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Family bonds: how does surrogacy impact on relationships? |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/family-bonds-how-does-surrogacy-impact-on-relationships8 Jul 2013: When a woman becomes a surrogate to enable others to have a baby, new relationships are formed. Research carried out by the Centre of Family Research,
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Humanity's last invention and our uncertain future | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/humanitys-last-invention-and-our-uncertain-future25 Nov 2012: Computers dominate modern life across vast swathes of the planet, underpinning key functions of global governance and economics, increasing precision in healthcare, monitoring identity and facilitating most forms of communication – from
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Pedestrians choose healthy obstacles over boring pavements, study…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pedestrians-choose-healthy-obstacles-over-boring-pavements-study-finds5 Dec 2022: The researchers hope to run experiments in physical test sites to see how intentions convert into behaviour, and to measure how changes in habits improve health. ... Critics might question the affordability and cost effectiveness of introducing ‘Active
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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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Racial discrimination linked to increased risk of premature babies |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/racial-discrimination-linked-to-increased-risk-of-premature-babies5 Aug 2022: The evidence increasingly suggests that social, environmental, economic and political factors are fundamental drivers of health inequities, and that it is often racial discrimination or racism, rather than race, that is
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Young leaders from UK and Latin America tackle future at Shaping…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/young-leaders-from-uk-and-latin-america-tackle-future-at-shaping-horizons11 Sep 2019: is an initiative of the World Economic Forum.
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New research facility for neurodegenerative disorders opened in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-research-facility-for-neurodegenerative-disorders-opened-in-cambridge21 Sep 2018: While the number of cases of Alzheimer’s diseases and other neurodegenerative disorders continues to rise, so too do the costs to society, both economic and emotional.
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New research provides insight into compulsive gambling | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-research-provides-insight-into-compulsive-gambling11 Feb 2009: The research, which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Responsibility in Gambling Trust, found brain activity to near-misses in the striatum and insula cortex of
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Horizons
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/horizons_issue_40.pdf19 Nov 2020: Gupta then showed that combining the SAMBA tests with antibody tests allowed them to identify 100% of COVID-19 patients. ... As a cohort we discussed whether it was possible to rethink the whole paradigm of economics. -
We are all 'others': teaching children to celebrate…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/we-are-all-others-teaching-children-to-celebrate-differences23 Nov 2018: Europe is transforming: migration, economic crises and Brexit are shaking the continent’s sense of identity, and debate has turned quickly to division and misunderstanding, to angry Twitter exchanges and
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Children aren’t active enough in winter, say Cambridge researchers |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/children-arent-active-enough-in-winter-say-cambridge-researchers23 Feb 2016: The study was largely supported by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration, whose funding comes from the British Heart Foundation, Department of Health, Economic and Social Research Council, Medical Research Council, and ... The Millennium Cohort Study
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Carrying Tasers increases police use of force, study finds |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/carrying-tasers-increases-police-use-of-force-study-finds20 Dec 2018: It also holds national responsibility for economic crime and prioritises counter-terrorism, violent crime and public order due to its central location. ... The force was the first in England and Wales to test “extended deployment” of Tasers –
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University of Cambridge Research Horizons magazine Issue 31
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_31_research_horizons.pdf19 Oct 2016: the activities of Flo6x8, members remain committed to flamenco as a political weapon against continued social and economic inequalities in Spain. ... Medical science tends to prioritise trials and particular types of evidence, whereas engineering does -
Fractal patterns spontaneously emerge during bacterial cell growth |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fractal-patterns-spontaneously-emerge-during-bacterial-cell-growth11 Jun 2013: Vivid biological patterns emerge from even subtle interactions. Similar phenomena are seen in the emergence of order in economic, social and political systems. ... Similar phenomena are seen in the emergence of order in economic, social and political
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Darwin College lectures turn to risk-taking in the brain | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lectures-turn-to-risk-taking-in-the-brain27 Jan 2010: This lecture promises to be an exciting and accessible exploration of decision-making and the brain, which draws on Professor O’Doherty’s application of psychological, computational and economic theories to -
Cambridge academics elected as Fellows of the Royal Society |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-academics-elected-as-fellows-of-the-royal-society15 May 2009: He is also one of the founders of the study of information security economics, which not only illuminates where the most effective attacks and defences may be found, but is also ... His more recent work suggests that dopamine activity may also encode an
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Cognitive enhancement: on the frontline of neuropsychiatry |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cognitive-enhancement-on-the-frontline-of-neuropsychiatry4 Oct 2006: The economic impact alone of the disorder is enormous: in the United States the direct and indirect costs of schizophrenia were estimated to have been as much as $40 billion in
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‘Smart’ drugs can decrease productivity in people who don’t have…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/smart-drugs-can-decrease-productivity-in-people-who-dont-have-adhd-study-finds9 Jun 2023: They were assessed on how they performed in a test designed to model the complex decision-making and problem-solving present in our everyday lives.
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Opinion: China has no good options for dealing with North Korea |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-china-has-no-good-options-for-dealing-with-north-korea5 Sep 2017: Shortly after the test, South Korea’s defence ministry said that it will deploy four more Terminal High Altitude Defence (THAAD) missile systems. ... summit. But then came the nuclear test, and the attention Xi dearly wanted immediately evaporated.
