digital pathology, genomic data, advanced blood tests and treatment information.
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‘Vegan spider silk’ provides sustainable alternative to single-use…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/vegan-spider-silk-provides-sustainable-alternative-to-single-use-plastics10 Jun 2021: The researchers used soy protein isolate (SPI) as their test plant protein, since it is readily available as a by-product of soybean oil production.
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Family court decisions distorted by misuse of key research, say…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/family-court-decisions-distorted-by-misuse-of-key-research-say-experts12 Jan 2021: Seventy experts from across the globe argue that widespread misunderstandings around attachment research have hampered its accurate implementation, with
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For the brain, context is key to new theory of movement and memory |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/for-the-brain-context-is-key-to-new-theory-of-movement-and-memory24 Nov 2021: The researchers put the COIN model to the test on data from previous experiments, as well as new experiments, in which volunteers interacted with a robotic handle.
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Mind Over Chatter: What is the future of wellbeing? | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/about-research/podcasts/mind-over-chatter-what-is-the-future-of-wellbeing27 May 2021: 06:30 - Wellbeing and economics. How do we think about wellbeing outside of psychology?
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