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St John's College announces prestigious scholarships for Indian…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/st-johns-college-announces-prestigious-scholarships-for-indian-students28 Nov 2007: The scholarship would be based on merit through a special test, in order to ensure maximum effectiveness. ... With our recent unprecedented economic growth of over 9 percent per year, this scholarship will prove to further strengthen the education ties -
Industrial Revolution: damaging psychological ‘imprint’ persists in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/industrial-revolution-damaging-psychological-imprint-persists-in-todays-populations10 Dec 2017: struggle with planning and self-motivation, according to a new study of almost 400,000 personality tests. ... The team analysed test scores by looking at the “big five” personality traits: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism
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Canopy commerce: forest conservation and poverty alleviation |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/canopy-commerce-forest-conservation-and-poverty-alleviation3 Feb 2012: This has provided a ‘pre-treatment’ baseline recording all aspects of the villagers’ economic and social lives. ... The Gola Forest Programme might be regarded as something of a test case for how a large and dynamic biodiversity conservation
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World War II bombing associated with resilience, not ‘German Angst’ | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/world-war-ii-bombing-associated-with-resilience-not-german-angst23 Jun 2017: The researchers measured neurotic traits using the Big Five Inventory personality test as part of an online questionnaire, and focused on measures of neuroticism, anxiety, and depression. ... stresses such as economic hardship,” says study author Dr
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How 'more food per field' could help save our wild spaces |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/how-more-food-per-field-could-help-save-our-wild-spaces28 Jan 2016: Economic incentives can be tailored to increase yields and prevent destruction of wildlife, with payments conditional on conservation. ... Improved farming practices can have a knock-on economic as well as environmental impact.
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Significant increase in depression seen among children during first…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/significant-increase-in-depression-seen-among-children-during-first-lockdown8 Dec 2020: To test whether changes in emotional wellbeing, anxiety and depression symptoms occurred during lockdown since their initial assessment, a team at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, ... This effect was independent of
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Syrian refugee health workers can help Europe cope with COVID-19 |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/syrian-refugee-health-workers-can-help-europe-cope-with-covid-1916 Sep 2020: Their experiences have important policy, economic, humanitarian and academic implications,” said Coutts. ... Krebeh is now working to pass his English test, which he hopes to do in the next couple of months, then will aim to take medical exams and get
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Building life sciences and healthcare partnerships © iStock.com…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/sites/www.cam.ac.uk/files/healthcare_booklet_2024_1.pdf18 Apr 2024: As a University, we want to build on our success, to go on making transformational discoveries and to drive economic growth both locally and nationally. ... The lab was used for high throughput screening for COVID-19 and to explore the use of alternative -
Cost and scale of field trials for bovine TB vaccine may make them…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cost-and-scale-of-field-trials-for-bovine-tb-vaccine-may-make-them-unfeasible7 Jun 2018: A vaccine (BCG) exists, but can cause some vaccinated cattle to test positive falsely. ... If we could consider replacing test-and-slaughter with vaccination, then the economics becomes much more attractive, particularly those in lower income
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Carbon capture: universities and industry work together to tackle…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/carbon-capture-universities-and-industry-work-together-to-tackle-emissions25 Oct 2017: We need to start deploying CCS now, and the biggest challenges we face are economics and policy. ... However, we need to start deploying CCS now, and the biggest challenges we face are economics and policy.
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GP clinics could help bridge mental health treatment gap, study finds …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gp-clinics-could-help-bridge-mental-health-treatment-gap-study-finds7 Nov 2019: To directly inform policy decisions, the researchers conducted an economic analysis. ... Early intervention is key in reducing the economic and societal burden of mental health.”.
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R E S E A R C H HORIZONS ...
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_4_research_horizons.pdf16 Jan 2023: predictive models are necessary. To dothis, Dr McElwaine has designed andinstalled sensors in the Swiss test siteVallée de la Sionne. ... Energy is essential to every aspect of our economic and social well-being. -
Study finds GB’s most extroverted, agreeable and emotionally stable…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-finds-gbs-most-extroverted-agreeable-and-emotionally-stable-regions25 Mar 2015: Geographical differences are associated with a range of economic, social and health outcomes – and hence how important resources are allocated. ... The test looked at five personality traits: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional
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Professor Suchitra Sebastian to receive the Schmidt Science Polymaths …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/professor-suchitra-sebastian-to-receive-the-schmidt-science-polymaths-award30 Jun 2022: Other awards she has received for her research include the World Economic Forum Young Scientist award, the L'Oreal-UNESCO Fellowship, the Lee Osheroff Richardson North American Science prize, the International ... Each Polymath will receive support at
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History reveals the hazards of dismantling trade protection |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/history-reveals-the-hazards-of-dismantling-trade-protection31 Jan 2017: Governments and municipal authorities in Britain, continental Europe and the USA appointed chemists to test for food adulteration, while food producers recruited chemists to improve their food processing techniques and to ... For the country’s future
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£16million gift to support Europe’s largest heart and lung research…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ps16million-gift-to-support-europes-largest-heart-and-lung-research-centre23 Mar 2023: It opened in July 2022 with the ambitious goal of identifying ten new potential treatments or diagnostic tests for heart and lung diseases within five years. ... Alongside the immense human cost, the economic burden of these diseases – an estimated
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Research Horizons
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_37_research_horizons.pdf9 Oct 2018: Kalium DiagnosticsA simple home finger-prick test could help kidney patients check their potassium levels are not dangerously high or low. ... Entomics is currently working with partners including the University of Stirling, who are world-leading salmon -
Online tool can measure individuals’ likelihood to fall for internet…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/online-tool-can-measure-individuals-likelihood-to-fall-for-internet-scams4 Apr 2018: The test, called Susceptibility to Persuasion II (StP-II) is freely available and consists of the StP-II scale and several other questions to understand persuadability better. ... Modic and his colleagues at the University of Exeter designed an initial
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Desk-based jobs may offer protection against poor cognition in later…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/desk-based-jobs-may-offer-protection-against-poor-cognition-in-later-life7 Jul 2020: After an average 12 years, the volunteers were invited back and completed a battery of tests that measured aspects of their cognition, including memory, attention, visual processing speed and a reading ... People who have less active jobs – typically
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Siblings’ brain scans could hold the key to drug addiction |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/siblings-brain-scans-could-hold-the-key-to-drug-addiction3 Feb 2012: the MRC is leading a strategy for addiction and substance misuse research, by funding cross-discipline research that addresses the biological, medical, social and economic aspects of addiction and substance misuse.
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Setting children by ability could harm their education, says report | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/setting-children-by-ability-could-harm-their-education-says-report16 May 2008: Excessive noise can affect test performance and poorly ventilated classrooms can affect pupils’ ability to focus on mental tasks. ... Learning and Teaching in Primary Schools: insights from the TLRP, by Mary James and Andrew Pollard, is a special -
The Planck satellite: looking back to the dawn of time | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-planck-satellite-looking-back-to-the-dawn-of-time1 Sep 2009: The satellite is equipped with powerful microwave detectors chilled to close to absolute zero, and its objective is to provide a major source of information to test theories of the early ... hard economic times ahead within the public sector.’.
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Scientists take step towards drug to treat norovirus stomach bug |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-take-step-towards-drug-to-treat-norovirus-stomach-bug21 Oct 2014: Outbreaks can cause significant economic losses – in UK hospitals alone, the cost of treating outbreaks is estimated at over £100 million a year, and foodborne outbreaks in the US lead to ... The next steps will be to test whether this drug is safe
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Using experts ‘inexpertly’ leads to policy failure, warn researchers…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/using-experts-inexpertly-leads-to-policy-failure-warn-researchers14 Oct 2015: However, the only way to tell a good expert from a poor one is to test them.
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Report ranks Cambridge University top for technology transfer in UK | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/report-ranks-cambridge-university-top-for-technology-transfer-in-uk8 Dec 2008: The availability of these cell models enables researchers to develop a range of tests and medicines that will enable doctors to tailor treatment and follow-up care based on the needs ... We are immensely proud to be associated with these companies and -
Research Horizons
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_38_research_horizons.pdf19 Feb 2019: How can the economic and societal benefits of these assets be more evenly distributed? ... tend an economic bonfire. 4 20 20 40 40 160 160 3,275. -
Disadvantaged children’s school struggles not about character,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/disadvantaged-childrens-school-struggles-not-about-character-attitude-or-lack-of-growth-mindset19 Dec 2023: Researchers analysed both the science test scores, and school-relevant socio-emotional skills, of the most and least advantaged quartile (25%) of students in each country. ... The authors argue that policies to reduce educational disadvantages should
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Opinion: Obesity: stop accusing the poor of making bad choices |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-obesity-stop-accusing-the-poor-of-making-bad-choices9 Mar 2016: This isn’t because they lack the knowledge, skills or willingness to make healthy decisions, but because of the influence of our social and economic circumstances in shaping food choices. ... The test will be whether the government is prepared to take
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Scientists find that the impact of social media on wellbeing varies…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-find-that-the-impact-of-social-media-on-wellbeing-varies-across-adolescence28 Mar 2022: The research was supported by Emmanuel College, the UK Economic and Social Research Council, the Huo Family Foundation, Wellcome, the Jacobs Foundation, the Wellspring Foundation, the RadboudUMC and the Medical Research
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Location, location, location: researchers develop model to predict…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/location-location-location-researchers-develop-model-to-predict-retail-failure9 Oct 2018: Uncontrollable factors might include unemployment rates of a city, overall economic conditions and urban policies. ... To test the predictive power of their model, the researchers first had to determine whether a particular venue had closed within the
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Artificially-intelligent Robot Scientist ‘Eve’ could boost search for …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificially-intelligent-robot-scientist-eve-could-boost-search-for-new-drugs4 Feb 2015: But the cost and speed of drug discovery and the economic return make them unattractive to the pharmaceutical industry. ... The compounds are screened against assays (tests) designed to be automatically engineered, and can be generated much faster and
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